Photo credit: Catholic Herald Religious killings could not have happened in the southwestern Nigeria in which I grew up. We were Christians. Surrounding us were Muslims, some even lived with us. Baba Taju lived across the road. Baba Semiyu lived in the house next to us. Beside us was the house in which the 2…
Pikin never waka,E yarn say,Im papa farm,Na im reach pass. Wen e don wakaReach, e come sabi,Say de peopleWey dey rule us. Dem be baba nla,For lie lie.Wetin dem deyDo sef?Na baba nla,For jibitiPlus Wayo. Cunny man die,Wayo manBury am-Two jam four. Dem dey collectBig big money.Dem dey use am,Do Ajala travel. Upon wetin?Dem dey…
Photo credit: 1Africa If wishes were horses….. When I become governor, about the first thing I must do is to make every open space a farm. Of course, villages will all become farm estates. This is because we want to feed the teeming population of Lagos State. And I am not talking of just planting….
Photo credit: Daily Trust I understand the governor of Ondo State, his excellent excellency, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu has, in his wisdom, pleaded with civil servants in the state to forget about their unpaid salaries. His argument is that, if they can do so, he will face the current salaries squarely. What a brilliant submission! We…
Photo credit: Inspire Bookspace I grew up reading the James Hadley Chase thriller series. I think I read all books in the series. One of the series is titled ‘A Paw In The Bottle’. That novel is all about how monkeys are caught in South America. Peanuts are put in a bottle with a long…
Photo credit: Reuters Not less than 300,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah as Israel expands its offensive in the southern city to confront Hamas fighters, the UN has said. Al Jazeera reports that Israel is reported to be sending troops into north Gaza. Witnesses have reported sighting tanks in the Jabalia refugee camp and also in Sabra and Zeitoun neighbourhoods….
Photo credit; AP News The German Parliament has passed into law a legislation which compels asylum seekers to receive their benefits on a card for use at local shops and to pay for services. They will only be able to withdraw limited amounts of cash and won’t be able to transfer money outside Germany. The aim…
