Photo credit: ABC News In the past year, tens of thousands of people hostile to immigrants marched through London, chanting “send them home!” A British lawmaker complained of seeing too many non-white faces on TV. And senior politicians advocated the deportation of longtime UK residents born abroad. The AP reports that the overt demonization of…
Photo credit: the Globe and Mail A drone strike hit a UN facility in war-torn Sudan on Saturday, killing six peacekeepers, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced. The Koren Herald reports that the strike hit the peacekeeping logistics base in the city of Kadugli, in the central region of Kordofan, according to Guterres. Eight other peacekeepers were…
By Adewale Sobowale, There’s something obscene about celebrating a Man of the Year in a country where survival itself has become a full-time occupation. Awards presume achievement. Achievement presumes improvement. But what exactly is being improved when a nation grows richer in statistics and poorer in lived reality? When inflation eats wages faster than time…
Photo credit: Premium Times Certain things have been happening in Nigeria’s Aviation Ministry which makes one think all hopes are not lost. At least, not yet! The United Kingdom was persuaded into lifting the travel red list it issued against several nations. Majority of these nations are African. The United Arab Emirates has also seen…
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Photo credit: National Post Canada will invest $1.7 billion to attract top global talent. The Minister of Industry and the Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Melanie Joly, and the Minister of Health, Marjorie Michel, along with the Parliament Secretary to the Minister of Industry, Karim Bardeesy, have announced $1.7 billion to launch the…
Photo credit: Indian Express Some spouses of US citizens were recently detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at what they thought were going to be routine green card interviews. NBC News reports that there have been several dozen known cases out of San Diego alone. Cases have also been reported in New York City, Cleveland…
