Photo credit: Aljazeera The number of migrants and asylum seekers crossing the Darien Gap has fallen by nearly 41 per cent in the last year. Al Jazeera reports that Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino announced the decline, calling it a success for the country’s efforts to limit irregular migration. Darien Gap is the treacherous strip…
US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy issued an advisory Friday warning Americans that alcohol consumption can increase their cancer risk and called for an updated health warning label on alcoholic beverages. CNN reports that the surgeon general’s advisories are strongly stated warnings meant to deliver clear messages about health risks. While advisories are uncommon, they are…
Photo credit: Daily Trust I really don’t care about the political shenanigans that have led the Kwara State government to the point of demolishing a house for the elderly. All I know is if something is bad, we shouldn’t blink an eyelid in declaring it as bad. The elderly are taken care of in saner…
Photo credit: BBC Some are yet to finish giving each other the traditional happy New Year greetings. Others are yet to come from the villages where they went to celebrate the new year. Some others are yet to resume duties after the holidays. This goes especially to the self employed cadre. But then, the ultimate…
Photo credit: CNN There’s a division in President-elect Donald Trump’s political movement and fraternity over 0one of the centrepieces of his presidential campaign. The Telegraph online in an editorial reports that how the Make America Great Again movement settles the debate could impact thousands of Indians every year. Mr Trump will be sworn in on…
