Trio rearrested after people smuggling probe
Photo credit: BBC Three men, alleged to be part of an organized people smuggling group have…
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…
Trio rearrested after people smuggling probe
Photo credit: BBC Three men, alleged to be part of an organized people smuggling group have been rearrested after investigations. The BBC reports that the trio had been on remand at a Liverpool prison before prosecutors arrested them on suspicion of transporting Vietnamese migrants to the UK in lorries and small boats, the National Crime Agency (NCA)…
As Ramadan begins, Palestinians in Gaza face food shortages!
Photo credit: Aljazeera Palestinians in Gaza have gathered for the pre-dawn meal on the first day of fasting as several Arab and Islamic countries begin Ramadan, while others are set to start a day later. AlJazeera reports that people in Gaza even though they started observing the holy Muslim month on Wednesday were struggling to access…
Ford advises students on OSAP!
Photo credit: now Toronto Premier Doug Ford of Ontario has advised students not to “pick basket-weaving courses” and to invest in education that gives people in-demand values. CBC News reports that Ford said in the wake of students expressing concerns over recent cuts to the Ontario Students Assistance Program (OSAP). While speaking at Queen’s Park, Ford…
Men at Work, Work on Leave – Adewale Sobowale
The Buhari goverrnment is acting true to style. There is a new sheriff in town. Of course, he came in on the mantra of change. So, things have just got to change. Even if it’s change for the sake of change. The naira is on a free fall because Nigeria could be said to be,…
London by Okada – Adewale Sobowale
Okada used to be an unsung village. Those were in the days before the Esama of Benin Kingdom, Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion. When he made his billions, he did not forget his place of birth. He promptly established a university there. That university is named after his family, Igbinedion. However, when the students found that…
Cheap People! Cheap Lives!! – Adewale Sobowale
A couple of video clips is actually giving me a feeling of embarrassment. I feel embarrassed at how cheap human life has become in my fatherland. I feel more embarrassed when I consider my infancy. Then, it was thought that people who were not yet in their seventies before they died should not be celebrated….
Sidon Look? – Adewale Sobowale
The situation in Nigeria, is to say the least, getting worse. Killings, kidnappings and misgovernance are the order of the day. With the people being rendered more and more impotent as far as freedom of expression is concerned, the situation is getting more ominous. A former senator put up a post warning Nigerians against the…
