Photo credit: the Cable Sam Omatseye is a so–called journalist. I say so–called because he is an example of a journalist I wouldn’t advise people to be like. There’s no doubt about the fact that he’s educated. But there’s a big doubt about his positive use of the education. To me, he’s no more than…
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…
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…
Photo credit: Fox News Immigrants make up about 14% of the US population. When they start working, they pay taxes and spend on services, which is an economic benefit for the US. An analysis has found that dropping all immigration restrictions would double the world’s GDP. Research has also found that global poverty is 40%…
Photo credit: Adobe Stock I thought I was too sharp to enter a ‘one chance’ bus. I felt I was too smart to be ‘419ed’. Indeed I felt I was too street wise to be conned. The saying is true that if a misfortune is to happen to someone who is abroad he will take…
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…
