The remarkable story of the Ghanaian scholar who bagged four degrees in four years

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PALPABLE LIES 1 year ago

PURELY FAKE. YOU CAN TRUST THESE GHANAIAN 419S TO BAG ANYTHING.

PURELY FAKE. YOU CAN TRUST THESE GHANAIAN 419S TO BAG ANYTHING.
OSABARIMA MENSA 1 year ago

Wallow in your palpable stupidity. Gyimii saa!

Wallow in your palpable stupidity. Gyimii saa!
Nuhu 1 year ago

Asante on the globe. I taught Asantes are champions of business but also academics

Asante on the globe. I taught Asantes are champions of business but also academics
Dr. Allen Smith Jackson, UK 1 year ago

Yonso, Asanteman and Ghana are proud of you Prof

Yonso, Asanteman and Ghana are proud of you Prof
Ex-Pope 1 year ago

You're a stinking idiot. Prof. Yeboah's accomplishment deserves to be celebrated. For your dumb ass' information, in addition to Prof. Yeboah, there was also another gifted Ghanaian by the name Herbert Winful, also an enginee ...
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You're a stinking idiot. Prof. Yeboah's accomplishment deserves to be celebrated. For your dumb ass' information, in addition to Prof. Yeboah, there was also another gifted Ghanaian by the name Herbert Winful, also an engineering student at MIT who went on to become to become an outstanding research engineer and Professor of Engineering at the University of Michigan. I believe Prof. Winful completed his bachelor degree at MIT one year ahead of Prof. Yeboah, but they surely must have crossed paths. As Prof. Yeboah indicated in his interview, the educational system in Ghana when he was in secondary school was very good, and I will add that it was among the best in the globe. You may not be impressed with the high achievements of Prof. Yeboah, but you can rest assured that millions of Ghanaians and many others who are not Ghanaians do appreciate his accomplishments and hold him in high regard. Let's learn to celebrate the accomplishments of these men and women, for they have gone on to impact others by imparting knowledge on their students. Excellent work, Prof. Yeboah.
1999 1 year ago

Yes fake. We all know. Asantis are always desperate to be seen and known. They beg for recognition by writing made up stories to make themselves feel good.

Have we all not noticed that these folks who write here write thi ...
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Yes fake. We all know. Asantis are always desperate to be seen and known. They beg for recognition by writing made up stories to make themselves feel good.

Have we all not noticed that these folks who write here write things just to praise Asantis? We know. When it is about another tribe , the authors never says where the person is from. They just make blunt statements. When it's an Asantis they are promoting, they mentioned specifics. Sick Asantis.

Dr.Nkrumah's mistake is the Asantis he insisted on forming a Unitary State with. Entitled POSs to be sharing a nation with. Sick people.
Asantis are a big mistake.
Mond 1 year ago

Cry more because you want Ashantis to give you attention...hahaha.You are as useless as your tribesmen who work for us.We will slap you dumb cretins

Cry more because you want Ashantis to give you attention...hahaha.You are as useless as your tribesmen who work for us.We will slap you dumb cretins
Wisefolk 1 year ago

After that what? Degree upon degree so?

After that what? Degree upon degree so?
Bleacher 1 year ago

It would have been helpful if had read through all the story

It would have been helpful if had read through all the story
Bleacher 1 year ago

You had I mean

You had I mean

OSABARIMA MENSA 1 year ago

If you knew what POLYMERS are, you would be ashamed to pose your question. Gyimii saa!

If you knew what POLYMERS are, you would be ashamed to pose your question. Gyimii saa!
Siakwan 1 year ago

Very inspiring, especially the part where you were able to apply the knowledge you gained to solve real life problems with patents in your name. I'm from Jamasi and I know the town (Yonso) where it all started.

Very inspiring, especially the part where you were able to apply the knowledge you gained to solve real life problems with patents in your name. I'm from Jamasi and I know the town (Yonso) where it all started.
Degrees is no achievement 1 year ago

What the hell did he achieve?? Nothing. Only degrees. Mark Zuckerberg has no degree. Bill Gates has no degree. All the big people doing big things don't give a damn about degrees. Only Africa. People carry degrees whilst thei ...
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What the hell did he achieve?? Nothing. Only degrees. Mark Zuckerberg has no degree. Bill Gates has no degree. All the big people doing big things don't give a damn about degrees. Only Africa. People carry degrees whilst their brains are empty. No legacy. Only papers.
Bleacher 1 year ago

He has several patents to his name in the areas of polymer and silicone. These products continue to impact societies across the world even as i speak. Not everyone can be an entrepreneur like those you mentioned.

