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credit: CBC The federal government security bill is an open door to violating the rights of migrants and should be rescinded, advocate groups said on Monday on Parliament Hill.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…
Photo credit: Ahram Online Sudan’s army commander Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burham rejected on Sunday any settlement that keeps the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in power or allows it to be a partner in ruling the country, whether during a transitional phase or in the future. Asharq Al-Awsat reports that the general slammed US adviser for African affairs Massad…
Photo credit: Waxobia reporters It’s reported in today’s papers that an APC member went to court to set aside the constitutional provision limiting the tenure of the Nigerian president to two. He’s said to be asking the courts for a tenure elongation. While I concede the fact everyone has the right to go to the…
