Bereaved mother of erstwhile Super Eagles forward Rashidi Yekini has spoken of the ordeal that eventually killed her son.

The pain of the villagers was written all over them as they rummaged through the remains of their destroyed homes. All they were trying to do was salvage what was still useful.

It was a fitting closure be fore the 10th remembrance anniversary of 9/11. The killing, on Wednesday, May 1, 2011, of Osama Bin Laden, just four months before the month of September, marked what President Barrack Obama of the United States described as “a testament to the greatness of our country and the determination of the American people”.

Readers of this review will wonder at what makes funeral, which in its deep denotative African sense is seen to be a harbinger of pain, anguish and sorrow an aesthetic exercise. Ironically, this exigency in pain, sorrow and loss at some levels provides rich and deep cultural, religious and scholarly aesthetics.

First of all, let me apologise for my error about the Rt. Reverend Oladunjoye. He is still the Bishop of Owo Diocese and not retired. My sincere regrets on this Sir!

15 track gospel music discs titled; Song of Unity from the porch of St. Michael Catholic Choir, Enyigogu Mbaise is a worthy re-invention of the dwindling Catholic Church music being continually threatened by modern day Pentecostal church songs.

Olushola Akai is the Executive Director of Ajegunle Community project (ACP), a non governmental organisation borne out of the desire to give poor and disadvantaged women and youths the opportunity to stand for their rights and demand improved access to social, economic amenities without being discriminated or abused. In this interview, the Executive Director talks about the journey so far, the reason for increasing trend of gender based violence, the role of the society in curbing this ugly trend and other issues. Enjoy!!!

The Supervising Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi is saddened by the shocking and untimely death of Nigeria’s football maestro, Rashidi Yekini, even as The Nigeria Football Federation has described the death a great loss.

Nigerian budding writer, Rotimi Babatunde is among the five short listed names for the 2012 prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing.