Photo credit: CBC Toronto will provide an additional $2.6 million in funding its rent bank this year to help residents stay housed in the city, Mayor Olivia Chow says. CBC reports that the rent bank is a program that provides grants to help people make rent, cover arresrs or secure a new home, according to…
The problems of Nigeria is championed by one weakness. That weakness is not being able to talk or ask questions at the right time. The ever wise Yoruba say that ‘Ai le soro ni bere ori buruku’. That is failure to talk, ask questions or even make one’s feelings known is beckoning at ill luck….
Didn’t sleep till the wee hours and, of course, couldn’t have woken up till late. However, not too late for the church service. Seeing I had some time to burn before the service, went out to see if I could buy some items at a nearby convenience store. Apparently, the owner was enjoying the weekend…
Photo credit: Drug rehab “Alcohol remains one of the leading preventable causesof death in Canada, in large part due to its accessibility and potential for dependence,” says a doctor at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Toronto Today reports that harmful drinking behaviours, including alcohol dependence, remain high five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report has…
By Adewale Sobowale Having prepared my favourite soup of okra mixed with condiments on that memorable Thursday, I sat at my writing desk browsing my laptops – I have several – looking for useful stories to publish. I finished a story and was looking for another when I suddenly discovered I couldn’t focus. I felt…
According to a story, his grandfather was walking through the premises of the military settlement in Abeokuta with his hat on. As he went past the British flag, a soldier instructed him to remove his hat. But Rev. I. O. Ransome- Kuti refused to obey and the soldier attempted to remove the hat with a…
Photo credit: instagram I understand the African Union is embarrassed by American President Trump’s declaration that some countries are shitholes. Yes, they ought to be. You know people don’t like outsiders to correct or criticize them. If not so, I wouldn’t think President Trump was wrong. In fact, he even tried for the fact that…
