Comedian Trevor Noah ridicules President Akufo-Addo over plagiarism row

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Otaniiba 7 years ago

ABOAFUNU LIKE YOU

ABOAFUNU LIKE YOU
DR TRUTH 7 years ago

IF YOU GO TO SOUTH AFRICA OR YOU MEET ANY BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS THEY STILL THINK WHITES ARE SUPER HUMANS OR SOME DEMI-gods.. THE BEATINGS AFA OMUTRIM

IF YOU GO TO SOUTH AFRICA OR YOU MEET ANY BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS THEY STILL THINK WHITES ARE SUPER HUMANS OR SOME DEMI-gods.. THE BEATINGS AFA OMUTRIM
Kwame 7 years ago

You go cry, your president ino good, day not good

You go cry, your president ino good, day not good
Villager 7 years ago

You see how Ghanaweb has has published the issue and Ghanaians have thought that Trevor Noah’s programme is from South Africa. This is complete gatekeeping to minimize the effect on the president. Shame on you Ghanaweb. We ...
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You see how Ghanaweb has has published the issue and Ghanaians have thought that Trevor Noah’s programme is from South Africa. This is complete gatekeeping to minimize the effect on the president. Shame on you Ghanaweb. We in my village have caught you pants down.
Trevor is S. African and is proud of it but does not work in S. Africa or for a S. African company. he even teases his country SA from time to time
TRUTH STANDS 7 years ago

Bawumuya should have made his first wife the first lady. Why samira? He should learn from Aliu Mahama

Bawumuya should have made his first wife the first lady. Why samira? He should learn from Aliu Mahama
PNDC 7 years ago

A very idiotic comedian. What have you said about your corrupt president Zuma?

A very idiotic comedian. What have you said about your corrupt president Zuma?
Kwame 7 years ago

The truth hurts and Nana got caught like fure, don't blame the comedian he is just doing his job

The truth hurts and Nana got caught like fure, don't blame the comedian he is just doing his job
Joana 7 years ago

Now you can see the negative impact of going in for a confused man with an embarrassing 3rd class degree from the University of Ghana. He thought he could get a way with plagiarism just as he got away with practicing law wit ...
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Now you can see the negative impact of going in for a confused man with an embarrassing 3rd class degree from the University of Ghana. He thought he could get a way with plagiarism just as he got away with practicing law without a law certificate.
@@@@ 7 years ago

Nana's first speech and the world is laughing at Ghana. What a president.

Nana's first speech and the world is laughing at Ghana. What a president.
AB 7 years ago

It is not fun. Why are we doing this to ousleves? He is president of Ghana not NPP president. Why will we be happy that a foriegner is making fun of our president? It doesn't matter your party he resents Ghana as a soveriegn ...
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It is not fun. Why are we doing this to ousleves? He is president of Ghana not NPP president. Why will we be happy that a foriegner is making fun of our president? It doesn't matter your party he resents Ghana as a soveriegn nation
Red 7 years ago

The man mess Ghana up big time.

The man mess Ghana up big time.
Jerry 7 years ago

What do you mean? You knew very well that Nana had an embarrassing 3rd class degree and therefore was bound to embarrass Ghana, yet you went in for the certificateless fake lawyer.

What do you mean? You knew very well that Nana had an embarrassing 3rd class degree and therefore was bound to embarrass Ghana, yet you went in for the certificateless fake lawyer.
Wiseman 7 years ago

Oh now you are crying. If this happens to Mahama, hmmm, this is pure incompetent on their, nana himself read the speech before he delivered it. He is at fault

Oh now you are crying. If this happens to Mahama, hmmm, this is pure incompetent on their, nana himself read the speech before he delivered it. He is at fault
Nana Appiah 7 years ago

