“Doing nothing isn’t lazy …”
You know the moment you’re relaxing on the couch, but your laptop is open, your…
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…
“Doing nothing isn’t lazy …”
You know the moment you’re relaxing on the couch, but your laptop is open, your phone is ringing, and you’re mentally inventorying the fridge? That is not rest. That is a hostage situation with better lighting. The art of doing nothing productive is almost extinct, especially for women who were raised to be everyone’s project manager. Grazia reports…
Firms help migrants pose as artists and tech experts for “Global Talent” visas
Photo credit: CBC Companies are offering to help migrants pose as talented artists and tech experts to make fraudulent UK visa applications under a fast-track immigration scheme, the BBC has found. The UK government’s Global Talent visa was launched in 2020 to attract the “brightest and best” scientists and researchers from around the world. It is also open…
Mauritaria fishing boats falsely portrayed as migrant fleet
Photo credit: France 24 Spain’s Canary Islands are facing renewed pressure from migrant arrivals, with authorities declaring a migrant emergency this week following a sharp increase in crossings. Against this backdrop, a claim has been spreading rapidly on social media, warning of an imminent “invasion” of the archipelago by migrants from Mauritania. France 24 reports that at…
Otie Ti Wa Da Bayi! It’s The Best!! – Adewale Sobowale
Nigerian senators are obviously doing a very hard day’s job for the millions of Nigerian Naira they collect. Or how else can any sane person interpret the bill which is currently making its rounds with them. ‘National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speech’, may soon become a law and woe betides anyone who feels…
Ogun and Adire! – Adewale Sobowale
That the Ogun State government has deemed it fit to officially recognize ADIRE, a traditional batik that has been made popular by the Egbas is great. However, I don’t see anything new in that. When Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was President, he hardly wore anything apart from ADIRE. Osoba and Amosun too tried to project the…
Toronto residents gather to honour veterans, fallen soldiers on Remembrance Day
Photo credit: CBC Across the city, Torontonians gathered at several Remembrance Day ceremonies with bright red poppies pinned to their coats. Some said they had come to honour family members who had served in the Armed Forces, while others said they came to remember those who had died in times of conflict. CBC News reports that…
