Belarus state intimidation continues abroad, UN experts find
Belarus is increasingly terrorizing its citizens abroad, including by forcing people with expired passports to…
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…
Belarus state intimidation continues abroad, UN experts find
Belarus is increasingly terrorizing its citizens abroad, including by forcing people with expired passports to renew their documents in their home country where they may face arrest, according to a group of independent UN experts. DPA reports that the three-person expert panel appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2024 presented its report on…
Sleep in total darkness to maintain heart health, researchers say
Photo credit: Yahoo health Many a pop song has nudged us to turn the lights down low, but for cardiovascular health, the better choice seems to be keeping them off entirely, with new research suggesting that pitch-black is best for sleep. DPA reports that, according to researchers at Tulane University in New Orleans, who looked at health data spanning three…
Police crackdown on protests against constitutional change in DR Congo
Protests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have spurned violent clashes as police cracked down. Al Jazeera reports that police fired tear gas as hundreds of people protested in the capital Kinshasa on Tuesday against proposed constitutional changes that critics worry could allow President Felix Tshisekedi to seek a third term in power. The…
Emi L’Adajo Wi? – Adewale Sobowale
There was a sensational murder trial in the seventies. It involved Jimoh Isola a.k.a. Ejigbadero. He was found guilty of the murder of Raji Oba. The case even dragged on to the supreme court but the accused was also found guilty there. In one of the courts, the accused, maybe because of his not understanding…
Securing The Future! – Adewale Sobowale
It’s an incontrovertible fact that God holds the future. I’m not unaware that some may not believe in the existence of God but I do believe there’s God. I don’t believe I owe anyone an apology for my belief! But then, aren’t we saddling our God with too many responsibilities? I mean he has given…
European Parliament to open office in Ottawa
The European Parliament is to open an “antenna” office in Canada’s national capital as Prime Minister Mark Carney looks to deepen ties with the 27-member bloc. CBC News reports that in a news release on Monday, Robert Metsola, president of the European Parliament, said: “Europe and Canada share values, interests and a commitment to the same…
One dead and 25 missing after migrant boat sinks near Gavdos
Photo credit: Reuters One person has died and 25 others remain missing after a boat carrying migrants sank near the Greek island of Gavos, south of Crete on Sunday. The Greek Herald reports that the Hellenic Coast Guard said 51 people were rescued from the water following the sinking, which occurred about 38 nautical miles…
