I think it’s high time Nigeria ate the humble pie. Of course, apologies to other African nations is a given, considering the gra gra we used to make in those days. Gone are the days when we ridiculously called ourselves the giants of Africa. They are gone because even unborn babies can see if indeed…
Peace talks between Israel and Hamas are in a deadlock! The Guardian reports that Israel would refuse any permanent end to hostilities and threatened a new onslaught soon if the militant organization failed to accept recently proposed terms for ceasefire, according to senior Israeli officials. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Prime Minister, once more rejected. The day…
Qualified people may get proof of Canadian citizenship even faster than pre-pandemic days. CIC reports that Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada is processing it in a record time. A foreign national with at least one biological or legal parent who is a Canadian citizen can expect to receive a decision on citizenship sooner. Under the law, children…
As de war wey dey between Russia and Ukraine dey drag like okro and pesin no know when e go end, Russia don declare Oga Presido for Ukraine, Volodymyr Zedlenskyy, say na wanted pesin. Dis declaration get why. De tin be say De President of Russia, Vladimir Putin tink say de war go be small…
I was at a naming ceremony today. To say I wasn’t the happiest will be an understatement of the year. The parents are so-called Christians. Why I doubt their Christianity will soon be apparent. By the way, I used to think it was only the Pentecostal churches that weren’t doing things the way we used…
Some of the wise sayings we learnt in elementary school quite a few years ago still ring in my ears. One of them is, ‘As you lay your bed, you’ll lie on it’. The Yoruba too are not found wanting in that area. They always say things like, ‘Amukun eru e wo, oke le nwo,…
Fast for forty days,Masses fast everyday.Awe ti b’awe nle,Biribiri gan la ngba! We already spent,Without being sentAeons in fast,Cos we lack. So when you sayWe must pay,Through fasting,We are smiling. Already we’re hungeredCos we ponderedOver nothing to eat,We have no wheat. We are prayingWhile picking,The left oversNot to be picked by others! Dikko was prophetic!…
