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Nigeria: Fighting for a nation’s soul!
Photo credit: the Cable The Yoruba have a saying, it is: While the place we’re going to may not be far, the various side attractions delay us in getting there. In 1952, the Irish writer Samuel Beckett wrote a tragicomedy named “Waiting for Godot.” The play consists of conversations between two characters – Vladimir and…
Canada can expect a “tsunami of illegal immigrants!” – Canadian Prof.
Photo credit: Yahoo News A Canadian professor has warned that irregular immigration and drug smuggling could surge in Canada because of US President Donald Trump’s strict border enforcement. Fox News reports that Kelly Sundberg from Mount Royal University said on Sunday that a “tsunami” of illegal immigrants can be expected to cross the United States into…
“Nazis got better treatment.” – US Judge
Photo credit: New Arab An appeals court judge said Monday that Nazis were treated better under the Alien Enemies Act than Venezuelan migrants removed from the US and flown to El Salvador earlier this month. CBS News reports that Judge Patricia Millett while admonishing the Justice Department during oral arguments said: “Nazis got better treatment…
South Sudan on the brink of civil war – UN official warns!
Photo credit: UN News South Sudan is tethering on the brink of a return to full-scale civil war as violence escalates and political tensions deepen, the head of the UN mission in the country (UNMISS) Nicholas Haysom warned on Monday. According to the UN website, he warned that “A conflict would erase the hard-won gains made…
Canada holds snap election on April 28!
Photo credit: Aljazeera Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney has moved to dissolve Parliament and trigger a snap election on April 28. AlJazzera reports that the decision on Sunday, after meeting with the governor-general to request parliament’s dissolution, has kicked off an election race. On the festering tension with the United States, Carney said: “We are facing the most significant crisis…
Venezuela resumes repatriation flights!
Photo credit: Reuters Venezuela has reached an agreement with the US to resume repatriation flights of migrants. Reuters reports that President Nicolas Maduro announced on Saturday. Maduro said: “Tomorrow, thanks to the government’s perseverance we’ll resume flights to continue rescuing and freeing migrants from prisons in the United States.” There had been a diplomatic spat between…
Gaza death toll hits 50,000!
Photo credit: hawarnews The health ministry in Gaza reported 41 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total casualties in the region to a grim milestone since the October 2023 Hamas attack.