Apart from the first republic where each region was engaged in a healthy competition with the others, I fail to see any inkling of federalism not to talk of confederalism practised in Nigeria. Right from the first coup d’etat of January 15, 1966 which subsequently produced General Agui Ironsi aka Ironsides as the first military…
In my last post, I pled with folks who have a grouse against the INEC– announced results of Nigeria’s presidential election to go to the judiciary for redress. Incidentally, the results were announced in the middle of the night in Nigeria. A Yoruba saying asks what a farmer will be looking for at night! The…
Photo credit: France24 A military cargo plane carrying new Bolivian banknotes crashed near the capital Friday after skidding off a runway and plowing into a busy road in the neighbouring city of El-Alto, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 30, according to authorities. AA reports that the crash occurred around 6.20 ppm local time as the plane was landing…
Photo credit: Toronto Today Last fall, UUniversity of Toronto medical student Kanish Baskaran observed doctors perform an amputation on the foot of an unhoused patient suffering from a severe foot infection. Toronto Today reports that Baskaran said the amputation may have been prevented, if only the person had access to clean socks. “A lot of infections – things like…
Photo credit: Aljazeera Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers said on Friday they were willing to negotiate after Pakistan bombed their forces in major cities and said the allies-turned-foes were in “open war.” Asiaone reports that Pakistan struck the Afghan capital Kabul, the city of Kandahar, where ;leaders are based, and other towns, a Taliban spokesman said. The…
I read that the Lagos State Government wants to stop danfo from plying its roads! That will be a personal loss to me. Danfo is a kombi bus, usually a Volkswagen, used in the transportation of people to various destinations in Lagos. It is always interesting to have a ride in danfo. In most cases,…
Photo credit: the Guardian The Yoruba will say, ‘Isu eni lo ntowo eni b’epo’. They will again say, ‘Eru kan lo nmu ni bu’gba eru’. Both of these sayings are, in this case, basically about gratitude. But we’ll return to that in a mo! It’s no more news that the dreaded coronavirus is now in…
