Photo credit: the Guardian Up to 21,000 asylum seekers who have waited for over a year for their claims to be processed could be allowed to enter the jobs market so they can support themselves, he Home Office has said. The Guardian reports that the announcement is part of a package of measures to be announced…
Photo credit: CBC Students across the province protested recent changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) – the post-secondary financial aid system which will go from a majority grant structure to a majority loan structure in the new school year. CBC News reports that hundreds of students rallied outside Queen’s Park in Toronto, while hundreds more walked…
A song that was popular in my, not so far away, youth was about kampala, Kampala te raSe ti sanwo e! It’s a song about whether or not someone has paid for what they are wearing. Don’t mind my digression jare. This post is all about Nigerian public officers dressing to match for whatever occasion….
Why have Southwesterners in Nigeria done this to themselves? Before I proceed, the few who have been reading my scribblings will bear testimony to the fact that I don’t believe Nigeria should split into various nations. I earnestly believe if we could work for a true federation, there’s a silver lining for us. By the…
I must confess that I was gleeful when I heard that northern traders had decided not to transport their foodstuff to southern Nigeria. I was even happy for them when I saw evidence that they had found alternative in neighboring counties. It was therefore,tp my consternation when I read that their dogs had gone back…
You see this talk by sons of men in Nigeria could favor us who they call animals. I mean the talks about the ownership, non-ownersip and disownership of Lagos. If the chauvinistic elements could have their way, it could pave some liberty for not only the fauna, but the flora as well. I mean those…
Photo credit: CBC A philanthropic organization says it’s donating $25 million to establish a new system for tackling homelessness in Toronto that will use an evidence-based approach to move people off the streets and into supportive housing. Toronto Today reports that the Slaight Family Foundation says the money will go to a St Michael’s Hospital research centre,…
