There was a case of two people having a face off. One of them described the other as an okada! Well, I leave the meaning of that to your vivid imagination. Talking on the okada and tricycle ban in some parts of Lagos state and the government saying it never gave anyone a licence to…
I don’t know where the above quote is in Prof Chinua Achebe’s trilogy, ‘Things fall apart’, ‘No longer at ease” and ‘Arrow of God’. However, it tends to speak a lot about my convictions that writers tend to see what others might not see and the present cravings of various groups in Nigeria to go…
Just felt I should thank all the teachers who taught me at every level. By the way, I’m still in the process of being taught since I know anyone who has stopped learning is as good as a dodo – dead! I know this is not a Teachers’ Day, but I think everyday should be…
Photo credit: the Globe and Mail In a show of support for Arctic cooperation, Canada and France have opened consulates in Greenland. The 30utlook reports that it signals stronger diplomatic engagement with the Arctic territory amid growing geographical and economic interest in the region. Officials from both countries said the new missions, inaugurated this week in Greenland’s capital…
Photo credit: BBC Thirteen individuals, including four asylum seekers, have been identified trying to enter the Isle of Man illegally in the last 12 months. Isle of Man Today reports that in one case the costs of enforcement removal totalled more than 22,000 pounds. Details have been given in a Freedom of Information request. The Treasury…
Photo credit: Croatia Week The Croatian government has sent amendments to the country’s Foreigners Act into parliamentary procedure. It introduces new requirements for foreign workers that include mandatory Croatian language learning as a condition for reviewing residence and work permits. It also eases restrictions on changing employers. The Dubrovnik Times reports that the proposed changes that have been approved…
It’s not Armageddon but I believe it would be more interesting than the end of the world. One thing is that the fight that would signal the end of this sorrowful world is so predictable. That’s why we have believers preaching for. people to come and enter the bus of salvation or aljannah as the…
