New permanent residents down 20% in Canada
Canada admitted 20 per cent fewer permanent residents in the first three months of this…
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…
New permanent residents down 20% in Canada
Canada admitted 20 per cent fewer permanent residents in the first three months of this year, with study permits and asylum claims also falling. The National Post reports that the country admitted 83,130 permanent residents between January and March, down from 104,320 over the same three months in 2025, accorThding to data from Immigration, Refugees…
340,000 people evacuated and flights cancelled as Typhoon Noul makes landfall in China
Photo credit: WE News English Typhoon Noul made landfall early Sunday, bringing winds and heavy rain to southern China, including Hong Kong, over the weekend. The Independent reports that it prompted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people in Guangdong province, with the region on high alert and dozens of flights cancelled. China’s national weather…
Brazil denies visas to US officials over upcoming elections
Photo credit: AP News Brazil’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it denied visas to two US officials who sought to travel to the country next week, in the latest political barb between the two countries. The Associated Press reports that the move became public after The Washington Post revealed the names of the officials as Riley M. Barnes,…
Catch-22 – Adewale Sobowale
Catch-22 is the title of a satirical novel published on the tenth of November, 1961. It was written by Joseph Heller. The novel is frequently cited as one of the most notable books of the twentieth century. The term ‘catch-22’ has since been used in English language in reference to a type of unsolvable logic…
Hail The CBN! – Adewale Sobowale
When people in government are doing the right thing, I don’t know why Nigerians always refuse to praise them. I’ve always said that if there’s another chance to come to the earth, I want to come as a Yoruba. The reason is that the Yoruba culture is so superb. As a Yorubaman, it is unthinkable…
Presido In London – Adewale Sobowale
It’s good to lead a nation. At least, you’ll be in a better situation than a common, ‘Who is in the garden?’ It will just be like when the Redeemer was born and three wise men, amongst others searched for him, to give him presents. Except for the fact that you’re not the saviour. You…
Calling a Bluff! – Adewale Sobowale
Some people fervently believe that I can’t cook. Some are even of the belief that I can’t boil common water. They say if I attempt to, the kettle will burn to cinders. What nonsense talk is that? There is even an outspoken lawyer who happens to be the beautiful wife of a fellow Grammarian, she’s…
