The Afro Beat

Even though we can't take stock of the outcomes for the next 2 years but this Guardian article brings some welcome news. Not sure when l...

I had planned to post this up over a week ago but due to the fact that i never received permission from the author of the email in question ...

Please check out William Kamkwamba's Malawi Windmill blog when you get a chance. Pretty amazing stuff he's doing to solve his villag...

It seems we're not the only ones writhing in that frustration that comes from the realization that hardly anything has changed when it c...

Just when you thought Nuhu Ribadu was quietly on his way out, the EFCC strikes again! The show must go on, for this IS a show, (the last ed...

The past 4 days have seen Kenya, the darling of East Africa, propelled into post-election violence, which some are now referring to as ...

Here's wishing us all a wonderful 2008 ahead, with many pleasant surprises!

Some people called it, but others of us most certainly didn't see this one coming. According to the BBC , reports say Nuhu Ribadu has be...

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas (and a belated Barka de Sallah!!)

This story in The Observer (Guardian) has enraged all who have read it so far. We need to do something about this perverse form of child ab...

Only just stumbled on this Economist article but was shocked to hear that Nigeria is West Africa's drug-trafficking hub! I've defin...

Came across this on Omoigui.com : Just before 8:30 a.m. on February 13, 1976, the following curious announcement was heard on Radio Nigeria:...

Came across this on allAfrica.com and thought it would be great to share. Catholic Relief Services/Nigeria supports local organizations in ...

This Economist article highlights the sad truth that even though 2007 has been "the year of the Nigerian writer", it has not been...

This article from Nigeria Village Square brought up so many burning questions around the new twist in EFCC's mandate - from bringing cor...

We're always quick to call out the gross misconduct of oil companies and our dearest federal and local government when it comes to the N...

Looks promising. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD... +234 Magazine is a branding tool for the country, and is hereby calling for submission of article...

This letter, written by Funke, a friend of The Afro Beat, is a wake-up call addressed to our "democratically-elected" leaders to g...

Ok, so this was one of those blood-boiling-type articles that leaves you dazed. Of course, we've all heard about the "great" L...

A pro-Etteh member of the House of Reps slumps from suspected cardiac arrest. Nothing too unusual about this heading. Very sad indeed and we...