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When Language Becomes A Barrier
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow I am sure many journalists have been faced with scenarios where communication and/or dialogue were hindered by a language barrier. As a widely traveled journalist, I have faced several lingua franca hurdles that really stood out in countries where English was not the […] More
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When Rumour Mongers Flourish
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow “It’s not mere extremism that makes folks at the fringes so troubling; its extremism wedded to false beliefs. Humans have long been dupes, easily gulled by rumors and flat-out lies!” – Jeffrey Kluger This is the season when rumor mongers are at […] More
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Dubai, Then and Now
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The last time I vacationed in Dubai, the world renowned Emirates Golf Club was just an open space in the desert and the burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, was not even a blueprint. This was in the 80’s (when I was with […] More
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The Young and the Restless
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow If there is one demographic group that really needs urgent attention from Nigeria’s leaders and educators then it has to be those born between 1980 and 1999, otherwise known as the millennial generation in other climes. I have never found a group of […] More
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African Journalists In the Diaspora To Monitor Nigerian Elections
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow A delegation of journalists from the US-based National Association of African Journalists (NAAJ), who are concerned about a successful democratic transition and the entrenchment of democratic principles, is set to visit Nigeria for the national elections scheduled for February 14 and 28. Members […] More
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The Nigerian Civil War through the Lens of a Medic
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Now that General Muhammadu Buhari has eased fears of a Muslim-Muslim APC ticket inflaming next years’ presidential election by picking Professor Yemi Osinbajo, as his running mate on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, Nigerians have one less issue to worry about the […] More
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Race Relations: Why America Should Begin From the Newsrooms
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow As America currently struggles with race relations issues, I would like to draw the attention of the US and indeed the rest of the world to an area that needs to be properly addressed if these ugly scenarios are ever to be consigned […] More
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Race Relations: America At Cross Roads
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow An 18 by 24 inches poster of Martin Luther King Jr., MLK, making his last major speech in the Bay Area during a May 17, 1967, anti-Vietnam war rally at the University of California Berkeley, has followed me in my travels in the […] More
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Cyprian Ekwensi and the Banana Paradox
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Banana or plantain (which some refer to as Dodo when it is fried) is a favorite staple food in Africa and beyond, and also the subject of a musical racial parody by Afro beat King Fela Kuti in the song, “Monkey Give me […] More
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Why Obama Is Right on Immigration Reform
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow I signed on this week (in a letter to Congress) seeking support for President Barack Obama’s effort to reform a flawed Immigration system, because it is the right thing to do. I also indicated my support for Obama’s immigration reform in a separate […] More
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Living Dangerously In the Inner Cities
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow I witnessed one of the most bizarre inner city scenes in a Lagos suburb on Sunday as my family pulled out of the driveway to head to church for Sunday morning service. Right smack in the middle of a road sitting on a […] More
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Super Eagles: A Big Loss For All
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow As we begin to come to terms with the Super Eagles’ elimination from next year’s AFCON Finals in Equatorial Guinea, it’s important to focus on the effects this would have on businesses and their sponsors. The Super Eagles are undoubtedly the NO.1 sports […] More
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