Migrants, refugees, supporters march in Toronto ahead of Parliament resuming
Photo credit: CBC Migrants, refugees and their supporters marched through Toronto’s west end Sunday –…
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…
Migrants, refugees, supporters march in Toronto ahead of Parliament resuming
Photo credit: CBC Migrants, refugees and their supporters marched through Toronto’s west end Sunday – the eve of Parliament resuming – calling on the Canadian government to provide permanent residency status for all, stop deportations and end exploitation. CBC reports that Migrant Workers’ Alliance for Change coordinator Sarom Rho says migrants are being blamed for…
Pakistani forces kill 5 militants and free 23 hostages
Photo credit: The Globe Pakistani security forces killed five militants in an intense shootout and freed 23 hostages in the country’s restive southwest, the military said Sunday. It was unclear when the abductions took place. The Associated Press reports that the militants had established an illegal checkpoint near Kalat in Balochistan province overnight into Saturday, stopping…
Rapper Macklemore pledges $1 million to Palestinian relief nonprofits
Photo credit: Deadline For the palestinian relief nonprofits behind a $1 million pledge from rapper Macklemore, the Grammy winner’s latest contributions offer more than just money. The Associated Press reports that Macklemore committed to donate his net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour after he was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstaage at New Jersey’s…
It’s Finished! – Adewale Sobowale
Prof. Isaac Adewale. Former Minister of health When Christ made one of his last sayings on the cross and said, ‘It is finished’, he couldn’t have been referring to Nigeria. However, when we really look at the Nigeria of today, it’s like some negative forces are working towards the end of Nigeria. There’s hardly any…
Olowo Ijo Bahun! – Adewale Sobowale
Save for the parked cars, it did not seem as if anything was happening there. I had to ask some guy who probably came to enjoy the fresh air outside if that was number sixty – five. Taking him for a security man, my voice was rather condescending, or so I thought. But on questioning…
Marketing The African Artist — 6: Your Phone is a Mini Gallery – Prof. Moyo Okediji
Turning Social Media to an Exhibition Space. You may be carrying your most accessible gallery in your pocket. No rent. No security guard. No opening hours. No geographical address. People in Lagos, Nairobi, Accra, London, New York and Tokyo can enter it within seconds. It is your phone. Yet many artists use this extraordinary instrument…
Canada’s defence minister calls US deal on Greenland “encouraging”
Photo credit: Citynews National Defence Minister David McGuinty says the United States’ deal to boost its military presence in Greenland while keeping the island under Danish control is “encouraging.” Global News reports that US President Donald Trump said Friday he has a deal with Denmark after months of threatening to take the island by force…
