Photo credit: the telegraph Italian authorities are facing a new set of challenges as they open two migrant processing centres in Albania this month where men rescued at sea will be processed for asylum. The hard-right administration says the move will combat human trafficking and allow in only those who have a genuine right to…
Photo credit: PBS The death toll in a brutal gang attack last week on a small town in central Haiti has risen to 115, according to a local official. Associated Press reports that the attack on residents of Pont-Sonde on October 3 was one of the biggest massacres that Haiti has seen recently. The mayor…
Photo credit: CTV News A 42-year-old Winnipeg man, Semere Haile, has been charged with human smuggling for driving six migrants into Manitoba, according to the RCNP. CBC reports that five men from various parts of Africa and a permanent resident of Canada were allegedly arrested for allegedly crossing the US border into Canada two weeks…
Photo credit: Deji & Kola There’s no way to exactly translate agbada to the English language. I have deliberately chosen not to translate it as a flowing gown. But most Africans understand what I mean by agbada. For those who do not know, I give you an assignment to look for its meaning. When we…
Photo credit: Linda Ikeji There’s no doubting the fact that Nigerian security forces are leaving a case of acute leprosy to treat common ring worm. I really don’t know why serious people will go about checking the colors or materials of other people’s clothes. If a person should decide to wear military fatigue in Nigeria…
There’s this gist about a guy who had a pint too many. In his drunken state, he wanted to take a leak. Our guy was decent enough to look for the bathrooms. Unfortunately for him, the bathrooms were two. On the wall separating the two, a sign was posted. Obinrin – FemaleOkunrin – MaleOur friend…
