Photo credit: Lagos State Government I read this morning that a Lagos State government body recently auctioned some vehicles. Auctions are very common in the advanced world. I did attend one sometime last year with Buoda Segun. We, most of us, anyway, were in a jovial mood. Who wouldn’t be in the friendly atmosphere that…
Photo credit: Euronews Calin Georgescu is leading in the first round of Romania’s presidential election. Barron’s reports that Calin, a far-right figure, is a pro-Russian, anti-vaxxer radical with a gift for social media. He is barely known outside Romania. His popularity rose ahead of Sunday’s vote with viral TikTok campaigns calling for an end to…
Photo credit: Toronto Star Immigration Minister Marc Miller says further reforms to Canada’s immigration and asylum systems will be proposed in the coming weeks.er CTV News reports that this follows a significant cut to the targeted number of permanent residents admitted to Canada in the next two years and tighter rules around temporary worker permits. Statistics show…
All accident dey wowo. But de one wey happen for Mile 2, Lagos on Monday wowo pas. One 40-foot container fall on a Toyota Camry car wey dey go jeje. But the driver escape, e no kpai. As de accident happen, e com cause traffic hold up for the area.
Photo credit: YouTube The Yoruba language is so deep. One of the first sayings I understood was, ‘O yo tan, o n wa b’ekun b’ekun’. The phrase is usually used when someone has all the imaginable comforts but has sought unimaginable things. For instance, as a young boy, I would sometimes ride a bicycle on…
Photo credit: historyville I wonder what else can shock Nigerians. When, in the second republic, Mr Umaru Dikko said Nigerians were yet to start picking food from the dustbin, most of us thought he was taking things too far. We never knew he was a prophet, not of doom, but of our impending reality. Another…
