Photo credit: Luxembourg Times Some European Union countries are pushing to normalize ties with Syria to facilitate deportations of migrants as mainstream leaders look to replicate anti-immigrant far-right parties’ surging population across the continent. Politico reports that the EU cut ties with Syria in 2011 due to that country’s violent crackdown on protesters, which spiraled…
Photo credit: Destination Toronto Pop star Taylor Swift’s massively popular Eras Tour is expected to generate 282 million dollars in economic impact for Toronto. CBC reports that her six concerts, which will be held next month, are sold out. Destination Toronto, the non-profit representing the city’s tourism sector, estimates there will be more than $152 million in…
Photo credit: Siam legal Thailand has approved an extension of the waiver for TM6 immigration forms for foreign tourists entering through land and sea checkpoints until April 30, 2025. Express International reports that the waiver, originally effective from April 15, aims to reduce congestion at checkpoints and boost tourism to support economic growth. The Ministry of Foreign…
Photo credit; Pulse Nigeria A long time ago, I used to be an SU. One of the songs we used to sing then was about some balm in Gilead! I’m happy to inform Nigerians that the new Gilead seems to be in Egbe, a suburb of Lagos. It’s right too! This is because Nigerians are…
Photo credit; the Leadership When I was in school,and we wanted to demonstrate over whatever, if I mistakenly told elders in my family, they wouldn’t ask me not to participate. Instead, they would counsel me against being in the front or at the back. Indeed, they would tell me to be in the middle of…
Photo credit: the Authority News Could our society be suffering from an amnesia of expressing ourselves on certain issues. Or, maybe, we have chosen to forget. That’s always convenient, anyways! Some weeks ago, the Lagos state government released a White Paper on the #EndSars report. Since then, while those who were saying nothing solid would…
Photo credit: RNZ A refugee in New Zealand has had her apartment broken into by a neighbor. RNZ reports that the burglar proceeded to sell almost everything of the little she had in her Auckland home. Among the items stolen were her late father’s watch, a treasured memento of his, and one of the few possessions she owned….
