Photo credit: T24 When Antonio Rudiger entered the first fray as a substitute during Germany’s World Cup opener – a 7-1 victory over Curacao at the Houston Stadium – hee knew his karge extended family would be watching on proudly. BBC reports that the Real Madrid defender’s parents had managed to flee Sierra Leone”s decade-long civil war…
Jonathan David scored three goals and Canada won its first World Cup match 6-0 over Qatar on Thursday. The AP reports that Qatar was reduced to nine players because of red cards in the chaotic match. Assim Madibo was handed a red early in the second half after a tackle on Ismael Kone, who was stretchered off…
Surely, Mr Consrituted Authority is a cat because he seems to have seven lives. The former governor also has a lot of titles in his kitty. I hear APC tablet has made him the acting national chairman of the party. But one that is perhaps the most interesting one is the title, Arikuyeri. I wouldn’t…
I just felt my day wouldn’t have been well spent if I didn’t drop this. Today is father’s day, isn’t it? But I tend to wonder ̈if fathers should have a day dedicated to them. Why? All days seem to be fathers day! From the biblical times, to the days of the Greek city states…
Photo credit: NBC News Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal teammates were surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw by Congo on Wednesday in their opening match at the World Cup. The Inquirer reports that Congo, playing its first World Cup game in 52 years, became the second African nation to make a strong start in the…
Photo credit: Aljazeera The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced that all immigration detainees have been transferred out of a Florida detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz, effectively shuttering the controversial facility. Al Jazeera reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Wednesday that everyone being held in the state-run facility had…
Photo credit: Reuters The European Parliament approved on Wednesday an overhaul of migration policy aimed at ramping up deportations and allowing member states to set up detention centres abroad in what critics describe as a cruel system that weakens safeguards for asylum seekers. Newsmax World reports that the move underlines the rise in anti-immigration sentiment across…
