Photo credit: Global giving I generally feel concerned for the aged when it’s their birthday. You see, their children and sometimes even grandchildren will not fail to prepare themselves for the occasion. The ice cold drinks and deliciously prepared food items will be competing with each other. A band or dj will be at hand…
Photo credit: Adobe stock All these talks about appointments of media people shows the lack of seriousness inherent in our political space. In the first instance, both of them are eminently qualified to occupy the respective posts. The last time I checked, the political appointees who appointed them had the right to appoint just anyone…
Photo credit: CNN The lockdown being forced on people by the Nigerian government has further reinforced the belief by some of us that Mr Buhari’s government is an Animal Farm. In the book, ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell it’s stated that, ‘All animals are equal but some are more equal than others.’ The sentence is…
Photo credit: CRSG So, the southern governors in Nigeria have decided, in their benevolence, to go into agriculture. At least, that’s what the newly elected chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Mr. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state, said. I hope it wasn’t said out of a bit of satiety from the dinner which would have…
Photo credit: News24 A part of the parliament building in Kenya was burnt as lawmakers were scampering, and police were firing in unrest as anti-tax protesters stormed Kenya’s parliament building on Tuesday. AP reports that several people were killed as the president vowed to quash the protest. It was the most direct assault on the…
Lemn Sissay said applying for a UK or EU visa had become ‘a serious problem’ for African and Asian artists. Photograph: Ian Davidson/Alamy African and Asian artists, made up of musicians, authors, producers, and festival managers, are complaining about “humiliating” and costly visa-rejection rates for those visiting Britain and European Union countries. The Guardian reports…
Photo credit: the Cable When a child seems to be selfishly savouring a particular item, the Yoruba are quick to remind him that, ‘On ton tan lodun eegun, omo alagbaa nbo wa fekuru jeko’. The simple meaning of that is that everyday is not Christmas. You know there was once a goggled Abacha in Nigeria….
