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Leonard ("Leo") Myles-Mills was born on May 9, 1973, in Accra, Greater Accra Region.His a
Ghanaian former athlete who specialized in the 100 metres. He ran a personal best of 9.98
seconds for the event in 1998, becoming the first Ghanaian to break the 10-second barrier. His
best of 6.45 seconds for the 60 metres is an African record. Myles-Mills twice represented his
country at the Summer Olympics and also at the Commonwealth Games. He was a two-time
NCAA Men's 100 m dash champion while running for Brigham Young University.

He has won a gold medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games, a silver medal at the 2003 All-Africa
Games and a bronze medal at the 1998 African Championships. In 1999 he set a new African
indoor record in 60 metres with 6.45 seconds.His personal best over 100 metres; 9.98 seconds
was a Ghanaian record until Benjamin Azamati broke it by running a time of 9.97 seconds in 100
meters at the Texas relays on 26 March 2021.
Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved a third place in the 100 metres, thus
securing qualification from his heat in a season's best time. Entering the second round, he
managed to qualify through to the semi-final, following a third place in the race and recording a
further improvement upon his season's best. He finished the semi-final in sixth place, thus failing
to secure qualification to the final.
Charles Kumi Gyamfi (4 December 1929 – 2 September 2015) was a Ghanaian footballer and
coach, who as a player became the first African to play in Germany when he joined Fortuna
Düsseldorf in 1960,[2] and later became the first coach to lead the Ghana national football team
to an Africa Cup of Nations victory.
Charles Gyamfi had his primary school education at the Accra Royal School in James Town. As
coach of the Ghana national football team, he won the African Cup of Nations three times (1963,
1965 and 1982), making him the most successful coach in the competition's history.This record
has since been equalled by Egypt's Hassan Shehata.
Gyamfi was also the coach of the Ghana national football team during their Olympic debut at the
1964 Summer Olympics.He returned to coach the Olympic team for the 1972 tournament.
He was a member of FIFA's Technical Study Group for the 1999 and 2001 FIFA World Youth
Championship.
In January 2008 he publicly lamented the modern obsession of players with money rather than
the love of the game.He died in September 2015.

Kofi Antubam, born in 1922, emerged as a trailblazing figure in the development of modern art in
Ghana. His artistic journey commenced during his formative years, notably shaped by his
education at Achimota School in the Gold Coast during the 1930s. This institution, recognized for
its commitment to merging modern and African art, profoundly influenced Antubam's artistic
perspective

Antubam was born to the family of Maame and Nana Mensah. His father died when he was at a
young age, thereafter,his uncle took him to Kumasi to start his education. He later spent some
time in Jos, Nigeria, and also at Adisadel College. It was while at Adisadel College that he was
encouraged to develop his craft. The principal, Father John Knight suggested to the governor,
Arnold Hodson to commission the young Antubam to make a clay bust.After favorable reception
of the sculpted work, he obtained sponsorship to attend Achimota College. At Achimota College,
he was a pupil of a Russian-born sculptor and art teacher.Antubam's years at Achimota included
completing an arts and craft course, teacher training course and a primary course.After
graduation, Antubam supported himself through teaching, he also produced and sold figurative
paintings. Between 1948 and 1950, he won a scholarship to study at Goldsmith College, London.
Antubam's early life in Cape Town and his experiences as a preacher and trader for his father laid
the foundation for his later artistic endeavors. Despite his diverse roles, his passion for carving
and drawing remained steadfast, leading him to pursue an apprenticeship at the Block and Leo
Wald Sculpture, Pottery, and Plastics Foundry in Jeppe, Johannesburg.In the 1950s, he
developed various works of arts and craft including Nkrumah's presidential mace and chair,
various state commissioned relief mural carvings. In 1963, he published Ghana's Heritage of
Culture, a book that treats Ghana's contribution to the world of art and a medium Antubam used
to make a case for a national art that represents Ghana's political and cultural history.
Antubam's artistic career unfolded against the backdrop of Ghana's quest for independence and
a cultural renaissance. Balancing modernism with a deep reverence for his African heritage, his
artworks often featured traditional Ghanaian symbols and themes. Significantly, he assumed a
pivotal role in the revitalization of modern and African art at Achimota School between 1927 and
1952, signifying a crucial era in the artistic evolution of Ghana.This period marked a
transformative chapter in the development of modern art, with Antubam's contributions at the
forefront of this movement. Further insights into Antubam's artistic legacy and the impact of his
work can be explored in the entry .

