For many Nigerians, Independence Day is another reminder of the harsh realities of life in Africa’s most populous country. A country that, on paper, has everything needed to be a great… Read More

In the last few weeks, a lot has been said about the need to fight racism. The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on black people in the West as well as the murder of George Floyd in Minnea… Read More

For those that didn't already know, London is in the grip of a wave of violent crime. In 2019 alone, there have been at least 86 violent deaths in London. In 2018, the number of violent deat… Read More

The conversation around the ‘ethnic diversity’ of many European football teams is not new. I recall seeing internet memes comparing the identical ethnicity of other football team… Read More

Almost five years ago, I wrote a blog post that argued against any involvement of the US, UK and its allies in resolving the conflict in Syria. Along with the painful reality that the confli… Read More

For most black people, or people that have enough Black friends and acquaintances, the concept of Black Excellence should not be foreign. It's an attempt to celebrate achievements of Black p… Read More

By now you’ve probably read multiple news stories about the massacre in Vegas on Sunday night/Monday morning. A ‘lone gunman’ opened fire on revellers at a music festival… Read More

Social media has given everyone a voice. It has removed the traditional gatekeepers and democratised the process of sharing information. It has given people like myself a platform to share m… Read More

Before anyone accuses me of making a false or unfair comparison, the purpose of this post is not to say that these two are the same. In many ways, they couldn't be more different. Trump spe… Read More

Theresa May vs Jeremy CorbynJune 8 is the date for the next General Elections in the UK and for the first time in a very long time, the electorate have genuine options. No more the days of D… Read More

Today, January 19 2017 is the final day that Barack Hussein Obama and his wife, Michelle Lavaughn Obama will occupy The White House as President and First Lady of the United States of Americ… Read More

By now you would have heard the story of Adam Saleh, the YouTube prankster that was kicked off a Delta Airlines flight, allegedly for speaking Arabic to his mum on the phone and with a frien… Read More

The BBC today published a story that discusses the support of the Russian government for a World War 2 movie based on a "Communist myth". The movie, Panfilov's 28 Men, tells the story of 28… Read More

In June 2012, at the height of Spain's financial crisis and whilst negotiating terms of a bailout for Spanish banks, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sent a text message to his finance m… Read More

In the wake of the recent atrocities at Charlie Hebdo, millions of people across the world tweeted #JeSuisCharlie (I am Charlie) in solidarity with the French satirical publication. I was on… Read More

Despite intense media campaigns to undermine his integrity and opposition attempts to amplify his faults, Donald Trump continues to record remarkable numbers in polls. His followers also see… Read More

There is a popular YouTube clip of a Nigerian comedian that travels to South Africa and comes back with an 'American' accent. As much as his new found tongue confuses his old friend, it also… Read More

When terrorists killed 12 at Charlie Hebdo. Everyone was Charlie. When the massacre at the Bataclan happened, everyone changed their social media profile pictures to shades of the French fla… Read More

The topic of misrepresentation in mainstream media is one that many people of African and Caribbean heritage are all too familiar with. To many, we are portrayed in a limited number of light… Read More

JThe story of Dylann Roof and his violent murder of nine innocent people at the Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina has been all over the news and social media in the last couple of days. A… Read More

The issue of slavery and its impact on Africa, The Caribbean and other people groups affected by it has been discussed for a while now . The discussions range from how much slavery really af… Read More

Every year, top creatives from around the world gather for Cannes Lions, the world's biggest celebration of creativity in communications and an avenue for discussing great ideas changing the… Read More

For most people, when you talk about African architecture, especially before European colonisation, you have the pyramids in Egypt and mud huts everywhere else. It sometimes feels like the o… Read More

Over the last few days, social media sites and newspapers around the world have told the story of the 234 Nigerian school girls that have been kidnapped by Boko Haram, an extremist Islamist… Read More

In 2009, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling Nigerian writer, delivered a TED talk to what seemed like an attentive audience in Oxford about the danger of the single story. In her talk… Read More

The topic of how Nigeria is developing and the good things that are happening all over the country is one that is discussed quite regularly amongst Nigerians in diaspora. With a population o… Read More

I didn't really know who Nelson Mandela was until he was released from prison on the 11th of February 1990. I remember the news bulletins on the day being totally taken over by the story and… Read More

Growing up in Nigeria in the 90s, very little was done to encourage any sense of ‘Nigerianness’ or patriotism. Buying locally made products was seen as a sign of poverty and bad… Read More

You don't need more than a pair of eyes to see that what is happening in Syria is nothing less than a modern day tragedy and that something needs to be done to put an end the the slaughter o… Read More

The United States of America has done a good job of branding itself as the standard bearers for modern progressive governance and society. It has gone all over the world spearheading wars an… Read More

For those of you that know me in person, you’d know that it was my birthday earlier this week (Happy birthday to me). For this year’s celebrations, there wasn’t a party or… Read More

In the last month alone, the Pebble watch has gone on sale, Google officially announced Glass and Apple's iWatch was all but confirmed. We've even had reports of a dress that turns clear whe… Read More

The conspiracy theory of a media agenda to propagate values and narratives that are contrary to what is true and right is one that just won't go away.Hardly does a day go by without at least… Read More

Tolerance is one of the most highly regarded of modern day virtues. It is widely commended, and its value rarely disputed but a closer look shows that what most people understand to be toler… Read More

Can I just start by saying I love kids and have nothing against them or anyone that chooses to have one. I love infants and toddlers in particular, and I think their innocence and charm are… Read More