Orisa boo le gbe mi, se mi boo se ba mi! I’m always very proud I’m a Yoruba. I’m sure everyone realizes I don’t have any apologies for that pride. One of the reasons is the rich literature of my people! For instance, the above means, if a group that’s venerated proves to be problematic,…
Photo credit: WHO We don’t have any choice but to thank God for little mercies. This is particularly necessary in these turbulent days of the COVID virus. Did you know these are the times to know real people? I mean people who do their jobs with humaneness. For those of us who must travel by…
Photo credit: Aljazeera Antonio Gutteres, the UN Secretary-General, and the Western powers, including the US, Britain, France and Germany have condemned the attack and appealed for calm, as Iran warned Israel that any new military operations in Lebanon could lead to “unforeseen consequences”. Dawn e-paper reports that on his own part, Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav…
Photo credit: Emirates 24/7 Germany has introduced a new immigration law for specialized work personnel to attract more qualified workers from non-EU countries. Emirates 24/7 reports that the foreign office issued over 80,000 work visas in the first half of this year. Over half of the new visas were issued to skilled workers. It is…
Photo credit: iStock Most of us wouldn’t have made our modest achievements if we’d not been supported by others. But then, most of those that assisted us couldn’t have been able to if they too had not been fortunate to meet helpers. There’s something I’m not so proud about. It’s the fact that I’m not…
Photo credit: Leadership APC is a good drug. A very good drug. Some thought it was just for head ache and body pains. But the drug has proved itself to be gbogbo’se, a drug for all seasons. It was the people of Ogun state that recognised it first. When they had the local government elections…
