The migration war playing out in Ibiza
Photo credit: iNewspaper A battle over migration is playing out in the popular holiday island of Ibiza. The i Paper reports that the right-wing parties are rebelling against a Spanish government decree to legalize hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants. Spain’s conservative People’s Party and the hard-right Vox party, which control the regional government in the Balearic Islands,…
Ex-diplomat, 93, to be tried for 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba
Photo credit: the Guardian A former Belgian diplomat, 93, should stand trial over alleged complicity in the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what was then the newly independent Congolese state, a Brussels court has ruled. The Guardian reports that Etienne Davignon, the only person still alive among 10 Belgians the…
Chile’s Kast launches “border shield” plan
Photo credit: Reuters Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast has launched the border control works he had promised during the campaign. MercoPress reports that the “border shield” starts in Chacalluta in the Arica and Parinacota region. This is an early sign that migration and security will be among the defining priorities of his administration. According to Chile’s presidency,…
Igboho is very thoughtful – Adewale Sobowale
I understand Sunday Igboho has announced a ban on Obi and Atiku from campaigning in the southwest. Great idea! However, I also understand he made the announcement on behalf of all the Yoruba. Who gave him the authority? I don’t have any qualms about his joining the Akanbi’s Party for Chopping (APC), but he must…
White Knight Syndrome… – Adewale Sobowale
I hail una o! You know say I no kuku go sukuru but I sabi some sense. De tin wey dey worry us, I mean we Naija people, na wetin people wey go sukuru dey call White Knight Syndrome or Saviour Complex. Sa, di tin be say we go dey wait for person make dem…
A – Looter Continua! – Adewale Sobowale
There’s been so much noise about the take home pay of members of the National Assembly. Ordinarily, we wouldn’t have expected people to be bothering their heads about whatever we do once they have already voted for us. In the first instance, didn’t we give them egunje before they grudgingly voted us in? The gratifications…