Yaa Naa

The Yaa Naa is the title of the king of Dagbon, the Kingdom of the Dagomba people, located in the Northern Region of present-day Ghana. The current Yaa Naa is Mahama Abukari Gariba II.[1] He was enskinned on Friday, January 25, 2019.

The Lion of Gbewaa is the totemic symbol of the Yaa Naa.[2]

The Konkomba, Bimoba, Chekosi, Basaari, Chamba, Gurusi and Zantasi tribes reside within Dagbon.[3]

  1. ^ "2-5: The Yaa-Naa and the Yendi Elders". www.adrummerstestament.com. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  2. ^ admin (2021-10-05). "'Lion emblem is preserve of Yaa-Naa'". Ghanaian Times. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  3. ^ Olsen, William C.; Beek, Walter E. A. van (2015-08-30). Evil in Africa: Encounters with the Everyday. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253017505.