We Are Blessed
We are constantly told that we are blessed to be alive; to live a life of convenience and in a time of extreme technological advancement. It’s gotten to the point [...]
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Chinua Achebe – The African Trilogy
£9.09 on Amazon?! *Add to basket* Chinua Achebe‘s three famous works are together in one hardback anthology. His books are Things Fall Apart, No Longer At Ease and Arrow of [...]
Black History Month + Nigeria’s 51st Birthday
Black History Month takes place this October in the UK. To be honest, I’m not a big fan of being designated a specific time to celebrate my culture because it [...]
African Tales
Why didn’t anyone tell me that Nigeria was making its own animated movies? I just discovered some great cartoons called African Tales on NollywoodLove. The three films on show are The Mark [...]
Better Luck Next Time
Like I expected, Nigeria’s luck ran out. They only have themselves to blame for this walk of shame but they just didn’t seem to realise in time just how close [...]
Come On Super Eagles!
The African Cup of Nations this year has, in my opinion at least, failed to inspire much interest from anyone. Some of you may be aware of the ambush shooting of the Togo team bus before the start of the tournament, but that seems to be the only noteworthy part of this years games. Unfortunately for the competition, the European-based players just don’t seem interested, either. Much has been said about the timing of the tournament (during the middle of the European football season) and also the fact that the World Cup begins when the season ends in the summer. Exhaustion, or what?
Chinua Achebe
Now as some of you are aware, it’s Black History Month. For the occasion, I thought I’d do something to improve my cultural integrity. After lindy hopping in Stratford this [...]
49th Independence Day
That’s right. Africa’s most populated and most powerful nation is celebrating her 49th year of independence from the UK. Since October 1st 1960, Nigerians have rejoiced with unity in accordance [...]
Nigerian Youths Now Trafficked Abroad For Homosexual Activities
A new dimension has been introduced into the illicit business of human trafficking, as Nigerian male children below the age of 18 are now the targets of the traffickers for homosexuality in Europe.
The National Agency for Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and other Related Matters (NAPTIP) dropped the hint in Abuja at the 15th edition of the agency’s National Stakeholders Consultative Forum on Anti-Human Trafficking, warning parents to be cautious of overtures by those claiming to be relations wanting to travel with their children.
