Photo credit: DW Anti-migrant protests in two South African cities, Durban and Soweto, turned violent on Thursday, with the government blaming disinformation over a court ruling on asylum seekers. Reuters reports that five cars were burnt in Durban. Foreign-owned shops were also looted. The unrest followed a protest by a group demanding that a refugee…
Nigeria – A Season of Serial Betrayals A Civic Renaissance Series for themigrant.online When a state can no longer guarantee the safety of its citizens, the social contract begins to unravel. There is no greater responsibility of government than the protection of human life. Before roads, before schools, before hospitals, before economic prosperity, there must be security. A citizen…
I always wonder what manner of beings some people are. Whenever they see you’ve made a kill, they will make sure they pour sand into your gari. Once that is done it will no longer be fit for consumption. Such spoilsports! OK, it wasn’t easy catching this target. He is such a busy man. Some…
Photo credit: Linkedln There’s no doubting the fact that, as far as sexual harassment is concerned, most Nigerian higher institutions could not be said to be the safest places. In fact, one would emerge with a sad feeling after seeing happenings in our universities, polytechnics and even colleges of education. It’s a very worrisome situation….
While not begrudging the organizers of BBN and, of course, the eventual winner, either, I just have a feeling that governor Abiodun of Ogun state did something too much in his recognition of Lekan who happens to be from the state. Apart from the deluge of gifts, including 85 million naira and an SUV which…
Photo credit: Reuters The families of thousands of people who remain missing in Nepal weeks after catastrophic floods devastated the country have expressed mixed feelings after the government said this week that it is stopping the search for victims. The Associated Press reports that the office of Prime Minister Balendra Shah decided on Monday that search…
Photo credit: Reuters More than 200,000 people have been displaced across Yemen as fighting between Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed government forces has intensified in recent weeks, the United Nations migration agency says. CBC News reports that the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday that the speed of the displacement was “alarming,” with at least…
