African leaders have urged Burundi to postpone its forthcoming general elections by at least a month and a half. The advice came on Sunday in Tanzania, during a meeting where the crisis in Burundi was discussed. The heads of state of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya, which together with Burundi and Rwanda form the East African…
House On the Rock To Host African Praise Experience
As a spinoff of the enormously popular gospel music concert, The Experience Lagos, House on the Rock, one of Nigeria’s most popular churches, is set to host The African Praise Experience, TAPE, on Friday, February 27. The event which will take place at the Rock Cathedral, Lekki-Epe Expressway, will commence by 8pm and run into…
An Evening With African Writers
The African Literary Evening was my idea even though I feel I cannot take all the credit for its success. The idea came about from the culmination of several conversations with people over a period of time. The African Literary Evening was an evening of spoken word, poetry recitations, book readings and networking. It was…
Nigerians Must Go for the Best
By Ben Edokpayi I remember the permutations that enveloped the room as some relatives and I sat down in Lagos last summer to watch Nigeria’s last group F game against Argentina in the 2014 World Cup. After Lionel Messi scored early in the third minute, the feeling was that the game was going to be…
Remembering Fallen Heroes
Last Tuesday, the United Kingdom, UK, observed a two-minute silence at the 11th hour, on the 11th day in the 11th month to commemorate the exact day and time when hostilities of the First World War, WW1, (1914–1918) formally ended. The two-minute silence was observed across the country in schools, train stations, banks and places…
CAF Mourns Slain South Africa National Team Goalkeeper
Issa Hayatou, President of African soccer’s governing body, Confederation of African Football, CAF, on Monday expressed shock and dismay at the shooting of Senzo Robert Meyiwa, South Africa national team goalkeeper and Orlando Pirates player. The South African Football Association, SAFA, has reported that Meyiwa was shot and killed in what was reported to be…
