This is the story of the first oil war, which was fought in the 19th century, in the area that became Nigeria. So Who Sold Nigeria To The British For £865k In 1899? All through the 19th century, palm oil was highly sought-after by the British, for use as an […]
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According to the Pew Research Center, Black people are the most religious group in the U.S., believing in God, and saying religion is an important part of their lives more than whites and Latinos. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) African-Americans are the most religious group in the United States, but what are […]
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About 24 young senior high school girls from Ghana are placing their country on the global map with their innovation that transforms banana and plantain stems into paper bags. The girls, from the Methodist Girls High School in Ghana’s Eastern Region, came up with the idea as an alternative to […]
It has been said that the Rockefeller family has affected modern society to a degree but what most do not realize is just how much they have made an impact. The family name has now been linked to the suppression of natural medicine to found big pharmaceutical companies and make […]
A disturbing phenomenon is arising across Africa, this is a tactic that was used by the European Emperors of ancient Roman Empire but today, some of our leaders have masterfully implemented this tactic on the minds of the African layman and for this, I foresee a great evil that will […]
The King of the Belgians, Leopold II, who ruled from 1865 to 1909 has been described as worse than Adolf Hitler for his genocide against the people of the Congo Free State (now Democratic Republic of Congo) who he considered as his personal property including their lands and minerals. An […]
Elmer “Geronimo Ji Jaga” Pratt was a decorated soldier who served two combat tours in Vietnam before he left the army and studied political science at University of California, Los Angeles. He became politically active and was recruited into the Black Panther Party where his years in the army proved […]
Members of the British House of Commons in 1807 knew what they were doing when they abolished the slave trade. Majority of them never wanted slavery to come to an end. However, they knew that people were becoming more resistant. It is possible that they also wanted to write their […]
If you’ve attended a burial ceremony like the ones that take place in my home country Nigeria, you would marvel at the synergy of purpose, extravagance and display of wealth in the midst of poverty just to honor the dead by giving the late individual a ‘befitting’ burial. We break […]
In 1965 at the University of Cambridge, two of the foremost American intellectuals were challenged with the question: ‘Has the American Dream been achieved at the expense of the American Negro?’ RACE? From William F Buckley’s highly stylised posturing and pointing, to James Baldwin’s melodious rhetorical flourishes and memorable scowls, […]