He has several patents to his name in the areas of polymer and silicone. These products continue to impact societies across the world even as i speak. Not everyone can be an entrepreneur like those you mentioned.
Kwame 1 year ago

Education rules the world ok. Especially doctoral degrees. That's where the major research is. Coronavirus was crushed out by educated minds with PhDs and med sciences. Inflation, interest rates etc are solved by economists a ...
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Education rules the world ok. Especially doctoral degrees. That's where the major research is. Coronavirus was crushed out by educated minds with PhDs and med sciences. Inflation, interest rates etc are solved by economists and finance experts. Roads and highways are designed by engineers like this man. Most global billionares you have mentioned went to University. Ellon Must was in Penn State, the Amazon man had Summa Cum Laude from Prinston. Warren Buffett had his masters in Finance from Columbia. Even Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg had their great knowledge from professors with PhD in Harvard . They were there for years before they left. Without great education, the world will be in complete disarray so shut up ok.
Kwame 1 year ago

Please check your fact well. The world is NEVER NEVER been ruled by education. Money is actually ruling the educated. They seat in the office but people with money influence them

Please check your fact well. The world is NEVER NEVER been ruled by education. Money is actually ruling the educated. They seat in the office but people with money influence them
OSABARIMA MENSA 1 year ago

No one has an empty brain than you have shown here. To you ignorance is bliss. Gyimii saa!

No one has an empty brain than you have shown here. To you ignorance is bliss. Gyimii saa!
Kubut3 1 year ago

From a village in Africa to MIT . That alone is an achievement. Aboa wo maame tw3. Yonso Apaa, kyekyewere @Jamasi. Good people.

From a village in Africa to MIT . That alone is an achievement. Aboa wo maame tw3. Yonso Apaa, kyekyewere @Jamasi. Good people.
GhMan 1 year ago

Are all these the filthy words you learnt to use, man? It shows how uncultured you are to be using such words.

Are all these the filthy words you learnt to use, man? It shows how uncultured you are to be using such words.
Steve Ntow 1 year ago

very inspiring

very inspiring

Okponglo Guy 1 year ago

Ohene, mo ne yo!

Ohene, mo ne yo!
Kwame 1 year ago

Recently a professor with PhD in New York gave the city university of New York $1 billion for free. University of Massachusetts alumni, in 2024 commencement, gave every graduating student $1000 cash for free right on the gra ...
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Recently a professor with PhD in New York gave the city university of New York $1 billion for free. University of Massachusetts alumni, in 2024 commencement, gave every graduating student $1000 cash for free right on the graduation ground. Education rules the world. Most educated minds with the money doesn't make noise. Aweni pa enkasa.
Jacob 1 year ago

There are some people who will criticize when you build homes for them. Congratulations. You have impacted the world

There are some people who will criticize when you build homes for them. Congratulations. You have impacted the world
I bet you most are Trokosis 1 year ago

I bet you most of the people making negative comments are Trokosis because the guy's name is not one if their own.

I bet you most of the people making negative comments are Trokosis because the guy's name is not one if their own.
Amoatia Kwasiapanin 1 year ago

I came to the comments section just to fish out tribal fools like you, and interestingly, you are the only one who chose to say something tribal.
How low can some of you go with your inferiority complex?

I came to the comments section just to fish out tribal fools like you, and interestingly, you are the only one who chose to say something tribal.
How low can some of you go with your inferiority complex?
Yaw 1 year ago

Asantes excel everywhere they go .

Asantes excel everywhere they go .
Tsidzada 1 year ago

Mtcheew, the nkwaseasem in this kentry eerrh ! Hmm

Mtcheew, the nkwaseasem in this kentry eerrh ! Hmm
Akwaso Obuor 1 year ago

Chinese scholars return from MIT to build Great China Super Power. All these Ghanaians scholars in US have not made any impact on our S & T endeavours. What a shame?. You could not even establish a Chair in you nane at KNUST ...
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Chinese scholars return from MIT to build Great China Super Power. All these Ghanaians scholars in US have not made any impact on our S & T endeavours. What a shame?. You could not even establish a Chair in you nane at KNUST. Dead goat syndrome.
Nii Akwei 1 year ago

Last year University of Ghana,Legon said they are going to start a computer manufacturing plant in 2024. This is all talk as usual.

In Ghana, research allowance is rather used as salary.

Last year University of Ghana,Legon said they are going to start a computer manufacturing plant in 2024. This is all talk as usual.

In Ghana, research allowance is rather used as salary.
Tex 1 year ago

The son of my great uncle the late Opanin Yaw Duode, well done Asonaba.

The son of my great uncle the late Opanin Yaw Duode, well done Asonaba.

