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Rohingya refugees’ boat runs aground!
Photo credit: Aljazeera Over 70 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar have arrived at a tourist beach in Indonesia’s Aceh province. Aljazeera reports that local police chief Nova Suryandaru said a wooden boat carrying 40 men, 32 women and four children ran aground in Pereulak region in East Aceh on Wednesday after its engine broke down. He…
Maa na’wo wa sa! Spend the commonwealth like there’s no tomorrow!
Photo credit: Toronto Star Singing plays a very important role in the politics of where I come from. There was this great politician in pre-independent Nigeria who bought a limousine. He was then a government functionary but did not belong to the ruling party. There was to be an investigation into the acquisition of the vehicle. Our…
Ontario election scheduled for Feb. 27!
Photo credit: MSN The 2025 Ontario general election will take place on Feb. 27 to elect the 44th Parliament of Ontario. Global News reports that the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Hon. Edith Dumont has accepted Premier Doug Ford’s ask to dissolve the legislature for an early election that will officially begin on Wednesday. The election campaign comes…
Foreign embassies attacked in DR Congo!
Photo credit: Aljazeera Dozens of protesters in Kinshasa attacked foreign embassies, demanding action against M23 rebels in the country’s east. Euro News reports that several embassies including those of France, Belgium and Rwanda were attacked on Tuesday. They demanded to push back against the advance of M23 rebels in the country’s conflict-battered east. But police…
FIFA accused of ignoring human rights…
Photo credit: Firstpost FIFA is under fire after rejecting calls to monitor the treatment of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia who will be hosting the 2034 World Cup. Firstpost reports that the move has sparked criticism from human rights activists, accusing the governing body of turning a blind eye to abuses as Saudi Arabia positions…
Fresh Rohingya influx will deteriorate the refugee crisis!
Photo credit: Daily Star Renewed violence in Myanmar has forced around 80,000 more Rohingya to take shelter in Bangladesh since August last year. The Daily Star reports that this has added to the 1.2 million already residing there. This has been revealed in a study conducted by the Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC)…
