Photo credit: UN News The UN migration agency on Monday said 53 people were dead or missing after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast. Only two survivors were rescued. The Dawn reports that the IOM said the boat overturned north of Zuwara on Friday, in the latest disaster involving migrants attempting the perilous Mediterranean…
Tucked away at Dunbar Creek on St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia is a historic site called Ibo Landing, Ebo Landing or Ebos Landing). It was the setting of a mass suicide in 1803 by captive Igbo people who had taken control of the slave ship they were on and refused to submit to slavery in…
We, Nigerians, are a funny lot! Indeed, the world must be reading anything Nigerian before they read their own home stories. For instance, what is in a postponement? I mean if it’s constitutional, why should there be so many hues and cries? But then,……. Why is it that almost every PDP member supports and almost…
Please wait o! Could we be under some hereditary curse? I’m asking the pertinent question because I’m yet to understand why we’re so besotted to women that we hardly think when it comes to having sexual relations. The sad thing is that with our women, it’s hardly any better. Those who have seen the video…
Photo credit: Economic Times The Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has updated its instructions to simplify the study permit process for students enrolled in joint programs and advanced degree tracks. Under the revised rules, students in joint programs will need only one provincial o0r territorial attestation letter, even if their studies involve multiple institutions or jurisdictions, according to…
Photo credit: Amwal De Ghad Egypt’s ambassador to Korea, Hazem Zaki, said Friday that Cairo is looking to significantly deepen economic, cultural and people-to-people ties with Seoul, pointing to expanding opportunities for Korean investments and cooperation across a range of sectors. The Korea Times reports that while speaking to reporters at a dinner, Zaaki said Egypt views…
Photo credit: New York Times As campaigning intensifies in villages and towns across the country ahead of the House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5, political parties and candidates are busy canvassing votes. The Kathmandu Post reports that at the border crossings in Sudurpaschim province, a different scene unfolds. Instead of election enthusiasm,men and women…