Ghanaba kwaku 1 year ago

4 degrees in 4 years for what? What has that impact the economy of Ghana? Useless 4 degrees, that's how I see it. 4 useless degrees in 4 wasted years, period.
We should think outside the box. Degree, degree, degree.... and ...
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4 degrees in 4 years for what? What has that impact the economy of Ghana? Useless 4 degrees, that's how I see it. 4 useless degrees in 4 wasted years, period.
We should think outside the box. Degree, degree, degree.... and we are still here suffering
Kubut3 1 year ago

Ghanaba, HE has already impacted a great country called USA. He worked for GE . Aboa come to his village and see .he has impacted the lives of his extended family economically. You can also impact the economy of Ghana b ...
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Ghanaba, HE has already impacted a great country called USA. He worked for GE . Aboa come to his village and see .he has impacted the lives of his extended family economically. You can also impact the economy of Ghana by planting cassava. Lazy bastard.
Kofi Virginia 1 year ago

If no benefit to Ghana’s economy, at least all his four children achieved. This is no fake story.

If no benefit to Ghana’s economy, at least all his four children achieved. This is no fake story.
Kwame Sarpong 1 year ago

This is the kind of story I like to read all day. Yes, as far back as early 70's MIT and other ivy league were giving scholarships to Africans for further studies. Back then, such information was only known to selected few.
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This is the kind of story I like to read all day. Yes, as far back as early 70's MIT and other ivy league were giving scholarships to Africans for further studies. Back then, such information was only known to selected few.

I am glad to read about Dr Yeboah with his accomplishments. The children have done well too.
Let us have more of such stories.
Joe Atiso 1 year ago

Trokosis and inward-looking Ewes detest such achievements just because Prof Yeboah is not one of their own. The handful Trokosi academic successes are always flooding the airwaves in Ghana like as if Asantes (Akans) are illit ...
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Trokosis and inward-looking Ewes detest such achievements just because Prof Yeboah is not one of their own. The handful Trokosi academic successes are always flooding the airwaves in Ghana like as if Asantes (Akans) are illiterates. Trokosi Ewes should continue to sing praises of their wayward / sadist JJ Rawlings for allowing them to attain formal education at the expense of Asantes / Akans. JJ Rawlings hijacked the Scholarship Secretariat for almost 20 years and awarded scholarships to undeserving Ewes to attend top colleges across the globe at the expense of deserving Asantes / Akans due to hatred and jealousy. There are so many brilliant Asantes/ Akans in all walks of life who were sidelined by the blood- letting JJ Rawlings during the dark days of his regime/ reign that Ghana has never recovered from the brain drain. God bless Asantes/ Akans for their resilience even in the face of adversity.
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Dan 1 year ago

This is my personal problem with such stories. You begin from Ghana as a Ghanaian, at a certain point Ghana grants you a Public scholarship to school, you complete then travel abroad and never returned to work even for one ye ...
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This is my personal problem with such stories. You begin from Ghana as a Ghanaian, at a certain point Ghana grants you a Public scholarship to school, you complete then travel abroad and never returned to work even for one year in Ghana so that the country can at least derive some benefits from your expertise which it contributed hugely.
So now that you've retired what's your use to Ghana? And I'm sure his kids too are in the US as well?
Exactly the difference between the White man and the Black man. At the end we return to Ghana and then start blaming Government for everything meanwhile you haven't contributed a part to Ghana's advancement all your adult life? Shame !!!
1999 1 year ago

We shall investigate that from those Universities. We know you ASANTI to be crooks. You buy degrees. Academic thieves.

We shall investigate that from those Universities. We know you ASANTI to be crooks. You buy degrees. Academic thieves.
Mond 1 year ago

You kno ur moda to be a crook from the market..Hurry up and investigate toothless bulldog witha face like a goats scrotum..hahaha

You kno ur moda to be a crook from the market..Hurry up and investigate toothless bulldog witha face like a goats scrotum..hahaha
Boston_finnest 1 year ago

Useless....how is that going to create jobs

Useless....how is that going to create jobs
Brim 1 year ago

Lazy baboon.Create your own job instead of waiting ..kwasia

Lazy baboon.Create your own job instead of waiting ..kwasia
Northern Boy 1 year ago

Just being a Ghanaian excites ghanaweb so much. Let's also hear his contribution to ghana's development efforts

Just being a Ghanaian excites ghanaweb so much. Let's also hear his contribution to ghana's development efforts
Shit hole 1 year ago

What is remarkable about this, the PHDs that has disappointed Ghana? Apart from Dr Kwame Nkrumah what has Ghana benefit Phds ..I respect our gallant fishermen and farmers and food sellers more..after all even medicine can not ...
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What is remarkable about this, the PHDs that has disappointed Ghana? Apart from Dr Kwame Nkrumah what has Ghana benefit Phds ..I respect our gallant fishermen and farmers and food sellers more..after all even medicine can not work without food

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