This is what will follow him wherever he goes.. What a shame

This is what will follow him wherever he goes.. What a shame
Aku 7 years ago

Yes that's because you all decided to focus on 2 lines out of an hour speech. Say what you want, it will not take away from who Nana is. He is an intelligent man and he's going to be a great president for Ghana. You people sh ...
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Yes that's because you all decided to focus on 2 lines out of an hour speech. Say what you want, it will not take away from who Nana is. He is an intelligent man and he's going to be a great president for Ghana. You people should keep wallowing in your ignorance. Can All the people jumping up and down about this issue swear that they have never lifted anything from anywhere to add to something they're writing or posting? Eh? Googling and copying and pasting. We know you all. Journalists and all. This is a man who has to come up with a show every day. He'll use anything to fill his show. DID HE GIVE CREDIT TO THE SOURCES WHERE HE GOT THIS NEWS.?
Kwame 7 years ago

So he wrote the speech for him I guess. Accept the blame lol

So he wrote the speech for him I guess. Accept the blame lol
Adoma 7 years ago

A section of president's speech indicated that Ghana will be 60 this yrs. Good. Is it OK for any Ghanaian president @60 to be plagiarising foreign speeches at this time?

A section of president's speech indicated that Ghana will be 60 this yrs. Good. Is it OK for any Ghanaian president @60 to be plagiarising foreign speeches at this time?
NPP GURU, GHANAIANS ARE NOT SERIOUS 7 years ago

WHEN YOUR DWARF PRESIDENT SAID, WE ARE BACK WITH BUSINESS, WHAT BUSINESS DOES HE MEAN? I THINK HE MEANT COCAINE AND YOU?

WHEN YOUR DWARF PRESIDENT SAID, WE ARE BACK WITH BUSINESS, WHAT BUSINESS DOES HE MEAN? I THINK HE MEANT COCAINE AND YOU?
ebo 7 years ago

nana addo ought to be impeached. He and his hunch men caused our great nation irreparable shame.

nana addo ought to be impeached. He and his hunch men caused our great nation irreparable shame.
JAY 7 years ago

NANA ADDO should have seen and read his speech before publicly reading it at his inauguration

NANA ADDO should have seen and read his speech before publicly reading it at his inauguration
Jerry 7 years ago

He definitely saw it many time as he would have rehearsed it many times to come and impress with his fake slang.

He definitely saw it many time as he would have rehearsed it many times to come and impress with his fake slang.
ghana 7 years ago

dat is how the world is.wen u keep on finding faults in ur neighbour, even wen urs is right beneath ur nose u can't see it.the man kept on finding faults with mahama not to talk of his party members,n luk at wat u read at ur ...
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dat is how the world is.wen u keep on finding faults in ur neighbour, even wen urs is right beneath ur nose u can't see it.the man kept on finding faults with mahama not to talk of his party members,n luk at wat u read at ur inauguration grounds for the whole world n the embarrassment uve caused the nation,instead of u guys to keep mute over it u find notin wrong with it.I dnt think this will be the last blunder dat will be caused.so called competent administration.
PEKI TUMU 7 years ago

Do well to mind his own business. What about the harsh they made of engaging a fraud to sign language the proceedings at the Nelson Mandela Funeral? A world event which was besmirched by their ignorance and corruption and sha ...
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Do well to mind his own business. What about the harsh they made of engaging a fraud to sign language the proceedings at the Nelson Mandela Funeral? A world event which was besmirched by their ignorance and corruption and shallow mindedness
Zulu man 7 years ago

He should shut up. Did he not say he will go back to his homelands South Africa if trump should win?talk is cheap.

He should shut up. Did he not say he will go back to his homelands South Africa if trump should win?talk is cheap.
King 7 years ago

Nana addo is disgrace to Ghanaians'and also his vice bawumi bawumia lol

Nana addo is disgrace to Ghanaians'and also his vice bawumi bawumia lol
Conscience 7 years ago

Where is moderator Martey? Is Nana Addo the foolish person you were refering to in your interview or the wise one. This year God himself will shut some of you up because you're a disgrace and a disappointment to his people. G ...
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Where is moderator Martey? Is Nana Addo the foolish person you were refering to in your interview or the wise one. This year God himself will shut some of you up because you're a disgrace and a disappointment to his people. God called you to win souls and you want to do politics. See the shame, embarrassment and disgrace your so called wise president brought upon this country? Even the so called foolish person you refered to never took Ghana this far. When God blesses a man no one can distroy him.
Conscience 7 years ago

We new nana addo will bring shame to the presidency. Let's see how he will face the American people if he goes to meet trump. Ghana be ye dededededede. Ignorant and incompetent fools.

