Exactly one year ago this column was dedicated to the legendary Nelson Mandela whose struggle against the apartheid regime in South Africa, as a result of which he spent 27 years in jail, earned him global respect. The title was Encounter with Nelson ...

As obvious as the answer to the above question may seem, recent events suggest that seeking some clarification as to the true ownership and mission of the AAUSA platform has become imperative. Shortly after its 2013 Convention hosted by Washington, DC which ...

My late uncle, Ma zi Sam Okereke, had a popular proverb that says “if you wrestle with an armature wrestler, the most likely consequence is that both of you will have sand all overyour bodies” What I understand from that proverb ...

Two related events, each characterized by rite, ritual and tradition, shall take place almost about the same period this Easter, one in far away Vatican City, Rome and the other, in the ancient Arochukwu Kingdom. While Cardinal electors shall be ...

While on a visit to South Africa last October I got an offer of a half-day tour of some major historical attractions around Johannesburg. I did not have to think hard before settling for a trip to the Nelson Mandela family house ...