Photo credit: The Guardian A child injured by a grenade raised suspicions of Ebola infection while on the operating table. The deadly hemorrhagic fever is spreading in the midst of a raging war with hundreds of thousands of displaced people, many of whom are children. The outbreak is truly a nightmare, says Dr Babou Rukengeza. Sweden Herald reports that…
The Biafra secession was declared precisely fifty years ago. Most people are aware of what led to that action. While it lasted, the Igbo suffered so much. At the end of the day, General Ojukwu had to flee. He was possibly acting in accordance to a reggae song, ‘He who fights and runs away lives…
I am going through a feverish period. Since there is no one with me, I just started toying with various things which my illness might result into. If one is going to meet his God, he should not lie. OK! I was thinking of the grim reaper, death. The Yoruba even celebrate death by referring…
Once upon a – not too long ago – time, one olori ebi had to retire. You know life is just like the army barracks. Soldiers go and soldiers come, but the barracks remain! Even before the predecessor left office, the successor’s name had been announced. Now, there were so many anti-people things that were…
For two hundred years, we have been told that the Fulani jihad was a religious reformation. For a hundred years, we have been told that the 1914 Amalgamation was an act of administrative convenience. For sixty years, we have been told that Nigeria’s problems are our own fault, tribalism, corruption, laziness. Dele Ogun’s “Culprits: The…
Photo credit: Globe Boston For nearly two centuries after France abolished slavery, the colonial-era law that classified humans as property has remained quietly on its books. On Thursday, the lower house of Parliament voted to wipe it from French law. The Associated Press reports that the National Assembly voted 254-0 – a rare show of unanimity…
Photo credit: The Hamilton Spectator As Canada prepares to host the World Cup soccer, the federal financial intelligence agency is warning that major sporting events can heighten the risk of vulnerable people being exploited by human traffickers. Toronto Today reports that a new bulletin from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada advises businesses to look out…
