“Gross Domestic Product does not account for the health of our children, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play, in short, it measures everything except that which makes life worthwhile.” (Robert F Kesnnedy, 1968). This thought-provoking quote sets the stage, prompting us to question whether GDP truly captures the essence of […]
Photo credit: The Conversation Author: Nwazue Israel Chihurumnanya The history of suicide criminalization is as old as time. Well, not as time but as old as the mid-13th century, when the English common law advocated cultural and religious punishments for suicide. As colonialism spread, this legislation was incorporated into the common laws of the English […]
Photo credit: BBC News Pigin Author: Chiahanam Nwobodo The legendary icon Nelson Mandela delivered his inauguration speech in front of the Union buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, following his election as president in 1994. Throughout his speech, Nelson Mandela outlined his vision for a South Africa in which all people are treated with respect and […]
A picture from the documentary – Mali Blues Author: Mabodu Hazeezat Opeoluwa Growing up my mom would gather me and my siblings, sharing stories through musical songs. Amidst them, there was one certain tale that held a special place in my heart. This story from my childhood revolves around a horse, a man, and his son. […]
Photo by Emmanuel Ikwuegbu Author: Eze Samson Enyinna As a new student in one of the higher institutions in the South East region of Nigeria, during our tour around the school, our tour guide, who was Igbo, assumed we all were Igbos, probably because 98% of the students in the institution were Igbos. Hence, he […]
-from “Nelson Mandela: The World’s Most Beloved Statesman.” Author: Adam Sulaiman ‘’Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.’’ Those were the words of Ben Franklin that should reverberate in the mind of every African leader who curtails their subjects’ constitutional right to freedom of expression. The […]
Photo by Tope A. Asokere: Pexel Author: Christopher Danladi What other way to begin a discourse on ‘Japa’ Syndrome in Nigeria if not by recourse to the trans-Atlantic slave trade when our ancestors were forcibly taken from their homes in their millions to foreign lands; able-bodied men, women, and children alike, our lands left barren, […]
Popular food & Travel Youtuber David Hoffman trying out Kenkey at a local restaurant in Ghana Author: Queen Murjanatu Attah If you are familiar with food and travel tourists then you may have come across David Hoffman with the brand name David’s been here, who recently visited Ghana, and among the new things he tried […]
Photo by David Iloba: A large crowd of people at an outdoor market in Lagos, Nigeria Author: Precious Chibuike Ukaegbu There is a famous saying in the Igbo land which goes thus “Akụ ruo ụlọ, a mara onye kpara ya,” which loosely translates to “When wealth gets home, people will know who made it.” The […]
Photo credit: MC2 Kelly Onteverios, CJTF-HOA Public AffairsDjibouti: U.S. Army Africa Soldiers offer first responder course 090806 Author: Lateef Madoti Out of at least 486 attempted or successful military coups that have been carried out globally since 1950, Africa has recorded the largest number with over 214, of which at least 106 were successful. Based on data […]