The Nigerian Sailor who refused to shave his beard. For 47 years now, Denis Nnachi 80, has refused using a blade to shave his beard after he and thousands of Igbos, supporters of the Republic of Biafra, had to accept the shocking defeat of their military commandant Chukuemeka Ojukwu during the 1967-1970 Nigerian Civil war. […]
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Hundreds of people in Liverpool One, the heartbeat of Liverpool City Centre on Saturday September 2 2017 received free Campaign flyers, T Shirts and crime prevention talks as the campaign to reduce guns, gangs & drugs went public again. Liverpool based charity Citizen Outreach Coalition was again supporting law enforcement agencies including the police to
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It might have been abolished in England 134 years ago with the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act but slavery is “…going on in various forms now in the world. It is like a virus. When you attack it with some medication, it reappears in another format and it is very important that we address it”. Chief
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Feeding Zambia. Show casing Zambia’s Farm Produce. Sylvester Williams in Lusaka, Zambia Weeklong festivities to mark the 91st edition of Zambia’s Agricultural show ended on Monday August 7 2017 with a call by President Edgar Chagwa Lungu for farmers to continue improving the quality and quantity of their crops to feed a hungry nation. South
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As we continue recording the oral history of Africans who have made Merseyside home in our Heritage Lottery Funded Project The Definitive Story of Africans in Merseyside, the story of two ladies from the continent, a Ghanaian and a Nigerian stand out; the unassuming singing Dentist and the Pastor driver who never takes no for
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By Sylvester Williams in Lusaka, Zambia. The Kabwata Cultural village is a beehive of artistic activities today and is a reflection of the rich artistry of the central African state. All types of handicrafts are sold there but in the early 70’s, it was almost raised to the ground by the government Situated on Burma
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Special report by Sylvester Williams in Lusaka, Zambia As the cost of living continues to rise and unemployment soars in the sub Saharan country of Zambia, young people have been looking for innovative ways to survive. In his March 2017 state of the nation speech, President Edgar Chagwa Lungu implored the people to unite to
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The Story of Mr Oyewole Ajagbe. Nigerian born Immigration adviser Mr Oyewole Ajagbe has lived for the better part of 43 years in the UK. He arrived as a Nigerian government sponsored scholarship student in 1974 to study Marine Engineering with hopes of going back after his studies. Well, he is still in the UK
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The family of murdered teenager Yusuf Sonko has made an emotional appeal for information that could help identify those responsible for his “brutal and senseless” head gun shot that led to his death on the night of Friday June 2 2017 on Tagus Street behind Lodge lane shops in Toxteth, Liverpool. Yusuf’s death followed two
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As part of Citizen Outreach Coalition (COC) organization’s implementation of its Heritage lottery funded project “The Definitive story of Africans in Merseyside”, scores of volunteers have received hands-on training on video/audio history recording and the skills required to collect/record oral history. Training of the volunteers took place on Monday June 12 2017 and Tuesday June
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