By Ogunjimi James Taiwo So, I just read US President, Barack Obama’s tribute to Mandela and seriously? I have to laugh. The same capitalism that jailed Mandela? The same imperialism br... Read more
In this June 15, 1990 file photo, Pope John Paul II, right, shakes hands with Nelson Mandela, deputy leader of African National Congress, during a private audience at the Vatican. South Afri... Read more
In this Dec. 7, 2005, file photo, former South African President Nelson Mandela, 87, is in a jovial mood at the Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, where he met with the winner and runner-up... Read more
FICTION: AMERICANAH By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Alfred A. Knopf, $26.95. By turns tender and trenchant, Adichie’s third novel takes on the comedy and tragedy of American race... Read more
By Scott Mayerowitz, AP Business Writer This undated image provided by Amazon.com shows the so-called Prime Air unmanned aircraft project that Amazon is developing. Amazon says it will... Read more
1. SECURITY AND BOKO HARAM – Since the declaration of state of emergency in key north eastern states affected by the Insurgency, life and property have been under severe attacks.... Read more
PRESS RELEASE This country’s democracy is young and like metal in its formative stage, it will take quite some time to solidify. Until then, there will be movements across board; movements w... Read more
By Jaye Gaskia We begin with the paraphrasing of the verse from Y.B Yates brought to popular consciousness by our own Chinua Achebe; ‘We returned to our places, these kingdoms; b... Read more
By Anthony Kola-Olusanya On July 1st, 2013, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on an industrial strike to force the federal government of Nigeria (FG) to implemen... Read more
Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a military airbase in north-eastern Nigeria, destroying two helicopters, the authorities say. Eyewitnesses say hundreds of militants attacked several area... Read more
