Chieftaincy and Culture

Desist From Acts That Would Mar The Celebration Of Awudua Festival
3rd September, 2012
Citizens of Awutu Beraku Traditional Area have been urged to desist from acts that would mar the celebration of this year’s Awubia festival. Nai Ncharkey Okine VII, Adontenhene, who made the ...
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Asantehene Cautions Asante Chiefs On Fraudulent Sale Of Land
8th July, 2012
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has cautioned chiefs in the Ashanti Region to desist from multiple and fraudulent sale of land or face dire consequence including instant destoolment from their ...
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NO COMMENT ...On Banishment Of 3 Okyeman Royals
27th June, 2012
The Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture, Mr. Alex Asum-Ahensan, says the banished royals from the Asona clan of the Akyem Abuakwa State can seek redress at the court, if they are not happy with the ...
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OKYEMAN BANISHES 3 ROYALS
25th June, 2012
The Okyeman Traditional Council last Friday, officially announced the banishment of Odehye Nana Kwame Adjei Boateng and two others from the royal family of the Asona clan of the Akyem Abuakwa ...
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Odikro Of Brenu Akyinim Destooled
19th June, 2012
The people of Brenu Akyinim in the Komenda- Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) municipality of the Central Region on Saturday performed a ceremony to destool the Odikro of the area, Obrepong Kow Mensah due to ...
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Release Land To Investors For Industries - Nana Mbia l
29th May, 2012
Nana Mbiah I, Mponoahene of Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area in the Eastern Region, has urged chiefs to release land to investors for the establishment of industries in their areas to create job ...
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Put Recent Chieftaincy Dispute Behind You - Sarkin Zongo of Kumasi
23rd May, 2012
The Sarkin Zongo of Kumasi, Sultan Umar Farouk Saeed, has called on Yorubas in Kumasi and the Ashanti Region as a whole, to put the recent chieftaincy dispute behind them and face the development ...
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GOV\'T SECURE FUNDS TO BUILD LANDING SITES
21st May, 2012
A 200 million dollar loan facility has been secured from the China Development Bank to commence work on landing sites for selected coastal communities across the country, Vice-President John Mahama ...
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Ghana To Mark World Day For Cultural Diversity Dialogue And Development
15th May, 2012
Ghana will join the rest of the world to mark the World Day for Cultural Diversity Dialogue and Development that has been set aside to provide the world with the opportunity to deepen world ...
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Resolve Disputes Between Feuding Parties Amicably - Nii Amarkai III
26th April, 2012
CHIEFS in the Ga traditional areas have been urged to strive to resolve disputes between feuding parties amicably. Nii Amarkai III, Asere Dzaasetse and acting Asere Mantse, made the appeal when Nii ...
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National House Of Chiefs Worried About Registration Skirmishes
19th April, 2012
The National House of Chiefs is worried about the reported incidence of skirmishes and rancor at some biometric voter registration centres in some parts of the country. “This unfortunate ...
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Accra High Court Dismisses Injunction In Osu Chieftaincy Case
13th February, 2012
An Accra High Court on Thursday, dismissed an interlocutory injunction application filed by Nii Nortey Owuo III a claimant of the Osu Stool seeking to prevent Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI from holding ...
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Okyenhene Elevates Regent Of Kwabeng
8th February, 2012
OSAGYEFO Amoatia Ofori Panin, the Okyenhene has elevated the regent of Kwabeng, Nana Adjei Twum, to the status of Gyantuahene of the Akyem Abuakwa at Kibi, in the Eastern Region. The elevation of ...
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Use Annual Festivals To Fight Indiscipline In Society - Chief
4th November, 2011
The chief of Badzeme in the Volta Region, Okofrobor Agyeman VII, has called on traditional rulers to use annual festivals as a platform to fight indiscipline emanating from “politics of ...
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Fragile Peace In Bawku
1st November, 2011
THE fragile peace that the Chiefs and people of the Bawku Traditional Area had been enjoying after several years of ethnic conflict is under threat. This followed an order by Naa Bohagu Sheriga, ...
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Final Submissions Called For In Jo Blankson\'s Case
31st October, 2011
The case, in which Dr. Jo Blankson is being challenged over his nomination and installation as Ga Mantse at the Greater Regional House of Chiefs at Dodowa, is drawing to a close as the adjudicating ...
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Ajumako Traditional Council Elevates 3 Sub-Chiefs
25th October, 2011
The Ajumako Traditional Council have elevated three sub-chiefs in the area to status of Nguaintoihen, Abakomahem and Baemhem due to their dedication to the growth of the traditional area. They are ...
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Osu Celebrates Homowo
24th August, 2011
Chiefs and people of Osu on Tuesday, celebrated their annual Homowo Festival with a peaceful parade of traditional regalia and the sprinkling of kpokpoi (food). The ceremony aimed at hooting at ...
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Adjen Kotoku Celebrates Homowo
16th August, 2011
The chiefs and people of Adjen Kotoku in the Ga West municipality, last Saturday celebrated their Homowo festival with pomp and pageantry. There was firing of musketery while a retinue of ...
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Ohiawa We Of Otublohum Celebrates Homowo
16th August, 2011
The people of the Ohiawa We of Otublohum in Ga Mashie, last Saturday celebrated their homowo festival amidst merry making. The Dzaasehene of the Otublohum division, Nii Amoo III, sprinkled the ...
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