I have this habit of celebrating those I’ve come by during my sojourn in this treacherous life. The reason is that I believe it’s better to celebrate those who are close to me during their lifetime rather than singing their eulogies after death. I remember a guy who has corrupted me so much that he…
O se ose!Friendly with everyone;A foe with nobody!True Ijegba you were,if an Ijesa by bloodEgba by residence andaffiliation could be so described! Mo ti r’Ogun lo foso!Truly!If how we mourn the dead,dead as dodo,we care for ill-healthed;none, and I mean nonewill the grim reaper answer! Yeepa!Everyone’s too busydoing nothingfor the ailing to care! Mo ti…
Photo credit: The Star A total of 219,472 refugees and asylum seekers were registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Malaysia as of April. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmed Zahiri Hamidi said the total comprised 152,979 recognized refugees and 66,493 asylum seekers froom about 60 countries, including Myanmar, Syria, Pakistan,…
Photo credit: Healthline Chamomile has been used in beverages since the time of the ancient Greeks, who knew a thing or two about natural remedies. The herb contains the chemical apigenin, which makes imbibers feel calm and drowsy. The Independent reports that a dietician Beth Czerwony told the Cleveland Clinic that, “Chamomile basically acts as a mild tranquilizer….
Photo credit: New Arab News “Europe is for Christians only; go back to Muslim countries”. M.Q, a Sudanese refugee, says these were the words a Croatian police officer shouted at him before he was “beaten, robbed of his phone, passport and money, and forced to walk barefoot back into Bosnia” after trying to seek asylum in…
About two weeks ago, I came back to Abeokuta around ten thirty in the night. What I saw that night was unbecoming. I felt it happened because I came back so late in the night. Tonight, I came back some sixty minutes earlier at nine thirty. The situation was only slightly better. In the night,…
If there’s another entry into this world, I’ll not only come back as a Nigerian, I’ll come back as a Yoruba. Indeed, I’ll come back as a Nigerian because within it is the largest concentration of the Yoruba. The Yoruba is ever wise! That could be a story for another day. The Yoruba have a…
