Saying Nigerian politics is interesting is an understatement of the year. Yes, daddy!Thank you, daddy!! Those are the new mantras! I guess they’ll solve the multifaceted problems confronting the nation. In a country where our well-known religious fervency has reached the level of indoctrination, is it any surprise that a presidential candidate, rather than seeking…
Onikaluku jeje ewure! We remain joyous;In dark smelly colors,Of rabid corruption,Which barks confusion! Onikaluku jeje agutan! Stead of a Nigerian state;We do have a barbarian tale;We continue to mourn;Our future for so long! Olurombi jeje omo re! We’ve been hoping for youth;Us to save from loot-ers! With arrant yahooing;Plonk goes our hoping! Omo re a…
Germany has become the biggest EU country to legalize cannabis. But it’s only for recreational use. Reports say people gathered for a “smoke-in” at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate after the partial legalisation. The Guardian reports that cannabis users have been celebrating in the country after the partial decriminalisation. Adults are allowed to carry up to 25g…
Seventy-four migrants were found on a wooden boat in the Mediterranean Sea between north Africa and south Europe. The CTV reports that they have been transported to Crete. Crete has recently seen an increase in migrant arrivals from Libya. However, the government has promised to address the issue with more funding and extra Coast Guard…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has provided a third-gender option. The USCIS website says Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, has been revised to provide a third-gender option. “X” represents “Another Gender Identity.” The organization is also updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to account for the revision. According to the USCIS, the…
The year was 1976. It had been recorded the previous year. That was when an album was released by Peter Tosh. ‘Legalise it’ it was called. The album is all about cannabis. Particularly legalising its use medically. Now, you might have suspected that we’re not known to be people who will leave what should be…
I hear some lazy Nigerians have gone to town lampooning the Nigerian president for going to the UK on health grounds. Some Nigerians who are based in London even went as far as going to demonstrate at Abuja House, the Nigerian consulate in the UK! What’s the matter with us? Nigerians should have known that…
