A new distinction for the country’s 41st president: George H.W. Bush has become the longest-living president in the country’s history. “History will point out what I did right, and what…
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Africa & Beyond
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Most regular folks of Western nations are ignorant of the true state of Africa, and the role their respective countries play in the du jour underdevelopment of Africa, which forces…
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Preambles: Recently, a simple incident that could have passed for comic relief became globalized and brought discussions around respect for the nationhood, nationalism, obeisance to the flag and anthem. As…
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The American Police were the slave patrols of yore. They were the lynch squads of yore. They lynched the black bodies in the past; today the are lynching black bodies…
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It is so nice and gratifying to come across the heartwarming stories of an African country with so much success that make tears of joy come out of one’s eyes. …
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The sly innuendo of Potus about African countries and Haitians is actually a blessing in disguise! African leaders need to wake up from their deathly ambitions for power and hedonism.…
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Way back on 10 December, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly ratified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, by which the civilized world and most of mankind accepted that: “All…
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When the British return, things will be all jolly again in Nigeria. Since November 27, 2017, social media and the Black diaspora have been agog with the official announcement of…
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“African leaders do not resign, that’s cowardice and the fact that UK Prime Minister-David Cameron has just resigned confirms everything I have said about him—he is weak and a coward.”…
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The flight from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via the Los Angeles International Airport on the American Airline was delayed because of President Donald…
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Not knowing how to quit the stage when the ovation is loudest is one of the banes of African presidencies. Once they become celebrated as heroes, the power, allure, perks…
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My recent trip to the USA, between August and September 2017, springs to mind – the International Visitor Leadership Programme sponsored by the US Department of State, in which I,…
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Proverbs. 3:27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act. I am neither a psychologist nor an anthropologist, but…
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Ah! A picturesque tree of old world languages…Now what is bizarre about this picture? It has left out languages spoken in Africa, where there are over 2,000 different languages still…
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I am not sure if I should be excited about the BBC News initiative in launching a “pidgin” feature for a West African audience; or should I grimace at the…
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Barack Obama is the epitome of grace, graciousness, class, and humility. Given Obama’s laudable accomplishment of rising to arguably, the most significant office in the world, President of the United…