Death! (for Pastor Goke) – Adewale Sobowale
‘Death is not the opposite of life but an innate part of it. By living our lives, we nurture death’. – Haruki Mukarami The above quotation by the Japanese writer, Haruki Mukarami, shows how he sees death. He sees death as a continuation of life. The Yoruba worldview believes that people only die physically. But…
Canadian officials consider naming street ‘Obama Ave’ to troll Trump
Photo credit: the independent A city council in Canada is taking a page from the US playbook and plans to rename its street honouring Donald Trump – and to troll him with its new name. The Independent reports that the Ottawa City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to rename Trump Avenue, a residential street in its…
Hundreds of migrants enter UK after 10-day lull
Photo credit: Yahoo News Nearly 500 migrants have arrived in the UK in one day, in the first boats to successfully cross the Channel in 10 days. The BBC reports that the seven vessels that made the crossing were the first since 17 August, when 250 people arrived in the UK. Dinghies arrived in British waters…
Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new heath zines…
The Fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo, with a total of 60 now affected, according to the latest government figures published on Friday. The Associated Press reports that the two new zones affected are Biena and Manguredjipa in Congo’s North Kivu province, where the case fatality rate…
Kokoro the blind minstrel by Adewale Sobowale
Guess it was one of those days mum took me to Lagos Island for some shopping. Somewhere around Tinubu Square we saw a crowd gathered around a banjo-clad singer. Knowing mum didn’t have any time for frivolities, I intentionally slowed down so that I could have a peep at what was going on. When mum couldn’t find…
Beliefs! – Adewale Sobowale
These are certainly days when those of us who are no Muslims suddenly wish why not. Even at these austere times, if you stay in a place where Muslims are many, like I do, you should, by now, be working out how to pay Sallah visits to your numerous friends. It is because of times…