Weekly Ten: Ojukwu Laid To Rest
ONE: James Ibori, former governor of Delta state has pleaded guilty in a UK court to 10 counts of money-laundering and conspiracy to defraud. The British police accuse him of[…]
Author: Cosmic Yoruba
Weekly Ten: The Return of MEND
ONE: Accusations of extra-judicial killings in response to the Kano bombings have caused anger and more resentment towards Nigerian security forces. Local communities have reported disappearances of people they believe[…]
Weekly Ten: Overnight Soldiers
ONE: The aftermath of the attacks in Kano that targeted police stations, immigration offices, the local headquarters of the secret police claiming at least 143 lives continues. This could possibly[…]
On Madam Tinubu
Madam Efunroye Tinubu was among the most prominent and powerful Yoruba women in pre-colonial Nigeria (early to mid 19th century). Other renowned Yoruba women from that period were Iyalode Efunsetan[…]
A Detailed Review of Aramotu; One Retelling of Yoruba Women in History
by Eccentric Yoruba
Weekly Ten: Oil Spills
ONE: Though the Central Bank of Nigeria gave a September 30 deadline for rescued banks to recapitalise, it has announced the revocation of the licenses of three banks; Afribank, Spring[…]
Nollywood for Human Rights
Note: This post was written last week A more specific title would be ‘Nollywood for Child Rights, Women’s Rights and Against Human Trafficking’. For those of you who don’t know,[…]