Was hosting the World Cup worth the price tag?
Photo credit: Cable News Canada held a total of 13 World Cup matches. The parliamentary…
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…
Was hosting the World Cup worth the price tag?
Photo credit: Cable News Canada held a total of 13 World Cup matches. The parliamentary budget officer estimated each match to cost $82 million. The Runner reports that co-hosting the World Cup was estimated to cost taxpayers nearly $1.1 billion. Of the total funding, $473 million would come from the federal government, and the remaining…
Protests break out in Havana as Cuba struggles to restore electricity
Photo credit: Reuters Scattered protests broke out across Havana on Tuesday evening, with residents banging pots, honking horns and shouting “turn on the lights” as millions of Cubans remained without power amid a sex-month-long US fuel blockade. The Korea Times reports that Cuba experienced a nationwide outage on Monday – its third this year – but…
Violence escalates in Sudan as a government commissioner is killed
Photo credit: ABC News A government-appointed county commissioner in an opposition stronghold in South Sudan’s oil-rich Jonglei State was “assassinated” by opposition forces in renewed violence, the government confirmed late Monday. The Associated Press reports that fighting in Jonglei has intensified in recent days, with an unknown number of casualties. The strategic county of Akobo has seen…
Nigermany!!! – Adewale Sobowale
Some people are saying Nigeria is overpopulated. In fact, some are even saying the current population of Nigeria might double itself in a few years time. The proponents of this view are saying Nigeria is overpopulated. They say if Nigerians fail to embrace family planning soonest, the facilities in the country will hardly go round….
General Without Troops! – Adewale Sobowale
There used to be a High Commissioner of Nigeria to the United Kingdom. He was Brigadier Babafemi Ogundipe. Before he became the High Commissioner, he was the de facto vice president of Nigeria between January 16, 1966 and July 29, 1966. On January 15, 1966, there had been a coup d’etat which was led by…
Every Nigerian will go to heaven! – Adewale Sobowale
When one looks at Nigeria, they may fail to realize that all of us are automatically citizens of heaven. You ask why? It’s so apparent that we are. Is our own fight for god not a passport to heaven? In fact, we don’t even need the passport for god himself knows we are his children….
Professional Review of Greater Reunion by Adewale Sobowale
Greater Reunion is a beautifully woven tapestry of love, identity, and the enduring ties that bind hearts across time and tradition. Set against the rich historical and cultural backdrop of the old University of Ife, Adewale Sobowale masterfully captures the complexities of young love, the challenges of inter-ethnic relationships, and the painful weight of familial…
