Over 140 migrants have been indicted in Texas by a grand jury on misdemeanor rioting charges on Tuesday over an alleged mass attempt to breach the US-Mexico border. Daily Mail reports that a judge had thrown out the cases on Monday. According to the report, no injuries were reported during the alleged breach on April…
Canadian authorities are looking to make Islamic home financing accessible to more Canadians. Global News reports that the government is “exploring new measures to expand access to alternate financing products, like halal mortgages,” as part of the 2024 budget. In March, the government started consulting financial services providers and communities to understand how policies can better support…
I wonder why the press has failed to do one thing. What is it? The overdue declaration of our man of all seasons as the best senator of all times. He is certainly the best senator to have emerged from Nigeria. I don’t see how the future generation can ever beat his record. Apart from…
Amongst other things, it’s pretty apparent that the average Nigerian lacks a sense of fairness and courage! Suppose some could be bold enough to announce the death of a living person. In that case, it’s equally their business not only to pull down their announcements but also to tender unreserved apologies to the individual concerned…
Thousands of Colombians protested against leftist President Gustavo Petro’s reform agenda on Sunday. AP reports that the protests took place in several cities. The capital was not left behind. Protesters filled Bolivar Plaza outside the presidential palace in Bogota. Protests have been ongoing since Petro took power in 2022, but they have taken a new dimension…
The British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to start sending flying irregular migrants to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks. He made the promise after the House of Lords passed the controversial “illegal migrants bill” which is aimed at sending migrants entering the UK irregularly to Rwanda. Many of the migrants cross the English…
A Belgian man has been acquitted of drunk driving. The Guardian reports that the man has auto-brewery symptoms (ABS). The syndrome is an extremely rare condition in which the body produces alcohol. His lawyer, Anse GGhesquiere, said that in “another unfortunate coincidence,” her client worked at a brewery, but three doctors who independently examined him…
