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Johnny Broke The Siege. Story with an all lifetime lesson

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     Jonny was only five years old when he lost his father Agbeli Dzidepo. The mother’s name is Asinyo Esinam, a woman of value but unfortunately financially handicapped. Even before Mrs Esi lost her husband, life has not been easy for this household even though her husband was a teacher in Living Academy Preparatory School. Johnny was a handsome and a respectful boy who took exactly after his father’s good moral. His parents were very particular about his moral upbringing and his growth academically. Unlike children who turn out to be a disappointment even when their parents work tirelessly for their upkeep, his attitude was different. At home, he is the type that would run errands for the mother and made sure he reads his notes after and before school. Johnny learnt a very common saying one day which gingers him to aspire higher even as a child. “Reading makes the man“ and “Practice makes man perfect.“ He never went a day without saying this after his morning devotion with the mother

Handshake is an important Ghanaian cultural practice because of these reasons

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She is a country with more than eight (8) tribes which include : Akan Mole- Dagbani Ewe Ga-Dangme Gurma Guan Grusi Mande and others. As a country full of different cultures with diverse cultural beliefs in terms of morals, ethics and way of life, there are very strong foundations that can be said as running through almost all these tribes. One of these moral standards is respect and honour for people whether old or young because everyone is useful to one another if not today it can be tomorrow.  Overview of Ghana's culture Culture as it is widely known is the way of life of a group of people and in Ghana there are different groups or tribes or even ethnic groups. Taking it on a hierarchical level, the country has sixteen regions which are: Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western, Savannah, Bono East, Oti, Ahafo, Western North, North East. All these regions have their respective beliefs and cultural practices as well as

Why is 'efo' an Ewe name or title so popular?

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Traditionally in the Ewe culture, respect for the elderly is very important to the people and it is also a characteristic feature of most tribes or ethnic groups in Ghana alike. It is the reason why when young people want to refer to the elderly who is a man or a male, the name of the person (the elderly) is mentioned with the title ' efo ' or only the title ' efo ' without even mentioning the person's name. It will be disrespectful on  the part of any young person to directly call an elderly by his name. This was even strongly enforced in the olden days when even a child can't call his parents mummy or daddy as the 21st century children would do.  All the information behind the popularity or fame of the name is discussed in this post including other equally famous Ewe titles or names. The fame of efo Efo is an Ewe word which is a noun and it means 'a brother' or just simply 'brother'. Literally, every male is 'efo' but it is most often a

How to make groundnut candy (luga/ nkate cake)

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When I was very young somewhere in a town in Ghana with my mum, she used to sell stuffs that kids love to buy like toffees, biscuits and more of such things. I remember very well that she prepares some delicious product from roasted groundnut which in Ewe is called luga . She would grind the roasted groundnut on our local grinding stone into smaller pieces and prepare the candy and because I was very young, I couldn't learn or even pay attention to how she did the thing. All I knew was it will be prepared, I get my portion and then she would sell the rest.  Interestingly, somewhere in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, I came across this candy or product and they refer to it as nkate cake . Woo! I was stunned seeing this since all I knew was that I know it from Volta Region not knowing it is in other regions as well. This is why this post is for anyone who wants to learn more about this product and also understand how it is made. List of ingredients It is mainly made from roasted ground

List of Volta Regional towns in alphabetic order. The story behind the names unraveled

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Some time ago, as I was viewing some posts on one social media platform, I came across a post that wanted readers to mention some towns in the Volta Region of Ghana that start with the letter " A ". It created the impression that people want to know of the various towns we have in the Volta Region and probably some history behind how the town was created and how the name came about. That is absolutely the reason why this post comes very useful to you as you learn about the great history of the Ewes. The towns are listed in alphabetic order to make it very easy to review and interesting to follow through all the way to the end of the article.  The Ewe migration history. Read here... A Awalavi: This is a town whose name is popular in the region because rice is planted there and sold to neighboring towns.  Afifie Agblekpui Akatsi : This town also happens to be one of the biggest in the region and its market also attracts market women from Denu, Agbozume and other places for com

Creating a perfect response. What to reply to a post comment.

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Reactions and comments are like tools or drivers that help the audience of posts on social media become engaging. As people engage with a post or content by sending in their comments and reactions, maybe by liking the post, the content creator will then examine and know if the content is valuable to his audience. In this post, we'll look at the relevance of post comments and how to craft appropriate responses to these contents or posts. The first thing to note is this, every post whether a picture, video, article or blog communicates an idea or information targeted towards a particular people known as the audience in communication.  In the communication channel, a sender is able to tell if his information has served its purpose rightly only when there is feedback. The communication channel A communication channel showing the five basic processes involved This communication diagram means, Sender : Someone who has a piece of information that is to be transferred or relayed. Message:

The rich untold story and history of the migration journey of the Anlos/Ewes

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The story of how the Anlo kingdom was built is one of great moral lessons for all no matter your place of birth or location because history always has something wonderful and exceptional to teach the listeners. Let's delve into unraveling some of the wonderful things about the history and migration experience of the Ewes for you to be informed. To know in detail everything that transpired as the people journeyed from their former locations to their present-day places of habitation, I got into contact with an elderly to tell me the story better. The history... Origin and ancestral homelands of the Anlos/Ewes From Ethiopia, the ancestors or forefathers of the Ewes traveled and on that journey, some moved and settled in places they thought there was freedom and relief. The rest continued their journey and settled in a town called Notsie in Togo of Africa. At Notsie, they stayed under the rulership of a very wicked king called king Agorkorli who maltreated the people. Under his leader

Gospel hymns on the harmonica- Tutorial and list of collections to watch

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The harmonica is a very powerful musical instrument that even though small in form, plays notes accurately to a person's amazement. The sounds or notes are played by sucking↑ and blowing↓ air at different holes. I had always thought of learning a musical instrument and for that matter started with the trumpet but quitted, tried drums but still on it and was eager for an opportunity to learn.  One time I thought of this that since Holy Spirit inspired music is food for the spirit and soul as He broods over us, I've got to learn an instrument that is very affordable to acquire and learn and purposely dedicated to God. This is how I got my 24-hole harmonica and began playing even though still learning, some notes are get more clearer per more practice. The start was with the solfas - d r m f s l t d. With these I am able to play hymns once the solfa is known. My channel( xorlavideos ) has some recordings to view but you will be taken through some of them right here. 24-hole harmo