Today we were reminded of one of the greatest crimes of the British Empire- the massacre of thousands of innocents and the looting of the city of Benin in 1897 We went to see the magnificent pieces of Bronzework and carvings from the golden age of Benin civilisations exhibited in the Horniman Museum in South London. This is a marvellous display if you can forget the blood dripping from them. These cultural artefacts were stolen by the British, the great rogue state of the nineteenth |
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I am almost afraid and weary to write this article. This is probably because of my penchant to dwell very long on issues that are very close to my heart, but don’t want to bore the reader with a long treatise.
Unfortunately, however, the problem of Nigeria is my problem, your problem, and you know what, the world’s problem.
In sitting down to write this article, I have had to rely very heavily on comments made by my friends and other people in the newspapers, internet media, the social networking
Report by: Prince Adegoke Fusigboye, Lagos, Nigeria.
For the 4th straight day of Nationwide strike, Nigerians have been heeding
the called made by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to occupy Nigerian
streets for as long as the Nigerian President, Mr Jonathan revert to the
statue quo ante by reinstating the N65/litre pump price and continue the
consultations with stakeholders on how to resolve the issue of massive
corruption in the management of the fraudulent 'subsidy' regime.
As early
I will be very frank with you; despite the raging debates over the past six months or so, I had not the slightest intention of writing on this contentious and controversial issue of fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria until the Federal Government actually did it on 1st January 2012. One reason I did not want to is because I feel that deregulation of the petroleum sector is something that should happen, if only we have a responsible, accountable government and an efficient and less corrupt system wit
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Born in Nigeria, Affiong’s political life began as a student activist at the University of Ibadan,
where she graduated with a BSc Hons degree in Political Science. She obtained a second degree in Law from the University of Lagos, where she developed her work as a student leader and political organiser in the Students Representative Council and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), the umbrella organisation of the student movement.
A delegate to the 1984 Senate of the
When African Presidents, Heads of State and Prime Ministers arrive in New York this year for the General Assembly meeting, they will find that the African Missions to the UN have turned into the proverbial "old boy's club." Of course, you have to understand that the continent itself is governed exclusively by men, with the exception of Liberia, where President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the only female President in the continent. It is quite a sad situation. I remember when there used to be qui
January 6, 2011
Raynard Jackson
Current Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan is considered a rising star among many in the international community. Good luck seems to be the hallmark of his life.
He ascended to the presidency last year with the untimely death of his predecessor, Umaru Yar’Adua. Mr. Jonathan, a zoologist by training, is not your typical Nigerian politician.
Upon completing his education, he worked as an education inspector, professor, and environmental protection off
Today President Obama visited a U.S. auto plant that makes the battery-poweredChevrolet Volt. Some analysts think the Volt could revitalize the struggling American auto industry with its high-tech battery component and environmentally friendly power source.
However, what is not known to the American public or the world is that the Volt's lead designer is Mr. Jelani Aliyu, a Nigerian. In 2007, General Motors brought Mr. Aliyu to New York, and invited the African Sun Times Publisher to a dinner
By Chika Onyeani, Feb. 26, 20010
Before I answer this question, it should categorically be stated that at no time did the people of Nigeria elect Mrs. Turai Yar'Adua, the wife of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua as President of Nigeria. In fact, she was nowhere near when the campaign to ratify the selection of her husband and Goodluck Jonathan by former President Olusegun Obasanjo was taking place. But in the last three months, since her husband's medical condition worsened, Turai Yar'Adua has bee
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