Coup attempt in Bolivia!

Photo credit: AP News There was an attempted coup in Bolivia on Wednesday as armoured vehicles rammed the doors of the presidential palace. Still, President Luis Arce stood firm and named a new army commander who ordered troops to retreat. The soldiers soon pulled back along with a line of military vehicles. Hundreds of Arce’s supporters…

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Cuban women trafficked for sex!

Photo credit: WPLG A man, Emmanuel Garcia Guzman, has been arrested for trafficking Cuban immigrants for prostitution. Arizona’s Family reports that it’s part of a problem across the border of the United States.  Guzman was arrested during a sting operation on Friday. To add to his problems, court documents say he is in the country…

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Itire!!! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Business Day Most of my childhood and relatively innocent days were spent at Itire. Itire of those days was a sleepy community in the backwaters of Musin and Lawanson. Musin was known for its market places and notorious for its aluta tradition. Lawanson on its own part was a pathway to civilisation as…

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Restructuring? – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: intervention People have said a lot about Nigeria needing to be restructured. Yes, I agree so. However, where should we start? Personally, I believe we should start from the thought process. In other words, we should begin from the group pedestal. By this, I mean we should first think of ourselves as human…

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Do They Need It? – Adewale Sobowale

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…

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Quiet Please! – Adewale Sobowale

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…

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