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As Lagos Assembly raises concern over safety of Nigerians in Diaspora

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2019 0

…It condemns release of 123 Northerners with motorcycles by Police, seeks state police Patrick Okohue The Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday raised concern about safety of Nigerians in the Diaspora and called on the Federal Government to take decisive actions on ensuring Nigerian Nationals

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Buhari lauds Mandela’s commitment to peaceful, democratic norms

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2018 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has extolled the immense values embodied by the former South African President and Nobel Peace Winner, the late Nelson Mandela, and the sacrifice he paid for a peaceful, just and democratic society. Speaking on Monday in New York at a High Level Meeting on Global Peace in honour of the Centenary of […]

Africa News

10 quotes from Nelson Mandela on what would have been his 100th birthday

Ihesiulo Grace 18 July 2018 0

South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela became the country’s first black president in 1994. He fought racism without violence, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for dismantling South Africa’s apartheid system. He died at the age of 95 in Johannesburg. In the autobiography Long Walk to Freedom, published the year his presidential term started, […]

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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died

Ihesiulo Grace 2 April 2018 0

Nomzamo Winifred Madikizela-Mandela‚ died at the Netcare Milpark Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday. According to the family, Madikizela-Mandela died after a long illness, for which she had been in and out of hospital since the start of the year. She succumbed peacefully in the early hours of Monday afternoon surrounded by her family and loved […]

Opinion

Buratai: A Conversation With Mandela‎

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2017 0

In the ancient world of the Greeks, philosopher kings were venerated and revered by the gravity of their wisdom. They had a fascinating foresight and knowledge, which elevated their status beyond ordinary mortals by the sheer veracity of their wittiness. In modern Africa, Mr. Nelson Mandela, pioneer democratic President of South Africa and the unbendable […]

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Mandela: Celebrating 25 Years of His Release

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

New App makes walking in the footsteps of Madiba even more accessible. The “Madiba-inspired tourist attractions” map, developed last year by South African Tourism in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, has been developed into a mobile phone App to further enhance visitors’ experiences.   Tourists and South Africans seeking out sites and attractions