Word of the Day: Redo
redo: verb 1: to do again 2. REDECORATE Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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Allan Gardens moonlights as a trendy concert venue!
Photo credit: City Days Allan Gardens is a botanical greenhouse and a ground zero for a budding arts scene in central Toronto. Toronto Today reports that after the historic Palm House reopened earlier this year, Friends of Allan Gardens, the volunteer organization that oversees the park, began ramping up on-site programming like concerts and art installations. The…
Eureka… – Adewale Sobowale
This is more than an alert. I happened to be on Twitter today just minding my own business by scouting for information. I then decided to look for our own OGBC 2 Abeokuta. As fate would have it, someone who would be on some program gave people a hint of how to access the station….
Ta Ni’ku Kan? Whose Turn… To Die? – Adewale Sobowale
When our acquaintances, friends and age mates are dying, it’s an allegory for us to mend our ways and put things in order. It wouldn’t be out of place for us to decide how we want to be interred. When we do that, family and friends will be invitees to our self-planned funerals. Of course,…
Nigerian family fights deportation order while 16-year-old fears return of cancer!
Photo credit: CNC A Nigerian family in Windsor, Ont., is pleading with the Canadian government to let them stay in the country for their personal safety and also so their daughter, a 16-year-old cancer survivor, can continue medical treatment. CBC News reports that Aminat Fayemi is in remission after being diagnosed with leukemia in 2022, but is…
UK introduces tougher language requirements for migrants!
Photo credit: The Hill The UK government has introduced new English language requirements for migrants under new immigration reforms introduced this year. Jurist News reports that the government described the change as a means of replacing “Britain’s failed immigration system with one that is controlled, selective and fair.” The new rules will require migrants to meet “an A-level equivalent…
Former hostage recounts harsh captivity conditions!
Photo credit: Times of Israel Omri Miran, who was held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, was kept in a cramped cage and was bound for weeks during his time in captivity, according to his family. The Jerusalem Post reports that Miran’s Brother, Boaz, while speaking on Thursday, described the physical conditions his brother endured: “At first,…