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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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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: Full details Caleb Kudah’s arrest and Citi FM’s mistake
For more than 15 hours since news broke of the arrest of Citi FM’s Caleb Kudah, I restrained myself from passing any comment or opinion. But I knew…
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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: The dreaded locks of Achimota
When I met my wife, her hair was natural. Not only was it her own hair, but she hadn’t permed or relaxed it. She kept softening creams at…
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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: Domelevo, Alhassan and the soldier
Dear Daniel Yaw Domelevo, I am touched to write your tribute at a time you’re still part of the audience. I must, however, confess that I write this…
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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: Oppong Nkrumah, Prof. Kwame Karikari did not lie
Dear Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, I heard you stress at the vetting last week that I had never said I went to South Africa because my life had been…
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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: Why proficiency in English matters in ministerial jobs
My father is illiterate. He cannot read or write. And his knowledge of the English language is limited to pidgin. Does that make my father useless or has…
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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: “ERRORtoral” Commission and Akufo-Addo’s coup d’état
When you are aggrieved and bystanders ask you to seek justice in the court, that certainly isn’t bad advice. But that advice can be bad if your adversary…
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Ghana’s Election 2020: The Uncertainty of December 7
The war drums are throbbing again. And those in the political arena are dancing to tunes they’re familiar with, the consequences of which they may not have imagined.…
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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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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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THE FOURTH JOHN EXCERPTS: The night before Atta Mills named John Mahama as his running mate
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 Three titled “The…