An Oak Tree has fallen: Professor Ivor Wilks

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• Patricia 11 years ago

  May Professor Emeritus, Ivor G Wilks rest in peace. May God continue to bless his family and may we have more people like him in the world? REST in ETERNAL Peace.

  May Professor Emeritus, Ivor G Wilks rest in peace. May God continue to bless his family and may we have more people like him in the world? REST in ETERNAL Peace.

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• ABROKYIRE Y3 FUCKEN! 11 years ago

  So Ghanaians have to wait for the whiteman's influence before "setting up" "African studies"? And with all their "mouth", Ashantis couldn't even research their heritage? A whiteman has to "chronicle the rise of the Ashanti k ...
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  So Ghanaians have to wait for the whiteman's influence before "setting up" "African studies"? And with all their "mouth", Ashantis couldn't even research their heritage? A whiteman has to "chronicle the rise of the Ashanti kingdom"?
  Poor Folks!

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• Ibrahim Baba 11 years ago

  He told many lies about history of Ghana including misrepresentation of what actually happened between tribes. We don't owe him anything

  He told many lies about history of Ghana including misrepresentation of what actually happened between tribes. We don't owe him anything

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• SOJOURNER BRUISED 11 years ago

  CRENSHAW CENTERS SHOULD
  KNOW REAL TRUTH
  
  To agree with pastor Chris of saturday ministries, quoting the book of Roman saying righteousness is a gift, so eternity is also a gift of grace which came from the savior Jesus Ch ...
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  CRENSHAW CENTERS SHOULD
  KNOW REAL TRUTH
  
  To agree with pastor Chris of saturday ministries, quoting the book of Roman saying righteousness is a gift, so eternity is also a gift of grace which came from the savior Jesus Christ, who was also gift from almighty to die on the cross of calvary to authenticate the almighty plans of salvation onto man.
  
  For God so love the world that he gave his only begotten son, who so ever believes in him should not perish. Here within the almighty's plan of salvation he can give gift to those he chooses without the persons merits, as it happens to Moses, David, Daniel, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Noah and many more in the old testament. For the new testament men have to come through his salvation plan through the Savior son Jesis Christ to learn about faith ,love,hope,peace,joy,strive,lawlessness and other attributes of the bible.
  
  We also learn that the bible as in Quoran both have truth and lies within them. A persons best is to choose the truth, that comes from Ibrahim(Abraham) and Isaac(issa) as father and son; then Allah(Almighty God) and son Anabi- Issa(Saviot Jesus Christ). Missing these four characters makes your religion a fake.
  
  Does the Pope has children of his own? if he has how does he got them? By dying on the cross of calvary? What role does he play for the body of Christ Jesus? How did Clinton-Bush-Obama give peace,faith and freedom to the world? Shedding their own blood to save people? or other people blood?
  
  It is your call to answer these questions, if their claims are from the source and destinations I am talking about?

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• TANKO 11 years ago

  >>>IBRAHIM BABA OTANIII ABOA ampa !!!

  >>>IBRAHIM BABA OTANIII ABOA ampa !!!

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• KUMASI LEGON 11 years ago

  From the article, he wrote at least one book and had 178 works of publication.
  
  Ghanaman, even decades after PhD, does nothing but look for bribes, mansions and their friends' wives to fuck, while he himself is married!
  
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  From the article, he wrote at least one book and had 178 works of publication.
  
  Ghanaman, even decades after PhD, does nothing but look for bribes, mansions and their friends' wives to fuck, while he himself is married!
  
  That's their understanding of the good life.
  "Enjoying" they call it.
  What a stupid country!
  
  He should never have advocated for us in his "Decolonising History".
  
  We could not, and still cannot do anything for ourselves.
  He wasted his talent on Africans, fools cursed into Hades.
  
  RIP, Sir.

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• Komla 11 years ago

  Prof Wilks left Oxford University to help the newly established University College now University of Ghana -Legon.
  Lesson on altruism for all of us.
  Rest in eternal peace Prof.