Antubam's influence extended beyond his artistic creations, leaving an indelible mark on the
Ghanaian art scene. His legacy lives on through both his artworks and the impact he had on
subsequent generations of artists. In 2020, the publication "Akora-Kofi-Antubam" celebrated his
life and contributions to the art world.
A feature article on Yen.com.gh titled "Meet Kofi Antubam, the artist who pioneered modern art
in Ghana" highlighted his role in bringing modern art to the forefront of Ghanaian artistic

Kofi Antubam's artistic style is in a unique blend of modernism and traditional African elements,
reflecting a profound mix of his cultural heritage and contemporary influences. His works often
feature intricate details, vibrant colors, and a careful balance between abstract and
representational forms. Antubam's artistic expression seamlessly incorporates traditional
Ghanaian symbols and themes, creating a visual language that resonates with both local and
global audiences.
His participation in exhibitions such as "African Art from South Africa" (1975) in London and "The
Short Century: Independence and Liberation Movements in Africa" (2001) in Munich underscored
the global impact of his artistic contributions.[1]
Notable collections featuring Antubam's works include the Iziko South African National Gallery in
Notable collections featuring Antubam's works include the Iziko South African National Gallery in
Cape Town, the Johannesburg Art Gallery, and the De Beers Centenary Art Gallery at the
University of Fort Hare, Alice. His retrospective exhibition, "Dumile Feni Retrospective
Exhibition" (2005), toured major galleries, including the Johannesburg Art Gallery, Oliewenhuis
Art Museum in Bloemfontein, and the Iziko SA National Gallery in Cape Town. He is notedly
recognized as the designer of the presidential mace and presidential seat used by Kwame
Nkrumah.
These exhibitions and collections stand as a testament to Antubam's legacy and the continued
appreciation for his significant contributions to modern African art.
Ephriam Omaboe was born on 13 September 1899 at Peki-Avetile (also called Abenase) in the
Peki Traditional Area of the Volta Region and as a male child born on a Wednesday was called
Kɔku. His father was Stephen Amuyaa, a wood carver who was popularly called Papa Stefano.
Kɔku. His father was Stephen Amuyaa, a wood carver who was popularly called Papa Stefano.
His mother was Sarah Akoram Ama.
Ephraim Kɔku Amu was baptised by the Rev. Rudolf Mallet on 22 October 1899.
Amu first went to school in May 1906 and at about age 12 he entered the Peki-Blengo E.P.
Boarding Middle School, where he showed much interest and love for music and agriculture.
According to him, he enjoyed the music played during church collections when the music
teacher, Mr Karl Theodore Ntem, played soul-moving renditions on the organ. Amu and his music
teacher struck a mutual agreement whereby Amu requested to be taught the skills of organ
playing and in return Mr Ntem asked him to work on his farm on Saturdays. In 1915, Amu passed
the standard 7 School Leaving Certificate examination and also passed the Abetifi Teachers
Seminary'S Examination. In 1916 he and two other colleagues had to walk 150 miles from Peki to
Abetifi with their boxes on their heads to start teacher training education. On their journey, they
had to rest at several points, including Koforidua, Nkawkaw, Asubone and Obomen. Amu joined
25 other newcomers at the college. While at the college, Amu realized that some of the students,
including his classmates, owned steel bicycles so he set himself the task of building his own
bicycle from wood, carving it from a wooden slab in the bush near the college. Students who
discovered his handiwork brought it into the open and named it Amu. It is on record that even the
son of the Switzerland Swiss principal, Stern, enjoyed many rides on the Amu wooden cycle. Amu
also used his ingenuity and creativity to carve wooden balls for the school games, which
replaced the imported balls being used at the time at the seminary. Amu completed his four-year
teacher-catechist training in 1919. Newly graduating teacher-catechist, he was one of the two
preachers selected to mount the pulpit on behalf of their fellow mates, as was customary to
preach and to express their appreciation to their tutors and townsfolk. The sermon also served
as an assessment of the quality of the theological training that had been offered to the students.
Amu chose the sermon text from Matthew 25:40 on this occasion. His theme was “the Lord will
thank you for all the good you have done for his little ones”. He used both Twi and the Ewe
language in his short sermon.

