There is no doubting the fact that the die is cast for Nigeria to go to the polls tomorrow. As would be expected, all hands are on deck to see to the prosecution of the election. Personally, I would not have voted. That’s because the two top candidates are just unacceptable to me. But then,…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told grieving residents of Tumbler Bridge, British Columbia, on Friday that Canadians “will always be with you” at a vigil to mourn victims of one of the country’s worst mass killings. GMA News Online reports that Carney, opposition leaders and provincial officials traveled to the remote town in a show of…
Photo credit: UN Women This article contains references to rape and sexual assault Women and girls are bearing the brunt of Sudan’s nearly three-year-old civil war, facing widespread gender-based violence, displacement and deepening hunger as the conflict continues. SBS News reports that Mariam (not her real name), an 18-year-old, has had her life forever changed…
We can’t ever fightOnce love is tight.Got my matrix,From your cities.Love you to stuporFor crimes that pourOut of your navelWhich is a Babel!Commit capital crime,Simple matter of bribe.Now you’re piss poor,Palmier you were before.You whiff like ganja,Crave you more, Naija! @as 021418
Photo credit: BBC A very long time ago, when eyes were still on the knees, there was a great famine which affected all animals. The famine was such that animals couldn’t get food to eat. They then called a meeting to discuss the famine. At the end of the day, they decided to kill their…
I beg to be different! Yeah!! As far as being straightjacketed is concerned, I’m just too old to change! I’ll not be caught, except when necessary, doing aso ebi, uniform, for social functions. I certainly won’t be caught going to church only on Christmas day. I have stopped going to church only on New Year’s…
Photo credit: Daily Post The so-called celebration of love is manifesting itself in various ways in Nigeria. I’ll keep on saying it that the European experience just can’t be summarily imposed on Africans. Not because Africans are less human, but because cultures tend to differ from place to place. When we call our traditional rulers…
