When people describe Nigeria as the poverty capital of the world, it’s not really a new thing. That’s because the Yoruba have a saying that , when a single person is rich in the community, then the whole community is poor. What’s going on in Nigeria now can be termed as a liberation of the…
One Man in Africa, many wives I used to believe a single wife was damn too “many” for an individual. Why? Apart from the financial capabilities, what about the emotional and physical touches? I’m aware of the great Fela’s feat of marrying 27 wives on a single day. However, he was to divorce all of…
Photo credit: the Guardian Nigeria’s first Ebola patient in over a decade was not tested for the disease until 13 days after falling ill, officials said, a delay that raises questions about authorities’ ability to contain an outbreak already spanning four African countries. Reuters reports that the epidemic, first detected 3,000 km away in the…
Photo credit: Toronto Star A provincewide pause on student financial assistance payments to Ontario career colleges will last for months, the government has confirmed, leaving some students worried it will prevent them from graduating. The Canadian Press reports that Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn announced Tuesday afternoon that the pause won’t be lifted until the government establishes a…
Photo credit: Arab News foreign citizen was beaten to death by a group of around 50 people during a protest march in South Africa’s east coast city of Durban, police said Thursday, as anti-immigrant tensions continue to flare in Africa’s most advanced economy. Police said the group approached the man, who was standing at the…
Let’s roll out the drums and celebrate.Oh yes, why shouldn’t we? Our naira is now greater than the dollar.Our oil is now worth two hundred dollars per barrel.We now grow our own food.We export rice to China.Palm produce to Malaysia.Every farm has irrigation.Every able bodied man is employed.The sick and old get social security.All human…
I hear a company has started producing pencils in Nigeria. I hope the company will be gracious enough to also start producing erasers. Ah tor! I remember in those days when I was a gangling lad, whatever homework we were not too sure of was done with pencil. That’s because if there was an error,…
