VATICAN ABOKOBI

The Vatican City in Rome has its own way of governing itself, having nothing to do with Rome, in terms of authority, with the Pope as its leader, and Abokobi operates along similar lines of governance.

At the foot of the Akwapim Range, 26.8km or 17 miles from Accra, sits Abokobi; which is a Christian settlement. On the Accra-Aburi road, one need to branch at mile fifteen before reaching Abokobi. Abokobi is in the Greater Accra Region and the capital town of the Ga East Municipal Assembly. During the era of the slave trade in the Gold coast, the Danish Government used Abokobi as the main access road to connect the hinterland and the coastal towns. Osu housed the early Christian Missionaries, of which most of them were Germans. These Missionaries used the Abokobi route to reach the people in the mountainous areas and beyond for their evangelical work.

APONKYE KWESI ATTA

ORIGINS OF THE GOAT:
Goats were one of the first animals to be tamed by humans and were being herded 9,000 years ago. The goat is a member of the family Bovidae and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae.They are believed to be descended from the wild goat, bezoar.

BREEDS OF GOATS:
There are over 210 breeds of goats with an estimated 450 million goats in the world (2001). Of the 450 million goats in the world, it is estimated that approximately 6 to 8 % of them are in North America (2001). The majority of the

COURT 'DETHRONES' OGUAMANHEHE?

The Cape Coast High Court has instructed the National House of Chiefs to remove the name of Omanhene of Ogua Traditional Council, Osabarima Kwesi Atta II, from its books.

IS IT NECESSARY TO WASH RICE BEFOR YOU COOK IT OR NOT?

Many people have had this questions on their mind for a very long time. I have even seen some arguments about it among my male friends who try to know if it makes sense to wash or rinse rice before cooking. Those that wash rice prior to cooking try to explain that it is the right thing to do while those on the other hand also think it is the right thing to do.

LEGALIZE HOMOSEXUALITY IN GHANA

The Queenmother of Atinpoku in the Akwamu Traditional area, Nana Abrewa Kwabiaa IV has called for the legalization of homosexuality in Ghana.

IMPACTS Of THE SOCIAL MEDIA

WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA?

·         Social media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share, and/or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks.

·         For example Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Pinterest, Myspace, ask.fm, google plus etc

·         All these social networking webpages can be accessed from any part of the globe.

CLERK LINDA BARNETT'S RESIGNATION: MY VIEW

The globe, last week, witnessed the legal backing of homosexuality in the United States of America.
As a result of this, a Court clerk resigned her position due to her religious background, which doesn't support homosexuality. This news was captured in the dailies, all around the world...

Court clerk resigns rather than license same-sex
couples
http://www.usatoday.com/…/mississippi-circuit-cle…/29520689/

Below are the views of some Ghanaians on the resignation of the court clerk:

A LETTER TO ASANTEWAA

Dear Asantewaa,

God gave a gift to us when you were born, a person who loves, who cares and who sees a person's need and fills.
Someone who touches each life she enters, and makes a difference. I'm thinking about how much light and sparkle you freely dispense wherever you go, how your sunny smile lights up any gathering.

Abena, Some people give the gift of peace and tranquillity to every life they touch.

They are always who they really are. They are blessedly reliable, dependably good, predictably pleasant, loved and treasured by all who know them. You are one of those people. You are a gift to us all.

Every one of your birthdays will be a gift to the rest of us who have had the pleasure of having you in our lives for another year. Every one of your birthdays will remind us of your sensitivity and service to others, and other delights too numerous to name that we are gifted with just by knowing you.

THE NUMBER 9 PEOPLE

It’s important to know your history. Out of ignorance, people have been referring to  the volta region as No.9, apparently, because they thought it was the 9th region created in Ghana.

At independence, there was what could be described as 4 regions:

1. The Gold Coast Colony

2. The Ashanti Protectorate

3. The Northern Territories

4. Trans Volta Togoland

MY 25 YEARS AS A PROSTITUTE

Brenda Myers-Powell was just a child when she became a prostitute in the early 1970s. Here she describes how she was pulled into working on the streets and why, three decades later, she devoted her life to making sure other girls don't fall into the same trap. Some people will find Brenda's account upsetting.