Em ‘Orho: Celebrating the new yam in Edo

Yams The New Yam Festival is an annual feast celebrated by almost every ethnic group in Nigeria, yam being a staple food not just in Nigeria but also in West Africa and other regions. It is usually celebrated in August or September just as the rainy season is coming to an end and crops are …

WHAT OJUKWU TOLD ME BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE WAR BY PROF. SAM ALUKO (Repost)

Prof Sam Aluko How close were you to the late Chief Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu? I will say that I was very close to him till his death. Immediately, he became governor of the former Eastern Region, when I was a senior lecturer in Economics in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, he called me the third …

ICC dismisses anonymous petition against Nigeria

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has dismissed an anonymous petition seeking an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity arising from systemic kidnappings in Nigeria, declaring the application improperly brought before it and without legal basis.