Photo credit: YouTube If Fela had been alive, he ought to have been seventy nine today. I mean our own Fela would have been seventy nine years old today. He lived his life struggling. Indeed, the struggle, our struggle, was his life. Good enough, he did not walk the treacherous way alone. He did in…
Photo credit: IMDB A leta to Fela!! Dear Baba 70, I wan jollifficate with you on your eightieth birthday. You know say all de tins wey you sing about still dey happen for Nigeria, even Africa. Dem com dey yarn say you be prophet. Dem no know say na angel you be. Sebi dem tell…
At least, I’ve not said he’s dumb. I wouldn’t want to incur the wrath of a valued friend But isn’t it foolishness for Mr Buhari to announce his willingness to reform the police? It’s not an unexpected pity that he couldn’t see that youth are not only fighting for the end of SARS. Indeed, they’re…
There are various ways of describing situations. These days, when something bad happens to some, they say, “Nigeria has happened to them.” But pray, I will boldly say Nigeria has happened to me when I’m making progress no matter how little. The Yoruba will say, apemora lan pe temidire. My Bible says, “Pray for the…
Photo credit: The Sun The President of Madagascar has fled his country after the military joined anti-government protests. Euro News reports that President Andry Rajoelina says he fled the country in fear for his life following a weeklong anti-government protests led to a military rebellion. The protests led by the Gen-Z reached a pivotal point…
Photo credit: CBC Hundreds of people volunteered at the Daily Bread Food Bank warehousing on Saturday to assist with the annual Thanksgiving Food Sort. Toronto Today reports that about 14,000 people volunteer with the food bank every year, and 200 are active on a typical day. Usually, volunteers must register and then complete orientation and training….
Photo credit: News Central TV So, Nigeria’s President has granted presidential pardon to 175 people and it’s raising quite a stir among critics. Let’s start with Herbert Macaulay the great, a nationalist, politician, surveyor, engineer, architect, journalist and musician, the Ogoni nine Ken Saro-Wiwa and co. and Major-General Mamman Vatsa who were all granted posthumous pardon. In …
