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‘Nyansapo festival and competition’ held in New Juaben
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The Ghanaian local language is crucial to enhancing learning and fostering creativity in our younger generation, Mr Alexander Gasu, a Director at the Eastern Regional Coordinating Council has said.
At the celebration of this year’s Nyansapo festival and competition organised by the Centre for National Culture (CNC) in the New Juaben South Municipal Assembly, Mr Gasu highlighted the basic value of the mother tongue in connecting individuals to their heritage and identity.
As part of the festival, a competition was held among the pupils to test their knowledge about the country’s local and traditional songs popularly called ‘Adadamu,’ (Proverbs); ‘Kasakua,’ (Names and their meanings): ‘Edin ne Mmrane’ and Abisaa.
Six schools including Freeman Methodist ‘A’, Nana Kwaku Boateng ‘D’, Samplet Educational Academy, Souls Harbour, Brendford Academy, and St Agnes RC Basic School participated in the event.
Brendford Academy emerged first, followed by St Agnes RC Basic School, second and Nana Kwaku Boateng ‘D’ placing third position.
Mr Gasu added “every artistic creation and form of creativity stem from our language. Our mother tongue connects us to ourselves on a deeper level. Even when we travel abroad, speaking our language with fellow countrymen enables emotional connection and reinforces our cultural identity. It fosters community development.”
In his welcome address, Ernest Dwomoh, an administrator underscored the festival’s purpose as one celebrated annually to teach young ones the local language, proverbs, and the meaning of names.
He said it was part of the initiatives by the Cultural Centre to protect and promote the country’s culture, and the need to raise awareness and educate people about it to enable them understand and preserve it for future generations.
Emmanuel Eddison, the New Juaben South Municipal Cultural Coordinator of the Ghana Education Service, expressed gratitude to the organisers of the festival and hoped that it would help pupils and future generations to appreciate the country’s heritage.
From Ama Tekyiwaa Ampadu Agyeman, Koforidua
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Mr. Alban Sumani Kingsford Bagbin has announced private sector led initiative that will see “Visit Ghana” on the “front of jersey” of Sunderland Football Club for the 2026/2027 football season.
The “Visit Ghana” project is a special marketing drive that will have presence on the front of jersey of Sunderland Football Club during the English Premier League.
Under this initiative, Sunderland FC will have on the front of their jerseys, “Visit Ghana” as part of efforts to drive and promote tourism in Ghana.
“We are entering a formal engagement with them to put Visit Ghana on their jerseys and all paraphernalia.
“We have gone far with the discussions, and therefore they usually showing interest,” Mr. Bagbin stated this at the 37th sitting of Parliament.
Mr. Bagbin explained further that, the initiative is not being sponsored by Parliament, but by the private sector adding that, the project will boost tourism in Ghana.
“This is not being sponsored by parliament. Infact the main sponsor is from the private sector, we are leading under my canopy to get this done.
“The GFA, the Ministry of Sports and Recreation and the Ministry of Finance have also been very supportive in this project,” he stated.
The Visit Ghana Front of Shirt Partnership with Sunderland, is expected to make Ghana the first African country to occupy such a position with a premier league club, and also offer global promotion for Ghana through EPL broadcasts, digital platforms and international media channels.
Motorists traveling between Accra and Kumasi are facing major delays today following a serious road crash at Birimso Bridge on the N6 Highway.
The accident, which involved a high-occupancy passenger bus, a loaded articulated truck, and a sedan, has completely blocked both lanes of the highway. As a result, all Accra-bound and Kumasi-bound traffic has been brought to a standstill.
Personnel from the Eastern South Regional Police MTTD, based in Kibi, are currently at the scene managing the situation.
To ease congestion, police have put in place temporary traffic diversions effective today.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
