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There are two types of families among the Akans. These are the nuclear family (na-ne-agya abusua) and the extended family (abusuasanten). The nuclear family is made up of the mother, father and children. This family type is an adaptation from the western culture. This type of family is more recognized and take precedent over the extended family among educated and city dwellers perhaps due to economic constraints. The extended family is what comes to mind of any Akan at the mention of the word “family”. The extended family still plays a dominant role among the Akans especially in the rural areas as a result of the desire to keep particular lineages. Most Akans, with the exception of the Akuapims practice matrilineal inheritance. All children belong to their mother’s family (clan). An important feature of the extended family is that children do not inherit their father but uncles and aunts in the case of women. The Akans believe that a human being is formed from the blood of the mother and the spirit of the father. The child inherits courage, talents and wisdom from the father. The father and other members of the nuclear family do not belong to the same extended family. There are eight clans (extended families) in the Akan community. These are Asona, Agona, Aduana, ɔyoko, Asenee, Biretuo, koɔna and Asakyiri. Each clan is headed by a family head known as abusua pinyin who is both the spiritual and physical representative. Members of the same family are believed to trace their lineage to one ancestor. Members of the same clan do not marry each other; it is a taboo. Though there has been constitutional intervention (PNDC Law) to give children and mothers the right to inherit their father’s property, the matrilineal system still prevails. There is always close ties between the members of the extended family and the nuclear family. The Akans do not have a vocabulary for cousins but brothers and sisters. The Akans value mother-brother and mother-children relationships.

tpiander:
The kids also belong to the woman's family, not the man's, although I'm not sure whose name they bear.

In Akan tradition, children bear father's name.
Its just the line of descent that goes the mother's way.
Apart from this, fathers have total control of their children.

Chillext:
Always in Ghana
..
Seems they pray for their people to die, so that they can make fancy casket

As if your people don't die....mtcheeeeew.!

daniel12august:
stop decieving ur slf mr u ought to learn article rightin or debate writin b4 u understand nonsense comparin accra dats in a small country to abuja av u ever bin tu abuja av u seen d roads d buildin evryfin dr tel me whr in accra u'd find 4 single 4lane road on both express way nd sum people are talkin shit imagine small ghana

ok....keep living in your paradise .lol

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Lushore1:
We simply respect other people culture while peacefully practice and promotes ours.

Konongo-Odumasi gets new Yoruba chief


A new Yoruba chief has been installed at Konongo, bringing to an end a 55-year vacuum during which a community in the Asante Akim District of the Ashanti Region did not have a leader. He is a well-known 60-year-old businessman, Alhaji Mahama Boye Bussari Alao Akanbi, who succeeds Chief Salami Aremu, who died in 1950.

Installation

The installation ceremony was performed by the Yoruba chief of Kumasi, who is also the Head of the Yoruba Community in the Ashanti Region, Alhaji Ahmed Rufai Alao III, after the new chief had been decorated with a turban and blessed by the Chief Imam of the Yoruba Community in the Ashanti Region, Khalifa Mustapha Tanko Abdul Kareem.

The new Yoruba chief was born on December 13, 1954, at Konongo to Mallam Abdul Raman Alabi Dan Mallam from Ilorin, Kwara State of Nigeria, and Hajia Memmunat Alabi Kpembe from Salaga in the Northern Ghana.

Among the many dignitaries who witnessed the ceremony were the Serikin Zongo of Kumasi and overlord of the Zongo Community in the Ashanti Region, Sultan Umar Farouk Saeed, the Head of the Moshue Community, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdul Rahman Adam, and most of the tribal heads based in Kumasi, including Serikin Nufawa, Serikin Borgawa and Serikin Kado as well as the elders of the Yoruba Community in Kumasi led by Alhaji Hussein Tijani Balogun, and members of the Nurudeen Society.

Also present were the Konongohene Nana Batafo Acheampong, the MP for Asante Akim Central, Mr Kwame Anyimadu Antwi, and the MCE, Alhaji Braimah Boryong.


