For the Zosimli Naa of the Tamale Dakpema, see Dakpema Zosimli Naa.
The Zosimli Naa is a royal title in Ghana. It directly translates as Chief of Zosimli. The title, Naa translates as King or Chief while Zosimli means: Cooperation, Alliance, Accord, Collaboration and Friendships. The Tamale-Louisville sister city relationship is administered under the office of a Zosimli Naa. The Zosimli Palace is located in Lamashegu, Tamale. The relationship between The Kingdom of Dagbon and Europe is also administered, separately, under the office of a Zo-simli Naa.
The first Zosimli was Her Royal Highness, Naa Dr. Susan J Herlin. [1] [2] In 2022, a new Zosimli Naa, HRH Naa Ife Bell Tipaɣya was enskinned at a colorful ceremony. [3]
Naa Susan First Zosimli Naa. Beloved across the Kingdom of Dagbon. 1995-2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Naa Ife Bell Tipaɣya Enskinned in 2021 2021–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Office of Zosimli Naa is an institution dedicated to promoting and fostering development initiatives within the chieftaincy. [4] [5] With a steadfast commitment to progress, this esteemed office operates on the foundation of four key pillars: Community and Culture, Education and Leadership, Business and Innovation, and Health and Wellbeing. [6]
In 2021, The Tamale Dakpema, HRH Fuseini Bawa, enskinned Kennedy S Johnson as Dakpema Zosimli Naa. [7] The Dakpema Zosimli acts within the principality (Dakpamli) of the Dakpema. The role of the Dakpema is the governance of markets within Tamale. [8]
Tamale is the capital city of the Northern Region of Ghana. It is Ghana's third largest city, with a population of 758000. The city has been ranked as the fastest-growing city in West Africa. Tamale is located in the Kingdom of Dagbon, Ghana's oldest Kingdom.
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The Northern Region is one of the sixteen regions of Ghana. It is situated in the northern part of the country and ranks as the second largest of the sixteen regions. Before its division, it covered an area of 25,000 square kilometres, representing 10 percent of Ghana's area. In December 2018, the Savannah Region and North East Region were created from it. The Northern Region is divided into 16 districts. The region's capital is Tamale, Ghana's third largest city.
Peter Tenganabang Nanfuri was a former Inspector General of Ghana Police Service who became the Paramount Chief of the Jirapa Traditional Area with the title Naa Ansoleh Ganaa II upon retirement. He served as Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Ghana.
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Bimbilla is the capital town of Nanumba North District, a district in the Northern Region of Ghana. It is located in the East of the region, and is near the Oti River. The location is situated within the range of 8.5° north to 9.25° north latitude, and between 0.57° east to 0.5° east longitude. It borders five municipalities: Yendi Municipal to the north, Mion Municipal to the northwest, East Gonja Municipal to the west and southwest, Nanumba South Municipal to the south and east, and Zabzugu Municipal to the north-northeast.
Nyankpala, with the appelation Beyom Yili, is a town located about 10 miles south-west of Tamale, the capital of the Northern Region of Ghana. The University for Development Studies (UDS) has its premier campus located in the town. This campus is the first of the university's campuses, the first to be established in northern Ghana.
World Damba Festival is an enactment of the Damba festival of Northern Ghana by Ghanaians living in other parts of the world. World Damba festival was first celebrated in 1999 in Louisville, Kentucky. London hosted the event in 2012. Other cities that have hosted the festival include Boston in Massachusetts, Amsterdam, and Brussels.
The Kingdom of Dagbon (Dagbaŋ) is the oldest and one of the most organised traditional kingdoms in Ghana founded by the Dagomba people (Dagbamba) in the 15th century. During its rise, it comprised, at various points, the Northern, Upper West, Upper East, Savannah Region and North East regions of present-day Ghana. It also covered portions of Burkina Faso, North East Ivory Coast and North West Togo. Since Ghana's independence in 1957, the Kingdom just like all of Ghana's kingdoms and ethnic states has assumed a traditional, customary role.
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Adam Amandi (1918–2006) was an Educationist, Farmer, Environmentalist and Ghanaian politician. He was a three-time Member of Parliament, and a senior member of the Busia Administration. He was a true blue, blue blooded founding member of the Northern People's Party, its various iterations—-United Party, Progress Party, Popular Front Party, and the New Patriotic Party.
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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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Tamale Islamic Science Senior High School(Tissec) is a public, co-educational senior high school located in Tamale, the capital of the Northern Region of Ghana. It was established in 1997 as a STEM school by the Islamic Development Bank. Later, it was absorbed into the Ghanaian public school system. The school was used as a temporary lecture space for students of the University for Development Studies.
For the Zosimli Naa of the Kingdom of Dagbon, see Zosimli Naa.
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.