Yasus Afari Yasus Afari stands among the defining voices of modern Jamaican cultural expression. A dub poet, author, performer, philosopher, reggae artiste, and Rastafari ambassador, he has used words not merely as art, but as instrument, witness, and awakening. Through poetry, music, books, festivals, performances, and cultural education, Yasus Afari has advanced a vision of…
Photo credit: The Guardian Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday gave the government until Tuesday to respond to a petition demanding the release of 14 Palestinian doctors from Gaza held without charge or trial, according to the Israel-based Physicians for Human Rights organization. The court ordered officials to address the detention of the medical personnel after…
Photo credit: BSS Bangladesh’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam today reaffirmed the government’s priority to transform her country’s migration sector into a skills-based, rights-based and well-governed system, while seeking enhanced cooperation from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). BSS News reports that she made the remarks when the newly-appointed Chief of Mission of…
Photo credit: Halbeeg News The International Organization for Migration warned on Sunday that Sudan’s El Obeid risks becoming “another El Fasher” as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces intensify attacks on the North Kordofan capital, threatening hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in the crossfire. Mohamed Refaat, the UN agency’s chief of mission in Sudan, said the city…
I’m not ashamed to declare the fact that I’m not much impressed by the present activities of the Ogun State government. I love good roads, but where roads are being built at the expense of every other thing, I detest it. In fact, roads are being constructed everywhere and nowhere. We are seeing a lot…
My job today is an unenviable one. Yes, it is! I will be a self appointed commentator for the ongoing process of exiDino. If you don’t know what that means, I.mean exiDino, then you.must be a new man to Nigerian politics. If you are new, you may not have heard that the good people of…
Nigeria’s politics is always interesting! Oh yes, I’m using the word, ‘interesting’ as an understatement. Some other commentators would have said, ridiculous! What could have informed a supposedly educated person to say that party discipline was superior to a nation’s interest. In more serious climes, once the winners of the general elections are known, the…
