There’s no doubt that Nollywood – Nigeria’s version of Hollywood – is going places. With the number of Nigerians progressively committing the offence of japaing, the sky is the beginning for our thespians. The movies are doing a lot in reminding one of home. But there are quite a few things to be done. For…
Hey, would you want black-eyed Susan?I’ll prefer Canna,my mom wants Hibiscusand Papa loves Lavender! We can have all,since it’s summer!We gonna have long long dayswhich will be scorchingly sunny! Off with heavy layersof wears in wintry days!Some wore five jackets,others three trousersplus thermal coats! They still frozesince cold couldn’t be kept at bay!Times like thoseone…
The Canadian authorities have recognized housing as a human right. And as if prodded by the fact that more Canadians are finding themselves in the struggle, not against homelessness, some provinces are already following suit. Marie-Josee Houle, a federal housing advocate, urged all provinces to adopt legislation recognizing housing as a human right in her…
The offices of Save the Children in Guatemala were raided by the country’s prosecutors over the treatment of Guatemalan children in Texas. CNN reports that the raid was carried out on Thursday after an investigation was opened into the treatment of migrant children in shelters. A Public Prosecutor’s Office spokesman, Juan Luis Pantaleon, said the raid was…
A new Migrant Worker Resource Centre (MRC) established in Indonesia’s Central Java Province has promised to support safer migration for Indonesian migrant fishers. The International Labour Organization reports that the MRC was established by the International Labour Organization (ILO), through its European Union-funded Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia (S25R SEASEA) programme in partnership…
Dear Friends, In the heart of downtown Toronto, there lies a sanctuary of compassion and inclusion—Saint Luke’s United Church. Here, we live out the Gospel of Jesus Christ where the city streets bustle, stories intertwine, spirits converge, and lives are transformed. We write to you today not just as our friends but as disciples of…
In the night,we do eat light!But so many neverdid lunch ever! At dawn, workersand, even loiterersdo get up from cotsleaving wives untouched! Muraina wakes Muezzin,Gabriel’s a Christian,Owonikoko a traditionalist,Jafojo – a free spirit! All are unitedin this businessof making a concretejungle of our cities! it appearstheir own Goddoes snore in sleepand needs to be woken!…
