Photo credit: the Irish News A Zimbabwean pro-democracy activist who described surviving gunshots, and a year jailed as a political prisoner has said gaining a scholarship for refugees at a UK university gave him “hope in a hopeless place”. Independent reports that Makomborero Haruzivishe said he was an “ordinary” 19-year-old student when he joined the University…
Photo credit: Watchdog Uganda The authorities in Uganda have repatriated 146 migrants stranded in Saudi Arabia’s deportation centre and prisons, including 54 who arrived in Uganda over the weekend. AllAfrica reports that the effort was led by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social development following an agreement between both countries reached during an official…
Photo credit: New York Post Haiti swore in a new prime minister on Monday after a Spirit Airlines plane was hit by gunfire over the country’s capital Port-au-Prince, according to a diplomatic source in the country. CNN reports that the incident resulted in what the airline described as “minor injuries” to one of its crew…
Yinyin nda! Were I prophet;Lotteries and bets;Will specialize on;They’re novel turns on! Sere ninu Ile! Rites of passage;Didn’t I presage?Sent me from city;Was I liver- lillied! Ma wo nu re! A whole six feet;Doesn’t matter to it;No respect for length;And, down I went! Ki aso re! Protecting my cell;From getting wet;And, down I went;Spite of…
Photo credit: ICIR Nigeria There are people who understand the idiosyncrasies of Nigerians, and, of course, such people understand Nigeria in toto. When they pretend not to know, it’s probably because what they want is yet to get into their hands. Once they get it, their true colors will definitely become apparent. That’s why the…
Photo credit: BAP Production Wheneve I ponder over the Yoruba concept of omoluabi, I think it’s one of the few Yoruba terms that the English language could be said to have a meaningful response to. It’s beautifully captured in the meaning of humaneness. Humaneness is compassion for others and others could be either people or…
