By Sunday Oyinloye The plight of students in our public schools in Nigeria today is pathetic. I attended a public school (Government Secondary School, Omu-Aran) where things worked well for us, same cannot be said of Nigeria of today ;…
Marjorie’s appointment into Bank of England’s PRC excites opposition in Zimbabwe
By Sunday Oyinloye A British-born Zimbabwean, Marjorie Ngwenya has been appointed a member Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Committee saddled with the responsibility of supervising banks and investment firms. Elated by the development, the opposition in Zimbabwe says it has…
I’ve turned street kids to productive independent citizens of Malawi – Mawanga
Peter Mawanga is a Malawian artist and music producer. While studying Mechanical Engineering he recorded a playful album “City life” that set him on the path to his musical destiny. The album recorded under the name Peter Pine, was a…
APC National Women Leader, Betta Edu congratulates Tinubu
By Grace Dogo The National Women Leader of Nigeria’s ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC),Dr Betta Edu has congratulated the former Governor of Lagos State , Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his emergence as the Presidential flag bearer of the…
White men turned gods to goods, says author of Exodus of gods
Bishop Kayode Akin Fanilola is a native of Ìdó-Èkìtì in Èkìtì State. He had his secondary education in Notre Dame College, Usi-Ekiti. He had his tertiary education at the University of Ilorin where he obtained his Bachelor, Master and Ph.D.…
Young Africans should learn indigenous instruments – Mfinyongo
Thandeka Louisa Mfinyongo is a musician born and raised in Nyanga East, Cape Town South Africa. She specialises in two Xhosa instruments, uhadi (gourd/calabash bow) and umrhubhe (mouth-bow). Mfinyongo recently finished her Master’s in Music Performance at SOAS University of…
Man excretes 95 pellets of Heroin at Abuja airport
By Sunday Oyinloye A 36-year-old Nigerian based in Italy, Nwakanma Michael Uche has been arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA Abuja for ingesting pellets of heroin. Nwakanma…
Branding Africa’s passion is in skills development for youth led start-ups — Sibiya
Amanda Sibiya is South African Entrepreneur and brand development specialist. She is one of the young thought leaders for the African Heritage Programme at the Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS), a mentor and speaker to African Entrepreneurs across the…
I went through tough situations in life – Author of The Dosage
Yvonne Chidochashe Manyanja, popularly known as Royal Heart is the author of The Dosage and Harmony is the Answer. The books are meant to build ideal individuals who can bring about positive change to the fast evolving world. She is…
Two unedited scam emails sent to me this month
By Sunday Oyinloye In May, 2019, I got a Facebook friend request from an herbalist in Ghana who promised to make me rich overnight, I just laughed and blocked him. The conman or real herbalist put his contact details and…