- See more at: http://graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/47606-konongo-odumasi-gets-new-yoruba-chief.html#sthash.8U7vBZzK.dpuf

wow its coooooool...
I'm at konongo-Odumasi

Chelsea

we shall overcome!

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M1-2C

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daniel12august:
wah am sayin is dey can't jez start comparing a country like nigeria to ghana because nigeria is way to bigger in everythn dat concerns west coast ok d only advantage ur country has is dr constant light which even d source stil gotn frm nig ,maintain neatness,people obey rules nd regulations e.g traffic lights nd abstain frm robbry etc mostly accra most oda parts in ghana are nt like dat nd undeveloped. a peaceful,safer,lively nd night life accra well generaly a peaceful nation compared to nigeria buh over all nigeria is way too bigger u want sum prove. check most of ur products in ur markets kanesi markets nd d rest u'd see made in nigeria everywhr our music's,musicians hip hop,christian etc,tv shows,nollywood movies,our products soft drnks la casera etc(not dat sugar nd colour mixture 4star etc named energy drink ghana produce),our gas made in nigera news paper nd lot more u see are nigerian property nd intellectual individuals d likes of dangote,wizkid,flavour etc all frm nigeria vartualy everyfin which is every whr in ghana frm volta region to the northern eastern nd ashanti region evrywhr in gh the only property of ghana u'd hear in nigeria is alomo bitters which is evrywhr nd ghanian coco tea which is rear every other fin ghanians loves nigerians based in 9ja don't even hear abt it only does based in ghana. so nigeria is way tu bigger dn other smaller west african countries nw people comparing accra wit abuja hw possible is dat. if u gat sum cash embark on dis trip travel frm ivory coast,ghana,togo,benin u'd see its same partern of highways den get into nigeria startin frm seme border u'd notice a total difference den travel frm lagos along side d ibadan high way,ore,edo etc den u see nigeria is no rank to dis smaller countries accra should hv bin compared wit abidjan which I stil beliv abidjan is better d paris of africa jez d war problem den,lome,cotonou but hell no nt wit nigerian abuja mayb not even lagos becos lag has it all d 3rd mainland brigde high tall buildins,flowers/gardens and lagos island is enough lagos wud av being a very lively nd nighlife city wit d likes of eko and suits,silverbird cinemas,shoping malls,clubs,hotels etc jst due tu lagos risk stress nd population but stil people av fun mostly on friday nd saturday mayb cross river is preferable it sud might av bin accra vs cross river hey come on why comparing av u 4gotn d riches nd wealth even d individual build latest infrastures hotels,houses,etc u need to see d house my uncle build in awka its an up to date house nd dat kind u find every whr in nigeria buh av nt seen such in accra d capital of a nation dey only build one style of houses nd roof it like dat till date which is in existance 4 a long tym no new idea's u need to go tu a place called kasoa oh shit if nt our students seekin admission in dr uni's u'd see hw vacant it will b becos charle charle paa boy's nd grls dr hardly go tu skl 4 sum factors no money nd not interested in education etc u'd rather see dem driving ttro ttro servin as matte or into peti peti business u see highr rate of unemployment in ghana young nd old nd dr capital accra don't joke wit money altho its everywhr and does ghanians luv money mugulisly dats why nigerians are smarter nd sharper dan dem in everyfin nigerians in ghana even feed nd offer dem employment in there home dey copy all what nigeria does both bad and good even tryin tu speak d 9ja pigin my people I knw everyfin abt ghana dr's notin special at all its worse dan nigeria dey only present accra tarwordi,tamale,kumasi,cape cost which is not even betr dan sum nig states aside lagos nd abuja d rests are rural areas nd villages nobody even hear of dr northern region they say terrorist nd boko haram tell me which hausa's hv u seen in west africa togo,ghana,ivory coast,benin rep nd nigeria havin a different mind set dey all d same fin dey all aboki nd they boost of sum few natural tourist attraction with kakum part in cape coast. tel me is cape coast better dan obudu cattle rang of nig brothers b4 ghana will meet up wit nig dey still gat a long way u knw d worst dey use dr commercial local bus ttro ttro nd sum big korian luxirus bus eg vvip nd executive tu travel far distances eg frm accra to kumasi,tarkworade etc are few hours nd longer hours drive tho d highways are jst 2lines nd landmark no too big. no single ghanian bus travels to nigeria unlike nigeria individuals eg efex executive ,d young,god is good,guo,abc,iyare,cross country etc will charter brand new toyota hiace bus nd european luxirus bus which travels frm lagos to north south east nigeria nd to ghana wit d brand new made bus by a nigerian 'innorson' which even loads frm lagos nigeria to west costal area's to accra gh so note:. an individual in nigeria is enough tu change ghana more eg dangote nd innorson mottors because u have sum little built roads,plazers,gov given prepaid unit(lights) nd waters ,clubs,bars and resturants nd sum shopping malls nd d nation manage d little dey gat in d capital city accra will now gv u d nerves tu compare accra tu a flashy classic high buildns nd well constructed abuja which fancy infastructure do they hv in accra gh capital even"east legon,osu jst clean nd normal notin more nw can d accra's finest osu,east legon,tema etc meet with d one's in lagos I.e"mary land,ikeja,lagos island,ikoyi,lekki,wit all d high buildns beautiful roads oceans nd seas gardens etc nt to talk of abuja nigeria capital the little they have are built by foreigners eg the new shoppin mall.west hill mall which is own by a fellow african from south africa d president 'mahama' came out sayn dey should build more 4 dem in other region eg kumasi etc again dey call lagos dirty while d beautiful place's have world class buildins nd markets eg,d longest bridge in west africa 3rd mainland,ikoyi,vi,lekki,aja,mary land,ikeja nw compare does places wit osu or legon or d accra gsm/computer market circle wit d big computer village nd small neat gsm village along airport road or will u compare d beautiful lagos international nd airport wit d ones in dr capital city accra seriously if u knw accra u'd knw its no reach tu nigeria higher cities it has its own dirty irritatin areas too prove me wrong lemi knw d person.I'l say it again compare accra wit mayb cross river not abuja even lagos is nt a match cn go on and on but I'l stop I want tu see who more or same thing I knw prove me wrong

