Afghan refugees banned in Peshawar!
Photo credit: Pahjwok Afghan News As a result of the approaching Muslim festivities, security has been beefed up in Peshawar, Pakistan. The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has, therefore, imposed a complete ban on the entry of Afghan refugees into the provincial capital. Pakistan Observer reports that the Capital City Police, Qasim Ali Khan, announced that “Afghan…
Children trapped in war zones because of UK refusal…
Photo credit: the Guardian Hundreds of children are being trapped in war zones due to the United Kingdom’s refusal to ease refugee visa rules. The Guardian reports that “impossible” bureaucratic requirements are constituting an obstacle to one of the few legal routes for asylum seekers. Although the government has championed family reunion processes as a means for…
We Fumbled! – Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: Daily Post If we had won the match, it would have been one of the seven wonders of the world. But if we were to be disgraced, should it have been at the hands of Croatia? There was no doubt about the fact that each of our players was personally good. But why…
Harvest! – Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: Damman’s Garden What an interestingLife lives death,When it comesTo pluck anyFlowering plant! Doesn’t matterWhether programs completed,It’s compulsoryA caller! Wherever it goes,Whose house reaches itComes demanding life,Leaves as footnote,Wailing, teeth gnashes! Omo Olowu oduru,Omo ajifegbe sere,Owu kon ranro,Awi menu kuroNi t’Owu! Sun re oKola Adewuyi!!! @ as 061619
Ah! Ileya Yi Ti Ye! – Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: vectezy How can I celebrate the Salah without Kola Adewuyi? I got to know him in 1984 when I was posted to Saint Stephen’s Commercial High School, Ado Odo, in Ogun State. When I got to the city, I easily made friends. Ade, as I used to call him, was my closest paddy….
Killer Cops! – Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: News24 ‘Police is your friend’, says a maxim. But you’ll soon discover the dubiosity of that phrase when you have anything to do with the officers, most especially the non elite ones. Regrettably, it’s the same almost throughout the world. I’m definitely not saying there’re no fine officers of the law who happen…