My late grandma, God rest her soul, had a habit. Whenever I got scolded for a misdemeanor and refused food, she would eat in my very presence and be showing she was enjoying the meal to my utmost discomfort. After her meal, she would then burst into a song, Bamubamu la yo,Bamubamu la yo,Awa o…
Photo credit: Yahoo Sweden has transformed its asylum system into a tightly managed return process, combining dedicated centres, faster removals, and cash incentives as European governments seek ways to reduce migration. Newsmax reports that the Swedish Migration Agency, the government body that decides asylum and residence cases, says it assigns rejected asylum applicants whose expulsion decisions have…
Photo credit: Korea Times Rescuers in Indonesia said at least six people were killed and 129 others were missing after a ferry capsized in rough seas on Sunday, with one survivor recounting scenes of panic as passengers scrambled for life jackets. Manilla Standard reports that the Virgo Transport 8 – which authorities said carried 213…
Photo credit: AP News The “Made in Benin” tags on Fatoumata Dosso’s fabrics represent an ambition much bigger than her fashion business: keeping more of the value of Africa’s largest cotton producer at home. The Associated Press reports that the founder of DAF Collection said that the tag means her country is trying to take full advantage…
Why are we like this? I can still remember Prof. Wole Soyinka’s words that, ‘A tiger does not proclaim its tigritude, he pounces’. That could be used to describe Nigerian politicians, most of whom are non performing. Their lethargy is very apparent in the non provision of basic things for the inactive masses. It could…
Gbadamosi Adegoke Adelabu (3rd September, 1915 to 25th March, 1958) was a prominent politician in Ibadan city and then the Western region before Nigeria became independent in 1960. On a certain occasion, he described the opposition in the Western Region House of Assembly as ‘peculiar mess’. However, his generally illiterate audience thought he said ‘penkelemesi’….
