Photo credit: Aljazeera Years of criticism of an EU-backed migration pact between Italy and Libya are coming to a head as migrant rescuers say the Libyan coastguard has begun firing directly at them. The Libya Tribune reports that last week, the German charity, Sea-Watch, said its rescue ship was shot at by the Libyan coastguard using…
Photo credit: CAN Pathways Some immigrants nominated for permanent residency under the Ontario Nominee Program say they regret accepting their invitations. Toronto Today reports that their grouse is the year-long delays that have left them out of a job. Many of them are considering leaving the country. The Ontario Immigration Nomination Program (ONIP) allows the provincial…
Sometime in August, the National Examinations Council (NECO) invited examiners to mark the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination theory papers. The examinations were held in May/June. The examiners went to the marking centres from far and near. Most of them were not after monetary gains but they wanted to be more abreast of the latest trends…
Photo credit: BBC I’ve always said it that I believe without any equivocations that it’s only the Nigerian people who can organise themselves for good governance. In fact, when they do it, they can then afford to live good lives. Today, I’m referring to the meeting between Mr Olusegun Obasanjo and Mr Abubakar Atiku. Obasanjo…
Much has been said about the activities of men and a lot will, certainly, still be said. Take or leave it, despite the fact that women are ‘catching up’, we live, more or less, in a man’s world. It starts from most religions deities. We look at them as masculine. Most of the prophets in…
We had prepared for this wedding in spite of the fact that we were only informed by rumors. But the guy suppossedly taking in a brand new wife is someone I don’t really like. But then, whether you like someone or not, anytime they are making history, one must identify with them. So, I had…
Premium Times After less than a week of protests, the Nigerian government had to disband the notorious Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian Police force. Without any exception, I salute the youths who deemed it fit to find a permanent solution to the oppressive squad which was a part of the government, We…
