South Africa’s national men’s soccer team has postponed its travel to Mexico because of visa issues, just 11 days ahead of the World Cup. AP reports that Bafana Bafana were supposed to leave for Mexico on Sunday to start preparations for the tournament. The team is set to play co-host Mexico in the opening game in Mexico on…
Why are we so careless with our own lives in Southwest Nigeria? Do we imagine that some magical solution will arrive from Abuja, Akure, Osogbo, Ado-Ekiti, or Abeokuta to protect us from the terrorists attacking our communities? Do we believe that the bandits who recently ravaged villages have simply disappeared? Do we think they will…
Back to the issue of government involving itself in religious affairs. Kilo dun bi arun iba! For a government to rule well, it must be an octopus with its tentacles in everything. If it could be planned well, the governors and president should be made to head all the religious bodies. We may then have,…
I utterly fail to understand the problem of my people. So, Nigeria’s return to the old national anthem is now a hard nut to crack for us. We have failed to see the inherent values in the change. The legislators saw them, that’s why the bill was passed in arguably a record time. The executives…
Like a tiger;With quiet anger!Stealthily and silently;Till it’s timely! Biding their timewith magazine smiles,frustrated they are,because they lack! Land of plenty;Many are thirsty,masses kwashiorkoredsince they lack nurture! Oblivious of mass suffering,few haves go partying!Our Rome is burning,powerful are fiddling! Who’ll prevent quiet stormfrom its snaky venom?Solution very pedestrian:Masses should dignity earn! @as 060125
Photo credit: CBC US President Donald Trump said Saturday he’s considering cancelling a series of concerts commemorating the country’s 250th anniversary after several artists dropped out , and he may give a speech instead. CBC News reports that Trump said on social media that he was considering giving a speech and rally instead, and called…
Photo credit: Euro News Prime Minister Peter Magyar and opposition politicians clashed in parliament this week over how long the Tisza government could resist the European Commission’s migration pact. The Budapest Times reports that László Toroczkai, leader of the right-wing Mi Hazánk party, told the prime minister that he could not continue presenting himself domestically…
