Yeah! It’s a fact that Nigeria was at the forefront of nations that fought for South African freedom. That Nigerians are getting a rough deal in South Africa is no secret. But then, could we look at things in their proper perspective? Before Nigerians got into South Africa, there had been drugs, possibly not the…
It’s no longer a secret that MKO Abiola’s house was raided by some miscreants recently. I refuse to be bothered about any house being robbed. Yeah! How could anyone with some sense be bothered since insecurity is the order of the day in Nigeria? At least, we take consolation in the fact no life was…
There’s quite a few things some self– styled social media in–laws don’t know about relationships. But then, they’ll be so fast in passing one–eye judgements. Is it one–ear? Anyone who doesn’t wait to hear the second party’s side of the story, has done a great injustice. Before one of the two parties in a relationship…
Photo credit: The Conversation The Toronto School Food Program is expanding to all public schools in the city this fall, reaching 30,000 additional students Toronto Today reports that Mayor Olivia Chow announced Wednesday that 78 new schools have been added to the program, bringing it to about 325,000 public school students. The program sources food…
Photo credit: The Star A total of 123 undocumented immigrant workers were detained in several operations on two consecutive days near Johor Baru, Malaysia. The Star reports that Johor Immigration Department director Datuk Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus said the operations were conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday. “Some 21 premises were inspected during the raids which started…
Photo credit: Geeska Sudan’s war is increasingly intertwined with the longstanding rivalry between Ethiopia and Eritrea, diplomatic sources told Ayin, raising fears that renewed tensions between Addis Ababa and Asmara could further regionalize the conflict. AllAfrica.com reports that three sources familiar with the region’s diplomacy told Ayin that Ethiopian officials have expressed growing concern over Lt–Gen…
I’m just learning it wasn’t the Murtala/Obasanjo regime that began the spending spree on South African freedom. I’ve learnt it all started from the very first Republic when Mallam Tafawa Balewa was Nigeria’s prime minister. But when it got to the Murtala/Obasanjo regime, Nigeria was so much involved that it was named amongst the front…
