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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: Why Prof. Benneh’s killers may not be found
My first meeting with Prof. Emmanuel Yaw Benneh was in his office at the University of Ghana Law School, where he had taught for 30 years before his…
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MANASSEH AZURE AWUNI: Andrew Amuna returns home, but not to stay
Andrew Mbabila Amuna had missed his mother and father, so he invited them to visit him in the United States. Some months earlier, William and Genevieve Amuna had…
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THE FOURTH JOHN EXCERPTS: The First Lady’s Complaint to the Vice President’s Mother
We will be bringing you excerpts from Manasseh Azure Awuni’s book, “The Fourth John: Reign, Rejection & Rebound”. Today, we bring you excerpts from Chapter Twelve titled “The…
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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: No tribute or book of condolence when I die
In 2006, I bought a copy of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana hymn book, circled Hymn 468 and wrote boldly above it, “My Burial Hymn.” My colleague teachers…
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Mr. Ezekiel Oppong took a deep breath and lay panting like someone who had lapped up a hundred-meter race. That Sunday morning was the second time he had…
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I had asked Mr. Nyavor to stop opening the car door for me. He was as old as my father and I was uneasy with the way he…
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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: The New Building for Our “Useless” Parliament
In July 2018, I conducted a poll on Facebook on the usefulness or otherwise of the parliament of Ghana in our democracy. Here is the question I asked:…
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MANSE’S FOLDER: Even Akufo-Addo’s wife will choose John Mahama over her husband on this
Some NPP activists say my comments on the Akufo-Addo government are baseless. They are not! In November 2016, I wrote an article in which I said any idiot…
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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: Mr. President, show me your friend.
Dear Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, It’s been a while since I last wrote to you. I know this letter, like the last one I wrote to you…
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A LETTER TO MY FUTURE WIFE: Why your ex can’t be your friend
Dear Serwaa, Today I want to remind you of one fundamental principle you must learn and keep if you want our relationship to live to achieve the purpose…
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A LETTER TO MY FUTURE WIFE: Keep your female friends away from me
Dear Serwaa, I am not comfortable with how your female friends are getting close to me. Your best friend Ewurabena, for instance, was upset when she called several…
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A LETTER TO MY FUTURE WIFE: Why you shouldn’t have bridal shower!
Dear Serwaa, I am writing in response to what you intend to do the night before our wedding. You indicated in your last letter to me that you…