Netanyahu addresses almost empty hall at UNGA
Photo credit: ABC News Allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza are not only false but…
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…
Netanyahu addresses almost empty hall at UNGA
Photo credit: ABC News Allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza are not only false but “the biggest lie of the century,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders Thursday in a defiant speech that asserted his nation’s right to wage war against Iran – and was not heard by scores of delegates who trooped out…
Ottawa to rename “Trump Avenue”…
Photo credit: The New York Times A street in Ottawa is changing its name thanks to the ongoing trade war between Canada and the US. The Independent reports that “Trump Avenue” in Ottawa’s Central Park district was named after Donald Trump long before he became the President of the United States, as New York icons adorn…
Malaysia, Nepal to curb migrant worker exploitation
Photo credit: Time Malaysia and Nepal have agreed to streamline their labour recruitment mechanism to ensure a more orderly, transparent and integrity-driven process, while curbing practices that could lead to worker exploitation. Malaymail reports that Human Resources Minister Seri R Ramanan said he committed to this during a phone call with his Nepalese counterpart, Minister of Youth,…
Dog Lovers? – Adewale Sobowale
Nigerians, many of us, have a new found love for dogs.And don’t you mind the fact that most of us are malnourished. But then, we are Nigerians. We do firmly believe that God will provide our very next meal. Why do we have night vigils daily? So strong is our faith, that instead of working,…
“The ‘cornered rat’ theory”Adewale Sobowale
In a recent piece for Grid, Russian journalist Stanislav Kucher cited a well–known story from Putin’s childhood in which the future president cornered a rat with a stick in the stairwell of his apartment building, only for the animal to lash out and begin chasing him. The lesson is that you never underestimate an opponent…
Canadians in Nigeria warned to avoid alcohol amid methanol-related deaths
Photo credit: Global News Canadians should exercise caution when consuming alcohol in Nigeria following reports of deaths and casualties linked to methanol-contaminated booze, government officials said Tuesday. The Associated Press reports that in a safety notice, Canadian officials said, “Casualties have occurred in Nigeria due to the consumption of unregulated and adulterated alcohol containing high levels of methanol. Buy…
Clandestine boatbuilding thrives along migration routes from Libya
Photo credit: The Libya Observer Boats used to carry irregular migrants from Libya to Europe have become part of a clandestine market growing alongside people smuggling. Asharq Al-Awsat reports that smugglers are gradually moving from boats brought in from abroad to vessels built in Libya and outfitted specifically for sea crossings, security officials and rights advocates…
