Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth in the UK in the year 1812. Before he died in 1870, he had written many books and short stories including Oliver Twist, David Copperfield and A Tale Of Two Cities. The last one is a historical novel set in London and Paris in a period enveloping the French…
Photo credit: Aljazeera Nigeria’s presidential election raised quite some dust! First, some prefer to support anyone from their ethnic group. I don’t ascribe to that. If an unsuitable person comes from my area and looks up to me for support, he must have got another think coming. Second, ideally, I would have voted for a…
The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling for an immediate full and unconditional ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine, despite the United States’ abstention and a failed US bid to strip language identifying the Kremlin’s aggression. The UPI reports that the 193-member body met on the fourth anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale…
Photo credit: Irish Examiner The International Protection Bill is described as the most radical reform of immigration law in the State’s history. It aims to bring Irish law in line with the EU Pact on Migration and asylum. The Irish Times reports that the Opposition TDs are however critical of plans to guillotine the Bill on…
Photo credit: Student Connect Ltd The University of Gloucestershire is launching a collaborative research initiative focused on advancing knowledge and understanding of forced migration, as part of its activities to mark University Refugee Week 2006. The university’s website reports that starting on Monday, 2 March, University Refugee Week brings together higher education communities across the…
Photo credit: BBC Way back in the seventies, Africa was the cornerstone of Nigeria’s foreign policy. The military government of Murtala/Obasanjo had taken over control of government on July 29, 1975, having overthrown General Gowon in a palace coup. The gangling Brigadier Joe Garba was the external affairs minister and Professor Akinyemi was the Director…
Why must we lesser animals always suffer just because, sons of men want us to. By the way I think by the time we finish dealing with men, they will know better than calling us lesser animals. We are lesser animals, ordinary minute rats drove a president from his executive office. One of us, an…
