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Nepal ends search for thousands of flood victims
Photo credit: Reuters The families of thousands of people who remain missing in Nepal weeks after catastrophic floods devastated the country have expressed mixed feelings after the government said this week that it is stopping the search for victims. The Associated Press reports that the office of Prime Minister Balendra Shah decided on Monday that search…
More than 200,000 people displaced in Yemen, UN agency says
Photo credit: Reuters More than 200,000 people have been displaced across Yemen as fighting between Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed government forces has intensified in recent weeks, the United Nations migration agency says. CBC News reports that the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday that the speed of the displacement was “alarming,” with at least…
Chapter 6 – The Betrayal of Democracy
Nigeria – A Season of Serial Betrayals A Civic Renaissance Series for themigrant.online Democracy arrived in Nigeria carrying the promise of redemption. After decades of military rule, Nigerians believed that civilian government would restore the relationship between the state and its citizens. Democracy was supposed to replace decrees with dialogue, coercion with consent, and power with…
How to vote early at Toronto’s advance election polls
Photo credit: Reuters Voting began yesterday in the 2026 municipal election, with six days of advance voting ahead of official election day later this month. Toronto Today reports that advance voting runs until Sunday, with polls open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Election day is Oct. 26, when polls will be open from…
Death row inmate awake and speaking after failed execution, lawyers say
Photo credit: NBC News US death row inmate Christa Pike is “conscious and speaking” after surviving a failed execution attempt last week, her lawyers say. The BBC reports that Pike, 50, continues to receive critical medical care while handcuffed in hospital, her attorneys said in a statement on Tuesday. Pike, who was sentenced to death…
Tragic happenings in Nigeria!
October was supposed to be the month of freedom for Nigeria as the West African country got its independence from Great Britain on October 1, 1960. However, for many families it’s been a month of anguish. This is because they have lost loved ones to abduction and death. On independence day itself, some gunmen abducted…
Ethiopia again demands access to the Red Sea
Photo credit: Arab News Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reiterated on Monday that his landlocked country must have access to the Red Sea, despite neighbouring countries saying at a summit on Sunday that responsibility for the sea rests with the states along its shores and warning of the risk of regional conflict. The Associated Press…