Untold Ghanaian Stories

07/28/2025

Deo Gratias Photo Studio, founded in 1922, is Ghana’s oldest and first ever photography studio, still run by the founder’s descendants in Jamestown.

07/26/2025

Ghana has indeed lost a great music legend whose music will continue to inspire generations to come. Watch the intriguing biography of the legend.
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07/26/2025

The man, the myth, the legend. Ghanaian music legend Daddy Lumba confirmed dead at 60. May God protect his soul

07/26/2025

The 1979 Ghana Military Coup Explained: Watch how everything unfolded in a way never seen before.

07/25/2025

In 1961, Susanna Al-Hassan made history to become Ghana’s first ever female cabinet minister and notably the first African woman ever to hold a cabinet portfolio internationally.
She served as Deputy Minister of Education (1961–63) before becoming Minister of Social Affairs / Community Development (1963–66) under President Nkrumah.

07/25/2025

The Seaview Hotel was Ghana’s first-ever hotel, built in Jamestown in the early 1900s. It opened around 1910 and once hosted colonial governors and Queen Elizabeth II during her 1961 visit.

07/24/2025

In 1896, Nana Prempeh I (the 13th Asantehene) was arrested and sent to Seychelles for refusing to give in to the demands of the British. Watch this historic story retold in a way never seen before.

Watch the epic story of Prempeh I's defiance of the British empire and his epic journey to Seychelles in a way never seen before. Prempeh I, the 13th Asanteh...

07/24/2025

A rare photo of 19 year old Lt. Gen. Akwasi Afrifa being congratulated for academic excellence by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah at Adisadel College. The same man later conspired with Col. E. K. Kotoka to overthrow Nkrumah in 1966.

07/23/2025

The first ever recorded Ghanaian millionaire was Jacob Wilson Sey, also known as Kwaa Bonyi. He was a colonial-era artisan, farmer, philanthropist, and nationalist, who amassed his wealth through various ventures, including palm wine tapping, coffin making, and reportedly finding gold nuggets.

07/23/2025

Did you know Ghanaian band, Osibisa was the first ever African band to go Platinum. It is also one of the few bands in the world to have toured every single country on the planet

07/22/2025

Did you know that James Barnor was the first Ghanaian to capture a color photograph in Ghana? A true pioneer, he's now celebrated as one of the world’s most influential photographers. Discover the beauty of his iconic work!

07/22/2025

Did you know Operation "Yentua" is one of the most controversial policies in the history of Ghana. It was a bold and defiant economic policy implemented by by Ghana’s military leader General I.K. Acheampong in the 1970s, that literally meant “We Won’t Pay” in Akan. Acheampong refused to repay Ghana’s mounting foreign debts, arguing that the loans had not benefited the people. The operation became a powerful nationalist statement against neocolonial economic pressures, symbolizing Ghana's demand for fairer global financial treatment.