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Ghana Cedi : The Looping Journey

GHANA CEDI  Ghana's currency has come a long way. It has pass through 4 generations one colonial and 3 Ghanaian cedi revolutions. An intelligent guess after looking through successive changes reveals reasons such as political sentiments, macroeconomic indicators such as inflation, exchange rates. The physical look of the currency  both coin and bank notes has interesting characters ;obverse and reverse. The first cedi had the picture of Nkrumah on the observe. That shouldn't have been a big deal Britain our former masters still has their Queen Elizabeth till date.  Ghana's First President Nkrumah   introduced the Cedi to replace the ancient West African Pound also patronised used by Nigeria,Liberia,Senegal,Guinea. His reason was to convert to decimal system widely used other than the British imperial system. Consequently this new country carried the picture of Almighty Nkrumah during the days of union government.  Mind you before Nkrumah's Cedi ,Gold Coast currencies ha

FORGET-ME-NOT

Ironically, we mostly see them in bushes, solitary places and rarely approach them due to their tininess I guess. They really feel what we feel towards them. "Forget-me-not", they cry! Forget-Me-Not plants symbolize true love. The forget-me-not flowers are a medium, "true blue". And as the name suggests, they are given or used to decorate gifts with the hope the recipient will not forget the giver. It also symbolizes faithful love and memories. Fiction has it that after God named all the flowers in the garden, one little flower cried, "forget-me-not" and God decided that, that would be the perfect name for the little flower. Have you noticed something peculiar about life? We early ignore people who love us dearly to pay attention to those who merely do. Isn't this kind of weird? Well, tomorrow marks another unforgettable moment in the life of someone. Sunday is National Forget-Me-Not Day. We have witnessed times and seasons when we thought our hope had

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KANESHIE - Under The Light!

From the West heading towards the big city- Accra, they definitely pass through a market; that market being the noble and ancient old Kaneshie. I personally have fond memories associated with Kaneshie from my high school days at Adisadel College.

When Witches Fall Apart

Who is a witch? A witch is said to be the female version of a wizard. Depending on the continent you come from this 5 letter-word(witch) when picked up by the auxiliary neurones relays distinct feelings from different angles of life. One part of the universe, when a beautiful lady is lucky enough to be caught up with old age and denied the syringe of death ,she is wonderfully branded as a witch. Wise men who talk wise words are wizards, the opposite is true. In other part of mother earth, witches are upheld in high esteem. They are the ones who create and recreate. They make mind-blowing creations like airplanes, submarines, rockets and more. (To be continued)

After You Broke My Thing...

This world is full of suspense. Imagine me being flown into an island of secrecy. What the 'hell' am I to find? Only God Knows! {Poetry} ... Story begins at 6pm GMT (Perfect hour for a hot mug of gossip ) Wet your Appetite?