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Yendi , is the traditional capital of the Kingdom of Dagbon and the administrative centre of the Yendi Municipal District in the Northern Region of Ghana. As of 2021, the population of Yendi was 154,421 comprising 76,142 males and 78,279 females. It is the seat of the King of the Dagbon, Ghana's oldest kingdom.
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The Kuga Naa is an elder in the court of the Yaa Naa, in the Kingdom of Dagbon in northern Ghana, and head of a four-member committee that constitute the kingmakers of Dagbon. The current Kuga Naa is Abdulai Adam II. The Kingmakers of Dagbon are the ultimate custodians of the Dagbon constitution, with the Kuga Naa acting as the mouthpiece for the oracle that chooses a new Yaa Naa. The other Kingmakers are Tugurinam and Gomli; who are also courtiers at the Gbewaa Palace, and Gushei Naa; the chief of Gushegu. The first Kuɣu Naa was Naa Sitobu’s younger brother. After him, unlike the other courtiers, this office has been hereditary.
Gundonaa Hajia Samata Abudu is the Paramount woman Chief of the Dagbon traditional area in the Northern Region of Ghana. All women Chiefs in that area are subordinate to her. She heads the Gundogu skin, the female equivalent of the Yendi skin, which is headed by the Yaa-Naa. The Gundonaa is the only Chief, be it male or female, who is able to veto the Yaa-Naa's word. She is assisted in her duties by the Kpatunaa, a female Chief of the Kpatuya clan.
For the Zosimli Naa of the Tamale Dakpema, see Dakpema Zosimli Naa.
HRH Dr. Susan J. Herlin was an academic, a royalty, and a humanitarian who dedicated herself to the promotion of development of Ghana. She was the first Zosimli Naa of the Kingdom of Dagbon. She was born on May 26, 1939, at Port Arthur, Texas, to Robert and Jean Herlin. She died on May 21, 2014, at Louisville, Kentucky. Herlin was inducted into the hall of fame of The University of Louisville's Pan-African Studies Department.
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Tindana is a title for historical rulers of the Dagbon and many other related peoples of West Africa. The tindaanima ruled over these lands before the centralisation of the states by Naa Gbewaa and his descendants. Their historical roles had been religious and spiritual, although this has been changing, with Tindaanima like the Tamale Dakpema, actively engaged in traditional political rulership. The Tindaanima are not appointed by the Yaa Naa, although they are under his authority.
HRH Kennedy S Johnson is the Dakpema Zosimli Naa of the Kingdom of Dagbon in the Republic of Ghana She is a traveller and a champion for cultural exchange, with passion for the global black community.
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{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ Mohammed, Mutaka (2022-02-13). "N'yab Dakpema throw more light on how the Dapkamli Skin was formed". Diamond 93.7FM. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ↑ "The Dakpema Chief's Palace in Tamale | Download Scientific Diagram".
- ↑ November 7, Brent Antoine Drayton; pmPermalink, 2021 at 2:10 (2021-11-06). "Dakpɛma Zosimli Naa: Tamale Dakpɛma Enskins Ms Kennedy S. Johnson • Dagbon Kingdom: Your Gateway to the Best of Culture, History & Tourism" . Retrieved 2024-06-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ GNA (2021-11-15). ""Dakpema palace enskins US based philanthropist as Zosimli Naa"". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ↑ "African Descent – Page 5". blog.mipad.org. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ↑ Beard, Sonya (2024-02-20). "Africa: Cultural Custodian - Separating Africa's Myth From Its Reality". Africa Renewal. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
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