I’ll use three Yoruba proverbs to describe the situation in which Nigeria has found itself: First, a person must be behind the Oro, before it starts making frightening sounds. Second, if a dog has a person behind it, it will kill a monkey. Third, if Dada can’t fight, he’s got a sharper brother. We’ve had three…
AIM’ASIKO! Marketer knows time, Advertiser gains nothing; Man knows turning point, Life’ll be drudgery! Oo d’emu l’ogbe, Oo t’oguro l’ofa, O gbenu s’idi ope, Ofe lo nro na? Looking world over, One’s own world, So, many trials! Many, many, many! Oo d’emu l’ogbe, Oo t’oguro l’ofa, O gbenu s’idi ope, Ofe lo nro na? Trials…
Photo credit: The Kyiv Independent Finnish Finance Minister Riikka Purra is proposing to abolish integration benefits which will save 317 million euros. UNN reports that the abolition will mainly affect Ukrainian refugees who constitute the majority of aid recipients. the minister presented her budget for next year this week and it abolishes integration benefits paid…
When an item of clothing is donated to charity in Europe, the chances are that it will end up in Africa. We have the Kantamanto market in Accra and the Katangua market in Lagos. Time magazine reports that the dress you never liked much might end up packed in a bale with hundreds of other cast…
Oh yeah! Let it rain! Inhumanity, man to man! Rains are waiting, Oceans consume debris! Ojo nro! Sere nnu’le! Mawo’nu ojo! Ki aso re! Ma ba tutu! Ki otutu Maba mu e! The churches, Our mosques, Plus shrines, New life need! Ojo nro, etc Leaders, their leaders Awakening need! Our people to Identify with! Ojo…
I learned a lot in secondary school. In my first form, my geography teacher was Mr. Ogunrinde. If he caught us disturbing, he would trick us into writing letters of apology. I used the word “trick” because he would have promised us that once we wrote the letters, our sins would be forgiven and we…
Photo credit: CBC As Gaza faces famine-level hunger, some Torontonians are appealing for donations to help the Palestinians. CBC reports that in July, 63 children died from malnutrition-related infections, according to the World Health Organisation. Over 180 Palestinians, including at least 94 children, have died from hunger over the last two years, according to Gaza…
