For two hundred years, we have been told that the Fulani jihad was a religious reformation. For a hundred years, we have been told that the 1914 Amalgamation was an act of administrative convenience. For sixty years, we have been told that Nigeria’s problems are our own fault, tribalism, corruption, laziness. Dele Ogun’s “Culprits: The…
Photo credit: Globe Boston For nearly two centuries after France abolished slavery, the colonial-era law that classified humans as property has remained quietly on its books. On Thursday, the lower house of Parliament voted to wipe it from French law. The Associated Press reports that the National Assembly voted 254-0 – a rare show of unanimity…
Photo credit: The Hamilton Spectator As Canada prepares to host the World Cup soccer, the federal financial intelligence agency is warning that major sporting events can heighten the risk of vulnerable people being exploited by human traffickers. Toronto Today reports that a new bulletin from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada advises businesses to look out…
Photo credit: Malay Mail In Senai’s sprawling industrial belt, Gardenia Malaysia’s massive bakery sits alongside warehouses operated by tech giant \seagate and e-commerce heavyweight Shopee. Malaymail reports that the facility, located 45 km from the Tuas Second Link, is run by |singapore-listed QAF \group, owner of the Gardenia brand. Last week, the bread maker announced it…
Nigeria is said to be a secular state. That’s theoretical! However, in practice, the Nigerian state is religious. Or how do we explain the fact that apart from having churches and mosques, government involves itself with the staffing of these bastions of religiousity. In the past, government was sponsoring religious pilgrimages. I’m told that even…
Oh, how I wish I could tell whoever offends me to forget it. You see, when a person is brooding over a certain person’s misdeed to them, they end up suffering much more than the offender. In any case, the latter might not even know! How long do we have to spend on earth? The…
Come off it!That’s my response to a friend who told me it’s pay day for some of our excretable excellencies. They really don’t belong to us again. It’s not as if we are doing yanga. But considering how they’ve been behaving since they went into the prison called state house, I wouldn’t think they’ll feel…
