When people describe Nigeria as the poverty capital of the world, it’s not really a new thing. That’s because the Yoruba have a saying that , when a single person is rich in the community, then the whole community is poor. What’s going on in Nigeria now can be termed as a liberation of the…
Photo credit: Facebook I used to believe a single wife was damn too “many” for an individual. Why? Apart from the financial capabilities, what about the emotional and physical touches? I’m aware of the great Fela’s feat of marrying 27 wives on a single day. However, he was to divorce all of them later and…
Photo credit: National Catholic Reporter The Vatican should soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada as part of its reconciliation for the Catholic Church’s role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas. The Canadian Press reports that the items are part of the Vatican Museum’s ethnographic collection, known…
Photo credit: The Hill Armed gangs are making any hope for a full and stable election impossible in Haiti. Asia One reports that the country has not held elections since 2016. Its last president was assassinated in 2021. The gangs have since taken control of much of the capital and the surrounding areas. The electoral council…
Photo credit: Aljazeera Zimbabwe’s Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has said his country will soon put a stop to youth migrating in search of menial jobs. The Chronicle reports that Chiwenga said the government’s transformative economic development programs are primed to impact communities in a manner that should put a stop to the continued migration in search of…
By Kathy Cruz In Greater Reunion, Adewale Sobowale crafts a narrative that is as rich in cultural nuance as it is in emotional depth. Set against the backdrop of the former University of Ife in Nigeria, the novel explores the tender yet tumultuous love story between two students — one from the East, the other…
litany: noun 1 : a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation 2a : a resonant or repetitive chant b : a usually lengthy recitation or enumeration c : a sizable series or set
