Photo credit: Tour Nigeria Abeokuta is an interesting place to live in. Almost everyone knows whom you are. If not directly, then by extension. But for me, I find life in Abeokuta somewhat on the dull side. People generally do not wake up until around six o’Clock in the morning. OK, people hardly get to…
Photo credit: Dubawa The average Yoruba should be wisdom personified. That’s because embedded in the tradition and culture of the Yoruba are words of wisdom and wisecracks that could serve the discerning for a lifetime. One of these is that the egungun festival will end and acolytes who had been eating like royalty will soon…
Photo credit: Reuters In Malaysia, the Immigration Department has deported 60 Indonesians to their country of origin. The Sun reports that Pahang Immigration Department explained in a statement that the group were made up of 46 men and 14 women. The program run by the Kemayan Immigration Department is part of the continuous enforcement activities…
Photo credit: RNZ With the coming of artificial intelligence into our industries, productivity is bound to be increased, but the opportunity cost of the increase in production is, of course, a great increase in job losses. The man regarded as the “godfather of artificial intelligence” has told the BBC that a benefits reform giving fixed amounts of…
Photo credit: Premium By Adewale Sobowale, I need to make a confession, and that’s I’m not a supporter of Mr Bola Tinubu’s administration. Since it’s the fashion in Nigeria to describe those who do not support the ruling class/party/president as unpatriotic, we’re seeing what the so-called patriotic elements are doing in the corridors of power….
Photo credit: Oxfam Bad, you sayCountry is!Useless, you sayLeaders are! Of course! Some questions, I have:Where was I?Where were you?Where were we? When they were stealing?When they were mobilizing?So–called thugs,Street urchins,Touts,RuffiansN’ vagabonds? Who, in turn, riggedBenefactors into powerWhere surplus is limitlessControllingMy own and your own futures! There go our destiniesWhile sayingPolitics is dirty! We are…
