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Economic growth leads China to worry about “Icarus paradox”

From wretched and mocked place to a great country; from the docile dragon of Asia to big brother of Asia; from a mocked country, mocked people, undermined and even forgotten super power to an incredible economic growing country. A place where about six hundred million people migrated from abject poverty to middle income. It is […]

Hazard of Internet age

Hazard of Internet age

One of the biggest and most recalcitrant problems in Nigeria today is the rapid disappearance of a reading culture. Many people barely read even newspapers, preferring instead to spend their time chatting on social networking sites. And others use it for fraudulent and heinous acts. It is difficult to escape the influence of social networks. […]

Those that tarnish Africa’s image

Africa is seen as an impoverish continent the world over. It is seen as a war-torn continent inhabited by corrupt, barbaric and savage-like people. This prejudice is constantly reinforced by the attitude of some Africans at home and abroad. There is this disheartening trend that I have noticed recently. It is phishing ― this is […]

[Nigeria Report] Photo-journalists attacked repeatedly in Lagos

[Nigeria Report] Photo-journalists attacked repeatedly in Lagos

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State Monday (Aug. 20) assured the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) that justice would be done over the recent assault on two photo-journalists in the state the Nigerian Guardian reported. The Guardian reported that he gave the assurance at Alausa, Ikeja, while addressing the protesting members of the state NUJ. The governor, who […]

[Nigeria Report] South Africa police open fire at striking miners

[Nigeria Report] South Africa police open fire at striking miners

At least seven people were shot dead after South African police opened fire on thousands of miners striking over pay, according to reports from The Nation Newspaper. The Nation reported that a Reuter’s cameraman saw at least seven bodies on the ground at the scene, while the country’s Sapa news agency has said “at least” […]

Latest African news roundup

Latest African news roundup

Indonesia seeks closer ties with Nigeria The Punch Newspaper reported that the Republic of Indonesia is seeking closer diplomatic ties with Nigeria as it marks its 67th independence anniversary. The Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Sudirman Haseng, said the country was poised towards building on the long-standing mutually beneficial relations between the two countries. Haseng identified […]

[Nigeria Report] Mandela’s grandson kicks his wife out for infidelity

[Nigeria Report] Mandela’s grandson kicks his wife out for infidelity

Nelson Mandela’s grandson and political heir have banished his wife from their home after he discovered she had given birth to his brother’s baby. Mandla Mandela, 38, was accused of bigamy when he married teenager Anais Grimaud while still married to his first wife. Now, following weeks of media speculation that their marriage had ended […]

Ban Ki Moon: We need a world of equal opportunities

The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban ki Moon stated on Monday, that it is his heart desire to see a world of equal opportunities for both men and women. He stated this in a keynote speech at the Young Women’s Congress for Global Partnership hosted by the Duksung Women’s University in conjunction with UN Women. Discrimination […]

Chung Un-chan: A just, compassionate, dignified society is my vision

Chung Un-chan: A just, compassionate, dignified society is my vision

Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, Dr. Chung Un-Chan said that a just, compassionate and dignified society is his vision. In an exclusive interview with The AsiaN, he noted that his views about life, living, governing and politics in Korea is to make it better and pleasurable for all. He further said “It is my wish and aim to […]

[Nigeria Report] Local plants for exposed bone wounds, prostate cancer unveiled

[Nigeria Report] Local plants for exposed bone wounds, prostate cancer unveiled

Research from the Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, have confirmed the efficacy of a plant-derived wound dressing, a mixture of hypericum oil St John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) and neem oil/Dogonyaro (Azadirachta indica), in scalp wounds with exposed bone. The study published recently in Journal of Wound Care is titled: “Post-surgical scalp […]

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