Today some members of Twitter Nigeria have a remembrance going on in form of threads, to honour their ancestors whose lives were brutally taken in the Asaba massacre by the Nigerian Army 50 years ago. Our first thread was a survival story. It will leave you with all sorts of confusing emotions. [In case you... Read More

Opinion

Asaba Massacre, Buhari, genocide, Memorial, nigeria, The Thread

June 27, 2017

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Britain unveils World War memorial to honour African-Caribbean soldiers in London

by Rachel Ogbu// It’s been long overdue but war veterans were filled with emotions and gratitude when a war memorial honouring and remembering the African and Caribbean soldiers who fought in both World War one and World War Two was unveiled in London. The “recognition today is long overdue,” says Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon. “I... Read More

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African-Caribbean soldiers, Memorial, uk, World War, World war II

February 11, 2017

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The Thread: A beautiful memorial to Whitney Houston

Five years ago to the day, Whitney Houston, the greatest vocalist of all time, passed away. @notoriousdya has helped us out with a thread of some of Whitney’s best songs, moments and everything that made her iconic. Do see below: https://twitter.com/notoriousdya/status/830177867371655169 https://twitter.com/notoriousdya/status/830179186031489024 https://twitter.com/notoriousdya/status/830180050498523137 https://twitter.com/notoriousdya/status/830180791900475392 https://twitter.com/notoriousdya/status/830182111017472000 https://twitter.com/notoriousdya/status/830182850569728000 https://twitter.com/notoriousdya/status/830183807244341248 https://twitter.com/notoriousdya/status/830184788698894336 https://twitter.com/notoriousdya/status/830186057433899008 https://twitter.com/notoriousdya/status/830186451312586752 https://twitter.com/notoriousdya/status/830186848941076480 https://twitter.com/notoriousdya/status/830187305415499777 https://twitter.com/notoriousdya/status/830188107437780992 https://twitter.com/notoriousdya/status/830231388238409728 https://twitter.com/chrisdeleonnnn/status/830232421673099264... Read More

Opinion

Memorial, Music icons, The Thread, Whitney Houston