Full text of Speech: ‘Building a New Nigeria: Imperatives for Shared Prosperity
Convocation Lecture Delivered By Dr. Akinwumi A. AdesinaPresident, African Development Bank GroupAmerican University ofNigeriaJuly 10, 2021 (Protocols). Good morning everyone! A very happy morning to you the Class of 2020 and Class of 2021! Today is your big day.A day of joy, for you and your families, your lecturers and the University. I wish to […]
Dreaming as a single family: A reflection on the Pope’s Encyclical
My father, a lovely and loving man, died unexpectedly in June 2020. My mother and six of us children were left heartbroken. Then, in March, on my father’s birthday, my beloved mother also died unexpectedly. I am still unable to absorb it all; it feels like living in a novel whose plot I do not […]
Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu is Made in Nigeria by Nigerians
By Sango Binary, We’re a country where the young does not have a voice. Our future generations are irrelevant. Look in the mirror; we, the older generation, leaders, and all live a lie. What kind of examples are we leaving behind? All lies! Chidinma is Made in Nigeria by Nigerians. She is our reflection in […]
The Best and The Beast – Adewale Sobowale
We should be thankful that the ferocious wave of COVID 19 seems to be calming down. In spite of the fact that some strains are rearing their heads, they are just like beheaded snakes. Although some strains are rearing their heads, they’re just like beheaded snakes. Of course when a snake is beheaded, it won’t […]
Different Strokes by Adewale Sobowale
“To those fleeing persecution, terror and war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength”. – Justin Trudeau To say COVID 19 and its various strains have caused a lot of havocs is, definitely, an understatement of the year. Indeed, the virus and its accompanying strains have caused a lot of […]
Utopia Passport by Adewale Sobowale
Utopia means an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. In 1951, there was a refugee convention in Geneva, Switzerland. A protocol followed in 1967. 149 states were parties to either or both! In short, it was decided that a refugee should not be returned to a state where they face […]
When human rights claims fall short of demanding it – Charles Akpan
I, like a great number of people, have been watching the news on the deluge of illegal migrants, mostly unaccompanied children making the sometimes perilous journey to America for a better life and much as the videos we see stir deep emotions in us, I believe good sense should guide our reactions. First let me […]
African women abroad by Adewale Sobowale
The story is not peculiar to Africans. However, since I’m African, I’m much more familiar with African stories than the stories of people from other continents. In several cases, when men went to Western countries, they would normally have had ladies they had promised to marry back home in Africa. In some cases, some would […]
Bringing up children abroad! by Adewale Sobowale
It’s natural for couples to procreate. But bringing up children in countries other than the ones in which the parents were raised could be challenging. Since I’m African and a Yoruba, to be specific, I happen to know what Yoruba parents will be going through in bringing up their wards. In the first instance, when […]
Next move – Olufunlade Abayomi
It’s quite easy for people to sit down and pontificate about undocumented asylum seekers. However, before a person decides to leave their kith and kin and go sojourning in a foreign land is a hard, if not harsh, decision to take for the people involved. In many cases, many of them just had to leave […]
