Photo credit: BBC The latest report by the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees reveals a troubling pattern that has persisted for years. Kabul Times reports that Afghan migrants in Pakistan continue to face systematic pressure, arbitrary detention, and the politicization of their very existence. According to the report, 517 Afghan…
Photo credit: Toronto Star As the two leading candidates to be mayor fanned out for the last weekend of campaigning, they described contrasting perspectives of Toronto: one where a new dawn is breaking and one where a city is broken. Toronto Star reports that, with the rising sun painting the eastern skyline in golden light, incumbent…
I believe I am the only one who read today’s papers. OK, maybe after I finished reading the news of Kogi state civil servants receiving a lifeline from senators, that particular aspect was removed from the papers. By the way, what’s wrong with senators giving common rice to the civil servants? They are just letting…
What do they really want?People are complaining about our living large;After empowering them –Didn’t they know we must make tenfold of the amount?They are complaining about our SUVs;These people are so lazy they don’t think straight;Didn’t they know that we need to empower ourselves against the bad roads to visit our constituencies?In any case, we…
Abegi!Some people are saying they should teach people how to fish instead of giving them fish. Has something come over them? Why must anyone in his right senses be asking that we should be taught how to fish?I guess they didn’t know from kuli kuli and gari, government has started giving us rice. I believe…
Photo credit: AP News Protests over a range of issues have taken place in cities across Europe, from Milan and Madrid to Lisbon and Tirana. Demonstrators are taking to the streets over pensions, housing, education, corruption and opposition to war, reflecting a diverse mix of grievances across the continent. Euronews reports that despite precautions, bans…
Photo credit: Al Finar Media Behind every migration number there is a human story. Someone leaves their country in search of a job or a safer life, leaving a family waiting for their return. Al-Fanar Media reports that sometimes, a person’s family may never know whether their loved ones will come home or remain among…
