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Two white farmers who accused a black teenager of stealing sunflowers and threw him out of a moving van have been sentenced in South Africa. Pieter Doorewaard (L) and Philip Schutte await sentencing in Mahikeng Pieter Doorewaard, 28, and Phillip Schutte, 35, were sentenced to 18 and 23 years in prison respectively for murder and other offences. The pair had accused 16-year-old Matlhomola Mosweu of stealing sunflowers worth $5 (£3).  The killing triggered tension in the town of Coligny, North West Province.

Certainly, a president who benefitted from due process in a time considered as the highest reign of corruption in Nigeria ought to have more trust in the process, especially now, in a moment supposedly seen as the reign of integrity. T he president is aware he is a better dictator than a democratic president. By Paul Aremo-Oluwa  Talk is cheap. Maybe not! The talk draws its value from the talker.  The president of Nigeria, his excellence  Muhammadu Buhari has given an express directive to the police and army to be ruthless on thugs and ballot box thieves. If the word ruthless does not echo excessive force and brutality to your ears I wonder if such person ever read a thing on military regimes and junta.

- 30-year-old Wendy is a  talented national aeronautics and space administration whiz - She has done the African pride proud By Paul Aremo-Oluwa February 20, 2019 There have been such gems amongst us, who changed the course of the world, because they could look at the world differently. Their thinking was unique and not everyone understood them. They were opposed, yet they emerged winners and the world was amazed . - Nikumbh Sir

Ottawa, Canada’s capital city has never had a black city councilor – Jide Afolabi wants to change that. By Moses Mutabarika | 0ctober 19, 2018 To walk into Jide’s office, at the edge of Capital Ward in Ottawa, is to understand how little details can deliver on a promise – floor to ceiling wainscoting, glass doors, an out-sized window to let in a flood of sunlight. It is, perhaps, a testament to a life carefully crafted. The idea of careful crafting is all the more emphasized if one understands that 27 years ago, Jide was a teenager in Lagos, Nigeria, carrying multiple pails of water up flights of stairs so there’d be enough for drinking, cooking and washing.

We are growing in ass size, breast size, wardrobe size, refrigerator size, weight, junk foods, muscles, but we are left with shrinking brains.

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie This speech was originally delivered at TEDGlobal in July of 2009. TED is the copyright owner of this talk. Transcript I'm a storyteller. And I would like to tell you a few personal stories about what I like to call “the danger of the single story.” I grew up on a university campus in eastern Nigeria. My mother says that I started reading at the age of two, although I think four is probably close to the truth. So I was an early reader, and what I read were British and American children's books.