Photo credit: Accord The Ituri region, which borders Uganda and South Sudan, is a victim of some of the fiercest fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The region is home to dozens of warring ethnic militias and the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), the DRC branch of ISIS. It is heavily involved in – but still affected…
OUR HUMANITY!Adewale Sobowale COVID 19 could be spreading all over the globe. But there’s no doubting the fact that it has exposed the various aspects of people, all over the world, laying claims to being human. When I was a tot, we, more or less, lived a communal life. And that was in Lagos of…
I just thought I should share various countries’ or even regions’ reactions to the COVID 19 plague. It’s a known fact that political leaders in the western nations are bent on giving palliatives to assist their respective peoples. It’s also a known a fact that in most democratic western nations, there’s a separation of powers…
Having watched the Iwuanyawu video clip severally, my thoughts are, The man definitely didn’t speak off the cuff ! Somewhere in the speech, when he mentioned “Yoruba,” he stopped the sentence and said, “They are political rascals.” As I said, I watched the video with rapid attention and severally too. A Yoruba will be right…
Photo credit: National Post Prime Minister Mark Carney defended his government’s record on immigration on Wednesday, following a report from the auditor general this week that showed the international student program lacked proper controls. The National Post reports Carney as saying, “We’re taking back control on immigration,” as he entered a caucus meeting. “You’ve seen…
Photo credit: CTV News The Swedish government has proposed a bill requiring migrants to adhere to an “honest living” – or face deportation. The Independent reports that the centre-right Moderate Party, backed by the country’s anti-immigration Democrats, came into office in 2022 after vowing to implement strict immigration legislation. Ahead of legislative elections in September, the…
Photo credit: Fox 8 The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations as “a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs.” The Canadian Press reports that the resolution also urges “the prompt and unhindered restitution” of cultural items – including artworks, monuments,…
