Photo credit: Arab News Officials of the Greek coastguard were searching on Monday for 15 people who fell into the water from a migrant boat that was found drifting off the coast of Crete with 17 bodies on board. Neos Kosmos reports that all the 17 fatalities were discovered on Saturday on the craft, which…
Photo credit: Aljazeera At the last UN General Assembly, the Namibian President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, proudly unveiled the long strides and historic milestones that the country’s women have been making. The African Heritage reports that women make up 57% of the government. Namibia has done what no other country in the world has ever done: The country…
Justice is the first condition of humanity’. – Wole Soyinka ‘No agreement’ – Fela Kuti. I believe that album is one of the many that describe the very essence of Fela Kuti, who himself was a lifelong victim of man’s inhumanity to fellow human beings. Beeko Ransome-Kuti was sentenced by the Abacha junta for faxing…
Shared by Professor Alloy S Ihuah A Thread of History and Warning. In 1804, Usman dan Fodio launched his Jihad.He conquered Hausaland. Fine.But when he reached the Middle Belt, our ancestors stopped him cold: The Jukun Kingdom repelled them.The Idoma warriors crushed their cavalry.The Berom, Tiv, Bajju, and Kataf refused Islam and the flag of…
Photo credit: BBC Benin President Patrice Talon on Sunday condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the country’s army in his first public address since sporadic gunfire was heard in parts of the administrative capital, Cotonou. The AP reports that a group of soldiers appeared on Benin’s state TV earlier Sunday to announce the…
Photo credit: CBC Warming centres remain open on Sunday as Toronto gets hit by snow and freezing temperatures. Toronto Today reports that the city is expected to see snowfall amounts between two and four centimetres and a high of -1 °C during the day, according to Environment Canada. Sunday night could then see flurries and a…
Photo credit: Fox News New York’s Mayor-elect has said his administration will work to protect the city’s large immigrant population. India Today reports that he told them that they have the legal right not to speak to or comply with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. He released a video on Sunday, days after an ICE…