We new nana addo will bring shame to the presidency. Let's see how he will face the American people if he goes to meet trump. Ghana be ye dededededede. Ignorant and incompetent fools.
######## 7 years ago

OH GHANA, I CRY FOR MY COUNTRY.

OH GHANA, I CRY FOR MY COUNTRY.
NPP GURU, GHANAIANS ARE NOT SERIOUS 7 years ago

CRY BECAUSE DWARFS, HAVE TAKEN OVER COUNTRY FROM US. Hmmmmm

CRY BECAUSE DWARFS, HAVE TAKEN OVER COUNTRY FROM US. Hmmmmm
Kwame s 7 years ago

Yep should have said as other presidents have said ....blah blah but at least it was good ...he probably did not know and the script writer thought he would pull a fast one ...

Yep should have said as other presidents have said ....blah blah but at least it was good ...he probably did not know and the script writer thought he would pull a fast one ...
Akwasi 7 years ago

Read Mahama Speech paragraph 16 of his 2013 inaugural speech.And John F. Kennedy inaugural Speech paragraph 22 in January 20 1961.

" in your hands,my fellow citizens,more than mine,will restthe final success or failure of ...
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Read Mahama Speech paragraph 16 of his 2013 inaugural speech.And John F. Kennedy inaugural Speech paragraph 22 in January 20 1961.

" in your hands,my fellow citizens,more than mine,will restthe final success or failure of our course"

When you point at a person,justwatch,you will see that the rest are pointed towards you.

Asiedu Nketia your Winter Coat gaffe still remain,dont be Hipocrite.
TJ 7 years ago

Lier!!!
If you truthful, just post the video. Nana has redicled Ghana. Shame Nana.

Lier!!!
If you truthful, just post the video. Nana has redicled Ghana. Shame Nana.
Your Emeritus 7 years ago

@TJ! Your spellings of liar and ridicule has digraced Ghana the most!

@TJ! Your spellings of liar and ridicule has digraced Ghana the most!
joe,boston 7 years ago

Nana Addo tried three times to become president so that he will make Ghana infamous by delivering a plagiarized speech.

Nana Addo tried three times to become president so that he will make Ghana infamous by delivering a plagiarized speech.
Killer 7 years ago

I feel ashamed for Ghana to have such low president.

I feel ashamed for Ghana to have such low president.
Mwah Ha Ha Ha 7 years ago

Who cares what the mulatto has to say

Who cares what the mulatto has to say
pocket lawyer 7 years ago

Could you Imagine some ghanaian professors,home and abroad were singing praises to such plagiarised speeches of Nana Ado,l miss Dr.Nkrumah of blessed memory.

Could you Imagine some ghanaian professors,home and abroad were singing praises to such plagiarised speeches of Nana Ado,l miss Dr.Nkrumah of blessed memory.
Martin/PA 7 years ago

It seems it was the central term of the inaugural speech. Some people didn't do their homework. This may come to haunt Nana Addo's presidential period.

It seems it was the central term of the inaugural speech. Some people didn't do their homework. This may come to haunt Nana Addo's presidential period.
Nii Zagidi Bogidi 7 years ago

What a disgrace by the incompetent Nana Addop3 Dwarf.

What a disgrace by the incompetent Nana Addop3 Dwarf.
Happy 7 years ago

When you vote for incompetent Nana Addo as president that is what happens.

When you vote for incompetent Nana Addo as president that is what happens.
Kaf Sweden 7 years ago

What a disgrace very big shame to Ghanaians not Nana Addo or npp how will this Americans will take us for ooooo ghana God have mercy

What a disgrace very big shame to Ghanaians not Nana Addo or npp how will this Americans will take us for ooooo ghana God have mercy
######## 7 years ago

I SAID A LITTLE WHILE AGO THAT GHANA WILL BECOME THE BUTT OF JOKES OF THE WORLD. IT DID NOT TAKE LONG FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. THANKS A LOT TO OUR ROYAL UGLINESS.

