Photo credit: the Vanguard Nearly 1,000 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats on Saturday, the highest number of migrants to cross the channel in a single day in almost three years. Daily Mail.com reports that 973 migrants in 17 small boats crossed the Channel to the UK on Saturday. 4 people died in two incidents while…
Photo credit: the Guardian An Ontario man, Ted Sewerynek, with cancer, has been pushed to apply for medically assisted death. CHCH-TV reports that the man’s family said they’d not been able to pay the $40,000 a month required for the man’s medication. According to the family, a drug that could prolong the man’s life could…
Photo credit: the Cable I am familiar with teaching Civics Education in Nigeria. One of the topics in Civics is Emerging Issues. In Emerging Issues, HIV/AIDS, Drug Addiction, etc are taught. However, various issues are always emerging in Nigeria. I was thinking of writing about the apathy that characterized Ogun state local government election before…
Photo credit: Nairametrics The American singer, Johnny Nash released an album in 1972. In that album was the song, ‘I can see clearly the rising star’. Incidentally, the song was written while he was convalescing on an hospital bed. The song became a super hit! The wonderful performance of the national football team, the Super…
Photo credit: Daily Times The so-called pastors who involve themselves in such unforgivable acts are the scums who made some of us decide the best pastors are our hearts. They are liars and scammers masquerading with the name of God aided by the inbuilt corruption in the system. But then, is there any institution in…
There’re some friends who, even if one tries to, one can’t ever forget. Such is the case of my former elementary school mate, Gbenga. I can’t ever forget the fact that his was the first lavish birthday party I ever attended. When I say ‘lavish’, I’m using the word deliberately. It wasn’t as if I…
Photo credit: the Guardian The armed wing of Hamas has claimed it fired rockets into southern Israel on Monday. The Guardian reports that the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades have said in a statement that its fighters fired the projectiles at “enemy gatherings” at Rafah crossing, Kerem Shalom crossing and kibbutz Holit near the border with Gaza….
