In the marketplace of ideas, words are not neutral. There is a saying that words are fragile and delicate, and once spoken, they cannot be unsaid or taken back, much like a broken egg can’t be put together.Words carry weight, power, and historical shadows. One such word – seemingly harmless, ubiquity – is “local.” As…
Photo credit: Aljazeera Japan and China have escalated their war of words at the United Nations after unprecedented remarks from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about Tokyo’s role in a potential Taiwan conflict. Al Jazeera reports that Japan’s ambassador to the UN wrote to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday, disputing allegations from Beijing that Takaichi had…
Photo credit: Toronto .com Rising grocery costs are now a daily concern in Canada. But data-driven research is available to help consumers make smarter decisions. Dalhousie University reports that Canada’s Food Price Report (CFPR) is an annual collaboration between research partners Dalhousie University, Saint Mary’s University, University of Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton University, University of Guelph,…
Photo credit: United Nations The International Day of Persons with Disabilities was marked a couple of days ago. For most Africans, disability is real, not because the resources are not there, but because the systems constrain them. The continent is often described as struggling, weak, or dependent. For instance, Nigeria suffers from insecurity, hunger, unemployment, and a…
The video of a so-called pastor in Eastern Nigeria who committed incest with his three daughters has gone viral. Incidentally, his wife supported him because of ‘love’. While I support his being punished by a competent court, I really detest his being stripped naked. Ok! Does his being stripped naked atone for his sins or…
Spain received over 2.3 million applications for citizenship from descendants of people who fled the country during the rule of dictator Francisco Franco. Euro News reports that it has overwhelmed the country’s consular services. Over 1 million people formally applied for Spanish nationality under the Law of Democratic Memory since the program launched in October…
Photo credit: Addis standard Ethiopia delivered a scathing diplomatic rebuke to Egypt on Wednesday, accusing it of destabilizing the Horn of Africa to maintain a “colonial” monopoly over the Nile River. AA reports that the statement marked the latest escalation in a bitter war of words that has intensified since Ethiopia officially inaugurated the Grand…