  Prof Wilks left Oxford University to help the newly established University College now University of Ghana -Legon.
  Lesson on altruism for all of us.
  Rest in eternal peace Prof.

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• Onua Ben 11 years ago

  Professor Wilks, Asanteman ma wo da yie. Ayebiafo, wadi ako ato. Damirifa, damirifa, due, due ne amanehunu. Nyame mfa wo nsie dwoo.

  Professor Wilks, Asanteman ma wo da yie. Ayebiafo, wadi ako ato. Damirifa, damirifa, due, due ne amanehunu. Nyame mfa wo nsie dwoo.

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• JB AMOATENG 11 years ago

  He was the greatest specialist on Asante history and made the Asante nation known to the world.He will be forever remembered
  by the Asante nation!

  He was the greatest specialist on Asante history and made the Asante nation known to the world.He will be forever remembered
  by the Asante nation!

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• David Owusu-Ansah 11 years ago

  May Ivor Rest in Great Peace. He was a great scholar/researcher and engaged his students, including me, in critical thinking.

  May Ivor Rest in Great Peace. He was a great scholar/researcher and engaged his students, including me, in critical thinking.

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• JB AMOATENG 11 years ago

  He was the greatest specialist on Asante history and made the Asante nation known to the world.He will be forever remembered
  by the Asante nation! May his soul rest in peace!

  He was the greatest specialist on Asante history and made the Asante nation known to the world.He will be forever remembered
  by the Asante nation! May his soul rest in peace!

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• Hammond 11 years ago

  May his soul rest in perfect peach. African has lost a great man!!!!!!!!!!

  May his soul rest in perfect peach. African has lost a great man!!!!!!!!!!

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• Kwabena S. Akosah, Brooklyn, NY 11 years ago

  That's the tragedy of the human condition: We're never going to live forever. As humans, we'll definitely yield to the cold hands of death at some point in our lives. But we're grateful that, Prof., you had gift of old age th ...
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  That's the tragedy of the human condition: We're never going to live forever. As humans, we'll definitely yield to the cold hands of death at some point in our lives. But we're grateful that, Prof., you had gift of old age that enabled you to pursue, to the full, your life's passion: history not least Asante past and experience which you felt, and rightly, had affinities and comparisons to civilizations elsewhere in the world including your own Europe which, to this day, still tragically has 'Trevor-Ropers' who don't see any thing good about African past nor and present. Most of Africa particularly Ghana and Asante owed you a huge debt of gratitude, for the gallant 'fight' you fought for us. Your namesake's (Ivor) description of your passing as the falling of an oak tree is most appropriate. Indeed, you were a big Oak Tree within the African Studies community and you're leaving a void which filling won't be easy. Da yie, Prof!

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• Oscar 11 years ago

  Thanks for providing this news-worthy item. I must confess I had never heard of Professor Wilks. He was obviously a dedicated academic who sought to document and set the record straight.

  Thanks for providing this news-worthy item. I must confess I had never heard of Professor Wilks. He was obviously a dedicated academic who sought to document and set the record straight.

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• Kofi Virginia 11 years ago

  Ibrahim,
  
  Give examples of the lies. How much research or writing or even reading have you done?

  Ibrahim,
  
  Give examples of the lies. How much research or writing or even reading have you done?

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• Nana, Kofi 11 years ago

  But the Akwamu/Denkyiras were long living in Ghana before the Asantes who keep on telling us they came from a 'hole'. It could be a very very dark 'hole' indeed. Hence their mind-set of false belief that they are better all G ...
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  But the Akwamu/Denkyiras were long living in Ghana before the Asantes who keep on telling us they came from a 'hole'. It could be a very very dark 'hole' indeed. Hence their mind-set of false belief that they are better all Ghanaians. A typical utterance of inferiority persons

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• Jomo 11 years ago

  You so-called "Nana Kofi" that you call yourself, is BIOLOGICALLY INFERIOR to ASANTE HUMAN BEINGS You Sub-Animal Feaces hate
  
  And you call yourself "Nana Kofi" ?. You can (NEVER) be an Asante, since you are BIOLOGICALLY A ...
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  You so-called "Nana Kofi" that you call yourself, is BIOLOGICALLY INFERIOR to ASANTE HUMAN BEINGS You Sub-Animal Feaces hate
  
  And you call yourself "Nana Kofi" ?. You can (NEVER) be an Asante, since you are BIOLOGICALLY A SUB-ANIMAL TRIBALIST, and (LESS) than even feaces.
  
