Toronto lab grows tiny human hearts
Photo credit: Facebook Mkilica Radisic, a professor at the University of Toronto and one of…
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…
Toronto lab grows tiny human hearts
Photo credit: Facebook Mkilica Radisic, a professor at the University of Toronto and one of the world’s leading tissue engineers is leading a lab that transforms human stem cells into microscopic organs: tiney beating hearts, kidneys t5he size of sesame seeds, lungs smaller than a grain of rice. Toronto Today reports that with the help of AI-powered…
14 missing, 23 rescued after migrant boat sinks off Malaysia
Photo credit: The Jakarta Post A boat carrying 37 undocumented migrants believed to be from Indonesia sank off Pangkor island on Malaysia’s west coast, leaving 14 people still missing, maritime authorities said. Gulf News reports that the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Perak said it was alerted early Monday by a local fisherman who found the…
Indigenous Amazon groups urge the UN to curb organized crime
Photo credit: ABC News Indigenous Amazon organizations from across the Amazon and Latin America sent a letter Monday to the United Nations warning that organized crime is driving violence and accelerating environmental destruction in rainforest communities. However, they urged governments to avoid heavily militarized responses in Indigenous territories. The Associated Press reports that the document was signed by…
Change! Change!! Change!!! – Adewale Sobowale
The people governing us are great. In fact, their greatness is fantastic. However, Nigerians are a hard nut to crack. Whatever their rulers do to mitigate some suffering, it is viewed with suspicion. In fact, rulership is a thankless job. The removal of subsidy on premium motor spirit (PMS) is a case study. I do…
Iya’Beji! – Adewale Sobowale
Ah!Obinrin bi okunrin! I grew up to know her as a woman with lots of milk of human kindness. She’s kind to a fault! Kind but firm!! When I was in elementary school, I used to go and spend all vacations with my grandparents in Ebute Meta. There, I was always met with joy. But…
My Bad! – Adewale Sobowale
I read it somewhere yesterday morning that the ruling general in Nigeria would be addressing the nation yesterday. In my nationalistic enthusiasm, I didn’t bother to cross check from other sources. Some may question my claims to being nationalistic. I don’t have any excuse for being a patriot. Indeed, it’s those who believe you can…
Cries of Side Chicks! – Adewale Sobowale
Some of the most pained in the present situation the globe has found itself in are certainly side chicks. Most of them are so used to their ATMs or Mugus, as their scatterbrained spenders are called in Nigerianese. Only pastors who minister only unto themselves wouldn’t have seen the various viral videos of ladies speaking…
