Photo credit: KXLY Haiti is about to get a new set of foreign boots on the ground. The goal sounds simple: fight the gangs that have brought life to a standstill. CNN reports that the latest initiative is a UN-backed multinational effort to be known as the Gang Suppression Effort (GSF). It will take over in April…
Photo credit: Pointer Project leaders overseeing the construction of what will be the largest hospital in Canada when it opens in Mississauga in 2034 have listened to residents’ concerns regarding transparency and other issues, according to the city councillor for the area. Nsauga, Ontario Local News reports that Mississauga Ward 7 Coun. Dipika Dameria said in an online…
An artificial intelligence tool that can predict who is at high risk of developing breast cancer in the four years following an all-clear mammogram has been heralded as “the most significant step in reducing deaths” in decades. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the tool, known as BRAIx, works by searching for patterns in breast mammograms to…
A video clip is currently trending on the social media and I wonder why it should have been a surprise anyway. It’s that of our Micheal Jackson turned senator dancing away at the wedding of the richest man’s daughter. I’m surprised because even though most Nigerians are relatively poverty stricken, the legislooters are busy smiling…
Mmm… So, Mr Kyari, Buhari’s chief of staff, has tested positive to coronavirus. But that’s not as newsworthy as the fact that he’s been taken to Lagos for treatment. The Aso Clinic on which so much has been spent doesn’t have the required materials. I doubt if the clinic even has bandages for first aid….
I’ve always stated in some of my scribblings that even if I’m the only person who sees some point in what I’ve written, it doesn’t matter. Indeed, what actually matters to me is the freedom I have to express myself. That intrinsic freedom may, however, be abridged in Nigeria. Ka l’akata lo na, ka to…
Why do some of us like making a mountain out of a molehill? The question arises from the recent display of madness by some ethnic chauvinists who wrongly believe that the Obafemi Awolowo University must have an Ife indigene as the vice chancellor. A university by its name is a complex institution where all and…
