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…
Photo credit: Newsverge Mr Latin (Popoola), is spending his last six months of two tenures, each of four years in office. But Popoola wants to contest again. Odunlade Adekola (Femi), one of the youthful elements, disagrees. Femi opposes him. He and his family suffer a lot of indignities. Yet, he endures. Thank God his mother…
Photo credit: The Press Democrat Donald Trump’s personnel choices for his new Cabinet and White House reflect his signature positions on immigration and trade, as well as various viewpoints and backgrounds that raise questions about what ideological anchors might guide the Oval Office encore. DailyMail.com reports that the former and incoming president has combined television…
Photo credit: CBC A new 36-bed detox space has been established in downtown Toronto. CTV News reports that although the centre essentially helps homeless patients, it’s open to anyone who needs to get clean. There are private and shared rooms, a kitchen with cooked meals and several lounges to play cards or watch the television….
Photo credit: the Guardian Pakistan’s most famous city, Karachi, could get an influx of 2.3 million climate migrants by 2025. According to a recent report, the Good Man Project reports that only Dhaka, Bangladesh, is expected to receive more migrants. If the world fails to meet the Paris Agreement target to keep the rise in global…
