Tag: Nelson Mandela
Prisoners are important: Convicted but not forgotten
As the world marks Nelson Mandela International Day, it is another opportunity to underscore the point that everyone, irrespective of…
UN deputy chief hails Nelson Mandela
UN Deputy Secretary-General, Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed, has hailed Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black President for the outstanding legacy he…
How Mandela stopped Obasanjo’s third-term ambition – Orji Kalu
Former Abia state Governor Senate Chief Whip, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, on Thursday revealed how the late South African leader,…
Tribute to Mandela by António Guterres
Today, July 18 is Nelson Mandela International Day. The United Nations declared the Nelson Mandela Day in November 2009 as…
Durban Film Festival: Films marking Mandela’s posthumous birthday premieres
Three films, with fascinating insights into the life and times of late South Africa’s former President Nelson Mandela, would premiere…
UN marks Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday
The UN will mark 100 years since the birth of the late anti-Apartheid activist, Nelson Mandela, on Wednesday, taking stock…
Centenary: Obama pays homage to late Nelson Mandela
Former U.S. president Barack Obama on Tuesday paid homage on Tuesday to the late Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black…
“The world is going through strange, uncertain times”
Former U.S. president Barack Obama says the world is going through “strange [and] uncertain” times in a speech honouring anti-apartheid…
Nelson Mandela, Art and Memory
It’s still a good feeling to have, even when you have been fortunate to see enough and exposed to privileges…
Mandela’s humanitarian work remembered with enormous blanket
Hundreds of South African Prisoners have crocheted a 7,000-square metre blanket in honour of late anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela. The…
Emulate Madiba, NLC advises Nigerian leaders
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday advised Nigerian leaders to emulate the good leadership exhibited by some of the…
The Revolt Of Mandela’s Grandchildren by Okey Ndibe
South Africa is in the midst—some would say the very incipient stage—of a major political and cultural revolt. One of…
Mandela, Zuma relatives to pay $140m compensation to mine shareholders
Relatives of Nelson Mandela and South African President, Jacob Zuma, acted in a reckless and fraudulent manner when they stripped…
Emulate Mandela, Quit After One Term, Oshiomhole Tells Jonathan
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to emulate the late President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela…
Madonna hits back at Mandela, Martin Luther King images
Pop diva Madonna has hit back at criticism of images posted on her Facebook page showing iconic figures such as…
S.Africans remember Mandela through tradition and prayer
As smoke rose from the long, spiralled kudu horns in his hands, tribal chief Ron Martin raised his voice and…
Follow Mandela’s footsteps, Desmond Tutu urges S.Africans
One year after Nelson Mandela’s death, fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu called on South Africans to…
6 minutes, 7 seconds of noise, silence for Mandela
The South African government will lead an international moment of noise and silence on the first anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s…
Family marks end of mourning for Mandela, six months on
The family of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela marked six months since his death on Sunday with a traditional cleansing ceremony…
George Weah eyes new goal as Liberia’s political saviour
Ask George Weah about his ambitions to lead Liberia and he will deliver an impassioned speech about his nation’s potential…
Jonathan congratulates Zuma on resounding victory
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday congratulated President Jacob Zuma and his party, the African National Congress (ANC) on their resounding…
Mandela widow calls on Nigerian government to find girls
Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel has broken the customary mourning period to call on the Nigerian government and international community…
Don’t Compare Jonathan With Mandela, Obama – Fashola
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has said the advert currently running on major television channels comparing President…
Mandela’s Will released, Graca Machel gets half
Nelson Mandela left portions of his roughly $4.1-million estate to his wife Graca Machel, family members, staff, schools and the…
Of symbolism and greatness: The case of Awolowo and Mandela
By Remi Oyeyemi The famous poet and author, Odia Ofeimun stirred a very interesting debate when during an interview on…
Zuma urges South Africans to build on Mandela’s legacy
South Africans must build on Nelson Mandela’s legacy of racial unity and reconciliation in memory of the anti-apartheid hero, President…
Mandela’s Statue Unveiled
A nine-metre statue of Nelson Mandela was unveiled Monday, a holiday dedicated to reconciliation, 24 hours after the solemn burial…
In Pictures: Last rites for Mandela in Qunu
South Africa on Sunday buried Nelson Mandela, closing one chapter in its tortuous history and opening another in which the…
Soyinka leads tributes for Mandela
FOLARIN ADEMOSU South Africa’s legend, Nelson Mandela, will be interred Sunday at a private ceremony in Qunu, his village where…
Mandela completes journey—back where he began 95 years ago
Nelson Mandela’s remains were returned to his beloved rural childhood village ahead of a traditional burial on Sunday, the final…