I’m not restricted to a particular church. At least, not for now. On most Sundays, Google is always my friend in my search for churches. I’m sure it’s better than the ultimate search put in place by a particular Nigerian brand of shayo! The particular church is named after the forerunner of the Redeemer. You…
You should have known I don’t care a hoot about people’s comments. I see my posts as a call to duty. I was going to write on the Chinese Company that carried my dear state ‘mugu’ before someone told me that transportation between Mile 2 and Agbara is now 1,000 naira. My first reaction was…
Photo credit: Reuters says countries must consider reparations for slave trade A UN committee said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and take other measures to address the enduring legacy of racial discrimination it says persists today. Reuters reports that guidance published on Monday by the Committee on the…
Photo credit: Edinburgh live Hundreds of flags were removed from lampposts across Scotland, with many removed in Edinburgh last year as social tensions around immigration grew. Edinburghlive reports that over 700 banners – almost all of them saltires or Union jacks – were taken down from public property by local authority workers in 2025/26, marking a…
Photo credit: The Globe and Mail Every Sunday morning, on the westernmost edge of Toronto’s Cabbagatown, 45 or so worshippers cram into the tiny chapel at Saint Luke’s United. Every seat in the pews is usually spoken for, with extra chairs squeezed into the aisles. But the tight quarters haven’t cramped the church’s sense of…
In the mental hospital, we were given hard-boiled eggs without salt. I came to see my time in isolation, and the forgoing of salt, as a form of slow torture. For over a month, I did not see anyone except the attendants when food was handed to me. When I bathed in the basin, I…
‘Ori yeye n mogun, tai se lo po nbe’. The aforementioned is a Yoruba saying denoting the injustice of power when used stupidly. I just learnt about one hundred men of the Nigerian police force were sent to make sure Bob Risky didn’t celebrate his birthday. Bob Risky himself ‘spoke with his legs’! Omo olomo,…
