Canada expecting migrants after Trump’s win!
Photo credit: CBC Given that US President-elect Donald Trump has promised the largest deportation in American history, Canadian authorities said Friday they’re on “high alert” with all eyes on the US border as the country braces for an influx of migrants from the United States. News 18 reports that during his first presidential reform between…
Qatar suspends role as mediator between Israel and Hamas!
Photo credit: BBC Qatar has suspended its work as a mediator in ceasefire and hostage release talks between Israel and Hamas. BBC reports that Qatar said it will resume when Hamas and Israel “show their willingness” to negotiate. Qatar’s new stance comes after senior US officials reportedly said The US would no longer accept the presence of…
Nigeria: the dwarfing of a giant! – Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: Bantupage People usually refer to Nigeria as the giant of Africa! As a Nigerian, I can’t help but wonder if that’s not a misnomer. I agree that Nigeria was somewhat of a giant when it could feed itself, when the local currency—the naira—had a higher value than the American dollar, when flying on…
Video Sans Electricity! – Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: the Guardian Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. If we agree so, may I ask who/what the father is? A friend called me early this morning, and after the usual exchange of banter, I asked how he was doing. His reply was a hit below the belt, he said he was…
As If I Knew! – Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: The Guardian Some of the news one gets on social media, in some ways, exposes the lack of information that’s rampant amongst our so-called educated folks. An incident happened yesterday morning. As if I knew it would be a harbinger of confusion, I just ‘borrowed’ an album of the Lijadu Sisters and used…