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Is Royal Blood Enough? Rethinking Traditional Leadership in Dagbon
ByKumtili Dikpong July 9, 2025July 9, 2025

Dagbon is one of the oldest and most respected kingdoms in modern-day Ghana. Our history is not just long, but full of strength, leadership, and pride. For centuries, we have been known for our deep culture, strong traditional systems, and the wisdom of our leaders. The way our society was built allowed us to grow,…

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THE BIASES OF THE ELEPHANT AGAINST THE LION AND LEOPARD.
ByMr Fuzzy August 25, 2021August 25, 2021

BACKGROUND OF THE ARTICLE. The Biases of the elephant against the lion and leopard: Mamprugu, Dagbon and Nanung are the three main sister states/kingdoms of Naa Gbewaa in Northern Ghana. The other sister state/kingdom is the Mossi Kingdom in Burkina Faso. The Builsa Chiefdom, Nabdan Chiefdom, Talensi Chiefdom, and the Waala Chiefdom are the other…

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OPINION : 2021 EID UL ADHA : LITMUS TEST FOR PEACE
ByKumtili Dikpong July 22, 2021August 20, 2021

Dagbon’s path to its present disposition towards peace has traversed decades of conflict in which the celebration of the two eid festivals had been flash points of violence or threats thereof. The approach of these festivals, rather than herald joy, filled the air with trepidation and became indicators of the levels of mutual hostility between…

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Slave Trade And Its Resistance In The Gbewaa States
ByMr Fuzzy July 9, 2021September 28, 2021

Slave Trade and its Resistance In The Gbewaa States — Both written and oral literature had it that the ordinary Dagbamba (Dagomba) man arrived in ancient Dagbon before the rulers, Naa Gbewaa and his descendants (Fusheini Yakubu 2013: 1). According to Tamakloe, when Naa Nyagsi and his father “Naa Sitobu” arrived in modern Dagbon in…

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