Over 40 poets from Europe, Africa, and North America participated in the World Poetry Day virtual launch of Wreaths for a Wayfarer: An Anthology in Honour of Pius Adesanmi edited by Nduka Otiono and Uche Peter Umezurike. The event, which took…
Democracy, youth agency, and the Nigerian crisis
Report on the virtual #EndSARS roundtable, “Democracy, youth agency and the Nigerian crisis,” hosted on October 27 as part of the Umeme Flashpoint Series of the Institute of African Studies (IAS), Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. A virtual roundtable with the…
Pius Adesanmi, Abiodun Bashau die in Ethiopian crash
Two Nigerians, Professor Pius Adesanmi and Ambassador Abiodun Bashua, have been confirmed dead in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 from Addis Ababa to Nairobi that crashed on Sunday morning carrying 157 passengers and crew. Professor Adesanmi, who is reported…