Letter from Africa: Turning Nigerian herders into ranchers by Mannir Dan Ali

Cows are Fulani's prized possession, they walk for hundreds of miles to find pasture for themIn our series of letters from African journalists, the editor-in-chief of Nigeria's Daily Trust newspaper, Mannir Dan Ali, considers whether ranches could solve the deadly conflicts between herders and farmers.No issue is generating more heat in Nigeria at the moment …

Lawyer blames visitor visa refusals on ‘deep underlying racism’ by Amelia Hill

Home Office accused of regularly refusing visitor visas for trivial reasons, and deploying scare tactics when complaints are raisedVisitor visas refused: Nigerian family blocked from attending weddingThe Home Office has been accused of regularly refusing visitor visas to those wishing to come to the UK for a short period for trivial and inaccurate reasons, with …

Visitor visas refused: Nigerian family blocked from attending wedding by Amelia Hill

Chinwe Azubuike was left devastated when the Home Office made ‘spurious and plainly wrong’ decisionChinwe Azubuike had not seen her Nigerian family for 14 years when she invited them to her marriage in London to Ed Cook, the art-dealer father of her two British-born children.As a member of the Igbo tribe, it was particularly important …

Odega Shawa in an open letter to Gumsu Abacha

Last week, Gumsu took to her Facebook page to insult Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, who at the democracy day investiture on June 12th, questioned President Buhari's loyalty to her late father, military dictator, Sani Abacha. Soyinka said Buhari cannot be applauding Abiola and in the same vein be speaking good of Abacha who brought so much hardship on …

“Your hate for my father shall kill you” – Gumsu Abacha slams Wole Soyinka

Gumsu Fatima Abacha has slammed Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka over the comments he made about her father, late military dictator, Sani bacha. "Wole soyinka oya na!!! Over to you!! Wicked old hawk .... your hate for my father shall kill you. Olori buruku mad cow" she wrote on Facebook. Recall that the acclaimed playwright …