How Trump Is Becoming A Nightmare For The Dreamers (DACA)
The fate of DREAMers or the undocumented children of immigrants currently protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) seemed bright under President Obama. They were allowed to pursue higher education and work legally and were promised a way to become legal citizens in the near future. However, recent weeks have shown that lawmakers […]
Why Senator Kamala Harris Could Be The First Black Female U.S President
The night of November 8th, 2016 is one that will live in the memories of many across America for decades to come. It was a day that altered the lives and perspectives of almost everyone who participated in the 200-year-old tradition of choosing the leader of the free world, The United States Of America. That […]
In The birthplace Of Boko Haram, Feminism Prevails
Beyond Boko Haram’s reach; love and feminism flourish in a place known for its ill-treatment of young women and girls; kidnapped and turned into sex slaves, then passed around to fighters like prizes – forcing them into battle. Some tie suicide bombs to their bodies and are ordered to strike the gates at the University […]
Court Grant Abortion Access for Immigration-Detainees
In what is hailed as a giant step in maintaining women’s reproductive liberation, a federal judge ruled early this week that the Trump administration has to grant two 17-year old undocumented, unaccompanied women access to abortion services. This case is the latest of the recent court battles surrounding reproductive constitutional rights by undocumented female minors […]
The Curious Case Of Senator Abaribe And Nnamdi Kanu
The federal government of Nigeria is asking those who posted bail bond monies for the release of Nnamdi Kanu the questions the presidency needs to answer as urgently as possible, “Where is Nnamdi Kanu?”. The Indigenous Leader of Biafra (IPOB) who has been missing since the Buhari’s Army invaded his home in early October is […]
Nigeria: Buhari, ministers are clueless
Engineer Martins Onovo was the former presidential candidate of National Conscience Party. In this interview, the Petrochemical Engineer picked holes in the policies, objectives, and style of governance of the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration. Excerpts: The electricity generating capacity of Nigeria has been fluctuating between 4,000 Megawatts and 6,803MW when the demand is around […]
Gay Reporter Is Spared Possible Deportation, Torture, and Prison
Openly gay journalist, Khudoberdi Nurmatov, who works at an investigative newspaper in Russia under the pen name Ali Feruz, faced possible deportation by Moscow to the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan. According to ABC News, a Russian court ruled last week that Nurmatov violated immigration laws and must be removed from the European nation. He […]
TO MAKE OR MAR NIGERIA: THE EVICTION NOTICE BY AREWA YOUTHS
It was a simple order from Nnamdi Kanu, the acclaimed “Spiritual Leader” of IPOB (Independent People of Biafra) to all “Biafrans” to stay home on May 30, 2017, an instruction that shut down the entire 5 Igbo (Ibo) speaking States of Nigeria. That simple order to all Igbos (Ibos) to use the day to commensurate […]
Trump calls out Cuba for its human rights abuses, while embracing other dictators
In October, 2016 Obama lifted restrictions on Cuban cigars which had been illegal in the U.S. since 1962, as part of a reengagement policy change with Cuba. _________________________________________ At this point, we are not particularly surprised when Trump gives an incoherent, factually incorrect, and hostile speech that embarrasses America. But on Friday, Trump spoke in […]
Government miscalculations: What the U.K.’s election tells us once again
The recent UK election was one of the most sensational and stunning political upsets of our time. Oh wait… To the surprise of the government elite, Theresa May, who leads Britain’s Conservative Party, lost her majority in parliament. Meanwhile, the leftwing opposition and leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, who was seen as extreme […]