Ministry of Live Pork! – Adewale Sobowale
I can remember someone on a campaign for the 2nd Republic ruling party in Nigeria then saying about a rival who was a vegetarian that, in the confines of his home, he ate meat more than a wolf. The man later became our hope for 1993, but eventually, the president that never was. I also…
Trump threatens Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral saw calls for his killing
Photo credit: NPR US President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Saturday after the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei saw open calls for his killing, further underlining the tension gripping the Mideast as an interim deal to end the war buckles under repeated crossfire in the region. The Associated Press reports that Trump commented on social…
Iraq’s Displacement: From war-driven migration to climate-induced mobility pressures
Photo credit: Reuters Displacement dynamics in Iraq are undergoing a structural shift, as war-driven migration steadily recedes while environmental stress, especially escalating water scarcity, is becoming a long-term driver of population movement. Despite official claims of declining irregular migration and ongoing returns from displacement camps and abroad, climate pressures and upstream water politics are reshaping internal mobility patterns…
Oyo State abductees rescued
Yesterday was probably one of the increasingly rare days of tremendous happiness for Nigerians as abducted students and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government of Oyo State were rescued. Premium Times reports that Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu said on Friday that some of the terrorists who kidnapped the pupils and teachers were killed during the successful…
The Band! – Adewale Sobowale
Nigerians do not recognise talents when they see them. How can they? The hunger that even those that have means of getting their daily bread are facing has made them blind. If those who are working are hungry, what will happen to the many who are jobless? Asko! If gold rusts, what shall iron do?…
Working at the altar… – Adewale Sobowale
The Yoruba have an idiom: If you work at the altar, it’s obvious that you’ll eat from the proceeds. Altars are famous in practically all religions. Of course, the priests and their associates work there. Altars are also rich in materials, cash, produce, products, and so on. God and gods, have no use for all…