Photo credit: NS Energy In his controversial book, There Was A Country, Chinua Achebe referred to the fact that Biafrans were able to refine crude oil during the unfortunate Civil War which took place between 1967 and 1970. Of course, the Western world was like, ‘the oil-industry technology was so complex’, that it would have…
Photo credit: WCTI A Wisconsin judge has been found guilty of obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant evade ICE arrest in a victory for Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal migration. The Daily Mail reports that federal prosecutors had charged Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan with obstruction, a felony, and concealing an individual to prevent…
Migration is a powerful driver of progress — lifting economies, connecting cultures, and benefiting countries of origin and destination alike. Yet when migration is poorly governed or misrepresented, it can fuel hate and division, endangering the lives of people seeking safety and opportunity. Since 2014, nearly 70,000 migrants have died or gone missing along land…
Photo credit: Daily post Nigeria has about 30 airports and various expressways, with the controversial Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway still under construction at $12.5 billion. While I won’t say airports and expressways are not desirable, I know, not feel, that they are not as useful as agricultural estates. National priorities must follow national emergencies, and Nigeria’s most…
Photo credit: NBN News A former federal Labour MP in Australia, Craig Thomson, has been jailed for four years for his role in a multi-million dollar visa fraud scheme and fraudulently receiving COVID-era payments. ABC News reports that Thomson had previously pleaded guilty to three counts of delivering a document containing a false statement and one…
Photo credit: Los Angeles Times It wasn’t easy for migrants in Spain as police in the country carried out eviction orders on Wednesday to clear an abandoned school building where around 400 of them were living in a square north of Barcelona. The AP reports that, knowing that the eviction order was coming, most of them…
Photo credit: the Globe and Mail Ottawa should open a permanent residency pathway for Ukrainians who came to Canada through a special visa program launched after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress said on Wednesday. CTV News reports that the CEO of the congress, Ihor Michatchyshyn, said his organization presented a policy…
