VIDEO: THE WORLD CELEBRATES MANDELA DAY...A DOCUMENTARY ON MADIBA AND APARTHEID

Today is Nelson Mandela International Day, a day of service celebrated on July 18, Mandela's birthday.

Mandela, the former president of South Africa and Nobel Peace Price recipient, died at the age of 95 on Dec. 5, 2013. This is the first time the day has been celebrated since his death.

The day was unanimously approved in 2009 by the U.N. General Assembly. It was created to honor Mandela and inspire others to carry on his efforts to "take responsibility for making the world a better place, one small step at a time," according to a statement from the Nelson Mandela Foundation Initiative. www.usatoday.com

 Happy Birthday Madiba, forever you will live in our minds....

Below is a two hour documentary about one of the greatest heroes of our time, enjoy!

VIDEO: ORIGIN OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT

The Israel-Palestinian war has been dragging on for many years. The Zionist Jews who were forced to leave Europe after the Holocaust made their way back to the Middle East to establish a Jewish state. However, some Palestinians were already settled in some of these areas claimed by the Jews and refused to budge at the invasion of the Israelis. Till date, the two nations fail to recognize or respect each others national identity or the right to dwell in that region. Hence, their never-ending dispute.

NIGERIA: AFRICA'S WOBBLY GIANT

About five decades ago or more, long before I was conceived, Nigeria was a country on the upward trajectory of socioeconomic development. She was tipped to be the next best thing out of Africa. Her potentials were too vast to be ignored and countries like USA, Germany and Britain were keen to befriend this new kid on the block.

From her large geography to the copious natural resources, intelligent citizens and a group of progressive leaders who fought for her independence, she had everything that was required to put the world in her pouch and even the sky was not ballsy enough to limit her.

But shortly after the first republic, her story changed and the country that was once looked up to as a giant of Africa, became a weakling in the eyes of many. Corrupt politicians, despotic military rulers and a self-centered elite ensured the decline of this nation as hardship and privation were bestowed upon the people.