Stephen Okechukwu Keshi was born on January 23, 1962 in Bauchi State, Nigeria. His footballing career began as a football player between 1979 and 1998. It also continued as a coach from 2001 till he died on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Stephen Keshi the footballer Stephen Keshi started playing professional football in 1979 in Lagos joggling fromContinue reading “In case you don’t know who Stephen Keshi is …”
Author Archives: Ismail Akwei
Togo takes pride in its first locally produced fair-trade chocolate
Togo’s agriculture export, until recently, was the leading foreign exchange earner for the West African country. 60% of its 7.5 million population is employed under the agriculture sector which has cocoa as its second-largest export after coffee. Despite its flourishing cocoa production, Togo did not process cocoa nor produce its own chocolate until 2013 whenContinue reading “Togo takes pride in its first locally produced fair-trade chocolate”
Starry Night
Stars shine to brighten the night;From Walewale to Kokomlemle, the sky binding ties,Perfectly! despite the lies in sight;Little children enjoy games of the hour;Even the taste of lemon that is sour;Yet their parents end their insatiable desire;To avoid the shadows of the men of fire;Same night that brought forth little babies;Turns to day for theContinue reading “Starry Night”
Poets’ Poet
Pan-Africanism, the root of his poetic journey;Sorting through life’s abundant milieu;To collect reasoning behind damning calamities;And present in a folkloric, balladic pieces;John was his name till he was fully conscious;Politically, radically and socially he conjures;Through the minds and bodies of the sojourned;To continue in the spirit of the big gems;The Singing Net; The Oath ofContinue reading “Poets’ Poet”
Ghana’s president threatens to ‘commit murder’ against child marriage
Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, in a bid to support a campaign against child marriage, threatened to commit murder if anyone attempts to marry off his daughter if she was underage. He made this public statement in Accra at the opening ceremony of the 7th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights on February 10,Continue reading “Ghana’s president threatens to ‘commit murder’ against child marriage”
Ismail Akwei 