Dai Bing, China’s deputy permanent representative to the UN has called on European countries to “address the issue of migrant refugees with an open and inclusive mindset, and to protect the right to life and human rights of migrant refugees.” CGTN reports that Bing made the remarks during an open briefing of the Security Council concerning the…
There are concerns that refugees in Ireland are being “scapegoated and discriminated” against by anti-migrant forces. Irish Independent reports that they are being framed as a threat to women’s safety. The executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, Dr Natalia Kanem said this before the publication of a new report that gives evidence of the…
The Western world has a lot of packaging. With the right packaging and a good marketing strategy, one can sell ice to a man in Iceland. He would have forgotten that he didn’t need it. Did you know that succotash is our adalu. Adalu is a meal of corn (maize) and beans. Of course, there…
It is no longer news that the Olofin of Ado Odo was waylaid, stripped naked and beaten by a few of his subjects. His palace got burnt, and his wives, children and courtiers scampered into safety. I am personally attached to Ado. I was posted there as a teacher after my youth service. I found…
Things now differ in Nigeria from when T.M. Aluko wrote his “One Man, One Matchet,” which was published in 1964. “One man, one matchetOne woman, one stickOne child, one stone.” Mr Aluko, we’re sorry, sir. We regret the fact that we’re disappointing you. We’re no longer in the “stone” age! We’ve certainly moved up. At…
Georgian lawmakers resorted to blows in the parliament when members of the ruling party were about to present a bill on “foreign agents.” Aljazeera reports that the bill had been criticized by Western countries and had been protested against at home. Mamuka Mdinaradze, leader of the ruling Georgian Dream Party who is a driving force…
