Nigeria Student Develops Traffic Solution For Nigerian Roads
A student of Zaria Academy, Shika, Kaduna, North Central Nigeria, has developed a smart Vehicle Trafficking light as part of his contribution to developing a home grown automated indigenous traffic management system for Nigeria. The smart traffic light, developed by Ibrahim M. Amody of the JET Club, Zaria Academy, is configured and programmed to calculate […]
After ‘Black Panther,’ Will Hollywood Finally Admit That Black Films Can Travel?
The worldwide success of the Marvel film calls into question how we think of black-led films and markets abroad. By Zeba Blay PAUL BRUINOOGE VIA GETTY IMAGES “Black Panther” has made headlines for its box-office pull with director Ryan Coogler (left) and a mostly black cast including Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan. As of Tuesday, Marvel’s […]
Oprah Says She Would Run For President Under One Condition
She needs a sign. By Carly Ledbetter Oprah Winfrey has already shot down talk of running for president in 2020, but now she’s revealing the one thing that could make her reconsider. After the media mogul’s powerful speech at the Golden Globes in January, rumors swirled that she would run for office. “I had people ― […]
THE MIDDLE BELT DEBATE! TIME FOR A FINAL SOLUTION!!
By Pst. Sam Gar, Gboko It is high time Nigeria finds an answer to the yearnings and aspirations of the peoples of the Middle Belt. This is indeed the time for all of Nigeria to address and settle – once and for all – the nagging issue of what name to call the peoples of […]
Tanzania: Criticism of President Leads to Imprisonment
In response to a court in Tanzania sentencing two opposition political leaders — Joseph Mbiliyini and Emmanuel Masonga – to five months’ imprisonment for using insulting language against President John Magufuli, Freedom House issued the following statement: “The jailing of opposition politicians for expressing their views on issues of public interest, such as political […]