Ajantala by Adewale Sobowale

Clearing dirty debris of sordid history, off to sea! Flotsam and jetsam they soon become: What goes up, down must come! Chasing water, exquisite palaces built! Corpse’s lone foot malignantly stuck out! Water finds level! Levelled are palaces, built on the sea! Ojo nro, Sere ninu ile, Ma wo nu ojo, Ki also re, Maba…

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Canada counter-tariffs US goods!

Photo credit: BBC Canada’s Trade Minister has said the decision to drop retaliatory tariffs puts Ottawa in a better position to negotiate changes to US President Donald Trump’s devastating duties on key sectors and eases tensions ahead of a review of a critical continental trade agreement. Toronto Today reports that LeBlanc said, “Our responsibility as the government is to…

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Asylum hotel protests across UK!

Photo credit: BBC Protests over the use of hotels for housing asylum seekers have been held across the UK. BBC reports that demonstrators gathered in various parts of England, like Bristol, Liverpool, London, Mold in Wales, Perth in Scotland, and County Antrim in Northern Ireland.  However, police stepped in to keep opposing groups separated in many places…

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Weeping Frogs by Adewale Sobowale

Is it not a wonder, Raining without thunder? Vultures are gathered, Season of the reaper! Frogs aren’t croaking, Lions not roaring! Frogs are rather weeping, and lions crying! Due to rat-a-tat-tat! Of the extra large Envelope of cowry, We took as bribery! What we’d sown Had become grown, To an Ajantala, We hardly matter! Ah-…

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