Photo credit: Afghan News The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoR) says 640 Afghan refugees have returned to Afghanistan after being released from Pakistani jails this week. Pajhwok Afghan News reports that, in a statement, the ministry said 585 returnees entered Afghanistan through the Torkham crossing, while 55 others returned through Spin Boldak in southern Kandahar province. The…
I wonder what Nigeria could be said to be positively good at.. I once said that if we are not ready to move, the world is not ready to wait for us. Let’s look at agriculture for instance, I was first surprised that farm produce are sold in the most prominent of supermarkets here. And…
US President Donald Trump’s administration has issued a pause on visa appointments for applicants around the world amid ongoing immigration crackdown by the US government. Reuters reports that a US State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday that it launched a global training initiative at all US embassies and consulates worldwide and that appointments for visa service will be…
Canada announced it will match tariffs dollar for dollar on US products on Tuesday, marking a tit-for-tat escalation in the trade conflict with Canada’s largest trading partner. The National Post reports that Canada will impose 15, 25, and 30 per cent tariffs on products drawn from those targeted by US Section 338 and Section 232…
Photo credit: EWN South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed there will be arrests for those who instigated unrest over the presence of undocumented migrants in the country. Eyewitness News reports that Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema on Tuesday told Ramaphosa that the failure to bring those responsible to book gives the impression…
I love great writers! Although they generally prefer not to wear the tag, ‘prophet’, they generally see the end right from the beginning. If Nigeria had listened to some of her writers, I believe our lot as a nation might have been better. I could still remember that Ray Ekpu predicted the burning of the…
