Photo credit: Platform Times That the federal government has declared Monday, the third of October a public holiday is stale news. The holiday is well-deserved, isn’t it? When an economy is in a so-called recession, we should commit all our affairs to God and just rest. That is OK because God has not given us…
Photo credit: WLRN When we look at the world, we wouldn’t have any choice but to agree with the Yoruba who have concluded that, ‘ogun l’aye’. The world is a battle front! It’s therefore a surprise when people vent their anger arising from various types of frustration on others. The interesting thing is the fact…
Photo credit: Daily Post It was a honeyish Saturday, the one my people will call a Saturday oloyin. Instead of choosing boredom, I chose to wine and dine in a restaurant. The attractions were definitely many. Right from the location in a mall, to the neatly laid tables, to the cool music and even the…
Photo credit: Thisdaylive Tomorrow, Nigerians will observe the nation’s 61st-year dependence. In actual fact, I don’t think there has ever been a year when the chips have been so much against the country. Instability has plagued the nation to a standstill. I hear in some areas, people dare not travel outside a 25km radius for…
Photo credit: the New York Times Like many other European Union member states, Italy desperately needs migrant labour and immigration. However, the government has admitted that the pathways for legal entry are rife with abuse. The New York Times reports that it has taken the death of a migrant labourer to expose the country’s conflicted…
Photo credit: Cyprus Mail At least nine migrants died, and forty-eight were reported after their boat capsized on Saturday near the Spanish island of El Hierro while they were attempting to cross to the Canary Islands. NTD reports that the emergency services were able to rescue twenty-seven of the eighty-four migrants who were trying to…
