Photo credit: CBC President Donald Trump’s ban on Canadian booze kicked in on Tuesday, an unprecedented move that underscores the breakdown in one of the closest trading relationships in the world. CNN reports that the ban, which impacts $800 million worth of Canadian alcoholic beverages the US imported last year, marks the latest salvo in a tit-for-tat…
Photo credit: Greek Herald Greece is leading a group of five European Union countries seeking to send rejected asylum seekers to nations outside the bloc, including Rwanda, from next year. The Greek Herald reports that Greek Migration Minister Thanos Plevris said Denmark, Austria, Greece, Germany and the Netherlands aimed to launch a pilot program during…
Photo credit: The New York Times Burundi has agreed to accept people deported by the United States who have no previous connection to the East African country, a spokesperson for the country’s president said Tuesday. The Independent reports that Nancy Ninette Mutoni said Burundi would accept only people who were not facing prosecution and had no links…
Everything is in order in Nigeria. All unemployed people have been given jobs. Those who do not care about being in paid employment are not left out. They have been given loans by the banks. By the way, the loans generally, have less than 5% interest rates. ASUU has called off their strike. They are…
That the federal government has declared Monday, the third of October a public holiday is stale news. The holiday is well-deserved, isn’t it? When an economy is in a so-called recession, we should commit all our affairs to God and just rest. That is OK because God has not given us the wherewithal to do…
When we look at the world, we wouldn’t have any choice but to agree with the Yoruba who have concluded that, ‘ogun l’aye’. The world is a battle front! It’s therefore a surprise when people vent their anger arising from various types of frustration on others. The interesting thing is the fact that the person…
It was a honeyish Saturday, the one my people will call a Saturday oloyin. Instead of choosing boredom, I chose to wine and dine in a restaurant. The attractions were definitely many. Right from the location in a mall, to the neatly laid tables, to the cool music and even the dimly lit interior. There…
