Santa Is Hungry! – Adewale Sobowale

Nigerians are known worldwide for their equanimity to most vicissitudes of life. I’m tempted to believe our silence is less than golden but stupid. It’s not for fun we’re known as the happiest people on earth. Neither is it easy to be called the most religious people. But then, when we look behind the mask,…

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E Pain Dem? -Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Chronicles I think it’s high time unrepentant anti-Buharists started dancing! Yesterday, in my usual way, I posted that it was 61 days after the mindless attack on peaceful Nigerian youths who were saying a ‘no mas’ to police brutality. Like I’ve always said, I don’t mind if I happen to be the only…

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God used to be Nigerian! – Adewale Sobowale

Yes! In my naivetyas a tiny tot! Birds chirped like birds,rats squeaked like rats! Never did I need bother;what to eatwhat to drinkwhat to wear! World revolved around churchas a result of indoctrinationwanted to float on airsince devil was underneathand, God with angelsresided in the skies! Military men were presidents:GowonBokassaMobutuAminSelassie Loved SelassieHe looked field-marshallicin poise…

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Canada Border Agency launches app to track migrants!

Photo credit: Toronto Star Canada Border Services Agency has launched a mobile app to track permanent residents, foreign nationals and refugee claimants who are required to report to border agents while awaiting deportations or final decisions on their immigration status in Canada. Toronto Star reports that the ReportIn app, uses facial recognition technology and location data to confirm identity…

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Black-led groups call on Toronto to adopt ombudsman’s recommendations on shelter access!

Photo credit: CBC A coalition of mainly Black-led groups amended Friday that the city adopts recommendations from a report critical of its refusal to let refugee claimants access beds in its homeless shelter system in 2022 and 2023. CBC reports that the report by Ombudsman Kwamme Addo, released last week, found that the city’s decision to stop allowing…

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