July 17, 2019

Nigeria among countries striving to end modern slavery

July 17, 2019 8:31 am

A report published by Walk Free on Global Slavery Index has placed Nigeria among countries striving to end modern slavery globally.

The report titled ‘Measurement, Action, Freedom’ conducted by over 30 anti-slavery organisations across the world, captures activities of modern slavery in over 180 countries.

The report provides an independent assessment of 183 governments and their responses to the exploitation of the 40.3 million people in modern slavery.

In the report, countries are assessed on their ability to identify and support survivors, establish effective criminal justice systems, strengthen coordination mechanisms and be held to account, address underlying risk factors, and …

Trump govt. to divert $40m in aid to Venezuela’s opposition

July 17, 2019 12:19 am

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration plans to divert more than $40 million in humanitarian aid for Central America to support the U.S.-backed opposition in Venezuela, according to an internal document obtained by Reuters on Tuesday.

The $41.9 million had been destined for Guatemala and Honduras, two of the three Central American countries at the center of a migration crisis in which thousands of people have fled poverty, violence and corruption and attempted to cross the southern U.S. border.

The congressional notification from the U.S. Agency for International Development said the money will instead be used for salaries, travel, communications …

I’m a deep thinker, and I think about many situations and how they occur.

Deep thinking

July 17, 2019 12:14 am

By Odumodu Gbulagu

I’m a deep thinker, and I think about many situations and how they occur.

I don’t wait for people to think for me.
I think for myself.

I think about life in it’s entirety, and realized no matter how rosy or hard life is, it all ends up six feet below.
The only thing that matters is the impact one was able to make and the legacy left.

I think about God, nature, and how everything came into being.

I often interestingly watch the children play, and observed the roles they play instinctively without being taught.

The …