Nigerians Protest: Photo Speak

Prof. Wole Soyinka addressing the Save Nigeria Rally in Abuja
PHOTO: PHILIP OJISUA of Guardian 

 
Pix: The Nation

Nigeria: The Drama Continues

Nigerian President: Dead? Alive?

                

usafricanpointblanknews.com has reported that president Umaru Musa Yar'Adua of Nigeria is dead while the Economic Confidential insists that he is alive. 

According to the Economic Confidential who quoted Yar'Adua's spokesperson and Senior Special Adviser on Communication, Mr. Olusegun Adeniyi, the Nigerian president who has been missing for more than two months, is alive and kicking.
Meanwhile Nigerian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Abdullah Aminchi told the Sun that President Umaru Yar’Adua was alive and that he was with the ailing number one citizen earlier on Monday.
“I was with the President earlier today (Monday). He is improving,” Aminchi said.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in its own version, reported that Mr. Yar'Adua had broken his silence by talking to the news outlet, promising to resume duty shortly.

The papers are full of speculation about the whereabouts of Mr. Yar'Adua since he left Nigeria last year November to attend to his failing health abroad. No one in particular could say for sure what exactly is going on. 

An international News agency recently reported that Mr. Yar'Adua is secretly dead. However, a Nigerian pastor, Primate Ayodele has predicted that Yar'Adua won't die. 
Small Voice at the moment cannot say whether Mr. Yar'Adua is dead or not, but certainly will keep you posted. 

 

Nation Cup Photo Speak

photo: AFP
Angola 4-Mali 4

A traditional dancer dressed in the national flag of Angola performs at the opening ceremony of the Cup soccer tournament in Luanda...
The tournament started on a high note with a stunning come back of all time. The host nation had led Mali 4-0 up until some eleven minutes to the end of the game. Small Voice hopes this is a warning for what to expect in the next 3 weeks. May the best team win...Watch the games on Eurosport 

African Afro-Hungarian Union Launched

 Reports by Archie Bonka

A new organization aimed to bridge the gap between Africans and Afro-Hungarians was recently re-launched at the Savannah African restaurant in Budapest.

Ebony, which was founded in 2003 is said to have in its agenda the need to find a common voice in order to be reckoned with as a minority group in Hungary. 

According to a member, there must be a formidable way to deal with difficulties encountered by both Africans and Afro-Hungarians most especially orientation and counseling which would help curb unnecessary embarrassment often faced from certain public sectors. 

Also important to the organization is, the identity crisis facing the Afro-Hungarians due to misinformation dished out to them by their mothers, who probably out of anger or revenge failed to see anything good about Africa. 

“The early Afro-Hungarians are the products of African students married to Hungarians but went back to Africa while their wives remained in Hungary because of many negative reports about Africa,” said Marian, co-owner of the Savannah African Restaurant.

Now in their twenties and late twenties and cut off from their fathers who are now living in Africa, the African and Afro-Hungarian Union would like to seriously address their plight. 

Small Voice gathered that the organization will also provide a platform that enables the Africans in Hungary to connect so as to act as a collective force; pool resources and proactively undertake initiatives for the promotion of African heritage, culture and universal values such as human and civil rights. 

In addition, the organization which is opened to the public may also function as an intellectual workshop for studying, researching including bridging and enhancing Hungarian-African relations, embracing the integration of Africans and other foreigners in Hungary. 

Written by Hakeem Babalola