What should Africa’s response be to George Floyd’s murder case? We have seen statements from American businesses such as the NFL and Apple. What they are doing is performative solidarity that doesn’t change anything. Before issuing a statement of solidarity, Roger Gooddell can start by bringing Kaepernick back to the league. My take is that […]
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I extend my sincere condolences to the Govt and people of Benue State, the Mbalom community, and especially the Bishop, priests and members of the St Ignatius’ Catholic Church, whose premises was the unfortunate venue of the heinous killings of worshippers and two priests by gunmen.This latest assault on innocent persons is particularly despicable. Violating
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It was Christmas Eve last year when I saw the BBC headline “Nigeria Boko Haram: Militants ‘technically defeated’- Buhari”. What immediately came to mind was George W. Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” banner. I was taken aback by this headline because the media reports prior to this day gave no indications that Boko Haram had been
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Jon Stewart was at his best last night when he delivered a powerful monologue on the Charleston shooting. His analysis made clear the fact that this incident cannot be called anything else than a racist attack. Though the shooter made clear his intentions to kill black people, some in the conservative media are beginning to
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