Lekki Toll gate, Lagos Mmm… Nigeria is just cool. I mean for crime, misgovernance, and every other type of problem that won’t make a nation prosper. Ok, 28 days after some idiotic soldiers went to attack some defenseless protesters in Lekki, everyone has been ‘calm’. The national assembly, as long as their remunerations are not…
Photo credit: CBC A group of about 100 London high school students got some first-hand construction experience while lending a hand to help with <London’s response to homelessness. CBC News reports that for three days, students from different high schools helped build three temporary shelters in a partnership with Fanshawe College’s construction engineering technology program. Students from the…
Photo credit: Yeno Safak Despite a ceasefire agreement, Gaza’s residents face immense challenges as they attempt to rebuild their lives. Amid the destruction, English teacher Dua Kudah has transformed a simple tent into a classroom, providing Palestinian children with educational opportunities and a symbol of hope amidst ongoing adversity. YeniSafak reports that although recovery remains…
There’re some friends in whose presence you don’t need enemies. Such is the guy I’m profiling today. I got to know him at Abe’gi, an expansive spot in Abeokuta where we keep up with current affairs. A newspaper distributor is at hand and for those of us who I’ll describe as staff members, we don’t…
I learnt Mr Buhari went back to Nigeria yesterday. Incidentally, yesterday happened to have been the day of gubernatorial elections in the two Nigerian states of Kogi and Bayelsa. I wouldn’t bother with who or who didn’t win the elections. I bet the electoral body wouldn’t have finished with the business of vote counting anyway….
Photo credit: the Guardian I didn’t support capital punishment for any offence. Yes, not even where a precious life had been lost. I know by my declaration, I would have stepped on some toes. However, I think I’m changing my opinion. I am doing so, not because of those who kill the physical body. No!…
