Author: Bimi
Minority Films Excluded from Oscars
Following the 2010 Oscars, many hoped that the awards ceremony had finally outgrown its bigotry. At the 2010 Oscars, Kathryn Bigelow won the very first ... Read More
Large Haul of Arms Seized in Lagos
A few months to the national elections, Nigerian security operatives have launched a manhunt for the owner of a shipment of arms that was intercepted ... Read More
Gay Man turns Straight in Malawi
Barely a week after Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika pardoned a couple jailed for contravening Sections 153 and 156 of the country’s penal code which ... Read More
Cape Verde tops Ibrahim 2010 Index
Cape Verde has emerged at the top of the 2010 Ibrahim Index, the annual governance index developed by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. Cape Verde was ... Read More
A Nation’s Mid-life Crisis
NEWS UPDATE: Two bomb blasts rocked Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja this afternoon killing at least 16 persons, close to the Eagle Square venue of the ... Read More
Police Escort for Patrons at New Hair Salon
The Police were present at the opening of the new salon in Velunganandhal, an Indian village where a simple haircut had become a symbol of ... Read More
Blacks are Untouchables of India
Possibly the most substantial percentage of Asia's Blacks can be identified among India's 160 million "Untouchables" or "Dalits." Frequently they are called "Outcastes." Indian nationalist ... Read More