Canada’s Mboko withdraws from Queen’s Club singles match after fall
Photo credit: TSN Victoria Mboko of Canada withdrew from her first-round match at the HSBC…
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…
Canada’s Mboko withdraws from Queen’s Club singles match after fall
Photo credit: TSN Victoria Mboko of Canada withdrew from her first-round match at the HSBC Championships on Wednesday after appearing to sustain an injury during the second set. The Canadian Press reports that Mboko, seeded third at the Queen’s Club in West London, was trailing former world No 1 Karolina Pliskova of Czechia 6-2, 3-4, when…
The real story of the resilient African migrants reshaping global football
Photo credit: the conversation Global football body FIFA is branding the World Cup 2026 – and global football in general – as a celebration of inclusivity and diversity. It’s presented as a harbinger of peace and hope, and even somehow a saviour of African migrants who drown while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea. The Conversation…
Human Rights Watch calls for prosecution of former RSF leaders who defected to Sudan Army
Photo credit: Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Sudan’s military authorities to investigate and prosecute former Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanders who recently defected to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The group stated that allegations of serious abuses should not be overlooked because they switched sides in the country’s conflict. In a statement issued on…
Onikumo Ekun! – Adewale Sobowale
I hope the news I’m hearing of the Yoruba response to the herder menace is false! It’s no news that herders are already a menace in southern Nigeria. They commit trespasses, kill, rape, murder, kidnap and generally do not obey any law of decency. And, they are indirectly enjoying the support of the federal government…
Right to un(dress)! – Adewale Sobowale
So, a cultural festival has succeeded in becoming the trending topic. Not for the ostentation but for the lack of it as far as a professor reprimanding a lady for not dressing properly is concerned. Oh yes, the professor of education planning and policy told the lady point blank that she was indecently dressed. The…
Most Torontonians say hosting World Cup not worth public cost
Photo credit: Toronto Star A new poll suggests Toronto-area residents are unconvinced that hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be worth the public cost, with many expecting the tournament will bring disruption and limited local benefits. Toronto Today reports that a new survey published by the Angus Reid Institute found 70 per cent of respondents…
Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill at least 13 people
Photo credit: Aljazeera Afghanistan said Wednesday that Pakistan launched new airstrikes targeting the country, killing at least 13 people and wounding 14 others. Taliban chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid announced that airstrikes, which he said targeted the Afghan provinces of Khost, Kunar and Paktika. He said the strikes killed 11 children, one woman and one elderly man. There was…
