There’s no doubt about the fact that he set forth at dawn! His lifelong activism proves it. Recounting his interventions, in most cases, at the risk of his dear life almost seems like a fairy tale. He stuck his neck out when most of his peers were running, tail between their legs, into the bosoms of their…
Photo credit: CBC The provincial government of Ontario committed to enacting new laws to protect migrant farm workers last July but is yet to follow it through. To this end, the advocacy group Justice for Migrant Workers (J4MW) has sent the province an open letter. In the letter, the group calls for agriculture-specific requirements for…
Photo credit: Premium Times When most people get into government positions, the perfumed allure of office much more often than not conquers them. So that, even if they had any good programmes, they tend to forget such before they become yesterday men. However, the basic fact is that most of them tend to suffer from…
Photo credit: the Cable The gubernatorial election of Ekiti State has been won by exgomina, Fayemi. I hope we’re all happy now I’m not a fan of Fayose, but may I ask Ekiti people how he got into power? May I ask Nigerians how that Dundee gomina; or member of the house managed to warm…
Photo credit: Yogohara Oh yeah!Let it rain!Inhumanity, man to man!Rains are waiting,Oceans consume debris! Ojo nro!Sere nnu’le!Mawo’nu ojo!Ki aso re!Ma ba tutu!Ki otutuMaba mu e! The churches,Our mosques,Plus shrines,New life need! Ojo nro, etc Leaders, their leadersAwakening need!Our people toIdentify with! Ojo nro, etc Rat needs being ratty!Bird to chirp!Humans needBeing men again! Ojo nro,…
Photo credit: the Punch About two weeks ago, I came back to Abeokuta around ten thirty in the night. What I saw that night was unbecoming. I felt it happened because I came back so late in the night. Tonight, I came back some sixty minutes earlier at nine thirty. The situation was only slightly…
Photo credit: Business Day If there’s another entry into this world, I’ll not only come back as a Nigerian, I’ll come back as a Yoruba. Indeed, I’ll come back as a Nigerian because within it is the largest concentration of the Yoruba. The Yoruba is ever wise! That could be a story for another day….
