Tag: Apartheid
‘Travel apartheid’: Nigeria condemns UK’s Covid red list | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: ‘Travel apartheid’: Nigeria condemns UK’s ...
Peregrino Brimah: The expanding apartheid in Nigeria
by Peregrino Brimah Let’s face it, Nigeria is an apartheid state. Apartheid, from the word “apartness” was the name given ...
Femi Fani-Kayode: Fidel Castro, the great titan
by Femi Fani-Kayode I admired the defiant spirit, passion, strength, commitment and courage of Fidel Castro. He was a blessing ...
Femi Fani-Kayode: Hausa language as a tool of conquest
by Femi Fani-Kayode In the northern part of Nigeria two vessels were used as vehicles for conquest by the Fulani: religion ...
Opinion: Why are our South African brothers full of hate?
by Alhassan Mustapha And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none ...
#YNaijaMandelaSpecial: “It felt wonderful to shake Mandela’s hand” – 9 questions for 9ice on his 2008 performance
by Seun Oluyemi In 2008, musician 9ice was one of the performers from across the world who performed at the ...
#YNaijaMandelaSpecial: How to honour Nelson Mandela, by Joachim Mac-Ebong
by Joachim Mac-Ebong Part of the sorrow of Mandela’s death is that there appears to be no current African leader fit ...
Editors’ pick: Our best 20 tributes to Nelson Mandela
by Emmanuel Osanedum and Mark Amaza From those who would preserve the myth because it comforts the world to those who ...
#YNaijaMandelaSpecial: We are now on our own, by Wilfred Okiche
by Wilfred Okiche A young African, Wilfred Okiche captures the sense that the ground has finally shifted under Africa with ...
#YNaijaMandelaSpecial: “What have you wrought, Nelson Mandela?”, by Dele Olojede
by Dele Olojede How come we went from Nelson Mandela to Jacob Zuma in 10 years flat, like a racing ...
REPORT: Desmond Tutu will NOT be going to Nelson Mandela’s funeral
Desmond Tutu will not be attending Nelson Mandela’s funeral because he did not receive credentials to do so, his spokesman ...
#NelsonMandela: First photos from the memorial service in honour of Madiba
by Oge Okonkwo Tens of thousands of people together with world leaders are currently gathered at the FNB stadium in Johannesburg, ...
#NelsonMandela: Beverly Osu, Derenle Edun, others pay last respect to Madiba in Soweto (See Photos)
by Oke Efagene Former Big Brother Africa (BBA) contestant and model, Beverly Osu and media personality, Derenle Edun, showed up ...
Emeka Anyaoku: A tribute to the Mandela I knew
by Emeka Anyaoku In Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, South Africa finally found the man who gave the lead to the people ...
#InCaseYouMissedIt: Nigerian politicians cannot be great like Mandela – Jonathan
by ‘Jola Sotubo According to President Goodluck Jonathan, politicians in Nigeria are devoid of the qualities which made former South ...
Simon Kolawole: If only Nigeria had a Mandela
by Simon Kolawole When I hear Nigerians eulogise Mandela, hypocrisy is the word that jumps to my mind. Ethnic champions ...
SNAPSHOT: The world stands still – UN security council observes minute of silence for Mandela
by ‘Jola Sotubo As tributes continue to pour in for the late Nelson Mandela, the world literally stood still for the ...
BE INSPIRED: 12 letters from the desk of Nelson Mandela, the freedom fighter (LOOK)
1964 Rivonia trial, statement from the dock These are the five points Nelson Mandela jotted down in preparation for ...
‘A great light has gone out’- Desmond Tutu, Prince William, Goodluck Jonathan, others react to Mandela’s death
by Adeola Balogun Former South African President and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela died yesterday at the age of 95. From ...
“If I had my time over I would do the same again:” READ 15 of Nelson Mandela’s most striking statements
by ‘Jola Sotubo Nelson Madiba Mandela is dead. The anti-apartheid icon passed on yesterday at the ripe old age of ...
We will never forget: One of the final photos of Nelson Mandela before his death (LOOK)
by Adeola Balogun The most important times in a person’s life are the day of his birth and the day ...
“But why did Paul Walker allow Mandela to drive his car now?”: 7 shocking blunders on Madiba death (LOOK)
by Tutu Akinlabi The death of Nelson Mandela has attracted sympathy and caused sorrow all over the world. However, when ...
President Jonathan declares 3 days of national mourning for Nelson Mandela
by ‘Jola Sotubo The world as a whole is mourning the death of former South African President, Nelson Mandela. Nigerians ...
#NelsonMandela: 17 things you SHOULD know about Madiba
The world knows Nelson Mandela as a man who forever changed the course of modern history and who will surely ...
He wasn’t perfect, but he was Mandela: An obituary
“Black man, you are on your own.” – Steve Biko “In the fell clutch of circumstance/I have not winced nor ...
“Nelson Mandela now belongs to the ages”: Pres. Obama, others pay tribute to Madiba
President Obama praised Nelson Mandela on Thursday, saying the former South African leader symbolized the fight for freedom and dignity ...
“He is now rested, he is now at peace”: This was how President Jacob Zuma announced Nelson Mandela’s death (WATCH)
by Isi Esene South Africa’s first democratically elected President and Apartheid hero, Nelson Mandela died today at the age of ...
Standing firm: Nelson Mandela showing ‘great resilience’ in hospital
South Africa’s ailing former leader, Nelson Mandela, is said to be showing great resilience though his condition becomes ...
“I’d rather go to hell than worship a homophobic God” – Desmond Tutu supports gay rights
The South African Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu says he will never worship a ‘homophobic God’ and would rather ...
Nelson Mandela’s family ignored doctor’s advice to turn off life support, explosive court papers reveal
Doctors advised Nelson Mandela’s family that his life support should be turned off because he was in a ‘permanent vegetative ...
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