US bans Canadian booze
Photo credit: CBC President Donald Trump’s ban on Canadian booze kicked in on Tuesday, an…
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…
US bans Canadian booze
Photo credit: CBC President Donald Trump’s ban on Canadian booze kicked in on Tuesday, an unprecedented move that underscores the breakdown in one of the closest trading relationships in the world. CNN reports that the ban, which impacts $800 million worth of Canadian alcoholic beverages the US imported last year, marks the latest salvo in a tit-for-tat…
Greece leads push to send rejected asylum seekers outside the EU
Photo credit: Greek Herald Greece is leading a group of five European Union countries seeking to send rejected asylum seekers to nations outside the bloc, including Rwanda, from next year. The Greek Herald reports that Greek Migration Minister Thanos Plevris said Denmark, Austria, Greece, Germany and the Netherlands aimed to launch a pilot program during…
Burundi says it will accept migrants deportees from the US
Photo credit: The New York Times Burundi has agreed to accept people deported by the United States who have no previous connection to the East African country, a spokesperson for the country’s president said Tuesday. The Independent reports that Nancy Ninette Mutoni said Burundi would accept only people who were not facing prosecution and had no links…
Why should I not love my country? Why? Why? – Adewale Sobowale
Everything is in order in Nigeria. All unemployed people have been given jobs. Those who do not care about being in paid employment are not left out. They have been given loans by the banks. By the way, the loans generally, have less than 5% interest rates. ASUU has called off their strike. They are…
Holiday as Panacea to ‘Recession’ – Adewale Sobowale
That the federal government has declared Monday, the third of October a public holiday is stale news. The holiday is well-deserved, isn’t it? When an economy is in a so-called recession, we should commit all our affairs to God and just rest. That is OK because God has not given us the wherewithal to do…
Victims All! – Adewale Sobowale
When we look at the world, we wouldn’t have any choice but to agree with the Yoruba who have concluded that, ‘ogun l’aye’. The world is a battle front! It’s therefore a surprise when people vent their anger arising from various types of frustration on others. The interesting thing is the fact that the person…
Jaye Ori e! – Adewale Sobowale
It was a honeyish Saturday, the one my people will call a Saturday oloyin. Instead of choosing boredom, I chose to wine and dine in a restaurant. The attractions were definitely many. Right from the location in a mall, to the neatly laid tables, to the cool music and even the dimly lit interior. There…