By the time Amu completed his training, motor vehicles were more common so he
could travel from Abetifi to Osino and travel by train to Koforidua, then take a
motor vehicle to Frankadua. He made the remainder of the journey on foot from
Frankadua to Peki, a distance of 18 miles. From 1 January 1920, He took up an
appointment as a teacher at Peki-Blengo E.P. Middle Boarding School, where he
taught songs and was keen on making his pupils able to read music well. He
went to Koforidua to buy a five-octave Henry Riley folding organ for the school.
He faced the problem of carrying the organ to Peki. After successfully reaching
Frankadua by motor vehicle, he had to carry the organ on his head and walk the
distance all night, arriving at Peki the following morning. Eager to master his
skills in music, Amu took music lessons with Rev. Allotey-Pappoe, a Methodist
Minister stationed at Peki-Avetile.
Adjetey Sowah who started dancing at the age of 6 in school cultural troupes, develop the love
for dancing and decided to take it as career. He won a lot of dance competitions in Ghana and
later emerged winner in the World Dance Championship held in London in 1986.
Adjetey Sowah is a Ghanaian former dance champion, he win the 1980 dance competition for
Ghana,and the 1986 world dance champion for Malibu in England.He earn a lot of money from
his dancing,which he build his first mansion the time he was 19 years.

He was born in Accra, his dance moves come improve him and was appoint as the leader for
traditional dance group for class six.

He win the 1980 dance competition for Ghanaian.Since then, he stands so to win
the world dance competition in 1986 which was to be done in England Malibu
inside.He was the first ever dancer from Ghana that fill stadium.

Nii Narku Quaynor is a Ghanaian scientist and engineer who has played an important role in the
introduction and development of the Internet throughout Africa.
Quaynor graduated in engineering science from Dartmouth College in 1972, and received a
Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Thayer School of Engineering in 1973. He then studied
Computer Science, obtaining an M.S. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in
1974, and a Ph.D. from the same institution in 1977. He attended the Kinbu Secondary Technical
School, Adisadel College and Achimota School in Ghana.
He is one of the founding members of the Computer Science Department at the University of
Cape Coast in Ghana, and continues to hold a professorship there.[1] He is also a member of the
Council of the University of Ghana.
In 2000, he became director of ICANN for the African region.
He traveled from Ghana to the United States in the early 1990s, he established
some of Africa's first Internet connections and was involved in setting up some
key organisations, including the African Network Operators Group (AfNOG).He
introduced Value Added Networks in the region through the introduction of the
SWIFT, Internet and Commerce networks, and was founding chairman of AfriNIC,
the African numbers registry.
Quaynor is the Chairman of the Ghanaian company Network Computer Systems, and a member
of the United Nations Secretary General Advisory Group on ICT, member of the ITU Telecom
Board, chair and of the OAU Internet Task Force, President of the Internet Society of Ghana, and
member of the Worldbank Infodev TAP.
Quaynor also serves as a Commissioner for the Global Commission on Internet Governance.
She is believed to be the greatest Akonedi priestess who ever lived.
Okomfohemmaa (priestess) Akua Oparebea was born in 1900.
Both her father and mother were from distinquished royal families.
While she was yet a suckling, her aunt professed under fetish influence proclaimed that she
would be a fetish priestess who would one day be a High Priestess of Akonedi shrine.
When she was seven years old, she was baptised at Adawso Presbyterian Church and attended
Adawso Presbyterian Primary School after baptism.
It would seem the prophesy of her aunt was materialising.
For Oparebea can just disappear and be missing.
Then she would suddenly appear without being able to say where she had been and why.
The time came when she vanished all together.
When all attempts to trace her prove futile, some non-Christian members of the family consulted
the shrine of a fetish priest.
After there had been fetish drumming and dancing continuously for seven days, she reappeared.
This time she spoke and said she had been possessed and led away by the fetish Akonedi.
By and by, Oparebea grew into a very beautiful woman and got married.
But strange happenings, which still proved to be fetish, caused the marriage to break and
Oparebea went to live with her mother.
There too, she used to fall into comas intermittently, causing her to sleep for long periods,
sometimes days.
Again, fetish consultations revealed that her behaviour was due to the influence of Akonedi.
It became obvious, that the only solution to the problem was to send her to Akonedi shrine and
she became at long last a priestess in training at the shrine.
After her qualification she started to practise at Dobro.
Three years later she moved and settled at Nkumkrom.
It was there that she came to the limelight.
She built a shrine for Akonedi and soon she rose to fame in leaps and bounds.
People came from far and near and from all walks of life to her shrine for oracular consultations
and for healing.
Oparebea was a capable and effective trainer of newly possessed fetish priests and priestesses.
At Nkumkrom shrine she trained hundreds of them methodically and thoroughly.
When they passed out, she posted them to places and they worked under her and in association
with her shrine.
Okomfohemmaa Akua Oparebea was meek and humble and observed the cultural practices and
fetish systems of the Akondi shrine.
While she was definitely on her own and well established at the Nkumkrom shrine, she did not
regard herself as self-sufficient.
During the annual yam festival of Akonedi, she came home with a large retinue to join Okomfo
Amma Ansaa, the High Priestess, for the celibration.
Indeed it is true, whatever a person sows, he would reap.
By her patronage of the Akonedi shrine at home, Oparebea was popular, highly respected,
conservant and up-to-date with what went on at the shrine.
It was no surprise therefore that the High Priestess, when on her death bed, sent for her and said
her final words.
On the passing away of Okomfo Amma Ansaa in 1957, Okomfohemmaa Akua Oparebea was
proclaimed the new High Priestess the same year.
By this, ultimate spiritual and physical authority and healing power of the Akonedi shrine was
conferred on her.
About 1960, a high ranking academican of great repute suffered from some strange headache.
As a highly placed person, he had the means of receiving treatment from very able local medical
practitioners at very good hospitals.
But he was not cured, so he went overseas for medical treatment.
He returned home uncured and worried.
Upon a suggestion by a friend he came to Akonedi shrine to seek herbal treatment.
Oparebea diagnosed the disease and cured him.
The learned scholar was so impressed that he initiated research into herbal medicine at once.
The president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, got to know of it.
Immediately he gave his blessing and requested the formation of a national body for official
recognition.
Consequently, all the known and progressive fetish priests, priestesses and herbalists converged
at Larteh and at a great dubar the Ghana Phsychic and Traditional Healing Association was
formed with regional branches throughout the country.
Okomfohemmaa Akua Oparebea was elected as the first president of the association.
This was in 1962.
One traditional belief among Ghanaians is that when a fetish or juju crosses on the high seas to
the other side, it is rendered powerless and ineffective.
For the gods of the seas would block her way and take away its power.
Oparebea proved that to be a fallacy.
In 1971, an African-American, Dinizulu, whose researches had revealed to him that his ancestors
came from Ghana, came all the way to the Akonedi shrine for an oracular consultation.
The consultation was a success.
He was completely overwhelmed.
Before he left, he requested permission to establish an Akonedi shrine in the U.S.A.
He invited Oparebea to visit the U.S.A.
Okomfohemmaa Akua Oparebea courageously accepted Dinizulu´s invitation to visit America.
She left the shores of Africa and flew to the States and performed.
There she has established shrines in New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., California and in
Toronto, Canada.
When returning, she brought young males and females to train at Akonedi shrine.
Some have passed out and been posted back to their shrines.
Others continue to come over. Oparebea made several yearly trips to America to sustain the
shrines.
Oparebea died circa 1995 and was buried in January 1996.
Grace Omaboe,popularly known as Maame Dokono, is a Ghanaian actress, singer, television
personality, author and a former politician.She run the former Peace and Love Orphanage which
is now Graceful Grace school in Accra.She was honored by the organizers of 3Music Awards for
her achievement in the entertainment industry in Ghana.

