Photo credit: NPR I need to state the obvious. Both men, I mean Messrs Trump and Buhari, are not my favourite politicians. Both men to me, are products of consensus of the ruling elites of their respective countries. While the average American White had never forgiven the Democrats for bringing a black man to their…
Photo credit: Aljazeera “The Government of Pakistan should host an international multilateral stakeholders’ conference aimed at addressing the challenges related to voluntary repatriation and third-country resettlement of Afghan refugees,” according to Muhammad Abbas Khan, Chief Commissioner for Afghan Refugees (CCAR) at the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON). The Nation reports that Mr Khan…
Photo credit: Washington Post President Joe Biden of the United States has extended temporary legal status for about 1 million immigrants from El Salvador, Venezuela, and Ukraine. The Times of India reports that the decision will benefit over 200,000 Salvadorans, 600,000 Venezuelans, and others. This comes a few days before President-elect Donald Trump, who has…
I used to be an in loco parentis for over 100 boys. Those boys were the children of the relatively well-to-do. They hardly lacked anything. It wasn’t so easy for most of their parents. However, they were ready to do anything to keep their wards in one of the best schools in Abeokuta, then. When…
Photo credit: Shutterstock In my innocence, I used to think grey hair and baldness went with riches and wisdom. Not until I started having both did, I realize my belief was nothing but a ruse. The grey hair started with an obscure strand. But it is all over me now, even in the unlikeliest of…
