Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a key architect of India’s economic liberalisation, served from 2004 to 2014, shaping the nation’s economic and political landscape. Tributes from leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress figures, highlight Singh’s wisdom, humility, and dedication to improving lives. As the first Sikh prime minister, Singh’s legacy includes historic … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigeria’s premier University, University of Ibadan (UI) and the University of Lagos (UNILAG), have been ranked as one of the top ten universities in Africa. The two Nigerian universities emerged in the top ten list of universities in Africa according to the latest ranking of world universities released by the … Read more
Thousands of sculptures and carvings were removed during the destruction of Benin City in present-day Nigeria EKO HOT BLOG reports that less than 24 hours after Cambridge University handed over a looted Benin Bronze artefact to Nigeria, another sculpture will be handed back to the country by the University of Aberdeen on Thursday after its … Read more
The bronze was taken from the kingdom of Benin — now part of Nigeria — in 1897 when Britain had a foothold on the African continent EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigeria has received a Benin bronze artefact from the University of Cambridge, more than a hundred years after it was taken from the country. … Read more
About thirty years ago at the Metropolitan Club, Kofo Abayomi Street (named after Kole’s father, Sir (Dr.) Chief Kofo Adekunle Abayomi) on Victoria Island, Lagos the hugely cerebral artist (Sculptor and Painter) Professor Ben Enwonwu pulled me aside just before the weekly Tuesday lunch to conspiratorially whisper as he surveyed the empty tables which would … Read more