Prophecies, as normal, have been released by different people on the Nigerian state and President Muhammad Buhari. These are speculations and intellectual foresights. Psychologically, some guesswork can actually manifest. But these days, the prophecies by many people claiming supernatural powers, lofty spirituality and divine connections have proved counterproductive and counterfeit. We can still recall the … Read more
In seven chapters, Ngugi wa Thiong’o touches on a wide-range of issues, from the impact of slavery to colonialism and neocolonialism, from nuclear disarmament to the lopsided distribution of power within the global system, and from indigenous African languages to the future of the continent. This book could be described as a critical appraisal of … Read more
A governance analyst and former chief economist at the Bank of Ghana, Dr. A. O Abudu says it will be possible or feasible for the various districts, municipalities and metropolis to adopt reforms in mobilizing funds rather than depending on the allocated funds from government. According to him, our development in Ghana has concentrated in … Read more
Ashanti: Come, let us talk of what is rarely spoken of: the War in Burma – now known as Myanmar – and those from the Royal West African Frontier Force. They say there is a time and place for everything under the sun: time to talk of the forgotten. Try to imagine how it must … Read more
Ashanti: Come, let us talk of what is rarely spoken of: the War in Burma – now known as Myanmar – and those from the Royal West African Frontier Force. They say there is a time and place for everything under the sun: time to talk of the forgotten. Try to imagine how it must … Read more
Donald Trump President Elect of the United States, the worlds richest country and Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor of Lagos, Nigerias Richest State, were both born on June 14. Trump in 1946 and Ambode in 1963. Trump and Ambode both studied at the Wharton School of Business. A fundamental difference between Trump and Ambode is the fact … Read more
Traditional African names often have unique stories behind them. From the day or time a baby is born to the circumstances surrounding the birth, several factors influence the names parents choose for their children. Whichever ethnic group you look at, these local names reveal a wealth of information about the bearer. Here are nine different … Read more
In 1994, when South Africa became independent from Apartheid and reverted to black majoritarian rule, F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela were hailed for their statesmanship. They had earlier on in 1993 been awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. Of course, South Africa has the monopoly of Nobel Prizes in Africa with 10 Nobel … Read more
I love this country with every fiber of my being. For three generations before me my forefathers, including my great grandfather, my grandfather and my father, have made solid and notable contributions to the developmemt of this country in both the private and public sectors. My great grandfather, Rev. Emmanuel Adebiyi Kayode, studied theology at … Read more
Africa’s first Nobel Prize winner for Literature, Wole Soyinka, has spoken for the first time since he said in October that he would cut up his green card if Donald Trump was elected president of the United States. While the writer and poet would not elaborate on whether or not he had torn up his … Read more
Few readers would know that the late Rudolf Leopold (1925-2010), founder of the Leopold Museum in Vienna, had an interest in African and Oceanian arts and even those aware of this, would hardly know that he assembled a collection of some 600 artefacts from Africa and Oceania. An exhibition in the Leopold Museum, entitled Fremde … Read more
Voters at the Methodist Primary polling station in the Kintampo North District in the Brong Ahafo Region, were thrown into state of shock Wednesday morning, following the death of an old man, moments after he cast his vote in the ongoing general elections. The deceased popularly known as Abudu Abudu, reports say had gone to … Read more
On my way to work this morning, one man asked: “What does this Soyinka want?” Sitting beside him in the same bus, I couldn’t immediately provide a reply. One thing I was sure of was that this man was really angry with the Nobel Laurette. As he spoke further, I began to understand his problem … Read more
The Nobel-prize winning author Wole Soyinka has thrown away his green card in protest of Donald Trump’s presidency. Soyinka, who hails from Nigeria, became the first African to win the Nobel prize for literature in 1986. He has resided in the US for more than 20 years and is a regular teacher at prestigious universities … Read more
Nigeria’s Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has confirmed the destruction of his US residency green card. The award-winning author said on Thursday, December 1 that he has fulfilled his earlier pledge to destroy his residency permit and abandon the United States if Donald Trump won the presidential election. “I have already done it, I have … Read more
Wole Soyinka promised to shred permanent residence permit for the US if Trump won the elections Nigeria’s Nobel Prize laureate Wole Soyinka has kept to his word and thrown away his green card, the AFP news agency reports. Last month the novelist, playwright and police said he would cut up the card, which is a … Read more
There are interesting parallels in respect of the German Pope Emeritus ,Benedict XVI and ex Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo. Pope Benedict was elected on April 19 2005 . Exactly two years before, Obasanjo earned a second term in office by virtue of the presidential elections of April 19 2003. Benedict XVI is a professor of … Read more
“There is only one home to the life of a river-mussel; there is only one home to the life of a tortoise; there is only one shell to the soul of man; there is only one world to the spirit of our race. If that world leaves its course and smashes on boulders of the … Read more
“There is only one home to the life of a river-mussel; there is only one home to the life of a tortoise; there is only one shell to the soul of man; there is only one world to the spirit of our race. If that world leaves its course and smashes on boulders of the … Read more
I read in utter shock and disappointment when our very revered literary icon, Prof Wole Soyinka openly threatened to destroy his American Green Card in protest of Donald Trump’s victory at the just concluded United States Presidential election which held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. I am also aware that Prof. Soyinka issued this threat … Read more