I have a farmland somewhere in the southwest. We used to cultivate the land there and rear some birds in the not too distant past. However, for reasons that will be explained on another occasion, we no longer work there, at least, for now. Call me an absentee farmer if you like. In my active…
The movie begins when Mr Adeboye’s father buys an umbrella. It is a very rare thing, not unlike when the colonizers came to Africa and dazzled the folks with mirrors and gin. Then Enoch tells his father that he wants to attend high school. The father doesn’t have the money. Enoch refuses to eat for…
I remember a friend posted that when some people are paid their monthly salary, they’ll go prostrating for their bosses as if they’ve done them a favor, So it is for our people in Lagos and Abia states as they are reacting to the Red Rail and Electricity projects recently launched in their respective states….
Photo credit: the Cable The United Kingdom’s overhaul of its asylum system program takes effect on Monday, the Home Office announced, with the new rules drastically cutting protection for refugees and their children. France 24 reports that under the reforms, refugee status for adults and their accompanying children will be reviewed every 30 months. “Refugee status will become temporary and subject to…
Migrant casualties represent the lifelong pain of families left behind. Yet countries do little to preserve humanity. The Dawn e-paper reports that at least 7,667 people either died or went missing last year on various international migration routes, according to a new report from the UN’s migration agency. The real body count is likely to be higher. Numbers…
Photo credit: CBC Toronto police are cautioning the public of an “unidentified narcotic” that is believed to have caused multiple overdoses over the past few days, according to a news release from the police. CBC news reports that from Thursday to Saturday, police responded to several overdoses in the areas near Allan Gardens and Moss Park. “Investigators are concerned…
There was once a man who felt so forsaken that he felt he had to commit suicide. Apparently, he wasn’t making it in life’s struggles. Our friend was an African. In those days, Africans were very courageous. He was so dejected that he felt suicide was the solution. Our friend bought a long rope. He…
