There’re some friends in whose presence you don’t need enemies. Such is the guy I’m profiling today. I got to know him at Abe’gi, an expansive spot in Abeokuta where we keep up with current affairs. A newspaper distributor is at hand and for those of us who I’ll describe as staff members, we don’t…
I learnt Mr Buhari went back to Nigeria yesterday. Incidentally, yesterday happened to have been the day of gubernatorial elections in the two Nigerian states of Kogi and Bayelsa. I wouldn’t bother with who or who didn’t win the elections. I bet the electoral body wouldn’t have finished with the business of vote counting anyway….
Photo credit: the Guardian I didn’t support capital punishment for any offence. Yes, not even where a precious life had been lost. I know by my declaration, I would have stepped on some toes. However, I think I’m changing my opinion. I am doing so, not because of those who kill the physical body. No!…
Photo credit: the economic times Thousands protested in Mexico on Saturday under the banner of “Generation Z.” Reuters reports that they denounced rising violence after the public killing of an anti-crime mayor earlier this month. In Mexico City, a small group of hooded protesters tore down fences around the National Palace, where President Claudia Sheinbaum lives, prompting…
Photo credit: CBS News The United Kingdom will drastically reduce protections for refugees and end automatic benefits for asylum seekers. CBS News reports that the Labour government announced new immigration plans on Saturday aimed at reducing irregular immigration and countering the hard right. The measures, modified on Denmark’s strict asylum system, were announced as Prime…
Photo credit: telegraph herald Federal officials confirmed on Saturday that a surge of immigration enforcement in immigration enforcement in North Carolina’s largest city has begun, as agents were seen making arrests in multiple locations. The Associated Press reports the Assistant Homeland Secretary as saying that, “Americans should be able to live without fear of violent criminal illegal aliens hurting…