  You Son of a Bitch
  
  
  By Jomo

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• Nana Kofi 11 years ago

  You have displayed your low intelligence and ignorance because a dumb like you thinks that only an Asante is called Kofi and only an Asante is called Nana. Let me give you free education 'little boy' In Ghana any child who wa ...
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  You have displayed your low intelligence and ignorance because a dumb like you thinks that only an Asante is called Kofi and only an Asante is called Nana. Let me give you free education 'little boy' In Ghana any child who was born on Friday whatever tribe, is called Kofi. There are Akwapems, Ahantas, Bonos, Kwahus, Juabengs, Fantes, Nzimas and Asantes, who are all AKANS though of different tribes. Any Akan can be called NANA as a name, a chief, a title eg abusua panyi. For you to jump to the conclusion that I am not an Asante because I am called Nana Kofi is not only ridiculous but shows how little you know about you own Akan tribes.

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• Jomo 11 years ago

  >>> (TO: THE SUB_HUMAN, AND SUB-ANIMAL CALLING ITSELF "NANA KOFI") >>> YOU CAN (NEVER) BE BIOLOGICALLY CLASSIFIED AS AN AKAN, AND CAN (NEVER) BE CLASSIFIED AS A GHANAIAN, AND CAN (NEVER) BE CLASSIFIED AS AN AFRICAN, AND CAN ( ...
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  >>> (TO: THE SUB_HUMAN, AND SUB-ANIMAL CALLING ITSELF "NANA KOFI") >>> YOU CAN (NEVER) BE BIOLOGICALLY CLASSIFIED AS AN AKAN, AND CAN (NEVER) BE CLASSIFIED AS A GHANAIAN, AND CAN (NEVER) BE CLASSIFIED AS AN AFRICAN, AND CAN (NEVER) BE CLASSIFIED AS A HUMAN BEING, SINCE YOU, AN INFERIOR HATE-MONGER --- CALLING YOURSELF "NANA KOFI" IS LESS THAN EVEN ANIMALS, AND (LESS) THAN EVEN FEACES
  
  >>> YOU ARE INDEED, SUB-ANIMAL, AND SUB-HUMAN AND (LESS) THAN EVEN FEACES and {NOT] QUALIFIED TO CALL YOURSELF "NANA KOFI"< SINCE YOU ARE BIOLOGICALLY INFERIOR TO [ALL] AKANS, AND BIOLOGICALLY INFERIOR TO [ALL] ASANTES YOU HATE, AND BIOLOGICALLY INFERIOR TO [ALL] GHANAIANS, AND BIOLOGICALLY INFERIOR TO [ALL] AFRICANS, AND BIOLOGICALLY INFERIOR TO [ALL] HUMAN RACES --- (SINCE YOU ARE [NOT] PART OF THE HUMAN RACE !!!)
  
  >>> VERILY, VERILY, YOU ARE BIOLOGICALLY INFERIOR TO ALL GHANAIANS >>> You so-called "Nana Kofi" that you call yourself, is BIOLOGICALLY INFERIOR to ASANTE HUMAN BEINGS You Sub-Animal Feaces hate
  
  And you call yourself "Nana Kofi" ?. You can (NEVER) be an Asante, and can (NEVER) be classified as a Human Being, since you are BIOLOGICALLY A SUB-ANIMAL TRIBALIST, and (LESS) than even feaces.
  
  You Son of a Bitch

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