Photo credit: Korea Times Rescuers in Indonesia said at least six people were killed and 129 others were missing after a ferry capsized in rough seas on Sunday, with one survivor recounting scenes of panic as passengers scrambled for life jackets. Manilla Standard reports that the Virgo Transport 8 – which authorities said carried 213…
Photo credit: AP News The “Made in Benin” tags on Fatoumata Dosso’s fabrics represent an ambition much bigger than her fashion business: keeping more of the value of Africa’s largest cotton producer at home. The Associated Press reports that the founder of DAF Collection said that the tag means her country is trying to take full advantage…
Why are we like this? I can still remember Prof. Wole Soyinka’s words that, ‘A tiger does not proclaim its tigritude, he pounces’. That could be used to describe Nigerian politicians, most of whom are non performing. Their lethargy is very apparent in the non provision of basic things for the inactive masses. It could…
Gbadamosi Adegoke Adelabu (3rd September, 1915 to 25th March, 1958) was a prominent politician in Ibadan city and then the Western region before Nigeria became independent in 1960. On a certain occasion, he described the opposition in the Western Region House of Assembly as ‘peculiar mess’. However, his generally illiterate audience thought he said ‘penkelemesi’….
Photo credit: The Guardian Two men and a teenage boy have arrested in Portsmouth at a far-right protest against immigration. The Guardian reports that far-right activists gathered in Portsmouth for the second weekend after a small boat with 140 people seeking asylum was intercepted last Sunday heading towards the city. They were greeted by counter-protesters as police…
Has Morocco attacked Spain, using masses of migrants as weapons? The Spanish government is downplaying the idea that this summer’s migrant crisis was a Moroccan plot – but it would not have been the first time, and angry crowds are demanding action. Sweden Herald reports that one day in late July, nearly 80,000 people showed…
