UN agencies urged to fulfill commitment to Afghan refugees!
Photo credit: The Nation Pakistan’s Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan, who is also the Minister of States and Frontier Regions Amir Muqam on Sunday called on United Nations agencies to fulfil their commitment to repatriating Afghan refugees or shifting them to another country as well as resolving the issues of hosting them. The Nation reports…
Cut hits immigrant settlement support!
Photo credit: Reuters As of March 31, BC-based service providers are facing drastic cuts and, in some cases, the total loss of immigrant settlement funding. The Tylee reports that Immigrants, Refugees and Citizenship Canada told The Tylee the funding cuts were made across Canada in regions where they do not expect newcomers will arrive, or…
30 foreign nationals detained in Zambia!
In a significant move to combat illegal immigration, the Department of Immigration in Lusaka has apprehended 30 suspected illegal immigrants during coordinated raids on three prominent casinos late on February 15 and early on February 16, 2025. Lusakatimes.com reports that the casinos targeted in the operation were Golden Galaxy, Monte Carlo, and Gen Long. The…
Word of the day; wived
wived Verb: simple past tense and past participle of wive 1. To marry a woman 2. To provide (someone) with a wife Source: WordsSense Online Dictionary
Microplastics and the human brain!
The exponential rise in microplastic pollution over the past 50 years may be reflected in increasing contamination in human brains, according to a new study. The Guardian reports that the study found a rising trend in micro- and nano-plastics in brain tissue found from dozens of postmortems carried out between 1997 and 2024. The researchers…
Earth to Earth… – Adewale Sobowale
Faithful Christians are observing the Ash Wednesday today. It marks the beginning of the Lenten Season. After forty days of fasting, it will be Easter! However, in the Nigerian situation, are people not already fasting? Indeed, they’ve been fasting materially and spiritually. For the Christians, it hasn’t been funny. It could be said of them…