Democrats win Senate control and edge toward House victory
Photo credit: Reuters Democrats have now won control of the US Senate, according to the Associated…
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…
Democrats win Senate control and edge toward House victory
Photo credit: Reuters Democrats have now won control of the US Senate, according to the Associated Press. The Guardian reports that with historic wins in Texas, Iowa, Kansas, and South Karolina, the party now has 51 seats – the magic number needed to win the upper chamber of Congress. Democrats are also poised to take control…
National campaign fighting migrant worker exploitation wins $50,000 prize
A campaign uniting migrant workers in Canada to battle exploitation has won a prestigious social justice award from the Atkinson Foundation. Toronto Star reports that the United We Are Stronger initiative has advocated for migrants in essential sectors across the country, fighting to stop deportations, secure work permit extensions and win labour protections. The campaign, led…
57 Nigerians threatened as Gambia plans to replace foreign bank workers
Photo credit: Vanguard A directive by the Central Bank of The Gambia requiring banks to replace non-Gambian employees with qualified nationals of the country by the end of 2026 has sparked concerns in Nigeria, with 57 Nigerian professionals potentially affected. Business Insider Africa reports that the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has urged the Gambian regulator to…
Echoes from my immediate past! – Adewale Sobowale
I got a friend request yesterday. It was from a former student of mine. Who am I not to have immediately accepted the request? After accepting the request, I settled down to do this and that. In the latish hours, while jejely obeying the panegyric of my roots, Omo oru laa sika;Taa ba se losan;Aa…
Toronto Food Delivery Workers Protest
Photo credit; Toronto Today Hundreds of food delivery couriers temporarily stopped working on Monday to protest their living conditions – and to deliver a letter of their demands to Uber. Toronto Today reports that the demonstration began at Nathan Phillips Square and proceeded to Uber’s office on Bloor Street. The demonstration was organized by Delivery Drivers United,…
South Korea probes passport leak affecting president, 167 others
Photo credit: CNA South Korea’s presidential office held an emergency meeting Tuesday after passport numbers and birth dates of President Lee Jae Myung and 167 members of his overseas entourage were leaked online, according to Yonhap News Agency. Yeni Safak reports that the exposed information, uploaded to a publicly accessible website in June, included details concerning the first…
Different generations have very different ideas of what counts as a respectable career
Each generation was raised with different expectations around work and success. Traditional career paths aren’t necessarily the standard anymore, as younger workers start to question whether climbing the corporate ladder is really worth it. Your Tango reports that if asked what makes a career respectable, some might say a steady paycheck and good benefits, while…
