Olivia Chow wins reelectiom
Photo credit: Toronto Today Olivia Chow won Toronto’s mayoral election, fending off a late push from Brad Bradford to earn a second term. Early results show Chow with more than 528,000 votes to Bradford’s 401,000, with nearly all polling stations reporting. In her victory speech at the Great Hall on Queen Street West on Monday…
Andy Burnham open to “honest discussion” on UK-EU ties
Photo credit: The Independent Around 10 years ago, the United Kingdom exited the European Union, a decision that would hit its economy and immigration control harder than it expected. As Britain continues to recover from the hits caused by Brexit, new prime minister Andy Burnham has said that it was time to rethink ties between the UK…
Massacre of Christians leave more than 40 dead in Ethiopia
More than 40 people were killed in attacks on Orthodox Christian churches and villages in Ethiopia on Saturday. Daily Mail reports that the attacks took place in Oromia, Ethiopia’s largest state, which has faced a long-running insurgency and ethnic tensions, with armed groups using religion to inflame divisions. Verifying information in Ethiopia is highly challenging…
A Pity! – Adewale Sobowale
We feel with the American and Israeli peoples the pains they are going through. Earlier today, eleven people were murdered and six injured in a synagogue at Pittsburgh, U.S. Apparently, it was an anti Semitic attack! Personally, I really wouldn’t know what anyone would achieve through the killing of another human being. Mind you, no…
Winners’ Intervention! – Adewale Sobowale
We should be grateful to Winners’ Chapel under the (sole?) proprietorship of Mr Oyedepo for attempting to win Lagos and Ogun roads from disrepair. I think he deserves a round of applause. The winners have put to lie the Yoruba proverb which says, ‘It can’t be so bad for a father that he would commit…
Trump urges Libya to curb illegal migration
Photo credit: Gulf News US President Donald Trump called on Libya to stop serving as a “route” for illegal migration while pledging American support for the country’s unification and national elections. “The Libyan people are proud, resilient, hospitable, and deserving of peace and prosperity. The United States and Libya share a strong and enduring partnership in…