Sola Balogun, Federal University, Oye Ekiti Even at the ripe old age of 89, the recent death of Victor Abimbola Olaiya, renowned trumpeter and highlife maestro was shocking to his legion of fans across Nigeria and beyond. It was unexpected because he had for long lived in the hearts of his admirers through his numerous songs and showmanship, and had somehow attained the status of being immortal. Olaiya used music to advocate for the rights of ordinary people and the downtrodden. But he didn’t stop there: prolific and proficient in his art, he doled out songs about love, women, youths,…
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Daniel Jolley, Northumbria University, Newcastle and Pia Lamberty, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz The novel coronavirus continues to spread around the world, with new cases being reported all the time. Spreading just as fast, it seems, are conspiracy theories that claim powerful actors are plotting something sinister to do with the virus. Our research into medical conspiracy theories shows that this has the potential to be just as dangerous for societies as the outbreak itself. One conspiracy theory proposes that the coronavirus is actually a bio-weapon engineered by the CIA as a way to wage war on China. Others are…
Folasade Ogunsola, University of Lagos Early this year, China confirmed the first case of a new strain of coronavirus (2019nCoV) isolated from a cluster of people with a respiratory syndrome in Wuhan. Within weeks it had spread to 11 countries – mostly in Asia, some in Europe, and the US. Thousands of cases have since then been confirmed globally. More than 170 people have died. Scientists, however, are presently working on developing a vaccine. Nigeria is at risk of importing the novel virus. There are 160 Chinese firms in Nigeria and it is estimated that about 40,000 to 60,000 Chinese…
Camilla Nelson, University of Notre Dame Australia It’s a lean time for writers, as arts funding shrinks on all sides, journalists are laid off in droves, broadcasting budgets are slashed, and book publishing remains in a state of seemingly unceasing upheaval. It often seems as if the age of living by the pen may be brought to a close by an increasingly rapacious approach to human affairs, interested only in hard numbers and bottom lines. Australian writers Frank Moorhouse and Ben Eltham have recently proposed several schemes to give writers a living wage to support their work. And so it’s…
Reading 1 1 Sm 16:1-13 The LORD said to Samuel: “How long will you grieve for Saul, whom I have rejected as king of Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and be on your way. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen my king from among his sons.” But Samuel replied: “How can I go? Saul will hear of it and kill me.” To this the LORD answered: “Take a heifer along and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’ Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I myself will tell you what to…
As the evening was fast fading and the news filtered through, I thought it was a repeat of the already rumoured news which there was a loud call to disregard and claims of it being bogus. But, alas! Social media started buzzing; all platforms screaming it loudly with their headline: It is here; it has come to us; it has been confirmed. An international reporter sounding more desperate than us, expressed, “Devastating news for sub-Saharan Africa as one case of Coronavirus has been reported in Nigeria.” As panic and confusion get the better part of me, I ponder on my…
Christopher Robertson, University of Arizona and Keith Joiner, University of Arizona As the coronavirus spreads, the nation’s leading health official told a Senate committee on Feb. 25 that “we cannot hermetically seal off the United States to a virus.” The comments from Alex Azar II, head of Health and Human Services, heightened concerns about the effects of the coronavirus in the U.S., which so far has sickened a relatively small number – 57 – of people in the U.S. And with hundreds of new cases of the coronavirus reported in South Korea, a spike of deaths in Iran, and a…
Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, The Ohio State University Even armed with a Ph.D. in developmental psychology, I remember the frightening first moments after bringing my newborn daughter home from the hospital. I wasn’t sure what to do – and not at all confident that I was capable of being the parent she needed me to be. Every little decision about feeding and caring for this helpless human seemed momentous and fraught with anxiety. What if I don’t make it a full year of breastfeeding? Should I turn off the TV whenever she is in the room to avoid passive screen exposure? Is…
Traditional and Contemporary focuses on Ankara fabric spliced with contemporary tailoring. African fashion has taken a spike in creative designing over the years and we are ultra-excited to be documenting its progress one stylish picture at a time. Every Fashion Friday, we’ll be surfing through social media streets to find design inspirations for our Pride Woman (which is you, by the way). See our weekly style catalogue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ankara Styles by Mawuli (@ankarastyles) on Feb 24, 2020 at 11:38pm PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ankara…
This week, we’ve curated our favourite fashion styled looks found on Instagram from the most stylish pages. Check them below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ini Dima-Okojie (@inidimaokojie) on Feb 16, 2020 at 11:44am PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ini Dima-Okojie (@inidimaokojie) on Feb 27, 2020 at 12:08pm PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by StyleVitae (@stylevitae) on Feb 26, 2020 at 1:53am PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by StyleVitae (@stylevitae) on Feb 21, 2020 at…