Photo credit: LA Times The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the US. Asia One reports that if it happens, the move would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in US history and would…
Photo credit: DVB English On the ninth anniversary of the 2017 military-led genocide against the Rohingya on August 25, a coalition of civil society organizations – including the Blood Money Campaign, Defend Myanmar Democracy, and Progressive Voice – issued a joint declaration calling for immediate international legal intervention, emergency humanitarian funding, and full citizenship rights…
With the announcement of those on the death row in Saudi Arabia, I’m sure it would be apparent to even kindergarteners the problem is not a tribal one. Initially, some folks were saying it was an Igbo problem. But by now, we should have started being sorry for ourselves as a nation. Something must be…
It is no news that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has disinvited Mallam Nasiru el-Rufai from being a speaker at its national conference. The reason is that el-Rufai as governor of Kaduna has turned a blind eye to the killings in Southern Kaduna. The NBA is right in doing so for allowing el-Rufai to speak…
As we’re approaching 2023, the presidential elections in Nigeria is revealing a lot about people. For instance, a friend I’ve known for over 50 years – because he’s so attached to a presidential candidate – out of the blues, suddenly knew I lack values from “home”. Haa.. It’s so painful because I respect this guy…
Photo credit: Indian Express Thirty-five migrants escaped following clashes Saturday night at a detention centre in Sintiki, near the city of Serres in northern Greece, Greek authorities have said. Bulgarian News Agency reports that police have arrested 17 of the escapees, while the search for the remaining 18 is ongoing. About 450 people whose asylum applications…
Photo credit: Aljazeera A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea’s capital of Conakry early Sunday, killing 30 people, according to the central government. AP reports that authorities said that heavy rains, which started at around 2 am, washed over the refuse at Dar Es Salam – the largest landfill in…
