Awo Was Greater Than Mandela –Odia Ofeimun

Culled from PUNCH - Writer and poet, Odia Ofeimun, has rated the late Premier of the old Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, above late former South African President, Nelson Mandela.

The social critic, in an interview granted to Sahara TV which was uploaded to YouTube and seen by our correspondent, said although “Mandela was good for the liberation” of his people, Awolowo made far-reaching impacts on the lives of many Nigerians.  

PHOTOS | Tiwa Savage, Waje And Seyi Shay @ The Legacy Concert In Nelson Mandela's Honour

Tiwa Savage, Waje, Seyi Shay and other Nigerian celebrities attended the free concert in honour of late Nelson Mandela. The concert held at Oceanview Restaurant, Victoria Island, Lagos on Wednesday, December 18, 2013.

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Adorable Photo | The Last Known Photo Of Nelson Mandela

The adorable photo was taken in May. It shows Madiba with his great-grandson, three-year-old Lewanika, holding his hand and smiling.

A Tribute in Pictures to Nelson Mandela : From Beyonce, Brad Pitt, Michael Jackson, to Politicians, the Pope and More

Mandela kisses Beyonce at the Nelson Mandela AIDS Benefit Concert in Cape Town in 2003

Everybody wanted to be friends with the courageous Nelson Mandela who passed away on Thursday at the age of 95 - a man whose courage in the face of persecution made him the most potent symbol of the struggle against apartheid. See more pictures the anti-apartheid hero after the cut...

Madiba Departs Earth: Nelson Mandela Dead @ 95

"We've lost our greatest son," South African President Jacob Zuma said as he announced the death of Nelson Mandela. According to reports, he died peacefully, surrounded by his family, at his Johannesburg home at 8.50pm local time.

Mr Mandela, who was 95, will get a state funeral and national flags will be lowered to half mast, said Mr Zuma.

May his faithful soul Rest In Peace.