Feed a Bully, Lose Your Lunch: A Brief, Tragicomic History of Labour Playing Tough on Immigration by Lawson Akhigbe

Labour Home Secretary Shabana Mahmoodq Let’s paint a picture, shall we? A Labour politician, let’s call her… oh, I don’t know, Shabana Mahmood, steps up to a podium. She adjusts her dress, clears her throat, and prepares to deliver a message so tough, so robust, so unflinchingly stern on immigration that it would make a …

Trump shows ‘America First’ is utterly incoherent – E.J. Dionne

The worst aspect of President Trump’s speech at the United Nations on Tuesday was not his immature taunting of a dangerous foreign leader when the stakes far outweigh those of a schoolyard fight. Calling North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un “Rocket Man” may make Trump happy by reminding him of the glory days of “Little …

OHCHR | Nigeria: UN experts denounce ultimatum and death threats targeting Igbo minority

An ultimatum telling Nigeria’s Igbo minority in the north of the country to flee their homes is of “grave concern”, a group of United Nations human rights experts* has warned.The experts also deplored a hate song and audio message being circulated on the internet and on social media. The Hausa-language audio message urges northern Nigerians …