Photo credit: Africa.com She lost her father. She faced pressure to marry at 16. She lived in one of Kenya’s most forgotten corners. Then, at 19, Alice from Turkana stood on a stage in London – and everything changed for her. Africa.com reports that there’s a version of Alice Ngitira’s story where nobody ever hears it. In…
With the current syllabus being used in our secondary schools, it is very possible for a pupil to finish in our secondary schools without ever being taught biology or even health science. It is that bad! At least, pupils should have a basic understanding of hygiene. It appears the powers that be think otherwise. I…
Saying Nigeria had been good sometime ago could be a surprise to the youth of these days. Then, the factories at Ikeja, Apapa, Iganmu, Ota, Ikeja, Kano, Kaduna, Aba, to mention a few were in full operation. In agriculture, Nigeria was able to feed herself and even export. Those were the days of the groundnut…
So, we have helped the rich to celebrate their festival. I used the word “helped” advisedly because what benefit is there for a prisoner to be checking what time it is? Now, we all must go back to live our normal lives after the festivities. We have to wake up from fakery and go back…
Photo credit: AP News South Africa’s President promised Sunday to act on what he called concerns over illegal migration after a rise in anti-immigration protests and sentiment in Africa’s most advanced economy, with other nations claiming their citizens have been targeted in xenophobic attacks. The Associated Press reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s comments in a speech on…
Photo credit: Toronto Star Like with any major event in Toronto, a major influx of visitors can be expected in the city. The Toronto Sun reports that with the FIFA World Cup 2026 right around the corner, it’s understandable that Toronto residents and businesses are looking for ways to capitalize on the crowd and make some extra…
Photo credit: Chicago Tribune Eleven migrants died, and 53 others were rescued after a boat carrying irregular migrants capsized east of Malta on Sunday evening, in an operation involving Maltese and Italian authorities. According to the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM), Malta Vessel Traffic Services received a distress notification from a fishing vessel regarding a boat…
