The authorities in the United States have to provide over $47 million in humanitarian assistance for the emergency response in Sudan and neighbouring countries, including Chad and South Sudan. The Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration, Julieta Valls Noyes, revealed this at a meeting with Chadian President Succes Masra. The largest humanitarian crisis in…
Dozens of Rohingya refugees have been found by an Indonesian search and rescue ship. The ship began pulling survivors standing on the capsized wooden boat’s hull to safety. An AP photographer aboard the rescue ship said ten people had been taken aboard local fishing boats, and another 59 were being saved by the Indonesian ship….
By the end of February, Austria had returned 76 migrants to Bulgaria. This is in adherence to the Dublin Agreement. The migrants include Syrians and Afghans. Austria is experiencing a decline in asylum applications. The number is steadily declining. In February, Austria received 2,183 asylum applications, a decrease of 204 compared with January and a…
According to reports, some of the Dapchi girls have been released. While giving kudos to those responsible for their release, I just thought we should state some obvious facts. Is it not embarrassing that we don’t know how many girls have been released so far? What we first heard was 105 girls released while five…
Their poemsOur poetsLooking at NigeriaAny other poem?Naija is a poemWe are the poets. By every action of oursWe DO the poemsNot write them Lift the world upLift Nigeria upBy lifting humanityYes, our humanity. 032118
I do some scribblings. If you’re in that realm, you might just have come across an idea you want to put down and be wondering whether it hasn’t been done by someone, somewhere before you. Well, if one’s not careful, they may end up in the courts answering to charges of piracy. But then, I…
‘God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.’ – John 4: 24 I was, in the not too distant past, a housemaster in a school. Normally, around December so many Pentecostal Churches would have programs. Parents would generally want to pick their wards for the programs, especially…
