Word of the Day: “The day on which one starts out is not the time to start one’s preparations.” – Nigerian Proverb.
Today in history in 1970,
Chioma Ajunwa, the first Nigerian to win an Olympics gold medal, in Imo, Nigeria was born. She was the first black African woman to win an Olympics gold medal in a field event, at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 25, 2023).
Continue reading News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 25, 2023).
Word of the Day: “A man who prides himself on his ancestry is like the potato plant, the best part of which is underground.” – Swaziland Proverb
Today in history, King Sobhuza II is installed as Swaziland’s (Eswatini) Ngwenyama (traditional ruler). He was Ngwenyama (King) of Swaziland for 82 years and 254 days, the longest verifiable reign of any monarch in recorded history.
News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 20, 2023).
Continue reading News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 20, 2023).
Word of the Day: “A naked man will often laugh at someone with torn clothes.” – Sudanese Proverb
Today in history in 1955, Sudan unilaterally declares its independence, by unanimous vote of parliament and Britain and Egypt, recognised the independent country in two weeks, on 1 January 1956.
News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 19, 2023).
Continue reading News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 19, 2023).Word of the Day: “Vodun towe lo; Ayi towe m’ w’ de.
Translation: Your vodun is in your heart.” – Benin Proverb
Today in history, the Marché Dantokpa, one of West Africa’s largest open-air markets opened in Benin Capital, Cotonou, and eventually expanding to 80,000 square meters.
News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 17, 2023).
Continue reading News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 17, 2023).Word of the Day: “A termite will grow up in dry wood but still come to maturity.” – South African Proverb
Today in history in 2013, a 9-meter tall statue of Nelson Mandela was dedicated, marking the end of official mourning period for Mandela.
News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 16, 2023).
Continue reading News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 16, 2023)Word of the Day: “If you are building a house and a nail breaks, do you stop building, or do you change the nail?” – Rwandan Proverb
Today in history in 2017, Shisa, a popular and highly addictive tobacco pipe is banned in Rwanda, following the World Health Organisation’s finding that smoking a shisa for one hour equals smoking 100 cigarettes.
News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 15, 2023).
Continue reading News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 15, 2023).
The life of a Nigerian is not worth more than a pawn on a chess board; that is to say, nothing is too big for the Nigerian politician to sacrifice: as long as it is not his/her ambition, he/she is okay by it. Nigeria is going down, locally and internationally. There is no denying it. We need help.
The blood-esurient Shekau showed up in a movie again last weekend, even after he was touted to have been killed many times during different military bombardments and raids of his hideouts; the Nigerian government has made this guy ‘a cat with nine lives’ exemplar. True to what he was quoted to have said in the video on Yahoo News, my heart grieved. My heart grieved because on two different occasions have I woken up from a nightmare that my beloved Nigeria is being overtaken by terrorists. The thought of being ruled by some sickened individuals makes me sick. Continue reading #PAUSIBILITY: Your Daily Bomb-o-scope, Don’t Go Out Without It by Adebayo Coker
I must quickly let you know that I have not had a good sleep for several days now, so if I don’t deliver as expected in this particular column, I hope you will understand and still give me kudos for a job well done.
The foregoing typifies the mentality of the political leadership in this clime of ours and the saying, To whom much is given much is expected, is only operational as an idiomaticness that it is.
Tactical Maneuvering is the new one that we woke up to on Monday, when about 500 of our soldiers suddenly lost their geography sense and erroneously found themselves in the interior of Cameroon. The Defence Headquarters had informed us that the troops had gone for a regrouping. Yeparipa! Continue reading #PAUSIBILITY: PLAUSIBLE ALIBIS by Adebayo Coker
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