Malaysia detains over 100 Rohingya refugees seeking shelter at UNHCR
Photo credit: Reuters Malaysian authorities detained more than 100 Rohingya Muslim asylum seekers on Monday,…
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…
Malaysia detains over 100 Rohingya refugees seeking shelter at UNHCR
Photo credit: Reuters Malaysian authorities detained more than 100 Rohingya Muslim asylum seekers on Monday, who had gathered outside the UN refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur, saying they were seeking protection after being evicted from their homes. All of the refugees outside the UNHCR were taken away with their belongings in four police trucks at…
Court blocks Zurich scheme to provide cash to undocumented migrants
Photo credit: Swissinfo The city of Zurich’s second attempt to provide financial assistance to undocumented migrants has failed in court. Swissinfo.ch reports that the Zurich Administrative Court has dismissed an appeal by the city council because the project contravenes higher-ranking law. The planned bridging and basic assistance scheme contravenes federal and cantonal law, according to the…
Attacks on Ukrainians in Poland are rising
Photo credit: independent kyiev As Ukrainian-Polish relations took a nose-dive, war refugees and other Ukrainian migrants in Poland are feeling the impact. The Kyiv Independent reports that nationality-based attacks against Ukrainians, ranging from verbal abuse to physical assault, have been on the rise. Experts say that disinformation, including Moscow’s direct efforts to inflame relations between the…
Itire 3 – Adewale Sobowale
I was present at Professor Wole Soyinka’s 83rd birthday anniversary in Abeokuta. The theme for the celebration was tolerance. And we actually need the ability to be able to tolerate our various differences. God in His wisdom didn’t create us the same way. By the way, if we had been alike in terms of race,…
Merry-Go-Round! – Adewale Sobowale
If we could hear, we’re good enough to move mountains. If we could move mountains, the workload wouldn’t be much. If the workload isn’t much, everyone would be at peace. However, it’s very apparent some people don’t want the rest of us to be at peace. Surprisingly, that group is just an insignificant percentage. But…
Celebrating the unknown! – Adewale Sobowale
I hear Lagos State is burying 103 “unknown” dead people with N61,285,000. I think this is a very good step. At least, if a person can’t enjoy on earth, they should enjoy their passage to the ultimate. Note that I never mentioned heaven or hell. It’s now good to die in Lagos, isn’t it? I…
Are the chickens coming home to roost? – Adewale Sobowale
I must state that I supported a candidate I felt would have been more empathetic to the ordinary person’s agony in Nigeria’s last presidential election. However, as the candidate was “said” to have lost, I have no choice but to accept the incumbent! But then, how has he fared? Let’s use the hunger protest some…
