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Chief Anthony Omotosho, Executive Director, Nigerians in America Political Action Committee (NPAC) was a prominent figure among the groups that campaigned against the re-election of the then only U.S. Black Senator, Carol Mosley Brown six years back, over her relationship with former Nigeria’s dictator General Sanni Abacha. He bares his mind to Joseph Omoremi, editor of The Chicago Inquirer on why they took up arms with Senator Brown and how some African leaders denied the African community from benefiting from their efforts. It is an exciting reading. Excerpts: Inquirer: It’s been over six years your organization championed the election of…

African immigrants have been told to invest in property sector and participate actively in politics with the aim of changing the American foreign policies favorably towards the Black continent. Until these, among other things are done, the history of Africa will be skewed in the light of famine and wars ravaging the continent, out-going Kenyan ambassador to USA, Mexico and Columbia, Dr. Yusuf  A. Nzibo said recently. Addressing a send off party organized for him by the Chicago Association of Kenyan Professionals (CAKP), Dr. Nzibo charged the gathering to tell the authentic story of Africa. “Africa is a rich continent.…

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Medical supplies and drugs worth $5.1 million have been donated to Nigeria to fight HIV/AIDS by African Mission, an international faith-based organization with grassroots ties in Africa. According to the group’s operations director Cherryl Wilson-Kennedy, the medical supplies were distributed in Lagos, Abuja and Oyo state. She said the organization is also embarking on an education program among Central, East and Southern Africans on how to avoid the disease. The latest United Nations (UN) statistics show that 5.2 million lost either one or both parents to AIDS complications last year out of which 800,000 of them were orphanage by the…

Dr. Conrad Worrill, professor and academic coordinator of Inner City Studies Education at Northeastern Illinois University Center is better known for his demand for reparations for what he called “injustice done to the Black race.” He spoke to Joseph Omoremi, editor of The Chicago Inquirer on the cries for reparations and urged Blacks, especially African immigrants to the Western world to “reclaim African view” for the posterity of the next and lost generation.” It is an exciting reading. Excerpts: Inquirer: Can you give a simple and clear definition of reparations your organization is seeking? Dr. Conrad: The concept of reparations…

Mukila Maitha, Senior System Analyst with Waukegan’s Cardinal Health Medical products and services and President of United Kenyans of Chicago could pass you by unnoticed. Quiet and easy going, he carries Kenyans in Chicago along.   He spoke to Joseph Omoremi, editor of The Chicago Inquirer at a Starbucks coffee shop in Rosemont on a mild Monday night where he spoke on many issues, including the U.S. senatorial race in which Barack Obama is contesting. He canvassed reasons why Africans in Chicago must vote Obama. It is an exciting reading. Excerpts:  Inquirer: What is the vision behind United Kenyans Organization you…

Two hundred and fifty Quantum convertible pressure-relief hospital mattresses have been donated to Nigeria by Joliet’s Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center recently. A new version of the mattress goes for about $1000 according to Janet Long, image-maker for the 100-year old hospital. “It is rewarding for us that we can help people across the ocean. We are happy that it could be  put to use by an hospital in Nigeria,” John J. Short, a vice president with the hospital who handed the mattresses to Chief Emeka Daniel Ibekwe, chairman PDP, Chicago branch said during the occasion. Chief Ibekwe praised the…

Dr. Chiedu J. Nchekwube is a man of many worlds. He trained as a medical doctor but incorporated prayer, meditation and herbal healing to his practice to avoid prescribing toxins for his patients. In an interview with Joseph Omoremi, editor of The Chicago Inquirer in his clinic in Merrillville, Indiana, the physician pointed out the good, the bad and the alternative to western medicine. It is an interesting read. Excerpts: Inquirer: You are a board certified family doctor but you are known more in alternative medicine. Where is your interest? Nchekwube: I’m a board certified family physician. I went to…

By Joseph Omoremi The Three Musketeers was the name coined by the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, regarded as “the best president Nigeria never had.” Awolowo was referring to three outstanding journalists from the old Western Region of Nigeria. These media gurus are: Chief Olusegun Osoba who rose through the ranks to head Daily Sketch, Ibadan and Daily Times of Lagos Nigeria;  Peter Ajayi, Osoba’s deputy both at Ilorin based Nigerian Herald and Daily Sketch; Felix Adenaike is the last but not the least of the three, and was editor-in-chief at Tribune. Adenaike, the only university graduate among the musketeers, reigned…

By Joseph Omoremi Bob Marley and The Wailers. Remember him? He was a musician of class. Though he’s been gone for many years, his memory lingers on among the Rastafarians. Exodus: Movement of the people. Get up, Stand up, Stand up for your right, are some of Bob Marley’s songs that reverberated across the world. On October 31, application towards becoming Chicago Police officer will close. This will be followed by written examination and further interviews. The police and the fire departments are very important to the city not only for their functions but equally for employment opportunity they offer.…