Of Culture Shocks! – Adewale Sobowale
Can Nigerians ever imagine a place where almost everything works? I mean a situation in which there are no shouts of, ‘Up NEPA”, because you are over supplied with electric power. A place where the taps run 24/7. Some hospitals are even ready to give patients treatments when they don’t have money. And when we…
The Great Nationalist! – Adewale Sobowale
The title of nationalist extraordinaire seemed to have been vacant. That was before Buhari got power, in spite of his precedents, bequeathed to him. But now, we all know Momodu Buhari was not just born to rule, he’s as fit as a fiddle to be the Nigerian number one citizen. If not so, he wouldn’t…
Drone strike hits wedding in Darfur
Photo credit: Washington Post A drone strike on a town in Sudan’s Darfur region hit a wedding party, killing at least 30 civilians, including women and children, the United Nations said Thursday. The Associated Press reports that Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN’s secretary-general, said during a briefing that the wedding ceremony was in the town…
8 arrested as Vietnam-UK migrant smuggling network dismantled
Photo credit: Reuters European police forces in recent weeks have dismantled a migrant smuggling network that brought people from Vietnam across the European Union (EU) to Britain, earning itself up to three million euros in recent years, the EU law enforcement co-operation agency Europol said on Thursday (April 9). Asia One reports that eight people were…
Report finds some Gen Z and millennial Canadians still spank their kids
Spanking is an outmoded form of parenting in Canada. The National Post reports that a new study has found that a sizeable proportion of millennial and Gen Z parents are still spanking their kids. When asked whether they have ever spanked their child or children on their bottom with their hand, about 20 per cent of younger…
Six and Half a Dozen – Adewale Sobowale
I am one of those who believe that a president’s job is one of the easiest. He is just there to supervise the work of his appointees. So, I don’t see the big deal in a president’s job. I also believe anybody, with a little bit of sense,should be able to preside over the affairs…