Insensitivity! – Adewale Sobowale

That the government of Nigeria is insensitive to the people’s feelings is an obvious understatement. Daylight armed robbery and petty stealing are going on in Ogun and Lagos States as I’m typing this. Yet the authorities hardly have any response. By the way, the states are on lockdown because of COVID 19. Methinks locking people…

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Hot Air! – Adewale Sobowale

Mr Buhari’s speech could at the very best be described as being full of hot air! Personally, I see the sixty-paragraph address as a waste of precious time. It doesn’t have anything that’s substantially new. In the fourth paragraph, the president even says, ‘As your democratically elected leaders,…’ Must that fact be emphasized at these…

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Our Duties! – Adewale Sobowale

What are those things we ought to have done that we’re failing to do? What are those things we ought not to have done that have become kárí ilé, asọ oní súgà for us? Do we belong to political parties? How much do we pay as membership fees? These questions are fundamental because if we…

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UK hikes family visa salary threshold!

Authorities in the United Kingdom have increased the minimum income required for the sponsor of relatives there on a family visa by 55%.  British citizens and residents will need a minimum annual salary of 29,000 pounds to sponsor their family for a family visa.  According to the British government, it would be the first time…

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