Olivia Chow wins reelectiom
Photo credit: Toronto Today Olivia Chow won Toronto’s mayoral election, fending off a late push…
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…
Olivia Chow wins reelectiom
Photo credit: Toronto Today Olivia Chow won Toronto’s mayoral election, fending off a late push from Brad Bradford to earn a second term. Early results show Chow with more than 528,000 votes to Bradford’s 401,000, with nearly all polling stations reporting. In her victory speech at the Great Hall on Queen Street West on Monday…
Andy Burnham open to “honest discussion” on UK-EU ties
Photo credit: The Independent Around 10 years ago, the United Kingdom exited the European Union, a decision that would hit its economy and immigration control harder than it expected. As Britain continues to recover from the hits caused by Brexit, new prime minister Andy Burnham has said that it was time to rethink ties between the UK…
Massacre of Christians leave more than 40 dead in Ethiopia
More than 40 people were killed in attacks on Orthodox Christian churches and villages in Ethiopia on Saturday. Daily Mail reports that the attacks took place in Oromia, Ethiopia’s largest state, which has faced a long-running insurgency and ethnic tensions, with armed groups using religion to inflame divisions. Verifying information in Ethiopia is highly challenging…
A Pity! – Adewale Sobowale
We feel with the American and Israeli peoples the pains they are going through. Earlier today, eleven people were murdered and six injured in a synagogue at Pittsburgh, U.S. Apparently, it was an anti Semitic attack! Personally, I really wouldn’t know what anyone would achieve through the killing of another human being. Mind you, no…
Winners’ Intervention! – Adewale Sobowale
We should be grateful to Winners’ Chapel under the (sole?) proprietorship of Mr Oyedepo for attempting to win Lagos and Ogun roads from disrepair. I think he deserves a round of applause. The winners have put to lie the Yoruba proverb which says, ‘It can’t be so bad for a father that he would commit…
Trump urges Libya to curb illegal migration
Photo credit: Gulf News US President Donald Trump called on Libya to stop serving as a “route” for illegal migration while pledging American support for the country’s unification and national elections. “The Libyan people are proud, resilient, hospitable, and deserving of peace and prosperity. The United States and Libya share a strong and enduring partnership in…
Afghans under pressure as Pakistan politicizes migration
Photo credit: BBC The latest report by the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees reveals a troubling pattern that has persisted for years. Kabul Times reports that Afghan migrants in Pakistan continue to face systematic pressure, arbitrary detention, and the politicization of their very existence. According to the report, 517 Afghan…
