Archive for “January, 2008”
Posted by: Ayodele on January 30th, 2008
Ghanaians come from six main ethnic groups: the Akan (Ashanti and Fanti), the Ewe, the Ga-Adangbe, the Mole-Dagbani, the Guan, and the Gurma.
Ashanti Tribe: The Ashanti tribe of the Akan is the largest tribe in Ghana, once renowned for the splendour and wealth of their rulers. They are most famous today for their craft work, […]
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Posted by: Ayodele on January 30th, 2008
Motto: “Freedom and Justice”
Anthem: God Bless Our Homeland Ghana
Land area: 92,100 sq miles (238,537 sq km)
Terrain: Plains and scrubland, rainforest, savanna
Climate: Tropical
Capital: Accra
Independence: 6 March 1957
System of government: Multiparty democracy
President: John Agyekum Kufuor
Vice-President: Alhaji Aliu Mahama
Ruling party: New Patriotic Party (NPP)
National population: (2007 estimate) 23 million
Languages: English is the official language. Local languages include Akan,Ga, […]
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Posted by: Ayodele on January 30th, 2008
I am happy with the way things are going in the Nation’s Cup (though am not a football fan) especially now that our beloved country, Nigeria, have managed to qualify. We are the luckiest, but then we need more than luck to beat Ghana on Sunday. Let’s hope that the eagles will sort […]
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Posted by: Ayodele on January 28th, 2008
Food poisoning… hum. During the last festive season, I heard of cases of food poisoning and was wandering what went wrong. Is it because people tend to overeat during this time especially when its free and plenty, or some other things are responsible for this.
Food poisoning, also referred to as food-borne illness, is […]
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Posted by: Ayodele on January 24th, 2008
It’s been interesting watching the Africa Nations’ Cup. I am not so much of a football freak; in fact, sometimes it’s almost annoying when I consider all the noise and stuff that’s created whenever there’s a tournament or something. Well this time around I’ve decided to watch, at least, a limited number of games.
Like I […]
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Posted by: Ayodele on January 19th, 2008
January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.
January is named for Janus (Ianuarius), the god of the doorway; the name has its beginnings in Roman mythology, where the Latin word for door (ianua) comes from - January […]
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Posted by: Ayodele on January 17th, 2008
Happy New Year! How was the holidays? Mine was long and beautiful. Really, I should have been back online but I’ve being unavoidably absent.
I appreciate your e-mails, your love and concerns. I am fully back with loads of fun and looking forward to a beautiful 2008 for us all.
Love you all!
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