Greece tightens migration rules
Photo credit: Tovina Greece is tightening its migration policy, introducing stricter controls and accelerating returns for…
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…
Greece tightens migration rules
Photo credit: Tovina Greece is tightening its migration policy, introducing stricter controls and accelerating returns for individuals who are not eligible for asylum, according to Migration Minister Thanos Plevris. Novinite.com reports that while speaking in parliament, Plevris warned of a renewed migration pressure on the country, describing the situation as a developing crisis. He pointed to Crete…
June 12 – Can citizen Muda sing the Lord’s song? by Adewale Sobowale
For sure, why can’t he? The pretenders in power have made life so easy that quite a few parents fear taking their wards to school lest they be abducted. Their teachers might not be exempted, they live in permanent fear of “adultnappers”. Homes too may not be too safe. Oil subsidy was removed three years ago, but little effort has…
Australia embraces immigrants on World Cup squad
Photo credit: AP News Ahead of Australia”s opening World Cup match, the Socceroos are celebrating the immigrants on the squad. AP World Cup coverage reports that the message is simple: Soccer is for everyone. But it comes at a time when anti-immigrant sentiment is on the rise in Australia and in many places around the world….
“We are Zionists, not ‘roaches,’ ‘rats’ or scum'” by Avi Benlolo
Photo credit: Yahoo News Canada This is the time to fight harder, not run. That is the winning mindset Jews must embrace. The 60,000-strong Walk For Israel this past weekend in Toronto proved we are proud, strong and free. We are Canadian, and we will stand up for our rights and dignity despite attempts to…
An MKO Obelisk – Adewale Sobowale
The greatest honour we can give the late Chief MKO Abiola is to keep Nigeria one. We should respect each other. We shouldn’t have degrading mindsets about whichever ethnic group or tribe. We should know that we have fantastic Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba just like we have terrible ones of each stock. In other words,…
It Couldn’t Have Been Real! – Adewale Sobowale
A friend sent a video clip to me which I, in turn, shared on Facebook and WhatsApp. You know what? I don’t believe it happened in real life. But I tend to believe it’s a mockery of the security situation in Nigeria. I believe Nigerians are an endangered species. Or should I have said ordinary…
Another Identity… – Adewale Sobowale
So, I go pub crawling hoping to have an alone time on The Danny. I first visit a bar owned by a Chinese and listen to some loud music while having my drink. Ending up having a couple of drinks, I decide to shift my base to an Ethiopian bar. There the music is solemn….
