Mmm… So, Mr Kyari, Buhari’s chief of staff, has tested positive to coronavirus. But that’s not as newsworthy as the fact that he’s been taken to Lagos for treatment. The Aso Clinic on which so much has been spent doesn’t have the required materials. I doubt if the clinic even has bandages for first aid….
I’ve always stated in some of my scribblings that even if I’m the only person who sees some point in what I’ve written, it doesn’t matter. Indeed, what actually matters to me is the freedom I have to express myself. That intrinsic freedom may, however, be abridged in Nigeria. Ka l’akata lo na, ka to…
Why do some of us like making a mountain out of a molehill? The question arises from the recent display of madness by some ethnic chauvinists who wrongly believe that the Obafemi Awolowo University must have an Ife indigene as the vice chancellor. A university by its name is a complex institution where all and…
Recent activities have set me thinking! I mean the activities about the ownership of Lagos. That Lagos is a Yoruba city is not disputed. Those Yoruba from other states who are ready to do battle much more than the original omo Ekos should read the statement of Alhaji Femi Okunnu titled “Gedegbe l’Eko wa.” In…
Photo credit: Reuters Angered by repeated strikes on their soil and wary of Tehran further tightening its grip over the critical Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are on the verge of a decision to join the US-Israel war against Iran, After weeks of hedging and warning against escalation, Gulf countries such as…
Photo credit: Montreal Gazette The Toronto Sun reports that for Sikh teacher Amrit Kaur, removing her turban to enter a classroom would be like walking naked and “abandoning who she is as a person,” her lawyers told the Supreme Court of Canada as it began hearing a landmark challenge to Quebec’s secularism law. A Sikh organization,…
Photo credit: the scroll As gas shortages push up the cost of living in the cities, migrant workers are unable to decide whether to stay on or go home. Scroll.in reports that last week, Amazon India reported a surge in sales of ready-to-eat meals on its e-commerce platforms. A salesperson attributed it to customers “relying…
