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41,700 flee DR Congo violence to Uganda!

Photo credit; UNCHR Over 41,000 refugees have fled the Democratic Republic the Congo (DRC) into Uganda since January.  The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reports that many of them have witnessed killings, “sexual violence and other traumatic experience during their flight.  Since the end of last month, about 600 Congolese have been crossing into Uganda daily. …

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Cookie Crumbles! – Adewale Sobowale

I’ve always spoken in favor of a social welfare system for the Nigerian people. However, some people have persisted in countering it for a number of reasons. Some will say Nigeria doesn’t have a good data base That reason has been interesting to me simply because Nigeria does have at least four ways in which…

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Discharged! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: BBC I was furious that a popular actress held a party, somewhere in Lagos, to celebrate her husband’s birthday while there was a lockdown because of coronavirus19. The government subsequently arrested the couple and they were prosecuted. I have since learnt that some of the other attendees at the party have had charges…

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Kaka Ki’le Ku…! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Thisdaylive I don’t think the national assembly members in Nigeria will be able to withstand the consequences of their actions. How dare they ask for accountability of the monies disbursed as palliatives for the poor to cushion the effects of COVID 19. There are talks that up to 5.2 billion Naira was disbursed…

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Lyrics On The Lips Of Death by Tola Adeniyi

Nature could not have created you allFor nurture and vulturePerhaps so, perhaps notPuzzles of age long past Solomon there wasPossessor of all possessions possessable:Gold, silver, copper and copious concubinesMarbled Mansions of monumental measures Soon,Solomon got served to maggotsSame celebrated Solomon skewed in earth sewersSilky Solomon worshipped by the then world’sMost feared warlordsBecame just an item…

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