Photo credit: Yahoo News Chief Rabbi Kaiman Meir Bar has called religious leaders and authorities worldwide to defend mosques, churches, synagogues, and other houses of worship after a recent wave of antisemitic attacks on Jewish institutions in the US and Europe. The Jerusalem Post reports that in a public letter on Sunday, Bar said the answer must…
Nigeria is a reporter’s delight, any day. Of course, the reading public will normally enjoy the news made by newsmakers. They will even debate and argue on some of the news. Like the goofs! Chief Obafemi Awolowo was tried for treasonable felony in the first republic. The trial judge was a Yoruba man like the…
For the avoidance of any doubt about the topic, in as much as I believe Nigeria could exist as a (con)federal entity, I believe we still exist as a collection of glorified nations. Those who have that belief would hardly be surprised by the goings on in Nigeria. To make matters worse, the colonial military…
I read in some Nigerian newspapers that a human rights lawyer said the zazzu crooner, Portable is a lawyer’s nightmare. And I wonder if there’s not some element of Portable in most of us. Why is it the same Nigerians who’ll queue up abroad that will be “shunting” when they return home? Are we not…
I love taking chances. If you say I take risks, you’ll not be far from the truth. I particularly love risking my ALL with people. I’m comforted by the fact that a school of thought believes that the world itself is a risk. That stand is particularly relevant in this age. It’s as if we’re…
Photo credit: CBC Hundreds gathered outside the US consulate in Toronto Saturday afternoon for the “No Kings” protest against President Donald Trump. CBC News reports that the demonstration in Toronto is one of several events taking place in the US and abroad to protest policies enacted by the Trump government and recent global issues. One major concern for many…
Photo credit: CNN The US and Israel continue to launch strikes on Iran, killing a family of four in the Bushehr province, as \tehran threatens retaliatory attacks on Iareli and US universities in the Middle East. Al Lazeera reports that Yemen’s Houthis have lauched a second missile and cdrone assault on Israel, promising gto continue ungtil Israel “ceases its…
