Photo credit: Cincinnati Enquirer Hundreds of Mauritanians who have fled the west African country have been settling in Cincinnati. Fox News reports that 8,500 of the migrants who escaped from state violence arrived in the US from March to June. Although slavery has been criminalized in Mauritania, the practice persists in parts of the country. Several…
Photo credit: the Guardian The inspectorate of British prisons has published a damning report on conditions at Harmondsworth, a 658-bed center. The Guardian reports that the prisons watchdog described the conditions at the immigration removal center as “truly shocking.” Charlie Taylor, the chief inspector of prisons said that, “overall, the outcomes at Harmondsworth were the worst HMIP has…
Photo credit: Japan Today A refugee from Myanmar, Shibuya Zarny who fled his country with his parents is now making clothes for royalty. The Irrawaddy reports that the designer whose label recently held a ten-year anniversary show in Bangkok said, “Fashion is an art that has enabled me to survive.” Zany’s parents came to Japan as…
Photo credit: the Punch That Lagos is a coastal city is stating the obvious.However, our failure to learn from what has become, more or less, an annual event has constantly befuddled me. Our waste evacuation system is, to say the least, horrible. We see the drains as refuse dumps. And, when no one is about,…
Photo credit: Daily Meal When you see cheating and you do know it’s cheating, if you choose to condone it, I don’t know what other name to call you but a fool. Although I had every food item in the house, I just felt the preparation would be too stressful. In the first instance, I…
Photo credit: Daily Post I understand Haji Tinubu sat on a chair at the Sallah ground. Ah tor… You people should understand that Lagosians are fashionable.Since we are fashionistas, Lagos dictates African fashion. I can bet several others will be copycatting the gentleman. With all respect to my muslim brothers, there is a saying in…
Photo credit: YouTube One thing about the Western world is that they are so inquisitive and very ready to learn, learn and relearn. But for us, we’re so ashamed of our cultural values that we take pride in referring to our mother tongue as vernacular. We tend to forget one thing. A child will naturally…
