In Syrian Villages, the Language of Jesus Lives

September 9, 2013 | konknaijaboy

MALULA, Syria — Elias Khoury can still remember the days when old people in this cliffside village spoke only Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Back then the village, linked to the capital, Damascus, only by a long and bumpy … Read More

2face Idibia Introduces Awards To Youths…Gives 1 Million Each

September 5, 2013 | konknaijaboy

A Nigerian singer, song-writer and record producer, 2face Idibia, is initiating the “2face Peace Awards” to promote peace and support young Nigerians involved in peace projects in their communities.

Idibia revealed this while speaking to the newsmen in Lagos on … Read More

Africa Connected: Tell Us Your web success story

September 4, 2013 | konknaijaboy

Every day, the web is changing lives in Africa.

In the next five years, 7 out of the world’s 10 fastest growing economies will be from Africa. The web is playing an important part in this development.  Today we’re launching … Read More

Peter Obe, Ace Photographer, Dies At 81

September 3, 2013 | konknaijaboy

One of the founding fathers of modern-day photo journalism in the country, Peter Obe, is dead.

Obe, 81, died in Lagos after a brief illness at his residence in Alhaji Masha, Surulere, Lagos.

A family member confirmed the death of … Read More

Leadership and Management: 6 Ways to Put the ‘Good’ in Goodbye

September 2, 2013 | konknaijaboy

On Wednesday night, I was at my local Apple store with my son Brinden when everything stopped. Employees from every department excused themselves from various conversations with customers and formed a human corridor down the middle of the store. Then … Read More

Opinion: Wanted – A Martin Luther King moment in Nigeria

September 2, 2013 | konknaijaboy

Reflecting on the speech, I couldn’t help but wonder when our Martin Luther King moment would occur; when we would begin to see ourselves as one people drawn and inextricably bound by the pursuit of things that unite us, as … Read More