Paraguay’s Almiron red-carded for covering his mouth
Photo credit: Reuters Paraguay midfielder Miguel Almiron became the first player issued a red card at…
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…
Paraguay’s Almiron red-carded for covering his mouth
Photo credit: Reuters Paraguay midfielder Miguel Almiron became the first player issued a red card at the World Cup for covering his mouth. He was sent off during a confrontation late in the first half against Turkey on Friday night. The Canadian Press reports that the infraction came during the first-half stoppage time in the Group D match…
Online threats, insults fuel South Africa’s anti-foreigner hate
Photo credit: Courthouse News Inflammatory social media posts – including of men brandishing a machete or calling foreigners “leeches” – are stoking emotions around an unofficial demand for illegal migrants to leave South Africa by the end of the month, fueling a volatile situation, analysts say. Courthouse News Service reports that thousands of foreign nationals – including from…
Coffee linked to significant side effect, massive study says
Photo credit: Inc. Magazine Your morning cup of coffee might be doing you more good than just waking you up – according to a new study, coffee also has a positive impact on a person’s microbiome, improving the health of the gut-brain axis. Newsweek reports that researchers from the University College Cork in Ireland examined how regular…
“Three Wise Monkeys” – Adewale Sobowale
Once upon a time, in Japan, there were three wise monkeys. Their names were Mizaru, Kikazaru and Iwazaru. These monkeys were wise because they had certain features. Mizaru would always cover his eyes so that he might see no evil. Kikazaru, on his own, would cover his ears, so that he might not hear any…
Politics – Policy = 0 – Adewale Sobowale
Nigeria’s politics and the so called politicians always interest me. There’s no doubting the fact that the ruling party and its alter ego lack one thing. In fact, this is the unifying thing for them. Policy! We can break it down to manifesto. We may even talk about principles. That’s why it’s been so easy…
Explosions, sustained gunfire at airport in Niger’s capital
Photo credit: Reuters Explosions and sustained gunfire were heard early on Thursday morning at the airport and military airbase in Niger’s capital, Niamey, witnesses said, in what a security source described as an apparent attack on the facility. The Jerusalem Post reports that there was no immediate claim of responsibility for an attack. A Nigerien government spokesperson did not…
“My brother hid in a rice sack”
Photo credit: T24 When Antonio Rudiger entered the first fray as a substitute during Germany’s World Cup opener – a 7-1 victory over Curacao at the Houston Stadium – hee knew his karge extended family would be watching on proudly. BBC reports that the Real Madrid defender’s parents had managed to flee Sierra Leone”s decade-long civil war…