I SAID A LITTLE WHILE AGO THAT GHANA WILL BECOME THE BUTT OF JOKES OF THE WORLD. IT DID NOT TAKE LONG FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. THANKS A LOT TO OUR ROYAL UGLINESS.
Kofi 7 years ago

What did the world say when Bush & Clinton used the quote without attribution to Woodrow Wilson?
If Nana plagiarized then Bush & Clinton were the senior "plagiarizers"

What did the world say when Bush & Clinton used the quote without attribution to Woodrow Wilson?
If Nana plagiarized then Bush & Clinton were the senior "plagiarizers"
Kay kay 7 years ago

When did Clinton quote Woodrow?? American media is more hostile to plagiarism than any country in the world, so if their president is found guilty of stealing other people's speeches like what Akufo Addo has done, he'll be r ...
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When did Clinton quote Woodrow?? American media is more hostile to plagiarism than any country in the world, so if their president is found guilty of stealing other people's speeches like what Akufo Addo has done, he'll be roasted mercilessly
cocaine wagon. 7 years ago

A wise man wins an election on 7th of December and can not prepare an authentic speech to suit ghana for 7th January. Wei so y3 President. Di3 ghana a y3 mono!

A wise man wins an election on 7th of December and can not prepare an authentic speech to suit ghana for 7th January. Wei so y3 President. Di3 ghana a y3 mono!
Jerry 7 years ago

What kind of intelligent man will spend three long years and get an embarrassing 3rd class degree from the University of Ghana? Then he went ahead to practice law without a law certificate. He had been sacked from Oxford Univ ...
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What kind of intelligent man will spend three long years and get an embarrassing 3rd class degree from the University of Ghana? Then he went ahead to practice law without a law certificate. He had been sacked from Oxford University probably due to poor academic performance so he returned to University of Ghana and they helped him with a 3rd class degree in economics. Now he has embarrassed Ghana so openly.
Nana Wiredu 7 years ago

We've become the butt of everyone's jokes.

What a disgrace!

We've become the butt of everyone's jokes.

What a disgrace!
Gideon 7 years ago

Hmm Nana this, we gave u and ur team one month to prepare this brief speech and why not correcting ur self but has let even comedies out there make fun of us? Ohhh I really regretted given u this vote

Hmm Nana this, we gave u and ur team one month to prepare this brief speech and why not correcting ur self but has let even comedies out there make fun of us? Ohhh I really regretted given u this vote
Akwesi Ampofo 7 years ago

shame shame shame Akufo Addo Do you have to copy American leaders speech?You think you can get away with it. This is 21st century. At least JM speeches where originals.

shame shame shame Akufo Addo Do you have to copy American leaders speech?You think you can get away with it. This is 21st century. At least JM speeches where originals.
NANA BA 7 years ago

poor ghana with their poor short president....kikikiii

poor ghana with their poor short president....kikikiii
Theophilus -USA 7 years ago

You lost, and you can't handle the pain. I still see you crying, crying like a baby. He is your president and if you don't like it kill yourself. PRESIDENT NANA ADDO . You see you can't even look at the name. Your corrupt, gr ...
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You lost, and you can't handle the pain. I still see you crying, crying like a baby. He is your president and if you don't like it kill yourself. PRESIDENT NANA ADDO . You see you can't even look at the name. Your corrupt, greedy, adulterous, shallow minded person is a ONE TERM PRESIDENT.
Joseph USA 7 years ago

This is an embarrassment and a very sad mistake. Ghana'S name has been dragged into the mud. What a shame.

This is an embarrassment and a very sad mistake. Ghana'S name has been dragged into the mud. What a shame.
Master 7 years ago

First day and already Nana is stealing

First day and already Nana is stealing
smh 7 years ago

Competence redefined

Competence redefined
JAY 7 years ago

Trevor Noah is talking bullocks,did George Bush credit Woodrow Wilson?

