Author: Solomon Alaka

A Nigerian man, Rasheed Dimeji Ismail, is at the center of growing controversy over Ireland’s increasingly forceful deportation policy, after being separated from his wife and three daughters—who were spared deportation at the last minute due to credible threats of female genital mutilation (FGM). Ismail, 43, was deported on a chartered flight to Nigeria last […]

In December last year, the overthrow of the Assad regime by opposition forces reignited hope that most Syrians could see home again soon. As of May, 500,000 refugees and 1.2 million internally displaced people (IDPs) returned to their areas of origin. But that’s not the only reason Syria is no longer the largest displacement crisis […]

Recent geological surveys in Western Australia’s Hamersley region have unveiled an iron ore deposit of unprecedented scale. Estimated at 55 billion metric tons with an iron concentration exceeding 60%, this discovery is valued at approximately $6 trillion. This find positions Australia at the forefront of global iron ore production and has far-reaching consequences for the […]

June 11, 2025 — The fragile geopolitical landscape surrounding Iran’s nuclear program escalated sharply on Wednesday, as Russia announced its readiness to remove highly enriched uranium from Iran, while the United States voiced skepticism over a possible nuclear agreement, and Iran threatened retaliatory strikes on American military bases if tensions lead to conflict. Russia Proposes […]

In an unprecedented move, all 12 members of the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board resigned on Wednesday, alleging political interference by the Trump administration in the selection of Fulbright award recipients. The board, which oversees the U.S. State Department’s Fulbright Program, cited the denial of numerous awards and an unauthorized review of 1,200 foreign recipients, arguing […]