The other day, I was bragging about my proficiency in the Yoruba language when I was in the junior forms in secondary school. I hardly knew my nemesis was nearer than I thought. So on Sunday, we were asked to read some lines of the Lord’s Prayer in church. When the chairman of the church’s board told…
I get swept by razzle; Blinded by dazzle, readily forgetting where I’m standing! We’ll have plenty of potato, so says manifesto; I’m persuaded, I’ll be uplifted! While asking for votes, politicians gave loads of tons of promises and infrastructure for tommies! Not needing to be encouraged – no one could change my influenced resolve to…
Mawnin Blessings Community … It’s yer boi Floweasy saying stay hydrated today …. the heat tun up!!!
Photo credit: ABC News As more Gazans starve to death, Israel’s military has announced that airdrops of aid will begin Saturday night in Gaza, and humanitarian corridors will be opened for United Nations convoys. MSN reports that the statement was issued late Saturday. It followed warnings from experts about the impending famine. International criticism has…
Photo credit: Reuters At least 54 children and about 30 adults swam the distance of about 14 kilometers from Morocco to Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, in rough seas and fog. Asiaone reports that video footage on Spanish television channel RTVE showed Civil Guard launches making repeated rescue attempts to bring some of the swimmers…
Photo credit: The Economic Times After reports of mass detentions of Bengali-speaking migrants in other states, Bengal Police has witnessed a rapid increase in online Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) applications. The Times of India reports that there has been a mass detention of Bengali-speaking migrants in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Haryana, Delhi, and UP. Cops in…
Sango can be heard thundering in the skies; Oya, winding and storming here on earth! Ogun, powering furnace in forge! Yet, we turn deaf ear! What’s more, we turn blind eye, pretending not to see! If we did see or never lost our auditory system, did we also lose our sense of speech? We continue…
