Blood money to stop an execution!
Photo credit: The Africa Report Stephen Munyakho was slated to be executed on Wednesday for…
Biden under knocks!
Rights Advocates criticised President Joe Biden of the United States for referring to an undocumented immigrant as an “illegal”.He was accused of echoing the dehumanising rhetoric of his predecessor, Donald Trump. Rights advocates and progressive lawmakers have long condemned the use of the term “illegal” to refer to human beings who do not have immigration…
BAM BAM L’AYO! WE’RE OVERFED!! – Adewale Sobowale
When I was a kid, I can still remember situations when I refused to eat. It normally happened when I was annoyed. Whenever that happened, my mother wouldn’t utter a word. She would have her meal, and for what I then thought was an overkill, she would begin singing, Bamubamu la yoAwa o mo p’ebiNpo’mo…
Israeli attacks on Palestinian aid seekers continue
Israel has not relented in its efforts to fire Palestinian civilians. Al Jazeera reports that its cameras captured some Israeli forces firing a crowd of Palestinians awaiting aid distribution at the Kuwait Roundabout in Gaza City. The attack is noted to be the second since yesterday. It is also reported that an Israeli air attack…
US judge blocks new immigration law in Texas
A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S., dealing a victory to the Biden administration with a broad rejection of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s immigration enforcement effort. U.S. District Judge David Ezra’s preliminary injunction pausing a law that…
Lords checkmate Rwanda plan!
The U.K.’s Upper House has passed five amendments on the Rwanda bill. If the amendments are ratified, it would make it harder for the lower house to declare Rwanda a “safe” country. It would therefore require the government to comply with domestic and in international laws. The amendments would also severely affect the main purpose…
Sheffield United 0-6 Arsenal; Match Report
A breathless, brutal display of attacking football saw us equal our record away win the Premier League for the second time in a matter of weeks. Following a 6-0 win at West Ham late last month, and a 5-0 hammering of Burnley in our last away league game, we were at it again at Bramall…
Nigerians deploy different strategies to survive as economic hardship kontinu to bite
Di rising cost of living dey push Nigerians to di point wey be say dem no know wetin to do again. Wit inflation wey don almost hit di highest in thirty years for January, almost half of di population dey live inside poverty now. Di money wey dem dey earn dey below $1 a day….
Trump’s claims of a migrant crime wave are not supported by national data
When Donald Trump speaks at the southern border in Texas on Thursday, you can expect to hear him talk about “migrant crime,” a category he has coined and defined as a terrifying binge of criminal activity committed by undocumented immigrants spreading across the country. “You know, in New York, what’s happening with crime is it’s…
Blood money to stop an execution!
Photo credit: The Africa Report Stephen Munyakho was slated to be executed on Wednesday for the murder of a man in 2011. BBC reports that it could have been done by decapitation, hanging, lethal injection or firing squad. However, the execution has been temporarily postponed. Munyakho, a Kenyan, had gone to work in Saudi Arabia…
Worshippers set on fire in Nigerian mosque!
Photo credit: Izzso Not less than 11 worshippers have been killed and dozens of others injured after a man attacked a mosque in Nigeria’s Kano State. BBC reports that the man allegedly sprayed the mosque with petrol, locked its doors and set it on fire. Police said about 40 worshippers were trapped in the mosque. …
Tell Me Your Friends…!Eni Bi Ahun…!! – Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: Gaskiya Kodan The main characters of the Abacha era are now exposing themselves. According to Mr Galadima, a self styled Abacha boy, the goggled one was advised by the likes of Saddam Hussein and Muhammad Gaddafi to stash Nigeria’s money abroad because the U.S. and other countries may block Nigeria’s accounts. A pertinent…
Greying Me! – Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: Denver Hair Restoration Hmm… Some years ago;I wrote on my balding pate;Another year, on the greying hair I did write! I never knew growing to be a senior was yet to be done with me;I’ve started growing a grey tuft on my moustache! I do adore my moustache because it’s especially good for…
National Volunteer Week Spotlight: Florence Barron
Photo credit: Red Cross Florence Barron began volunteering with the Canadian Red Cross back in the early 1960s. As she marks her 60 years of service, Florence remains steadfast in her volunteer endeavours and commitment to giving back to the community. Florence has been involved with the Canadian Red Cross at many different levels over…
Migrant workers protest over family reunions!
Photo credit: RTE A large group of migrant workers have protested over Family Reunion Policy. The Irish Times reports that people from outside the European Economic Area working on a General Employment Permit must wait 12 months after arriving in Ireland before they can apply for their families come to join them. Another condition is…
Mexican farm workers killed in Florida!
Photo credit: Fox Eight Mexican farmworkers were killed and dozens of others were injured in Florida when their bus was sideswiped by a drunk driver and overturned in a field. US News reports that the farmworkers were on their way to a watermelon field in Central Florida. The accused in Tuesday’s crash has a lengthy…
