By Sean Salai Washington Times Oxford University Press has announced it will produce a new dictionary of “African American English,” which will include slang ranging from “hip” to “diss.” Black Harvard literary critic Henry Louis Gates Jr. will oversee the three-year project for Oxford Languages to compile the “Oxford Dictionary of African American … [Read more...] about Oxford announces ‘African American English’ dictionary, Harvard’s Gates to oversee 3-year project
Why the Queen Didn’t Spend Much Time with Harry and Meghan’s Daughter, Lilibet, During the Jubilee
Kayleigh Roberts COSMOPOLITAN Earlier this month, during the Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth finally got a chance to meet Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's daughter, Lilibet (who just so happens to have been named after her great-grandmother). While there were, tragically, no pictures of the meeting (at least not any that are for … [Read more...] about Why the Queen Didn’t Spend Much Time with Harry and Meghan’s Daughter, Lilibet, During the Jubilee
Nigeria Sought a $1.7 Billion Refund From JPMorgan. A London Judge Said No.
By Emily Flitter New York Times. Lawyers for the country’s government tried to convince a court that the bank had violated its duty to protect Nigerian funds from fraud. An effort by the Nigerian government to force JPMorgan Chase to restore funds that it claimed former officials had looted from a government bank account failed on Tuesday when a judge in … [Read more...] about Nigeria Sought a $1.7 Billion Refund From JPMorgan. A London Judge Said No.
NIGERIAN PRESIDENT 2023: ON BOLA AHMED TINUBU I STAND
By Kenneth Uwadi In Nigeria we are a few months away from the 2023 presidential election. Elections in Nigeria are always fiercely contested. Politicians do everything to win elections. Presidential election flag bearers of various political parties in Nigeria have emerged. We have Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the … [Read more...] about NIGERIAN PRESIDENT 2023: ON BOLA AHMED TINUBU I STAND
WHY TINUBU’S VICTORY IS BUHARI’S DEFEAT
Written By Paul Nwabuikwu In politics everywhere, one of the most important indices for measuring how much real influence a leader possesses is his ability to influence the process that determines his successor. This is especially true in Nigeria, a society where everyone in authority is some kind of preening “chief” and the acquisition and deployment of political power … [Read more...] about WHY TINUBU’S VICTORY IS BUHARI’S DEFEAT