My friend, I just can't get anything from you. Please type in "standard" English for me.

daniel12august:
abuja is realy beautiful comparing with accra nd ghana as a whole cn only presnt accra because dats d best dey can offer buh here in nigeria d like of lagos,cross river,port hacourt,abuja,delta,jos,etc are all developed nd people talk abt peace nd security nig is too big why nt travel to sum oda cool places aside d north nd crowed lagos nd its abero boys den u'd knw nig is more dan a country gh is jst a small country dats why one means of transport is everywhr their ttro ttro bus nd dr taxi's all over d country dr accra commercial bus ttro ttro even travels far distance unlike nig u'd find d likes of cross country,efex executive,d young,guo,God is good etc

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olawalepopoola:
Aso Rock

Aso Rock Rocks!

lepasharon:
Una stiill dey here ? #kontinu

I miss you!

OXYGENO1:
Hahahaha continue living in mediocrity. All what you've written are just nonsense but atleast you have the right to say anything you want.You can even say Ghana belongs to a nigerian.hahahaha You guys just hate the truth

Ashok sef man
every point got me laughing really hard!
This is where it goes when pple stay in their cubicles and believe everything they see online
IGNORAMUS

Feanad:
Arguably the most hospitable place in West Africa, Ghana is a great country with lots of history. Avid travellers will tell you how much they have learned about the world from packing their bags and heading for various destinations. It is indeed true that travel is one great form of education. If you are curious about historic sites in Ghana, join us as we explore 5 monuments and landmarks in the land of justice and freedom.

