Nigerians begin hunger protest!

Photo credit: the Punch Protesters in various cities in Nigeria were parading the streets in a protest tagged #Endbadgovernance. The protest is scheduled to last ten days. During the protest, several frustrated citizens voiced their anger over increasing hunger and “bad governance.” The demonstrators turned violent in some parts of the country, including Yobe and Kano…

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Rohingya refugees become people smugglers!

Photo credit: the Conversation As mass protests have paralyzed Bangladesh in recent weeks, the military was deployed to the streets with a command to shoot at sight. The Conversation reports that there have been 266 people dead, and 7,000 people were injured. Over 10,000 people have been arrested. Meanwhile, a near-total communications blackout has cut…

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‘Penkelemes’ – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Premium Times The above is a corrupted form of ‘peculiar mess’ .…..or shall we say a Yoruba version? Adegoke Adelabu, a pre- independence politician who belonged to the NCNC had the copyright to that phrase. But I only referred to the phrase because what is happening in some states is nothing but PECULIAR…

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