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Soldiers sent to death for cowardice!
Eight soldiers were on Friday sentenced to death in Congo. AP reports that the soldiers were sent to death by a military court for cowardice and other crimes linked to fleeing the battlefield. The government has been struggling to contain violence and attacks in the mineral-rich area where many armed groups operate. In March, the government…
People eat grass and peanut shells in Darfur – UN
As the violence in Sudan goes on, some are fleeing and those who have chosen to stay are approaching a state of starvation. According to CNN, people have been forced to eat “grass and peanut shells.” The World Food Programme’s regional director for Eastern Africa, Michael Dunford said, “If assistance doesn’t reach them soon, we risk…
Rwanda effect apparent in Ireland!
Britain passed the Illegal Immigration Bill, the King gave Royal Assent to it, and the Prime Minister promised to fly the migrants to Rwanda in the next few days. These events have made many migrants jittery, and they are taking several measures to prevent having to be flown to Rwanda. Sadly, they have only a…
Abraham Maslow should have waited! Adewale Sobowale
People have always been in need. But there are needs without which they would not survive as humans. One man I’ve grown to like is Abraham Maslow. I wish to stick my neck out and say that he proved that most of the problems we have in this world are psychological. Maslow was a psychologist…
Postcards: A collaboration of Nollywood and Bollywood!
I was sitting alone, and because I’d taken so much coffee, I couldn’t sleep. So, I decided to switch to Netflix instead of the news channels. And wow! I just saw the movie titled POSTCARDS! Since it was new, I clicked on it and was happy I did. I was about to watch the first…
Advantages of Immigration – OECD
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said that the high flows of immigration into rich countries are helping to strengthen markets and bolster growth. The News International reports that the Paris-based organization said the high rate of migration inflows into its member countries, including the US, the UK, Canada, Spain, and Australia,…
Nigeria’s Labour!
I understand the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress are pooh-poohing the Nigerian government’s offer of a minimum wage and insisting on the sacred 615,000 naira. Great, isn’t it? If I were the government, I would borrow to even pay 1 million naira as minimum wage. I wouldn’t think the labour leaders are…