Yearly Archives: 2018
Nation Building: The Role of A Good CITIZEN
By Olakunle Agboola - Every country or community is made of citizens, and the strength or weakness of the country or community depends on...
North, South of Korea parley
As North and South Korea gear up for their first summit in over a decade this Friday, many South Koreans have lowered their expectations...
Obama to speak at Mandela annual memorial
Former US president Barack Obama will deliver the annual Nelson Mandela memorial lecture at a 4,000-capacity arena in Johannesburg in July, South African organisers...
Congo meets IMF deal terms
Congo Republic said on Friday it fulfilled the criteria for a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and had reached an agreement on...
Christians are not 2nd class citizens
A senior Vatican official who last week made a historic visit to Saudi Arabia says he told authorities in the kingdom, where non-Muslim worship...
Ethiopia chooses manufacture over bank, telecomms
Ethiopia is not yet ready for foreign investments in its telecoms and banking sectors, but is interested in developing its manufacturing, Ethiopian President Mulatu...
Nigerian burn, police look on
A sore point of diplomacy between Nigeria and South Africa has been the consistency of xenophobic attacks on the former’s citizens. How love has...
Abacha loot fully paid out
Switzerland said it has returned all the money kept in the country by late Nigeria's Head of State Gen. Sani Abacha, with 1.5 million...
Why I didn’t win Footballer of the year
Former Super Eagles' winger, Emmanuel Amuneke has revealed that he was denied the opportunity of winning the prestigious World Footballer of the year award...
Kipchoge, Vivian rule London marathon
Eliud Kipchoge produced a mastered, tactful race to clinch his third London marathon crown, shaking off Ethiopia's Shola Tura to cut the tape in...