Trevor Noah is talking bullocks,did George Bush credit Woodrow Wilson?
Ogya 7 years ago

Pls stop that what it that eat own matter if you dont respect dont come to Ghana matter ok you dont use our president like that only american people speak english .becourse the man learn alot pls dont bring your self .why pe ...
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Pls stop that what it that eat own matter if you dont respect dont come to Ghana matter ok you dont use our president like that only american people speak english .becourse the man learn alot pls dont bring your self .why people write a book if you dont learn stop writing a book shame people
Lawoe USA 7 years ago

AkuffoAddo is not thinking who is the owner of that English or that words. All his mind is he really got what he wants as Ghana president . He is so called lawyer. Law is just a reading subject and nothing else. Maybe he thou ...
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AkuffoAddo is not thinking who is the owner of that English or that words. All his mind is he really got what he wants as Ghana president . He is so called lawyer. Law is just a reading subject and nothing else. Maybe he thought he was reading from the law book. His disgraced should not affect we Ghanaians but rather his poor educational background. Putting on rainbow adinkra kente cloth and tiny oheneba sandals that is what he wanted to show us that he is the president. Let he alone carry his cross as a disgraced president. After all he is 72 yrs nothing good will come out from his presidency
Abena Asamoah 7 years ago

NPP is only doing what they know best. STEALING. They will shout that they are the best, best most of them are exam cheats and fake certificate holders. Just wait and see.

NPP is only doing what they know best. STEALING. They will shout that they are the best, best most of them are exam cheats and fake certificate holders. Just wait and see.
Felibaby 7 years ago

So what idiot......grow up man.

So what idiot......grow up man.
Maximus 7 years ago

Fuck trevor Noah.. who never learn from another person in this life, words wasn't made for one Man and ideologies circulates.. fuck trevor noah one more time..
African must wake up!
Africans we are not inferior
we are dw ...
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Fuck trevor Noah.. who never learn from another person in this life, words wasn't made for one Man and ideologies circulates.. fuck trevor noah one more time..
African must wake up!
Africans we are not inferior
we are dwellers of intelligence...
Pae mu ka 7 years ago

Akuffo Addo, w'abon dodo...always copy copy copy,....aaaba?? Mr 'COPYTENT?'
U stole from US...verbatim.

Akuffo Addo, w'abon dodo...always copy copy copy,....aaaba?? Mr 'COPYTENT?'
U stole from US...verbatim.
Mark 7 years ago

OH GHANA PAA NIE. AKUFO-ADDO HAS FROM DAY 1 BROUGHT US THE BIGGEST SHAME. GOD BLESS JM.

OH GHANA PAA NIE. AKUFO-ADDO HAS FROM DAY 1 BROUGHT US THE BIGGEST SHAME. GOD BLESS JM.
Ayele 7 years ago

Ghanaian sold out colured TV (JM)and went for black & white (nana)

Ghanaian sold out colured TV (JM)and went for black & white (nana)
Aku 7 years ago

Shallow mind. Not in a million years can you compare Nana to Mahama. Don't even start because Mahama cannot compare even after being a president.

Shallow mind. Not in a million years can you compare Nana to Mahama. Don't even start because Mahama cannot compare even after being a president.
YAANAA 7 years ago

Anyway, this was not good and it does not speak well of Ghanaians. I do not know the one who would be writing Nana's speeches in the future; that person must be extra careful.

Anyway, this was not good and it does not speak well of Ghanaians. I do not know the one who would be writing Nana's speeches in the future; that person must be extra careful.
concerned observer 7 years ago

ISSUES are UNPRESIDENTED as an incoming President. So Trevor don't blame you molato genius. America anything is possible. Even okwasea can be somebody.

ISSUES are UNPRESIDENTED as an incoming President. So Trevor don't blame you molato genius. America anything is possible. Even okwasea can be somebody.
Kweku k 7 years ago

This is a serious crime. No one. should play it down. It's pathetic. This is the competence?? Shame

This is a serious crime. No one. should play it down. It's pathetic. This is the competence?? Shame

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