I am not only fascinated by the actions of this president, but by the fact that his supporters have not lost an iota of faith in his abilities to make America Great. By now one would have thought they’d turned against him, regretting ever voting him into office

Anger spread like fire at Pari Chowk in Greater Noida, about 40 kilometres away from the heart of Delhi, on Monday. More than 100 people, who had gathered at the quaint roundabout with candles to stage a vigil after the death of a 17-year-old student, ended up attacking Africans spotted anywhere in the vicinity. They alleged that the teenager died after a few Nigerians forced him to inhale drugs.

Defiant students: We won’t leave India TWO Nigerian siblings thrashed by a mob inside a Greater Noida mall, India, last Sunday, suffered facial injuries and minor fractures but have been ruled out of danger by doctors. Endurance Amarawa (21) and Precious Amarawa (24) attacked by scores of people who were enraged by the death of […]

What more appropriate way isthere to remember Isidore Okpewho – scholar, classicist, and novelist, than to invoke Ovid, the exiled Augustan poet, who was banished from Rome by Augustus, and whose melancholic longing for Rome inspired some of the most vivid poetry ever crafted by man?

When on June 23 majority of British voters decided it was time to dump the European Union, they never expected it would take this long before the process that will ease them out will start. The joy of the announcement of the result in the early morning of June 24 had turned into nightmare for them now. While some have openly regretted the decision to vote to “leg” it from the EU, majority have no idea what is going to happen next because of the foot dragging of their leaders.

Last week two of the world most controversial politicians were at each other’s sides. They are the loud and sometimes “gibberish talking” politicians – British Nigel Farage and American Donald Trump. Watching these two men on that Jackson, Mississippi event was one of the creepiest scenes in recent times.

Last week two of the world most controversial politicians were at each other’s sides. They are the loud and sometimes “gibberish talking” politicians – British Nigel Farage and American Donald Trump. Watching these two men on that Jackson, Mississippi event was one of the creepiest scenes in recent times.

There is no doubt that there are fifth columnists in the All Progressive Congress (APC) led government of President Muhammad Buhari. One needs no divination to know that the internal “forces” working for the downfall of the administration outnumber the ones who have good intentions for the nation.

Back at home, the cry of poverty is deafening. The prices of basic food stuffs and ingredients have sky rocketed through the roof. Folks are complaining everyday, while the government carries on as if everything is normal. Civil servants have resorted to begging for financial support from friends, and even enemies, to survive, as many state governments owe workers months of wages.

The Nigerian blood is a special one that flows under an equally thick skin that takes all sorts of shocks, blows and embarrassments. It is this special blood running in Nigerians that distinguishes us from citizens of other countries, especially in Africa. We are created to absorb shocks, and accept whatever is thrown at us without any complaint.