Photo credit: ABC News Some call them “Ferraris” and to others, they are “Phantoms.” They are the powerful boats increasingly sighted on the Mediterranean route between Spain and Morocco. DPA International reports that a spokeswoman for the EU border agency Frontier said, “These vessels are faster and more maneuverable than the larger patrol boats used by national…
What could I do without taking some beer? The secret of my survival in this wicked world, especially this our Nigeria is nothing but beer. If you want to make me really happy, just buy me a beer. In fact, if you could do that, I will be forever happy with you. Culturally, when our…
I got a friend request yesterday. It was from a former student of mine. Who am I not to have immediately accepted the request? After accepting the request, I settled down to do this and that. In the latish hours, while jejely obeying the panegyric of my roots, Omo oru laa sika;Taa ba se losan;Aa…
Photo credit: interac A new TD Bank survey has revealed that 59% of new Canadians who have applied for credit believe they would have a better living experience if they had improved access, and 79% say it’s difficult to build credit history in Canada. Money Canada reports that the poll focused on people who have arrived in the past five years,…
Photo credit: the Australian Hamas handed over bodies of three hostages on Sunday. However, the Palestinian militant group traded blame with Israel over violations of the tenuous truce that has mostly halted the two-year war. Israeli forces received coffins carrying the bodies, conveyed through the Red Cross, according to the office of Prime Minister Benjamin…
Photo credit: African Argument Some 8,100 South Sudanese refugees in Uganda have had their hopes of escaping from poverty dashed. The NPR Network reports that they were enrolled into a program called, Graduating to Resilience Scale Activity. After the program they we4re supposed to be given a $200 sum for each participant and coaching to start a…
Photo credit: ER of Texas So people have been oppressing you and you have been left sulking. You are not serious. Get on your tracks and prove to them that you just can’t be beaten. Alright, you did not succeed the first time and you retire into your cocoon, tail between your hindlegs, like a…
