Word for the day: John Bull
John Bull : noun 1: the English nation personified 2: a typical Engliushman Source: Merriman Webster Dictionary
Canada flags 17 African countries as high-risk in new travel advisory!
Photo credit: the Guardian Canada’s latest high-risk travel advisories, issued between November 13 and 15, 2025, represent one of its most extensive reassessments of security risks in Africa. Nigeria World reports that the list covers 17 countries on the continent. Over the three-day period, Global Affairs Canada issued or reaffirmed high-risk advisories for 34 countries worldwide….
Worry and uncertainty grow among refugees as Trump administration plans to review their status!
Photo credit: Fox The Trump administration’s plan to review all refugees admitted to the United States under the Biden administration is weighing heavily on people who could be affected by the evaluation. City News reports that it is already fueling uncertainty and worry among people who believed their status was secured. Laid out in a memo…
B’Ekun B’Ekun! – Adewale Sobowale
Yoruba language is so deep. About one of the first sayings I first understood is, ‘O yo tan, o n wa b’ekun b’ekun’. The phrase is normally used when someone has all the imaginable comforts but has gone ahead to seek unimaginable things. For instance, as a young boy, I would sometimes ride a bicycle…
What Else? – Adewale Sobowale
I wonder what else can shock Nigerians. When, in the second republic, Mr Umaru Dikko said Nigerians were yet to start picking food from the dustbin, most of us thought he was taking things too far. We never knew he was a prophet, not of doom, but of our impending reality. Another person who spoke…
Adedeji Sunday Akintayo – Refugee Support Worker
He arrived in Canada in 2017 as a refugee from Nigeria. Over the last seven years, he has founded two successful support programs for refugees out of United churches in the Montreal area. His programs, which were initially tailored for African refugees but now help refugees from all over, offer material support while also providing…