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The Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission, Nii Moi Thompson, has stirred renewed debate over Ghana’s early political history, claiming that the title “Osagyefo” used by Kwame Nkrumah was originally bestowed on him by the Asantehene. Speaking on Channel One TV’s programme The Point of View with Bernard Avle …

Ghana has commemorated the 78th anniversary of the historic 28th February Crossroads Shooting with a solemn flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremony in Accra. The event honours Sergeant Adjetey, Corporal Attipoe and Private Odartey Lamptey, three ex-servicemen who were shot by colonial police in 1948 while marching to present a petition to …