Toronto’s flagship art show takes place at Enercare Centre
Photo credit; Toronto Today Over 250 artists gathered at the Enercare Centre at Exhibition Place this…
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…
Toronto’s flagship art show takes place at Enercare Centre
Photo credit; Toronto Today Over 250 artists gathered at the Enercare Centre at Exhibition Place this weekend, showcasing their creations for Toronto’s Artist Project art fair. Toronto Today reports that for art appreciators and buyers, the convention floor became a maze of visual stimuli – aisles of booths featuring paintings, sculptures and textiles lined up in rows, each manned…
Pak to host talks between US and Iran says Ishaq Dar
Photo credit: Time Pakistan’s foreign minister on Sunday indicated the prospect of potential talks between the US and Iran to de-escalate the ongoing war, noting that both countries have expressed their “confidence” in Islamabad to facilitate their discussions. Ishaq Dar made these remarks while addressing the media after holding quadrilateral consultations with his counterparts from Saudi Arabia,…
Chief rabbi calls for protection of houses of worship after attacks
Photo credit: Yahoo News Chief Rabbi Kaiman Meir Bar has called religious leaders and authorities worldwide to defend mosques, churches, synagogues, and other houses of worship after a recent wave of antisemitic attacks on Jewish institutions in the US and Europe. The Jerusalem Post reports that in a public letter on Sunday, Bar said the answer must…
Memorable Goofs – Adewale Sobowale
Nigeria is a reporter’s delight, any day. Of course, the reading public will normally enjoy the news made by newsmakers. They will even debate and argue on some of the news. Like the goofs! Chief Obafemi Awolowo was tried for treasonable felony in the first republic. The trial judge was a Yoruba man like the…
Screwed Nations! – Adewale Sobowale
For the avoidance of any doubt about the topic, in as much as I believe Nigeria could exist as a (con)federal entity, I believe we still exist as a collection of glorified nations. Those who have that belief would hardly be surprised by the goings on in Nigeria. To make matters worse, the colonial military…
The Portable in us! – Adewale Sobowale
I read in some Nigerian newspapers that a human rights lawyer said the zazzu crooner, Portable is a lawyer’s nightmare. And I wonder if there’s not some element of Portable in most of us. Why is it the same Nigerians who’ll queue up abroad that will be “shunting” when they return home? Are we not…
Taking chances… – Adewale Sobowale
I love taking chances. If you say I take risks, you’ll not be far from the truth. I particularly love risking my ALL with people. I’m comforted by the fact that a school of thought believes that the world itself is a risk. That stand is particularly relevant in this age. It’s as if we’re…
