When I think of the tragedy that occurred at Ikoyi and the various positions of individuals and bodies, my take is let’s look into the mirror and check out the image. I sympathise with the families and friends of those who have lost loved ones in the unfortunate and unnecessary incident. Now, how do we…
Photo credit: The New York Times The federal government is betting big on a recently created Crown corporation to boost homebuilding, promising billions to expand the role off Build Canada Homes (BCH) Parliament Today reports that Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne’s 2026 budget was tabled in the House late Thursday. It lays out the “next steps” of the government’s…
Photo credit: SBS Israeli President Isaac Herzog will announce on Sunday whom he will ask to form a new government, after the opposition’s Gadi Eisenkot secured a commanding number of recommendations to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. SBS News reports that Herzog has held a second day of consultations with political parties after the 27…
The Union home ministry has relaxed passport and visa requirements for several categories of foreign nationals residing in India, including Pakistani citizens who entered prior to December 31, 2009 with the intention to permanently reside in India but could not renew their Pakistani passport due to non-possession of computerized nationality identity card issued by the Pakistan government. The…
A friend sent a video to me some twenty four hours ago on whatsapp. That video made me ask the question, Are we OK? In the video, five boys are caught after they have burgled a shop. When I say they are boys, well, they are boys. But permit me to say that they just…
Photo credit: The Guardian The UN refugee agency has said a government plan to make refugees wait up to 30 years before they get permission to settle in the UK “raises significant concerns”. The Guardian reports that the strategy was unveiled earlier this week by Shhabana Mahmood, the home secretary, as she announced a softening of aspects of…
