Photo credit: Fox The Trump administration’s plan to review all refugees admitted to the United States under the Biden administration is weighing heavily on people who could be affected by the evaluation. City News reports that it is already fueling uncertainty and worry among people who believed their status was secured. Laid out in a memo…
Yoruba language is so deep. About one of the first sayings I first understood is, ‘O yo tan, o n wa b’ekun b’ekun’. The phrase is normally used when someone has all the imaginable comforts but has gone ahead to seek unimaginable things. For instance, as a young boy, I would sometimes ride a bicycle…
I wonder what else can shock Nigerians. When, in the second republic, Mr Umaru Dikko said Nigerians were yet to start picking food from the dustbin, most of us thought he was taking things too far. We never knew he was a prophet, not of doom, but of our impending reality. Another person who spoke…
He arrived in Canada in 2017 as a refugee from Nigeria. Over the last seven years, he has founded two successful support programs for refugees out of United churches in the Montreal area. His programs, which were initially tailored for African refugees but now help refugees from all over, offer material support while also providing…
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Photo credit: Aljazeera United Nations experts have called on member states to act immediately as Israel’s ongoing violations of the Gaza ceasefire threaten the “fragile” truce and put civilians at risk. AA reports that since the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas went into effect on October 10, Israeli forces have reportedly…
Photo credit: CBC The federal government security bill is an open door to violating the rights of migrants and should be rescinded, advocate groups said on Monday on Parliament Hill. CBC News reports that representatives of the Migrant Rights Network, the Canadian Council for Refugees and other groups held a news conference on Parliament Hill after…
