Most Torontonians say hosting World Cup not worth public cost
Photo credit: Toronto Star A new poll suggests Toronto-area residents are unconvinced that hosting the…
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…
Most Torontonians say hosting World Cup not worth public cost
Photo credit: Toronto Star A new poll suggests Toronto-area residents are unconvinced that hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be worth the public cost, with many expecting the tournament will bring disruption and limited local benefits. Toronto Today reports that a new survey published by the Angus Reid Institute found 70 per cent of respondents…
Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill at least 13 people
Photo credit: Aljazeera Afghanistan said Wednesday that Pakistan launched new airstrikes targeting the country, killing at least 13 people and wounding 14 others. Taliban chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid announced that airstrikes, which he said targeted the Afghan provinces of Khost, Kunar and Paktika. He said the strikes killed 11 children, one woman and one elderly man. There was…
Serena and Victoria on fire as Serena Williams makes triumphant return to tennis
Photo credit: CTV News Tennis legend Serena Williams made a triumphant return to the courts on Tuesday, with a big assist from Canadian rising star Victoria Mboko. The Canadian Press reports that the 44-year-old Williams and the 19-year-old Mboko teamed up to beat New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe and Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United States 7-6…
Tell it to the Marines – Adewale Sobowale
is no longer news that Saraki and Dogara have become senate president and speaker of the house respectively. However, the APC is now sulking like an infant whose toy has been seized by a bigger boy. I hear the party is now talking about treachery and indiscipline. Some people might have forgotten how Tambuwal emerged…
Demoroning The Moron! – Adewale Sobowale
Folks who are used to my style of writing know that I use some igilarity. That is words that are not found in the English dictionary. So, if anyone is looking for demoroning in the dictionary, all I will say is well done. They might as well be looking for the source of water in…
The Piper! – Adewale Sobowale
The AfDB suddenly came into the news due to the United State’s insistence to critically look into the financial transactions going on in the bank. The Yankees even resisted the continuation in office of the president who happens to be a Nigerian. That matter has already been overflogged. So, I’m not going into that. However,…
Carney government to ban social media for kids under 16
Photo credit: Yahoo News Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is expected to table its long-awaited legislation aimed at online safety this week, including a ban on social media platforms for children under 16 years old. The National Post reports that a government official, speaking on the condiion of background, confirmed plans to present a bill in the…
