What You Must Know About the Mamprusi People, Eldest of the Mole-Dagbani Ethnic Group
Mamprusi also known as Mamprugu are Mole-Dagbani speaking ethnic group of people found mostly in the northern and upper east regions of Ghana and northern part...
Category : CULTURE AND HISTORY
What Do you know about the Dagaaba people? (2)
Traditional Dagaaba communities are based on the “Yir” subclan or household group, a series of which are clustered into the “Tengan”, an earth deity shrine...
What Do you know about the Dagaaba people? (1)
The Dagaaba people (singular Dagao, and, in northern dialects, Dagara for both plural and singular) are an ethnic group in the African nations of Ghana, Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire. They speak the Dagaare language, made up...
Naa Nyagse, King of Dagbon from 1416 to 1432
After Sitobu founded the Dagbon Kingdom the kingship became known as Ya Naa, literally meaning King of strength (power). After the death of Sitobu he...
The Partition of Dagbon: Ya Naa Alasani (1899 to 1917)
Upon his ascension to Yani, Ya Naa Alasani enskinned his uncle Korli Naa Bukari Narkaw to the now vacant skin of Karaga. Ya Naa Alassani...
The Origin of the Dagaaba-Frafra joking Relationship
The origin of the Gurune-Dagaaba relationship is as yet undetermined. Little is known as to its origin. People accept joking as a common practice between...
Sandema from 1800 to 1932
The first Sandemnaab appearing in written sources available is Anaankum. His reign was to a high degree characterized by frequent attacks by Babatu, a notorious...
The History of Navrongo
The History of Navrongo as told by Peter Wedjong, Navrongo Elder (http://satgeo.zum.de/) Little is known of the history of the ancestors of Navrongo, the Gurunsi. According...
The Partition of Dagbon – Ya Naa Alasani (1899 to 1917)
Upon his ascension to Yani, Ya Naa Alasani enskinned his uncle Korli Naa Bukari Narkaw to the now vacant skin of Karaga. Ya Naa Alassani...
Naa Nyagse, Ya Naa (1416 to 1432)
After Sitobu founded the Dagbon Kingdom the kingship became known as Ya Naa, literally meaning King of strength (power). After the death of Sitobu he...