Iran, US agree on ceasefire on all fronts, lifting of naval blockade: Iranian deputy FM
Photo credit: Business Standard The US naval blockade against Iran will be lifted as of tonight,…
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…
Iran, US agree on ceasefire on all fronts, lifting of naval blockade: Iranian deputy FM
Photo credit: Business Standard The US naval blockade against Iran will be lifted as of tonight, and the immediate and permanent end of the war and military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, is announced, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazeem Gharibabadi said this morning. The Eastleigh Voice reports that the deputy minister said Iran…
Harvard scientist visits prison where he was once incarcerated
Photo credit: Wisconsin Examiner Decades after earning his high school equivalency diploma at a state prison for young men, Christopher Medina-Kirchner is a teaching fellow and post-doctoral research scientist at Harvard Medical School. The Wisconsin Examiner reports that Medina-Kirchner was the keynote speaker during a ceremony honouring 29 graduates last week, according to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections….
South Africans are far less tolerant of migrants than before
Photo credit: the conversation Anti-immigrant marches in several major South African cities in early May 2026 once again led to questions being asked about xenophobia in post-apartheid South Africa. The Conversation reports that in the wake of the protests, President Cyril Ramaphosa called on South Africans to embrace solidarity with their African neighbours. For their part,…
Journalists n Teachers! – Adewale Sobowale
They happen to be the most dedicated, patriotic and committed Nigerians. But their similarity does not end there. They also happen to be the worst treated Nigerians. Unfortunately, the future of Nigeria, of any country lies in their overworked hands. How many broadcast houses, print or electronic, are in the habit of giving their staff…
Razzmatazz! – Adewale Sobowale
I get swept by razzle; Blinded by dazzle, readily forgetting where I’m standing! We’ll have plenty of potato, so says manifesto; I’m persuaded, I’ll be uplifted! While asking for votes, politicians gave loads of tons of promises and infrastructure for tommies! Not needing to be encouraged – no one could change my influenced resolve to…
US deports migrants to Central African Republic
Photo credit: the Latin times The US has deported some migrants to the Central African Republic under a controversial deal that allows Washington to deport migrants who cannot be sent back to their home countries. The Eastleigh Voice reports that the flight from Louisiana on Thursday was carrying some two dozen migrants, including an Iranian…
Migration cuts could make housing worse
Photo credit: The Canberra Times Opponents of migration are being warned that significant cuts to Australia’s intake numbers would cause havoc for the economy and impact housing targets. The North West Star reports that immigration and housing numbers were out of balance with each other. Still, dramatic cuts were not the solution, Minister Tony Burke…
