The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has said it has secured the conviction of a couple in Benin for human trafficking. Mr Ganiu Aganran, the Coordinator of the Benin Zonal Command of NAPTIP, disclosed this on Wedn…
Home Office just branded illegal migration ‘irregular’ – here are three charts that show migration certainly isn’t irregular
The Home Office released a statement on social media saying it is taking control of “irregular migration” as part of a strategy to boost border security and deliver a properly managed asylum system. The announcement has sparked a debate with many argui…
Israel depicts toddler Erdogan in Iran’s lap, Greece takes aim at Turkey’s “junk” jets in wars of words
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has this week endured some fairly caustic and biting critiques from old enemies Israel and Greece. While the former presented the Turkish leader as a toddler in the lap of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the lat…
Mick Fleetwood to Release Blues Album With Ukulele Virtuoso
Mick Fleetwood will release a new album this fall, a collaboration with ukulele virtuoso and composer Jake Shimabukuro called Blues Experience, out Oct. 18. “I’ve always wanted to do a blues album,” Shimabukuro said in a statement, “and when Mick and I…
Campus Newcomer: Mt Vernon (IN) RHP Nick Heitman
Continuing on with our Iowa Baseball campus newcomers series, we go to the Hoosier State, where the Hawkeyes bring in right-handed pitcher Nick Heitman (McCordsville, IN) over Indiana, Illinois and Cincinnati. Heitman is rated as the #6 right-handed pi…
Denzel Burke on recent losses in The Game vs. Michigan: ‘It’s our job to change that narrative’
Denzel Burke came back to Ohio State for a reason and part of that is to beat Michigan. With three straight losses to the Wolverines, the Buckeyes have a lot of pressure. But it’s clear Burke has a mission to elevate his play and the rest of the team g…
KFC branch in Beaver Road, Ashford, to remain open just weeks after restaurants in Dover, Maidstone and Crayford permanently closed
A fast-food chain has dispelled rumours one of its Kent restaurants is to close. KFC’s branch in Beaver Road, one of three sites in Ashford, faced uncertainty following a recent sign being put up in its front window. It told customers the eatery’s fran…
Court jails carpenter 18 months for burgling restaurant
A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 27-year-old carpenter, Oryiman Terkimbi, to 18 months in prison for burgling a restaurant. The convict, residing behind Bandico Hotel in Wadata area of Makurdi, pleaded guilty to the offence. The Ma…
Iran’s police insist zero tolerance over women’s Islamic dress code
Iranian police say they will maintain strict punishments for women if they do not comply with the Islamic dress code, even after the election of moderate President Masoud Pezeshkian. “Nothing will change, because compliance with the Islamic dress code …
Jerry Jones’ breach of contract trial ends abruptly following settlement
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is now free to make his way to Oxnard, California after reaching an agreement in his breach of contract and paternity lawsuits with Cynthia and Alexandra Davis. The mother-daughter pair were in U.S. District Court in Te…