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Today In History: How Nigeria Ordered 1 Million Ghanaians Out Of Their Country In 1983; And How This Led To The Fame Of The ‘Ghana Must Go Bag’

01/17/2021 3:39 pm
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Exactly 38 Years ago on 17th January 1983, Nigeria expelled two million undocumented West African migrants, half of whom were from Ghana. The President of Nigeria, Shehu Shagari issued an executive order mandating immigrants without proper immigration documents to leave the country or they would be arrested according to the law. The order was in … Read more

Today In History: Exactly 57 Years Ago Today, Ako-Adjei And Others Were Tried For The Kulungugu Bombing That Nearly Killed Kwame Nkrumah

08/9/2020 1:48 pm
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On 1 August 1962, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah escaped a bomb assassination attempt on his life at Kulungugu in the Upper East Region. READ ALSO: You Are Regina Daniels’ Grandmother But She Is Wiser Than You – Social Media User Trolls Tracey Boakye Following the attempt on President Kwame Nkrumah’s life in Kulungugu, three of … Read more

Today In History: Exactly 194 Years Ago Today, The People Of Accra Defeated The Mighty Asante Army In The Battle Of Katamanso

08/7/2020 11:58 am
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In What is recorded in history as the Empire of Asante’s most fatal war since its formation, the battle of Katamanso proved that even the mighty Asante kingdom was not invincible. READ ALSO: I Won’t Have S*x With Moesha Even If She Offers It for Free – Counsellor Lutterodt The Asantehene Nana Osei Yaw Akoto … Read more

Today In History: Exactly 58 Years Ago Today, Kwame Nkrumah Survived A Deadly Bomb Attack In Kulungugu

08/1/2020 12:42 pm
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Exactly 58 Years ago today, Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah survived a brutal bomb attack in Kulungugu in the Bawku District while returning from the Upper Volta (Burkina Faso). READ ALSO: Shatta Wale Taught Me A Lesson, I’ve Seen that Accra Men Are Liars – Shatta Michy On August 1st, 1962, the President … Read more

Today In History: Exactly 6 Years Ago Today, Castro And Janet Bandu Disappeared After A Jet Ski Accident

07/6/2020 8:51 am
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 Six Years ago on 6 July 2014, Popular Ghanaian hiplife musician, Theophilus Tagoe popularly known as Castro disappeared with Miss Janet Bandu at the Ada Estuary whiles on holiday with the Gyan brothers and friends. The pair were reported to have drowned following a jet ski accident in Ada Estuary while on holiday. The jet ski … Read more

Today In History: Exactly 10 Years Ago Today, Luis Suarez And Asamoah Gyan Denied Ghana And Africa A Semi-Final Appearance

07/2/2020 10:10 am
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On July 2, 2010, at The Soccer City Stadium in Soweto, nobody would have predicted the spectacle that was to follow. Ghana and of course Africa were so near to the semi-finals, yet Luis Suarez and Asamoah Gyan somehow connived to ensure that this was still but a distant dream. After a decade, the 2010 … Read more

Today In History: Exactly 38 Years Ago Today, 3 Ghanaian High Court Judges Were Murdered In Cold Blood

06/30/2020 10:36 am
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Exactly 38 years ago on 30 June 1982, three High Court Judges as well as a retired army officer were murdered in cold blood at the Bundase Military Range in the Accra Plains, after being abducted on the night by some unidentified assailants. The four were Mrs Justice Cecilia Koranteng-Addo, Mr Justice Kwadwo Agyei Agyepong, … Read more

Today In History: Exactly 37 Years Ago, An Abortive Coup Nearly Toppled The PNDC Government Of J.J Rawlings

06/19/2020 12:11 pm
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Exactly 37 years ago, on 19 June 1983, Corporal Carlos Halidu Giwa led a group of rebels in an unsuccessful attempted coup d’etat which came very close to overthrowing the ruling Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC) led by Flt. Lt Jerry John Rawlings. On 19 June 1983, rebel soldiers, based in Togo, attacked two prisons in … Read more

Today In History: Exactly 76 Years Ago Today, 14-Year-Old Black American, George Stinney Was Put To Death For A Crime He Did Not Commit, Only To Be Exonerated 70 Years Later

06/16/2020 11:15 am
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On June 16, 1944, George Stinney Jr., a ninety-pound, black, fourteen-year-old boy, was executed in the electric chair in Columbia, South Carolina. Three months earlier, on March 24, George and his sister were playing in their yard when two young white girls briefly approached and asked where they could find flowers. Hours later, the girls … Read more

Today In History: Former Head Of State, General I.K Acheampong Executed By Firing Squad On This Day In 1979

06/16/2020 10:52 am
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Exactly 41 years ago today, Ghana’s former Head Of State, General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong was executed by firing squad after he had been convicted of squandering government funds. The 47-year-old former army general, who ruled the country for more than six years, stood trial before a revolutionary court set up by a group of junior … Read more

Today In History: Exactly 22 Years Ago Today, Nigeria’s Authoritative Head Of State, General Sanni Abacha Dies Of Heart Attack

06/8/2020 2:23 pm
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On June 8 1998, Gen. Sani Abacha, 54, the reclusive Nigerian who drew worldwide condemnation for his authoritarian rule over Africa’s most populous nation, reportedly of a heart attack. For a man who spent years on the world political stage, Gen. Abacha died a remarkable unknown, even in his own country. He appeared infrequently in … Read more

Today In History: Exactly 41 Years Ago Today, The June 4th Uprising Occurred

06/4/2020 8:23 am
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Exactly 41 years ago on June 4th, 1979, Ghana’s history was to be changed forever as a massive revolution occurred, freeing Jerry John Rawlings from a death sentence and changing the dynamics of Ghanaian politics quite significantly. Earlier on May 15th, 1979, Rawlings had led a group of junior army officers in an attempted overthrow … Read more

Today In History: Exactly 5 Years Ago Today, Ghana Witnessed One Of Its Most Devastating Tragedies – The June 3rd Disaster

06/3/2020 9:41 am
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On June 3, 2015, Ghana woke up to one of its worst natural disasters. A day described as the ‘saddest’ in its history. What started the night before as a heavy downpour at the center of the country’s capital, the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, was aggravated after a nearby fuel station exploded in the downpour, leaving … Read more

Today In History: Exactly 67 Years Ago Today, Elizabeth II Was Crowned As Queen Of The United Kingdom

06/2/2020 11:07 am
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On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was formally crowned monarch of the United Kingdom in a lavish ceremony steeped in traditions that date back a millennium. A thousand dignitaries and guests attended the coronation at London’s Westminster Abbey, and hundreds of millions listened on the radio and for the first time watched the proceedings … Read more

Today In History: Exactly 57 Years Ago Today, The OAU Is Established After Instrumental Efforts By Dr Kwame Nkrumah

05/25/2020 11:39 am
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The Organisation of African Unity (OAU), established on 25 May 1963, was the culmination of a number of diverse and far-reaching historical currents and political trends both on the African continent and abroad.  Of particular import to the ideological formation of the OAU was the late 19th century Pan-Africanist movement which emerged in the United … Read more