After the service of 9 Lessons, the congregation of St.Luke’s received guests for the annual Christmas Lunch Celebration. The African Centre for Refugees (AC4R), an LGBTQ organization based at St. Luke’s, was the guest of honour. Chris Ubani, a refugee from Nigeria, led music and Carol Singing. The participants were: – Saint Luke’s United Church…
by Adewale Sobowale To begin with, I wanted to state that I don’t share some of Kemi Badenoch’s views. Kemi happens to be the leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, and she is effectively in line to be Prime Minister. I find it ridiculous for any informed person to say that slavery didn’t fuel the…
Photo credit: CTV News Pope Francis has again advocated for travelling migrants, saying they may have been exploited and reduced to slavery in an attempt to seek a better life. Business Day reports that the pope said, “Many lives are exploited, rejected, abused or reduced to slavery.” He also stated that on most occasions, civil…
Photo credit; nba.com Refugees International, an independent human rights organization that advocates for displaced people’s rights and protection, called on the National Basketball Association on Friday to end its partnership with the UAE until the state ceases supporting the violence in Sudan. Jurist News reports that the organization expressed concern that such a partnership of…
The Nigerian situation is such that the wise must be wary of mischievous people who run with the hare and hunt with the hounds. Lawyers say the one who comes to equity must come with clean hands. Some say we should hold on to the message and forget the messenger. However, is the messenger as…
Photo credit: Vanguard There’s this news of Mr Buhari going to inspect his herd of cattle while refusing to visit the school or the parents of the boys who had been kidnapped in HIS state. I wonder what the problem is with journalists. After all, the president sent a high-ranking official to that state. Forget…
Photo credit: Business Day This is the season when the challenged, in various ways, are remembered. The old, the invalid, and the motherless, including the fatherless, could be lucky to be remembered. However, I’m looking at it from another angle. Let’s assume that each gets a ram, a bag of rice and four litres of…
