Canada to extend work permits in Quebec
Photo credit: CBC Authorities in Canada have agreed to Quebec’s demand to extend temporary work permits…
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…
Canada to extend work permits in Quebec
Photo credit: CBC Authorities in Canada have agreed to Quebec’s demand to extend temporary work permits for skilled workers while the province processes their permanent residency applications. The Canadian Press reports that Joel Ligtbound, federal minister and the prime minister’s Quebec lieutenant, said those eligible for an extension will be able to continue working with their current employer…
France mends fences with CAR
Photo credit: Shutterstock Relations between France and the Central African Republic (CAR) have been restored, the French Foreign Minister said on Friday during a visit to Bangui, which has become a key Russian ally. Jean-Noel Barrot’s visit to the CAR, a former French colony, was the first by a top-level French official in seven years. It followed a relaunch…
Food preservatives linked to cancer and type 2 diabetes (Part 1)
Photo credit: CNN Common preservatives used to keep food safe and extend shelf life may be linked to a higher risk of several cancers and type 2 diabetes, according to two new studies from France. CNN reports that senior author Mathilde Touvier, who is the principal investigator of the NutriNet-Sante study used to conduct the…
Mautech – Adewale Sobowale
Even though I know that universities are yet to be enough in Nigeria, at the same time, I don’t believe it’s in Ogun state’s interest to have another state government owned university. Ogun state has the highest number of universities in the country. Out of these, two are owned by the state government. I beg…
Legalese! – Adewale Sobowale
I’m no lawyer but I’m commonsensically literate. In other words, I not only went to school but the school also passed through me. Many people have been saying a lot about Mr President and the Inspector General of Police. The gist is that the president publicly complained that he gave the chief crime officer an…
Fear of Koro…! – Adewale Sobowale
Looking at the global village, I can’t but refer to a Yoruba saying that, if one doesn’t have the means, they dare not inquire about their father’s death. Where’re those that will normally, after a comparatively small disaster in any corner of the world, be all over the social media announcing their safety in that…
Ma’am Presido! – Adewale Sobowale
Last Monday was International Women’s Day. Today happens to be Mother’s Day. Maybe it’s because of the efforts of women we have so many mother’s days. I just thought I should make some notes on the obvious need for women in our private, social and political lives. When we look at the Christian world view…
