Photo credit: CBC Canada’s Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canadian military personnel, their equipment and another 250 firefighters stand “ready to support our American neighbours” as wildfires devastate parts of Southern California. Nsauga reports that his pledge comes as the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre said Thursday that the US National Interagency Fire Centre asked…
Photo credit: Aljazeera Australia violated the rights of asylum seekers arbitrarily detained on the island of Nauru; a UN watchdog ruled on Thursday. France 24 reports that the UN Human Rights Committee published decisions in two cases involving 25 refugees and asylum seekers who endured years of arbitrary detention in the island nation. The panel…
In response to a valued brother’s post yesterday, I commented that I believe in posting MY truth. I’m not a people-pleaser! I say the truth the way I see it but that does not stop me from apologizing when faced with superior facts. It has exposed me to many dangers, especially the greatest 419 I’ve…
Who’s principled?When he’s belittled?He’s dehumanisedJust for rice! He takes shit,Just to eat.Sinks in gutter,Looking for butter. Taking insults,Just for salt.Becomes a bingo,To eat mango. There’s hope,If he gets rope.Goes to paradise,For his rights. @as 010918
Photo credit: DW How else can any sane person see the panel of inquiry into the Lekki infringement of innocent citizens’ rights as a job for the boys, a facade or an ill wind that won’t blow anybody any good? I understand the panel has just gathered a team of forensic experts to go to…
Photo credit: Nairaland There are so many things I miss because adulthood has come upon me. The first is sitting by the radio hung on the corridor every Saturday and listening to ‘Omo Obokun’. The presenter told various stories that I imagined were real. I do miss my wheel made of a disused metal bucket….
The FRC regulation for non profit organisations stole in like a thief in the night. I must confess that I never knew such a law existed. Not until the GO of RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye retired as a result of the law. And to think the matter was even taken to the courts for adjudication!…
