Trump’s military disrespect hits new low – and troops are finally revolting
The fiasco surrounding the USS Abraham Lincoln has seen President Donald Trump’s disrespect for the military reach…
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…
Trump’s military disrespect hits new low – and troops are finally revolting
The fiasco surrounding the USS Abraham Lincoln has seen President Donald Trump’s disrespect for the military reach new lows, and according to a report from The New Republic, some troops have finally had enough and are letting their disgust be known. Alternet reports that in recent weeks, reports have emerged revealing the alarming conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, a vessel…
Plane crashes into sea in front of shocked beachgoers in Florida
Photo credit: Daily Mail A small plane came down in the Atlantic off one of Florida’s wealthiest coastal enclaves on Saturday morning as stunned beachgoers watched the plane crash-land just feet from Daily Mail reports that the twin-engine Piper went into the water around two miles east of Boca Raton Airport at around 9:40 am, triggering an…
Arising! – Adewale Sobowale
We really did not want to comment on the goings on in Aso. We just felt like giving the landlord sometime to acclimatise after spending so long abroad. By the way, did anyone notice the fact that, while the Oga was abroad, London was demystified? Yes, it was! It was made to look like the…
Self Worth! – Adewale Sobowale
The society we are in has certain expectations from its members. It’s like a straightjacket. But then, unusual men (and women) do unique things. In most cases, it may not be easy, just because they had disobeyed the society’s expectations. The society asked them to sit down and they chose not only to stand but…
Malian Coup! – Adewale Sobowale
I doubt if the coup d’etat in Mali on the 20th of August surprised close watchers of the African continent. One of the questions I should ask the various bodies who have woken up to condemn the coup is where were they when the dethroned government was messing up? I should be quick to say…
Canada suspends trade talks with US
Photo credit: Global News Trade talks with Canada collapsed late Friday night, triggering steep 50% tariffs on a wide swath of Canadian goods. The duties took effect at midnight. NBC News reports that after weeks of talks, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that while important progress had been made, “that progress has not been enough to meet our…
UK town wants migrants to move in
Photo credit: BBC A new shop opened along Greenock’s fading High Street in May. Anik African Store has brought a small corner of Nigeria to the Scottish town, selling yams, plantains, okra and catfish. BBC reports that it is not the only African food shop here – there is another just metres away, responding to…
