The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Wednesday Thursday 13th, 2022 – Public Radio Broadcasting Day
2022: Matters Arising – What’s on the table this year? by Kola King
The year 2021 has come and gone. 2022 has quitely rolled in with its bag and baggage. The previous year was shaped by the global pandemic. This affected many economies due to the global lockdown in 2020 and its concomitant effects which spilled over into 2021. Several economies went into recession. Indeed many economies tanked but thankfully Nigeria exited recession in the first quarter of 2021, against the forecast of the World Bank. So what’s on the table this year?
Matters arising in the new year include security, economy, job creation, among others. Of course, politics is already in the air with politicians gearing up for the next elections in second half of 2023.
Still, insecurity has become a recurring decimal as many parts of the country have one security challenge or the other. This has stretched our security forces beyond limits. At the moment, the military is operating in several theatres in the northeast, northwest and northcentral. A strong security presence is also on ground in the east. The same thing applies in the Niger Delta. In addition, Nigeria’s territorial waters have come under the shadow of piracy. However, the Navy is working assiduously to police the Gulf of Guinea and to keep piracy in check.
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The sacred #poem by George Cassidy Payne
“is when you know
that shoveling the driveway
is a Catholic mass”
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(Science-fiction) Let’s make a virus! by Joseph Gatt
You see, Gatt. They borrow money to start a business. Raise startup funds. They go to the bank and come up with grandiose schemes for their business. They claim to have invented a better version of Amazon or Facebook.
You see, Gatt. These entrepreneurs then travel the world to meet fellow entrepreneurs, who also borrowed millions of dollars so they can start a business. They meet at pubs, night clubs, jazz clubs, you name it.
These entrepreneurs hire staff that they pay six figures, sometimes seven figures. All with borrowed money. The entrepreneurs and their staff can spend six figures a month on bars, hotels and clubs.
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Worming #026 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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