Undiables! – Adewale Sobowale

There’re people and there’re people! We’re ordinary people. But some have an uncommon ability. That ability is not to die. Is it, therefore, not proper to refer to such people as undiables? If a person is gloating over another’s demise? Of course, that person doesn’t have the ability to die. Therefore, he could mock anyone…

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Of Prison! – Adewale Sobowale

I’ve read so many comments on the beauty pageant held by the Nigerian Prisons, sorry Correctional Facilities Mmm… What comes to my mind are the reports we are getting that the prisoners and detainees are not well fed. In fact, I had an opportunity to visit a prison in Abeokuta severally and the stench was…

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Japan establishes pre-entry immigration checks

Photo credit: Kyodo News The Japanese government on March 10 approved a Bill to amend the immigration control law to establish an online pre-entry screening system for overseas arrivals and significantly increase residence status application fees for foreigners. The Straits Times reports that the  Cabinet-endorsed Bill will be submitted to the current Diet session, and if enacted,…

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