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Work All Year, Still Homeless: Lagos, Port Harcourt Rents Expose Nigeria’s Wage Crisis Homeless

Work All Year, Still Homeless: Lagos, Port Harcourt Rents Expose Nigeria’s Wage Crisis

A detached three-bedroom apartments are pictured at Haggai Estate, Redeption Camp on Lagos Ibadan highway in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria on August, 30, 2012. The high cost of living and the massive urbanization of Lagos, the largest city and the economic capital of Nigeria, has engineered a migration of residents…
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July 19, 2026
Manhattan’s reported 12-block homeless camp tests Mamdani’s outreach-first sweep policy Homeless

Manhattan’s reported 12-block homeless camp tests Mamdani’s outreach-first sweep policy

A homeless encampment reported to extend roughly 12 blocks along Manhattan’s West Side — from West 34th Street to West 46th Street along 11th Avenue — has become a flashpoint for Mayor Zohran Mamdani, with residents, workers and tourists near the Intrepid Museum and the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center…
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July 18, 2026
‘Money well spent’ — County finds funds to keep homelessness hub services intact Homeless

‘Money well spent’ — County finds funds to keep homelessness hub services intact

The Essex County Homelessness Hub in Leamington is shown on Thursday, June 18, 2026. Photo by Millar Holmes-Hill /Windsor Star Article content A looming funding shortfall that threatened to cut services at the Essex County Homelessness Hub has been resolved, sparing the Leamington facility from planned reductions this summer. THIS…
bubmag
July 18, 2026
Addressing homelessness requires collective commitment to restore dignity Homeless

Addressing homelessness requires collective commitment to restore dignity

Homelessness remains one of the most pressing social challenges confronting Gauteng today. Every day, thousands of residents pass men, women, and young people living on the streets without knowing the circumstances that led them there. Too often, homelessness is viewed through stereotypes, with some assuming that those living on the…
bubmag
July 18, 2026
“I bought houses for my family members so that they can never be homeless” -Jay Okocha Homeless

“I bought houses for my family members so that they can never be homeless” -Jay Okocha

Football legend, JayJay Okocha, says one of the decisions he took while achieving huge success in his football career was to financially empower his family members and buy them houses. In a chat with LongForm podcast, Okocha said; ‘’I bought houses for my family so they’ll never be homeless. I…
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July 11, 2026
Missing traffic ticketing device found on homeless suspect | News Extra | trinidadexpress.com Homeless

Missing traffic ticketing device found on homeless suspect | News Extra | trinidadexpress.com

A 43-year-old homeless man is expected to face multiple charges after allegedly slashing a police officer with a broken bottle before officers recovered what appeared to be a stolen Trinidad and Tobago Police Service electronic ticketing device from his possession. Police said officers from the Central Division Task Force responded…
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July 10, 2026