Explosions, sustained gunfire at airport in Niger’s capital
Photo credit: Reuters Explosions and sustained gunfire were heard early on Thursday morning at the…
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…
Explosions, sustained gunfire at airport in Niger’s capital
Photo credit: Reuters Explosions and sustained gunfire were heard early on Thursday morning at the airport and military airbase in Niger’s capital, Niamey, witnesses said, in what a security source described as an apparent attack on the facility. The Jerusalem Post reports that there was no immediate claim of responsibility for an attack. A Nigerien government spokesperson did not…
“My brother hid in a rice sack”
Photo credit: T24 When Antonio Rudiger entered the first fray as a substitute during Germany’s World Cup opener – a 7-1 victory over Curacao at the Houston Stadium – hee knew his karge extended family would be watching on proudly. BBC reports that the Real Madrid defender’s parents had managed to flee Sierra Leone”s decade-long civil war…
Jonathan David’s hat trick propels Canada to its first World Cup win
Jonathan David scored three goals and Canada won its first World Cup match 6-0 over Qatar on Thursday. The AP reports that Qatar was reduced to nine players because of red cards in the chaotic match. Assim Madibo was handed a red early in the second half after a tackle on Ismael Kone, who was stretchered off…
Arikuyeri! Death Evader!! – Adewale Sobowale
Surely, Mr Consrituted Authority is a cat because he seems to have seven lives. The former governor also has a lot of titles in his kitty. I hear APC tablet has made him the acting national chairman of the party. But one that is perhaps the most interesting one is the title, Arikuyeri. I wouldn’t…
Fathers , Enjoy…! – Adewale Sobowale
I just felt my day wouldn’t have been well spent if I didn’t drop this. Today is father’s day, isn’t it? But I tend to wonder ̈if fathers should have a day dedicated to them. Why? All days seem to be fathers day! From the biblical times, to the days of the Greek city states…
Ghana, Congo prove their worth
Photo credit: NBC News Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal teammates were surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw by Congo on Wednesday in their opening match at the World Cup. The Inquirer reports that Congo, playing its first World Cup game in 52 years, became the second African nation to make a strong start in the…
US transfers immigrants out of Florida Alligator Alcatraz detention centre
Photo credit: Aljazeera The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced that all immigration detainees have been transferred out of a Florida detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz, effectively shuttering the controversial facility. Al Jazeera reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Wednesday that everyone being held in the state-run facility had…
