“Hello dad,” a Black girl in Houston, Texas, says to her father, “Are we going back to Jim Crow?” Dad bows his head, struggling to come up with an answer.“I’ll tell you this child,” he continued. “I think as Black people, we need to look out for each other. We must learn what it is…
18 states, the District of Columbia, and the city of San Francisco have filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump following his executive order ending birthright citizenship. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts on January 21, 2025, asserts that Trump’s actions violate the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which…
On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States, marking his return to the White House after a tumultuous four-year absence. This inauguration not only symbolises the transfer of power from the Biden administration but also represents a significant moment in U.S. political history, as Trump becomes…
A series of catastrophic wildfires has swept through the Los Angeles area, marking one of the most destructive fire seasons in California’s history. As of January 10, 2025, at least 10 people have lost their lives, and thousands of homes and structures have been consumed by flames, prompting widespread evacuations and significant emergency responses. Scale…
In a recent and alarming development, approximately 613 Nigerien migrants were forcibly expelled from Libya and returned to Niger during a perilous journey across the Sahara Desert. The deportation has raised significant humanitarian concerns regarding the treatment of migrants in Libya and the harsh conditions they face during such expulsions. Details of the Deportation The…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has embarked on his annual diplomatic tour of Africa, commencing a visit that will span from January 13 to 18, 2025. This year, Wang’s itinerary includes stops in Egypt, Tunisia, Togo, and Cote d’Ivoire, reflecting China’s ongoing commitment to enhancing its relationships with African nations. A Tradition of Engagement Wang…
Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States and a revered humanitarian, has passed away at the age of 100. His death was confirmed on December 29, 2024, by the Carter Centre, which he founded after leaving office. Carter died peacefully at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he had been under hospice care…
Overthrown Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday in his first public comments since fleeing to Moscow that he wanted to keep fighting in Syria. In a statement posted to an official Telegram channel, Assad said Russia requested he leave Syria. He described his flight from Damascus as rebel forces closed in on the capital city, taking power with little…
Donald Trump’s felony conviction in the New York hush money case should not be tossed out because of the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity, Judge Juan Merchan ruled Monday. Merchan’s decision rejected one of several avenues that Trump’s lawyers have taken to try to dismiss Trump’s May guilty verdict on 34 counts of falsifying…
British Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, who has been in the eye of the storm over controversial statements about Nigeria, once sought the help of people from the West African country to secure her parliamentary seat, Saturday PUNCH reports. Badenoch (nee Adegoke) had in 2010 sought the support of the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom in…