Kumasi Fort and Military Museum

On your trip to the capital city of the Ashanti Region, one of the essential places to visit is the Kumasi Fort and Military Museum. It is situated in the Uaddara Barracks. The fort has an interesting history that can be traced back to 1820. It was built by the King of the Asante Kingdom, Osie Tutu in an effort to recreate the coastal forts built by European merchants in Kumasi. Granites and brown soil from the Cape Coast was used to build it. Visiting the fort and museum offers tourists the opportunity to learn about the Ashanti rebellion. The museum houses historical artifacts of the British-Asante war and those of the Second World War. The museum is opened every day of the week and attracts a fee for a tour.

Gwollu Slave Defence walls

The journey to the town of Gwollu located in the North Eastern part of Ghana promises another exciting history class. In order to defend the people of Gwollu town against the slave trade in the 19th century, Gwollu Koro Limann built the wall on the border of the town. If you ever wondered what form of resistance was put against slavery, then this is the perfect evidence.

Navrongo Catholic Cathedral

The old Navrongo Catholic Cathedral, listed on the tentative list of World Heritage Site, is located in Navrongo, Upper East Region of Ghana. The architectural structure is reminiscent of European style constructed with local techniques. The cathedral is built with mud bricks and the flooring is made of cow dung, yam bean and compacted gravel.

Wa Naa’s Palace

Another interesting thing to do in Ghana is to take a cultural tour. One of the important cultural tourism destinations in the Wa Region is Wa Naa’s Palace. The palace is the home of the king of Wala people and located in Wa town. The traditional Sudanese architecture of the building is remarkable. Visitors will see the graveyard of past Wa Naas in front of the palace.

Tongo Tengzuk Cultural Landscape

The town of Tengzuk is a favourite destination for many tourists seeking a unique cultural experience. Tengzuk town is located in the Talensi-Nabdam District, some 15 kilometres from Bolgatanga in Upper East Region of Ghana. What is fascinating about this destination is in the peculiarity of the rock formations and the sacred shrines. Visitors to the cultural landscape and shrines have to pay a tour fee to visit the shrines, caves and house of the Chief.

It is surely an adventure to discover great monuments and other destinations in Ghana. You can easily book the best hotels in Ghana at the guaranteed best price through Jovago. [url]http://www.jovago.com/en-gb/hotels/ghana/65 [/url]

no pictures?

Captainswag225:
they always tell big lies to make themselves happy.

hmmmmm...at times I wonder

Captainswag225:
which football competition in ghana does glo sponsor? Tell me? Is it the league? That contract was cancelled 2 years ago because glo couldnt pay the money they promised. Google it and find out. abt nigerian companies operating in ghana. How does that make us owe u? Is it charity they are doing? Are they not making money over here? U should rather be grateful for getting a great country like ghana where nigerian and other companies from the world can come and make profit.

my bro tell'em!

gnice545:
MY ALMA MATER(UNN) HOSTEL.

give it a facelift and it gonna b 9ce!

shizzy7, how is your day?

shizzy7:
c'mon wetin I do you Naww

You told me that 'I am funny' on something I posted that was not funny.. and you can't even remember.. you need to deactivate your ghost-mode.

oh so you can't see when someone is just being sarcastic..
I'v remembered I typed something like that but if I was that serious about it I wouldn't have forgot

shizzy7:
question!!!

c'mon wetin I do u naw

shizzy7:
Impressed about what don't tell me that I am funny like you did on the other thread...

are you ok

Captainswag225:
azontoghost, maakye! Wo hu te s3n? Wo yere nom nsu eer? Lmao

Yaa wura...me ho y3 na wonsoe3?
hehehehe
all is well!

shizzy7:
Stop exaggerating ah ah,,, na wa ooo

anyway, ain't you impressed

koyla:
Only Africa,
While the Asians are busy cracking brains to widen technology, The Black man just cracked brains to list "Top 10 African Countries With The Finest Men"...
Waaaaa Look At This!!! Aimless!!!

I wonder!!!!!!!