Grace Omaboe was born on 10 June 1946 at Birim North in the Eastern region of
Ghana. She attended Abetifi Girls School. Mother of veteran actress, Madam
Rebecca Afia Daadom who hails from the Abirim in the Eastern Region and died
at the age of 105. Grace became a household name through her acting role in
the popular Akan Drama Series "OBRA" which was broadcast on GBC TV.Grace
Omaboe was born an entertainer and her influence and authority have been felt
in every department of show business – making her the face of Ghanaian show
business for decades. Before her, there was none of her kind and after her
prime; we are still looking out for the next. She tinkered with almost every
sector of the industry and excelled. She did script-writing, acting, radio and TV
presenting, fashion, music, and entrepreneurship and nailed every one of them
to perfection .From humble beginnings as a scriptwriter for one of the
legendary television series of all time, Osofo Dadzie – Grace Omaboe parlayed
that into significant strides on the screens. She honed her skills as an
influential member of the Abetifi Girls School and accepted to be a scriptwriter
for the Osofo Dadzie group and after the group was disbanded, legendary
producer, Nana Bosompra, encouraged her to act in a series she co-produced
called Keteke on Ghana Broadcasting Corporation and that began her first
acting role. After a while, she rebranded the TV series and changed the title to
Obra – the longest-showing television series ever to grace the screens in
Ghana.

