Photo credit: the Guardian Israel and Hamas have agreed on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal following 15 months of war, according to mediators Qatar and the US. BBC reports that Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani said the agreement would come into effect on Sunday. but the Israeli cabinet must…
Photo credit: Indian Express 20,000 Indian students landed in Canada but failed to show up at colleges last year. The Indian Express reports that Indian students formed a significant portion of the nearly 50,000 international students reported as “no-shows” at Canadian colleges and Universities in March and April 2024, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)….
Photo credit: Premium Times The federal government of Nigeria is set to distribute 255 tractors to farmers in the country. This is the first instalment of the 2,000 tractors ordered by the government. Apart from the fact that the delivery appears to be late, there are some other factors. Let’s address the late delivery first. …
Photo credit: the Guardian In a statement by the presidency, the Buhari government claims it has done better for Nigeria than he met it. Oh well, the announcement makes me remember an African proverb about the lizard which falls from a wall. Since nobody has congratulated it, Mr Lizard goes on to congratulate itself. Now,…
Photo credit: the Punch We’re dryNot becauseWe never triedAll got lost We workedAnd prayedThey strawedOur miserly pay Harmattan’s hereEverywhere’s dryHere and thereNothing to fry So much hopeWhen it rainsNo more lossIt’s payday. @ as011618
Photo credit: BBC A group of over 60 Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers who were held for more than three years on the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago were unlawfully detained by the United Kingdom government officials, a judge ruled yesterday. A Lawyer Writes reports that in most cases their unlawful detention…
Photo credit: CBC For over a decade, Jeanett Moskito has sold the Canadian dream. CBC reports that her company’s social media account has hundreds of photos and videos of beaming foreign workers. Each of them is holding the golden ticket to building a new life in Canada – a work permit. Moskito is neither a lawyer nor…
