Portsmouth experiences second weekend of anti-immigration protests
Photo credit: The Guardian Two men and a teenage boy have arrested in Portsmouth at a…
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…
Portsmouth experiences second weekend of anti-immigration protests
Photo credit: The Guardian Two men and a teenage boy have arrested in Portsmouth at a far-right protest against immigration. The Guardian reports that far-right activists gathered in Portsmouth for the second weekend after a small boat with 140 people seeking asylum was intercepted last Sunday heading towards the city. They were greeted by counter-protesters as police…
Spain faces anger over whether migrant crisis was a Moroccan attack
Has Morocco attacked Spain, using masses of migrants as weapons? The Spanish government is downplaying the idea that this summer’s migrant crisis was a Moroccan plot – but it would not have been the first time, and angry crowds are demanding action. Sweden Herald reports that one day in late July, nearly 80,000 people showed…
Uber leaves two key African markets – and their drivers in despair
Photo credit: DW A week ago, Uber unexpectedly announced its departure from the Nigerian market after spending more than a decade building up its market in Africa’s most populous country. The ride-hailing platform also said it would be winding up its operations in Uganda – also with immediate effect. DW Canada reports that with the…
Beheading to Cure Headache! – Adewale Sobowale
A video clip has been trending on the internet. It’s allegedly of some members of IPOB. I don’t believe anybody needs refresher courses on IPOB or its activities. Neither does anyone need to be reminded of the army’s launching of Operation Python Dance. However, I believe it is wrong for Nigerian soldiers to display such…
Our Castration! – Adewale Sobowale
It’s apparently a curse to be poor in a country like Nigeria. Being dispossessed of the good things of life is even ‘double wahala for dedi body’, respects to Fela Kuti. Oh yeah, some of the people have been sentenced to a lifetime of authentic penury. And this has to happen in a land filled…
Letter From Gaol!!!
Dear General, I just got the news that the courts have affirmed you as president. I learned they threw away Atiku’s case. The judgement wasn’t surprising even if it was a blow. In the first basis, there should have been no case. That’s because the constitution itself is nothing but a sham. It’s a fakery…
