S/African Afrophobia: All eyes on AU
President Bola Tinubu was right to take South Africa’s recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks to the African Union (AU). Speaking for him at the AU’s 21st Extraordinary Session in Luanda, Vice President Kashim Shettima called for collective action and urged that the matter be placed on the agenda of the January 2027 General Assembly. That […]
Valentine’s Day: True love involves self-sacrifice
TODAY, February 14, is Valentine’s Day, also called Saint Valentine’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Valentine. Ironically, some Christians scoff at it, not knowing that Valentine Day actually originated as a Christian feast that honours a martyr named Valentine. As it evolved through the years, Valentine Day became a “significant cultural, religious and commercial […]
After AFCON, what next (1)
LAST Sunday, Nigerians went to the soccer battlefield against Côte d’Ivoire with multiple dead weights of grief on their minds. Having been buffeted by hunger, insecurity and sundry harsh economic conditions for quite some time, two tragic incidents befell the nation during the 2023 African Cup of Nations, AFCON semi-final and final. Shortly after the […]
Tackling food poisoning in Nigeria
In Nigeria, having a meal is always a joyous moment. But beneath the surface of that joy lies the spectre of food poisoning that often results from chemical contamination. The typical Nigerian cuisine can therefore be joyous one minute, and threatening the next. Pregnant women, for instance, face the risk of toxins silently infiltrating their unborn babies […]
What football teaches Nigerians about unity
LAST Wednesday, Nigeria beat South Africa 4-2 through penalty kicks to book a place in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, final against hosts Ivory Coast in Ebimpe, Abidjan. Nigeria’s Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, was named Man of the Match after saving two penalties that helped Nigeria limp into the final of the 2023 […]
Each govt should solve one key problem (2)
IN 1999, after retiring soldiers he believed were politically, Obasanjo preached the gospel of professionalism in the Nigerian Army to the remaining soldiers in the barracks, advising those who wished to practise politics to voluntarily resign from the army. The overall result is the longest period of civil rule in Nigeria (25 years) which has […]
