I’ve been going to some coffee bars just to feel the pulse of the city and to ease myself of loneliness. Of course, other benefits are added like using the Wi-Fi while doing my writing that has become habitual. I could spend two hours on two extra large cups of coffee, or even more. I…
I really don’t believe Nigeria has a president. Should I have said I don’t believe Nigeria has a powerful president? Maybe I should have said I don’t believe Nigeria has a good president! Mr Muhammad Buhari can’t be said to be a patriot. I’m saying this with every sense of respect. Now, during the last…
I may not really like him. By the way I’ve never met him. However, I don’t find his being in detention funny. Not at all! I understand he’s even there with his wife.Some of his sons were even killed. One of the reasons he’s being detained, I understand, is his willingness to create a state,…
The Yoruba believe people shorn in borrowed clothes, more often than not, suffer some consequences. Apart from the health implications, the clothes will either be slightly bigger or smaller. But many of us are suffering from identity crisis. That could be an effect of being colonized. However, I really don’t buy the colonialism idea simply…
Photo credit: NPR President Donald Trump is moving forward with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of the United States’ trading partners, just as the clock runs out on Friday on stoppage levies he announced after a stinging defeat at the Supreme Court. Al Jazeera reports that the US will impose levies of 10 to 12.5…
Photo credit: Jamaica Information Service Thirty individuals took the Oath of Allegiance as new citizens of Jamaica during a special ceremony hosted by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) on Wednesday. The Gleaner reports that the group comprises 12 women, 13 men and five children. They hail from countries such as Myanmar, Russia, Egypt, Zimbabwe,…
Egungun is a Yoruba word that means ancestral spirits or spirits of the dead. According to the Nigerian Community Online, the word comes from Egun (ancestor) and gun (to rise), meaning the spirits of the dead are honoured and lifted. Egungun is important because in Yoruba culture, people believe that ancestors are still connected to the living….
