Will fewer firearms make South Africa safer?

The role of firearms and gun ownership, legal and illegal, in violent and criminal behavior, and what can be done to increase safety in our communities. Hlupha was eight when he got his first gun and his neighbour taught him to commit crime. His first robbery was of the post office in the small town

Nigeria’s 55 years of nationhood

OUR country marks its 55th independence anniversary today. In a very fundamental sense, Nigeria’s story is also the story of my life, because I was born in the very last month of colonialism in our country, on September 5, 1960. I grew up in those early years of an independent country and found consciousness against the

Nigeria at 55: Read full text of President Buhari’s speech

“October 1st is a day for joy and celebrations for us Nigerians, whatever the circumstances we find ourselves in because it is the day, 55 years ago; we liberated ourselves from the shackles of colonialism and began our long march to nationhood and to greatness. “No temporary problems or passing challenges should stop us from

Is a terrorist attack imminent in South Africa?

On Tuesday 8 September, the United States (US) Diplomatic Mission to South Africa issued a rare security message entitled Terrorist Threat to US Interest in South Africa. The alert warns citizens about a potential attack on US interests and facilities, and advises US citizens in the country to be vigilant and take appropriate steps to

SAUDI ARABIA TO PAY N65 MILLION TO NIGERIAN VICTIMS OF MECCA CRANE COLLAPSE

Saudi Arabian authorities will pay N65 million to dead victims’ families and N32.5 millionfor those who sustained injuries from the crane collapse at Grand Mosque that occurred last Friday. The incident claimed 111 lives, including six Nigerians. Saudi local newspaper, Arab News, reported that “King Salman has ordered the payment of the following to the

BUHARI INSINUATES THAT THE CHIBOK GIRLS SHOULD BE FORGOTTEN, AND HE MIGHT BE RIGHT

In an interview with BBC Hausa on Tuesday the 8th of September, President Buhari’sstatement on the whereabouts of the missing Chibok girls seemed to suggest that the government has little or no hope’ in finding the girls. “They have scattered them, and are being guarded at dispersed locations. Most of the girls are Christians and

ADAOBI T. NWAUBANI’S STORY SHEDS LIGHT ON CHILD DOMESTIC LABOUR IN AFRICA

At age 10, Titi was taken from her family in the Republic of Benin, and brought to Nigeria to become a domestic help to a family of six.  Now aged 12, Titi neither knows her surname, nor heritage. The young child works round the clock cooking, cleaning, washing and scrubbing. In a recent article titled

Five Centuries Ago Africa Was Booming: It Can Rise Again

AFRICANGLOBE – When Portuguese explorers first arrived on the east African coast at the turn of the 16th century, an anonymous recorder on the voyage of Pedro Alvares Cabral noted of Kilwa(off the coast of present-day Tanzania): “This island is small, near the mainland, and is a beautiful country. The houses are high like those of