The Fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo, with a total of 60 now affected, according to the latest government figures published on Friday. The Associated Press reports that the two new zones affected are Biena and Manguredjipa in Congo’s North Kivu province, where the case fatality rate…
Guess it was one of those days mum took me to Lagos Island for some shopping. Somewhere around Tinubu Square we saw a crowd gathered around a banjo-clad singer. Knowing mum didn’t have any time for frivolities, I intentionally slowed down so that I could have a peep at what was going on. When mum couldn’t find…
These are certainly days when those of us who are no Muslims suddenly wish why not. Even at these austere times, if you stay in a place where Muslims are many, like I do, you should, by now, be working out how to pay Sallah visits to your numerous friends. It is because of times…
Mine was a very lively childhood. I would say I had a pretentious innocence. That’s because I actually knew much more than the adults knew that I did. And, I’m suspecting that at least half of the youngsters of those days had a semblance of that too. You know, school was an experience. A very…
A certain governor in the southwest has declared that it takes a lot of courage to be earning less than $24,000 and be presiding over a budget of more than $500,000. He is also ‘visibly’ worried by the poor take home pay of civil servants. In the first instance, I wouldn’t know if the governor…
Photo credit: Asia News Network Over 469 people have been killed, and nearly 1,500 are missing after a massive flash flood hit Nepal this week, as authorities in China flagged more geological risks upstream. Indians make up the largest number of missing foreigners, with Nepal’s new tourism board’s data showing 178 people from the country were missing….
Kidnappers in Nigeria collected more than $500 million in ransom payments over the last year, a Lagos-based intelligence group said on Thursday, as the country faces a multifaceted security crisis. The Associated Press reports that according to Kehinde Giwa, a security analyst at SBM Intelligence, “For every ransom that is paid for a kidnapping incident, you…