Grace Omaboe was married but divorced.Grace Omaboe has six children with two
based in the United States, two in the Netherlands and the rest in Ghana.
Grace Omaboe has married twice but is currently separated from her second husband. She had
four children with her first husband and two with her second husband. She attributes the
relationship breakdowns partly to the demands of acting and irreconcilable differences around
her career aspirations and the demands of family.
George Darko was born on the 12 January 1951.He was a Ghanaian burger-highlife musician,
guitarist, vocalist, composer and songwriter, who was on the music scene from the late 1960s.A
native of Akropong, Ghana,Darko was popular in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and his songs are
some of the most timeless and enduring highlife tracks in Ghana's music circles. Some of his
contemporaries include Ben Brako, C.K. Mann, Daddy Lumba, Ernest Nana Acheampong, Nana
Kwame Ampadu and Pat Thomas, among others. He was widely considered to be one of the
pioneers of burger-highlife with his first hit "Ako Te Brofo" ("The Parrots Speak/Understand
English") which was released in 1983.The song remains popular among Ghanaians both at home
and abroad, and is still played at funerals and parties.
George Darko was educated at the Presbyterian School at Akropong. After playing for an army
band entertaining troops in the Middle East, Darko returned to Ghana and formed the Golden
Stool Band. In the late 1970s the band moved to Germany, where Darko went solo and formed the
Bus Stop band in 1982.Returning to Akropong in 1988, he was made Tufuhene of Akropong-
Akuapim in 1991 with the stool (throne) name of Nana Yaw Ampem Darko.In January 2010, he
demanded and received apologies from a newspaper which had reported sex allegations in
connection with him.He was the biological Father of the German Rapper and Singer Manuellsen.
George Darko died on 20 March 2024, at the age of 73. He had been in palliative care at Tetteh
Quarshie Memorial Hospital in Akuapim-Mampong for three months before his death.

Guy Warren of Ghana, also known as Kofi Ghanaba was born on 4 may 1923,a Ghanaian
musician, most notable as the inventor of Afro-jazz — "the reuniting of African-American jazz
with its African roots"and as a member of The Tempos, alongside E. T. Mensah. He also inspired
musicians such as Fela Kuti. Warren's virtuosity on the African drums earned him the appellation
"The Divine Drummer".At different stages of his life, he additionally worked as a journalist, DJ
and broadcaster.
He changed his name to "Ghanaba" on 1 July 1974, Ghana's Republic Day.
He was educated at the Government Boys' School, Accra, from 1928 to 1939. During this time,
he developed his interest in music by playing for the school band. After passing with distinction,
he enrolled at Odorgonno Secondary School in 1940. During the same year, he joined the Accra
Rhythmic Orchestra under Yeboah Mensah as a drummer. He won a government teacher training
scholarship to Achimota College, Accra, in 1941 with the intention of becoming a teacher at his
father's school. While at Achimota, he participated in sports. He dropped out of the college in
1942 because, as he later said, "I was bored stiff with my studies and the stern discipline of the
college, which attempted to change me into an Englishman.
In 1943, Warren Akwei enlisted in the Office of Strategic Services, a branch of the United States
Army that dealt with overt and covert operations in World War II. He returned to Accra in the
same year and joined the Spectator Daily as a reporter under the editor Robert Wuta-Ofei. He
was editor of the Daily Echo, Gold Coast Independent, and Star of West Africa between 1950 and
1952. In 1944, he began broadcasting jazz programmes while working at the Gold Coast
Broadcasting Service under the name Guy Warren, which he continued using for the next three
decades. In 1951, he did a series of jazz programmes for the British Broadcasting Corporation
(BBC), becoming the first African to host programmes with the service. He also acted in the 1951
film The Boy Kumasenu, playing the role of Yeboah.He worked at Station ELBC, the National
Broadcasting Service of Liberia, as assistant director and disc jockey between 1953 and 1955.
He joined E. T. Mensah and others to form the jazz band The Tempos but left the band in 1951.
[9] In 1955 Warren left for Chicago and joined the Gene Esposito Band as co-leader,
percussionist, and arranger. With them he recorded his first album, Africa Speaks, America
Answers (Decca, 1956). African music was popular, but it had not been integrated with world
music until Warren. Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Osibisa popularized Ghanaba's music. During his
stay in America, he worked with Duke Ellington, Max Roach, Charlie Parker, and Louis Armstrong.
By 1974 he had returned to Ghana, where on 1 July 1974, Republic Day, he changed his name to
"Ghanaba". He later said: "After the United States disillusioned me, I wanted to resurrect the
African component of jazz. African interpretations of jazz were different than African American
version I heard in the U.S. I discovered Africanness in the U.S. ... I wanted to do African music.
In the 1990s, he played a role in the film Sankofa (1993), written and directed by Haile Gerima,
who was working in the United States. It was filmed also in Ghana and Burkina Faso.[12] Ghanaba
continued to make music until his death aged 85 on 22 December 2008 at the 37 Military
Hospital in Accra.He was buried in a coffin designed as a drum by Eric Adjetey Anang of Kane
Kwei Carpentry Workshop.