Word of the Day: “He whose covering belongs to others is uncovered.” – Libyan Proverb.
Today in history in 1951, Libya achieves national independence.
News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 24, 2023).
Continue reading News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 24, 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).Word of the Day: “The one who fetches the water is the one who is likely to break the pot.” – Ugandan Proverb
Today in history in 1961, the Transition magazine in Kampala, Uganda, was first published by Rajat Neogy. Launched with the manifesto to provide ‘an intelligent and creative backdrop to the East African scene,’ the magazine quickly became a cornerstone of African literary and cultural discourse. However, Neogy’s bold criticism in a 1968 article against President Milton Obote’s plans to amend the Ugandan constitution led to his imprisonment. By then a significant pan-African publication, Transition relocated to Ghana in 1971. Despite closing in 1976 due to financial constraints, the magazine was revived in 1991 by American historian Henry Louis Gates Jr., reimagined as an international publication focusing on race and culture, particularly within the African diaspora.
Here’s it today https://transitionmagazine.fas.harvard.edu/
News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 13, 2023).
Continue reading News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 13, 2023).Word of the Day: “When there is no enemy within, the enemy outside cannot hurt you.” – African Proverb
Today in history, the Republic of Dahomey officially changed its name to Benin. This change was a crucial step towards national unity, aimed at eradicating tribal divisions and influences rooted in colonial history. By adopting the politically neutral name ‘Benin’, the nation moved away from the ethnic associations linked to its former name, ‘Dahomey’, which was tied to the country’s largest ethnic group, the Fon.
News from Africa and beyond (November 30, 2023).
Continue reading NEWS FROM AFRICA AND BEYOND (NOVEMBER 30, 2023).Word of the Day: “I think, therefore I am.” – René Descartes
Today in history, we reflect on Ghana’s poignant “Year of the Return” in 2019, marking the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved West Africans to America in 1619. On this significant date, Ghana embraced the roots of our shared history by granting citizenship to 125 African Americans, symbolizing a powerful homecoming and a bridge of unity across the diaspora. This gesture of solidarity and recognition resonates as a beacon of healing and reconnection with the roots.
News from Africa and beyond (November 27, 2023).
Continue reading NEWS FROM AFRICA AND BEYOND (NOVEMBER 27, 2023).Word of the Day: “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb
Today in History in Cairo (1954 November 26) marks the completion of the first skyscraper in North Africa. The building is a fusion of contemporary design and traditional Egyptian elements. It reflects the country’s ambition and its embrace of the future, while honoring its rich cultural heritage.
News from Africa and beyond (November 26, 2023).
Continue reading NEWS FROM AFRICA AND BEYOND (NOVEMBER 26, 2023).Word of the Day: “You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.” – Navajo Proverb
Today (November 23) in history, the National Museum of the Democratic Republic of Congo was opened to the public in 2019 by the President of the DRC, Félix Tshisekedi. This was to provide for the conservation of the cultural heritage of DRC scattered over the world especially in Belgium, when they are finally returned to the country.
Continue reading NEWS FROM AFRICA AND BEYOND (NOVEMBER 23, 2023).
Dear, Son of Man.
I am excited as ever to get your timely correspondence. It was a timely balm that soothes the strained joints of our daily struggles. More so, it was an insight into a higher mind that proffers pragmatic panacea to our constant societal problems from a distant world, while opening a vista for dialectical discourse on our continued existence as humans and as citizens of a highly soldiered sovereign alliance.
Continue reading LETTER TO THE SON OF MAN Vol.4 by Adeojo Kolawole Adeyemi Hannibal
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
These are just wonderments like say Africans themselves no dey do charity for other peoples of the world. Keeping fingers crossed.
Continue reading Na only for Africa every creativity is made for Charity. See Photos…
The Skytree broadcast tower in Tokyo na the world’s tallest tower. It fit withstand Japan’s earthquakes and other natural disasters. Na only Dubai’s Burj Khalifa tall pass am.
Na February 29, 2012 dem complete the Tower and its height na 2,080 feet (634 meters) into the sky, with the clouds obscuring em top sometimes.
“Dissident shines in the conservative world of the oyinbo – UK. And one wonders, where did we go wrong?”
One man, Stephen Gough, 54, wey dem dey call Naked Rambler don take as work nakedly walka-ing round the whole of England, nakedly na wetin I yarn.
Continue reading “Nudity is a human right” (at least in the UK) – Naked Rambler
If-U-Miss-Am, Tefina na one new drug wey Canadian laboratory Trimel Pharmaceuticals develop to boost libido while increasing the blood flow to the sexual organs.
Na testosterone-based nasal spray wey women fit inhale two hours before sexual activity.
The effects fit last up to six hours and “We’ve already shown that for women with a low sex drive, testosterone therapy can increase not only their sexual desire and arousal, but also help them to reach orgasm,” researcher, Susan Davis from the Monash University of Australia na em yarn Medical Daily.
This na good thing especially considering the fact say many marriages go dey saved from the clutches of divorce and unhappiness.
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