Photo credit: the Cable I am familiar with teaching Civics Education in Nigeria. One of the topics in Civics is Emerging Issues. In Emerging Issues, HIV/AIDS, Drug Addiction, etc are taught. However, various issues are always emerging in Nigeria. I was thinking of writing about the apathy that characterized Ogun state local government election before…
Photo credit: Nairametrics The American singer, Johnny Nash released an album in 1972. In that album was the song, ‘I can see clearly the rising star’. Incidentally, the song was written while he was convalescing on an hospital bed. The song became a super hit! The wonderful performance of the national football team, the Super…
Photo credit: Daily Times The so-called pastors who involve themselves in such unforgivable acts are the scums who made some of us decide the best pastors are our hearts. They are liars and scammers masquerading with the name of God aided by the inbuilt corruption in the system. But then, is there any institution in…
There’re some friends who, even if one tries to, one can’t ever forget. Such is the case of my former elementary school mate, Gbenga. I can’t ever forget the fact that his was the first lavish birthday party I ever attended. When I say ‘lavish’, I’m using the word deliberately. It wasn’t as if I…
Photo credit: the Guardian The armed wing of Hamas has claimed it fired rockets into southern Israel on Monday. The Guardian reports that the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades have said in a statement that its fighters fired the projectiles at “enemy gatherings” at Rafah crossing, Kerem Shalom crossing and kibbutz Holit near the border with Gaza….
Photo credit: Imperial War Museum Refugeedom has been described as an emotive, complex subject that brings out the best and worst in people. In the Cyprus Mail, Gavin Jones says the statistics are incredibly critical. There are approximately 120 million who have been forcibly displaced worldwide because of persecution, conflict, violence, and violation of human…
