January 19, 2009
Prelude to HistoryTwo conversations today helped me frame my thoughts about the historic inauguration Tuesday of Barack Obama as the 44th President of America. Prior to these conversations, I was probing and searching for a common denominator that would intimately connect me with the pomp, pageantry...
go to article »November 16, 2008
There has been a lot of serious discussion on the American ground-breaking election, a Nigerian blogger examines the facts and injects some humor into the topic. The blogger examines the possible newspaper headlines if the election had been in Nigeria. Head to Anthony Arojojoye’s On a Lighter...
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Any day now…If you are like me, still trying to process the meaning of Barack Obama as POTUS (President of the United States), then you surely must have been struck by the startling theater of President-elect Barack Obama’s first post election press conference as it unfolded on Televisi...
go to article »November 6, 2008
As we all walk in a post election daze, not all for the same reasons, I can only attempt a feeble response to this global phenomena. Brack Obama winning the U.S. election and in one fell swoop, redefining race relations in the US by wiping out the nation's original sin, and presenting the world a ne...
go to article »November 5, 2008
Obama made Nigerian blogger, Oluniyi, cry: “I couldn’t stop the tears of joy streaming down my black face as I watched Senator Barack Obama give his thanksgiving speech this dawn, live on CNN.” ...
go to article »November 4, 2008
Hi, Caught in the grip of election fever, this is my catharsis. The future in black and white.Barack Obama. “That one†as Senator John McCain so infamously described Barack Obama in their third televised presidential debate to the glee and horror of millions of US viewers was yet another...
go to article »October 27, 2008
October 17, 2008
A recent survey in Nigeria revealed problems in institutions of higher learning. These include too few classrooms, too few student hostels and insufficient staffing and funding. Now, a group of American foundations is helping upgrade their facilities, curricula, and faculties. According to Voice of ...
go to article »September 25, 2008
United States Government has certified Nigeria a drug free country, in the campaign against illicit drug trafficking and abuse for the US fiscal year 2009. This is the eighth consecutive times that the country is receiving a clean bill of health by the US government in the anti-narcotic crusade. In ...
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