Photo credit: CBC The University of Waterloo community is mourning the killing of two Palestinian sisters after they were accepted into a PhD program at the southern Ontario school. CBC reports that the sisters, Sally and Ghazi Ibaid, 26, died in a bombing this month amid the Israel-Hamas war. Their family says they had hopes of…
Photo credit: CNN US Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported 271,484 immigrants last fiscal year, marking the highest level of deportations since 2014, according to a newly released report. CNN reports that although President-elect Donald Trump has rebuked President Joe Biden’s immigration policy while vowing to make mass deportations a cornerstone of his administration, the latest ICE…
Photo credit: AP News A new immigration policy adopted by the US San Diego County Board of Supervisors was supposed to stop jails from working with federal immigration officials. People’s Daily Online reports that the move would potentially hinder President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations. However, the county is now locked in a standoff…
Photo credit: Vanguard When will any sane person, who is not in governance, be happy to be a Nigerian? I ask this question with all sense of responsibility. Following the infamous arrest of Innoson Group’s helmsman, Mr Chukwuma, by the EFCC, we’re going back to our usual way. At this point, I’m not saying the…
Photo credit: Daily Trust I just thought I should make my views known on two trending events in Nigeria. It’s okay for us to be accusing those leading us. However, we ourselves should get some resetting of our brains! The matters of concern are the murder of the ex air chief, Alex Badeh and the…
Photo credit: Pinterest Once upon a time, in Japan, there were three wise monkeys. Their names were Mizaru, Kikazaru and Iwazaru. These monkeys were wise because they had certain features. Mizaru would always cover his eyes so that he might see no evil. Kikazaru, on his own, would cover his ears, so that he might…
Photo credit: ICJ Kenya When elections are approaching in Nigeria, we tend to hear various stories which are cooked up by different interest groups. My concern today is whether or not the press should take positions on political issues. Another issue that’s relevant here is if a particular media takes a position, could it be…
