Photo credit: The Conversation Jason Arday’s death at 41 came only days after his resignation from the University of Cambridge. He had been facing intense scrutiny of his academic record and allegations of plagiarism. Arday’s story had also become fodder for ongoing accusation by some critics that universities pursuing racial diversity do so at the…
Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the US in the next 12 months, with an initial group of 20 expected to arrive on Thursday, the government said in a statement. CBC News reports that the Liberian government’s statement on Tuesday said the deportees “will include citizens or nationals of African and Western…
There are so many things that happen to us as a matter of course.They happen just like that! Our parents met, they courted. They consequently got married. Just like that! After a nine month pregnancy, our mothers went into labour, and we were given birth to. Just like that! From babies we grew into infancy….
We wish to join all Nigerians in welcoming President Buhari back home. We pray that God himself will give him spiritual healing. But then, I’m sure Mr President would be much more inclined to repositioning the health care system in this country now. Even if he had not wanted to do it initially, I’m sure…
When we lie down exhausted in the false security of our homes, some people are out there patrolling our streets. To them, it doesn’t matter what the weather situation is like, they have a duty. Their duty is the security of our persons, homes and properties from bandits. For them, life may not come easy….
Power is a very interesting thing. It’s when people have some power, no matter how infinitesimal, that you’ll know the real person hiding behind the mask. You’ll get to know whether they are humans or beasts in human clothing. Fela Kuti captures it well in one of his songs titled, Beast of No Nation. In…
At least, one positive thing Ogbeni Aregbesola could have been said to have done right during his tenure as governor was the correction of our ignorance in looking down on our culture. He established the Isese Day, that is a day in which African Traditional Culture is celebrated. I understand virtually all the Southwestern states…
