Because cleanliness they say is next to godliness. In the 19th century the work of two important scientists, French microbiologist, Louis Pasteur whose Germ Theory confirmed the operation of microorganisms…
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Italy’s race relations between white Italians and its African migrants and black Italians, while not stellar, may not be as dire as race relations in America, but economic opportunities afforded…
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Nigeria’s loss to Argentina at the 2018 world cup in Russia made me weak. I do not know why, given our world cup history, I should have expected anything but…
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Nigerians are in a celebratory mood after our boys came back with a vengeance on June 22, 2018 to defeat Iceland in the group stage of the FIFA 2018 World…
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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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The sting in the comments by erstwhile British Prime Minister, David Cameron, describing Nigeria as “fantastically corrupt” will linger for a long time. Perhaps what makes the animadversion more jarring…
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President Trump’s alleged invective, mislabeling African nations and Haiti as sh*thole countries, merely voices the attitude of most westerners toward the zip code of Africans. Most Americans broadminded enough to…
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E pluribus unum, means “out of many, one.” This is my young cousin. His parents are immigrants from Nigeria. As you can see from the photo, he serves in the…
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For my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. (Hosea 4: 6) I often do not like to use my Facebook to discuss religion. Mine is a private religion: one…
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Civilized people understand that freedom of speech has its limits I am always so grateful to my maker, my family and all my experiences that have given me opportunities to…
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“For my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.” (Hosea 4: 6) Curiosity: Why is it that your party is against social reform policies for the poor, weak and vulnerable…
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We should be outraged by intolerance and racism towards kids So, I am going to get personal here. First, let me state that almost every culture has elements of ethnocentrism,…
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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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Meghan Markle’s bloodline serves as the confluence of many currents, of great kings, great promises, and of great pain…but her people have always survived to thrive. This is the glorious…
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Ending monarchical un-meritocracy in Nigeria’s political terrain Recently, my friend and I were contemplating how the prevalent culture of sycophancy could be ended in Nigeria. The culture that neither voices…
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Looking at the spate of rape allegations in the halls of power and trust – is it starting to make sense now? I wrote a piece on bullying a while…