Netanyahu says war against Iran is “not over”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the war with Iran is “not over” because…
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…
Netanyahu says war against Iran is “not over”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the war with Iran is “not over” because Tehran still possesses enriched uranium that must be removed. TRT WORLD reports that netanyahu stated that the objectives of the US-Israeli war on Iran inc,ude dismantling enrichment infrastructure and preventing Iran from rebuilding missile and proxy networks. He declined to discuss military plans but noted that if…
1,000 families flee homes as cartel violence rises in central Mexico
Photo credit: BBC Between 800 and 1,000 families have been forced to abandon their homes in the mountains of central Mexico as a criminal mafia has attacked them with handmade explosives launched from drones and powerful weapons, community and human rights groups said on Sunday. The Associated Press reports that the wave of violence in the…
Conveniently forgetting leprosy to treat common ring worm: a tale of two failing African States by Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: Pulse Nigeria That South Africa has embarked on its disappointing project of Afrophobia is no news. Although the government of the country and various bodies have distanced themselves from the dreadful act which its proponents say is against illegal migrants, since the government has more or less lost its voice and the security…
Watch Ya Back! – Adewale Sobowale
I grew up to know them. I mean the rondo rondos and seven sevens of this world! They normally looked for an open space which was close to a t-junction so that they could make good their escape at the end of their nefarious business. We lived in a house that could be said to…
Uprisings a Beasts! – Adewale Sobowale
When I think of Nigeria, I tend to think of the infamous quote of the apartheid president of South Africa, Pieter Botha ‘This uprising will bring out the beast in us.’ He was forced to utter those words in the dying days of apartheid when people in Southern Africa stepped up efforts to rid their…
Wike Did Well! – Adewale Sobowale
That the governor of Rivers state of Nigeria ordered the demolition of two hotels is no longer news. According to unconfirmed sources, he personally led demolition squad! Of course, in a state where there’s enough accommodation for everyone, the governor is free to do as he pleases, even without a court order. In a land…
Mother’s Day! – Adewale Sobowale
I’ve always said everyday should be called Mother’s Day! This may be due to the fact that I enjoyed the (grand)Motherhood of a trio of mamis. While I can’t deny the fact that they spoilt me silly, they were also strict when it came to wrong doings. But that’s a story for another day! I’m…
