Often the hardest thing is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn – David Russel
Posted in Africa on Aug 7th, 2014
African countries have been advised to develop and implement prudent macro-economic management policies, deepen structural reforms and build economic buffers in order to sustain their current economic growth rates.
The advice was given on Thursday in Abuja by Dr Ousmane Dore, Nigeria Country Director, African Development Bank (AfDB).
Dore stated this at the launch of the bank’s […]
Posted in Africa, Personal Growth on Jun 15th, 2014
Last two months Boko Haram, a franchise of al Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood, kidnapped 276 young girls in Nigeria. This horrifying situation reminded this country, apparently even the White House, that Islamic fascism (jihadism) was still a serious threat to world peace. As if kidnapping innocent children was not bad enough, Boko […]
Posted in Africa on Jun 2nd, 2014
In Nigeria, over twenty million people live with some form of disability. The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities, a non-governmental organization says they are about 19 million. This makes them the largest minority group in the country. Recently I had the opportunity to meet with a young Nigerian man who is living his life to […]
Posted in Africa on May 19th, 2014
Tapping into the global support for the release of the Chibok girls is something I have wanted to do for some time particularly after Michelle Obama sent out a picture of herself holding a hand-written sign that was retweeted 46,000 times. Personally, it wasn’t that I had no empathy towards the girls that […]
Posted in Africa on Aug 2nd, 2012
Nigeria and Ghana have been assessed to be among the three fastest growing markets among the 25 leading rapid-growth ones in the world, a report just released by Ernst and Younghas revealed.
According to the global body in its quarterly Rapid-Growth Market forecast (RGMF), economic expansion in the 25 leading Rapid Growth Markets(RGMS) has started […]
Posted in Africa on Jul 30th, 2012
When the President died…. On Tuesday, July 24, 2012 the President of Ghana, Professor Atta Mills died, three days after his birthday. He was 68 years old. He was the first Ghanaian head of state to die in office. John Atta Mills became president in 2009. He was Vice-President from 1997-2001 under President Jerry Rawlings […]
Posted in Africa on Jul 24th, 2012
Deep inside Jweaneng, the world’s richest diamond mine in southern Botswana, Tshepo Kgomokhumo drives his massive truck through piles of rocks forming a lunar-like landscape. His job is to ferry away ton after ton of unwanted rocks while a small army of bulldozozers near him tears into the earth’s crust in search of the precious […]
Posted in Africa on Jul 20th, 2012
Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi was on the throne during the British invasion of Benin City in 1897. To prepare the grounds before the invasion, the British first sneaked military spies into Benin, to infiltrate the nation´s security system during the Igue festival, a period of acute spiritual sensitivity for Edo people, when their monarch goes into […]
Posted in Africa on Jul 19th, 2012
Nigeria, the largest black nation in the world, also referred to as the giant of Africa. My worry, Nigeria seems to be under a spell of confusion with leaders not understanding the enormity of issues at hand. Most Nigerians believe in the entity called Nigeria, I do. I also believe in the survival of […]
Posted in Africa on Jul 17th, 2012
THE LOVE OF GOD INSPIRES ME
I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING, OPEN MY EYES, SIT, STAND AND WALK, I AM INSPIRED
THE LOVE THAT KEEPS MY FAMILY TOGETHER INSPIRES ME
THE GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP INSPIRES ME
THE ABILITY TO LAUGH IN THE FACE OF DIFFICULTIES INSPIRES ME
THE THOUGHT OF GROWING OLD INSPIRES ME
THE THOUGHT OF MAKING SURE I LIVE […]
