Photo credit: biafra.org In his controversial book, There Was A Country, Chinua Achebe referred to the fact that Biafrans were able to refine crude oil during the unfortunate Civil War which took place between 1967 and 1970. Of course, the Western world was like, ‘the oil-industry technology was so complex’, that it would have taken…
Photo credit: ABC News The federal government of Canada has laid out a five-pillar approach to boosting border security. But it doesn’t include specifics about where and how the $1.3 billion funding package earmarked in the fall economic statement will be allocated. CTV News reports that the announcement is a sequel to the threat of…
Photo credit: UNICEF South Sudan has begun cash transfers to support over a million people under a World Bank-backed safety net program. China.org.cn reports that the five-year South Sudan Protective Safety Net for Socioeconomic Opportunities Project, also known as “Shabaka Meisha” which means “livelihood net” provides cash assistance and labour-intensive work opportunities to uplift households. It also…
Photo credit: NBC While the US is awaiting the return of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, many immigrants in the US are getting alarmed at the massive deportation plans he has vowed to carry out. Amjambo Africa reports that on December 13, the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition (MIRC) invited immigrants living in Sanford…
Photo credit: LinkedIn Christmas is probably the period with the most, thank yous, in the whole year. What should I not be thankful for, and why? When I look at my life, I mean my whole life, I don’t have any cause “not to declare myself another miracle. Possibly, the eighth miracle of our world.“Well,…
Photo credit: The Nations I’m not a fuji fan. But then, neither do I go about with my eyes closed nor my ears blocked. Was it not in January 2013 that the late Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister released an album titled, ‘E Sinmi Rascality’? The title of the album could be said to be addressing…
