Photo credit: the Guardian The emergence of a right-wing populist party in Japan’s election on Sunday running on a “Japanese First” slogan is raising concerns of a backlash against the growing foreign presence in the country. The Guardian reports that the Sanseito Party has successfully tapped into the unease around an increasing population of immigrants and a…
Some uncouth fellow; opens their trap; says they to a k-legged; your load’s askew! Man, tired, famished, undernourished; in exasperation, replies, look at my physique! Babies in womb; if not in apparent denial, know most of our problems; stem from the roots! With situation unfounded; human lives scattered; we imbibe petulantly; fabulous absurdities! Deceits are our…
By Tola Adeniyi Most times, in our self-absorption, we assume that people are talking about us. When some of us enter a social gathering, we are so self-conscious in our exaggerated self-importance that we think that all eyes at the party are centred on us especially so, if we believed the designer-dress we adorned was…
Photo credit: the Globe and Mail The Prime Minister of Canada, Mr Mark Carney, has referred to Israel’s handling of humanitarian aid in Gaza as “a violation of international law.” He thereby condemns the Israeli government’s failure to prevent the “rapidly deteriorating” disaster in the region. CP24 reports that Mr Carney said in a statement on…
Photo credit: Daily Mail The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Essex in the United Kingdom has asked the Government to stop sending migrants to “unsuitable” hotels. The MailOnline reports that Roger Hirst said he had written to the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, outlining the “unsuitability” of the Bell Hotel in Epping for housing asylum…
The Global English Editing reports that some people enjoy the quiet things others miss. It lists them as: 1) You cherish alone time: For most people, solitude is a scary concept. They equate being alone with loneliness and avoid it at all costs. But you are not most people. You relish moments when you’re alone…
By Tunde Olusunle I’ve just watched a four-minute video clip of Alex Otti, the Abia State Governor, commissioning a humongous haul of 14 road projects in one day in Aba, the major commercial hub in the state. My interest was not in the ceremonial cutting of tapes and ribbons at every turn during the exercise….
