England rugby star Maro Itoje is showcasing untold Black history through an art exhibition
Published 21st May 2021
Written by Rachel Wood, CNNLondon
As Covid-19 lockdown restrictions ease in the UK, a new art exhibition in London is shining a light on lesser-known aspects of Black history.
Celebrating everything from South African jazz to a 20,000-year-old mathematical artifact, A History Untold aims to showcase Africa s diverse contribution to world history.
The exhibition is presented by England rugby player Maro Itoje whose love of African art was formed by regular trips to Nigeria, the country of his parents birth. Itoje grew up in London but has always felt a strong connection to his Nigerian ancestry.
President Joseph Saidu Momoh’s Interview by Sierra Leone Live
A brief History of President J. S. Momoh.
( Joseph Saidu Momoh).
Joseph Saidu Momoh was born on January 26, 1937, in Binkolo, Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. He began his military career in 1958 with the Royal West African Frontier Force 9RWAFF) as a private. After further training in Ghana and the United Kingdom, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Sierra Leone Military Forces in 1963.
He was elevated to the rank of major and given command at Moa Barracks, Kailahun.
In 1969, Momoh became a lieutenant colonel and commanding officer of the First Battalion. A year later, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel.
The immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), has dismissed criticism of his nomination as ambassador-designate, saying he performed creditably well during his tenure.
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Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), the immediate past Chief of Army Staf has revealed that the relationship between his father and President Muhammadu Buhari was what got him the appointment as the COAS.
Buratai revealed this during a gala night organized by the 29th Regular Course Association in Abuja, in his honour.
According to him, his appointment in July 2015 was a prize for the loyalty of his father, Yusuf Buratai, to Buhari.
Buratai’s father was a non-commissioned officer in the Royal West African Frontier Force and a World War II veteran who fought in Burma.
Buratai said, “My father was an ardent lover of the President and my appointment as COAS, therefore, was a price or reward for that gesture by the President. Of course, and as you have been told severally, we (the President and I) met in Njemena and he saw me and felt I was the right person to be COAS at that very crucial and critical moment of our history.
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The immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), has dismissed criticism of his nomination as ambassador-designate, saying he performed creditably well during his tenure.
He cited the compilation by officers at the Army Headquarters on projects and infrastructural development he embarked upon all over the country as evidence of his good job.
He spoke on Sunday night in Abuja during a dinner organised in his honour by members of 29th Regular Course Association.
Commenting on his appointment as an envoy and that of his colleagues, Buratai said: âItâs an honourable retirement and also an honourable appointment. Iâm not a politician, so, I have no word for the opposition. I have done well.â