Visionless leadership major obstacle to youth empowerment in S’East – Prof Ibe

Professor of Entrepreneural Studies and Founder of Gregory University Uturu, GUU, Professor Greg Ibe, has identified lack of visionary leadership as a major impediment to youth empowerment in the South East. Ibe who stated this while featuring as the Keynote Speaker in this month’s IkengaOnline townhall meeting Thursday night, regretted that political leaders in the […]

DR NNAMDI AZIKIWE’ ADDRESS TO NDIGBO EXACTLY 74 YEARS AGO DELIVERED AT THE IGBO STATE ASSEMBLY HELD AT ABA, NIGERIA, ON SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1949. IT WAS ON SELF DETERMINATION

“Harbingers of a new day for the Ibo nation, having selected me to preside over the deliberations of this assembly of the Ibo nation, I am conscious of the fact that you have not done so because of any extraordinary attributes in me. I realize that I am not the oldest among you, nor the […]

Children’s graves in Canada reflect Catholic logic of Indigenous vanishment

Late last month, the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation community announced its grim discovery of 215 graves at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. The news of so many children’s bodies, interred beneath the windswept grounds of an old Catholic facility, run for nearly 80 years by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, astounded white audiences and […]

“Moscow Maidan”, “Attempted Coup d’Etat” against Putin? There Never Was A Plan, The M-4 Rostov-Moscow Highway

There was a hype in propaganda and US political statements against President Putin. Putin knew about it before it happened. He was briefed by Russia’s Ministry of Defense and the FSB. US intel had advanced knowledge of Prigozhin’s intent. “U.S. spy agencies had indications days earlier that Mr. Prigozhin was planning something and worked to refine […]

Mighty Igor Vodik

With pro wrestling/sports entertainment playing to empty arenas, anxiously awaiting a green light to reconnect with a live audience, it’s an ideal time to take a look back at some of some of the greats of yesteryear who helped paved the way for those who followed. Many of pro wrestling’s top “good guys” were multi-layered […]

Who in Hell Gives the UN, WHO and the EU the Right to Impose Digital Vaxx Certificates?

The answer imposes itself: The devil himself. Because there is no international law allowing such human tyranny. This is an elite-made “rules-based order” striking down any dictatorial, military-enforced command on humanity. That’s what the West has become since the Covid fraud, an empire led by evil itself. The West has not just become a sea […]

The NeoCons’ Proxy War “Against Ukraine”: Nuclear War is On the Table. The Privatization of Ukraine

Introduction In this article, I will be focussing on the NeoCon agenda, largely inspired by The Project for the New American Century. (PNAC). The Neocons exert control over foreign policy. They are involved in bribing and manipulating politicians and decision-makers. They have played a key role in defining nuclear doctrine on behalf of powerful financial interests. […]

Key takeaways from Lavrov’s press conference on Ukraine

The Russian foreign minister delivered his remarks in the wake of the Wagner rebellion. The situation in Russia in the aftermath of the Wagner uprising, the prospects for peace in Ukraine, the fate of the Black Sea grain deal, as well as Western attempts to thwart BRICS expansion, were among the topics Foreign Minister Sergey […]

The Igbo People

The Igbo people are found in south east, south south Nigeria and have many interesting customs and traditions. With a population of around 60 million throughout Nigeria, they are biggest and most influential tribes in Africa. Igbos are well-known for their entrepreneurial endeavours, both within Nigeria and around the world. Here’s everything you need to […]

The Igbo Apprenticeship System

The Igbo apprenticeship system is an entrepreneurial model where an entrepreneur takes under tutelage an apprentice, and teaches him or her the rudiments of a particular trade over an agreed period. On completion, the entrepreneur known as Oga (Big Boss), gives the apprentice seed capital and other kinds of support including mentorship. Under the arrangement, […]

Emefiele: How to kill an orphan

ORPHAN BOY AND FALL GUY: Just yesterday, President Bola Tinubu declared he would not prosecute immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari and his close aides This column was never under the illusion for a moment that he would. Pulling in Buhari and his 40 thieves would require much courage. But that’s one vital ingredient that’s absent […]

The Yorubas are the most culturally-conscious ethnic group in Nigeria.

Yes, there is no argument that the Yorubas are the most culturally-conscious ethnic group in Nigeria. Any time I say that the Yorubas are the most culturally-conscious ethnic group in Nigeria, some people contact me with righteous anger to disprove it. But the facts are clear. In 2019 I wrote an article on it, comparing […]

Global oil demand will keep growing – OPEC

The fossil fuel will remain irreplaceable for the foreseeable future, according to the organization The world’s appetite for oil will continue rising to hit 110 million barrels a day by 2045, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) predicted on Monday. The fossil fuel will still comprise about 29% of the global energy mix […]

US prompting world to turn away from dollar – IMF official

More countries are shifting to national currencies in trade, according to Aleksey Mozhin Washington has created conditions that force countries worldwide to search for alternatives to the US dollar, Russia’s representative at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) told RIA Novosti on Monday. According to Aleksey Mozhin, more states are boosting the use of alternative […]

Germany’s recession will get worse – survey

Business sentiment in the EU’s largest economy has worsened, economists say Business sentiment in Germany worsened in June, marking a second consecutive month of declining expectations. The country likely faces a longer recession than initially predicted, according to a survey published on Monday. The business climate index for the EU’s largest economy dropped to 88.5 this month from […]

Saudi Arabia set to cut oil supply to US – Bloomberg

The kingdom’s steepest drop in production since 2011 would tighten Western markets, the news agency has predicted Saudi Arabia could slash oil exports to the US in July, which would result in the tightening of Western markets, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The kingdom is set to unilaterally reduce its crude production next month by […]

Nigeria investigates latest Shell oil spill

Pipeline leak reportedly lasted for several days and contaminated a river in oil-producing Niger Delta Nigerian authorities have reported a new oil spill at a Shell facility in the Niger Delta, which they say has contaminated farmland and a river, disrupting livelihoods in fishing and farming communities. The spill came from the Trans-Niger Pipeline operated […]

Russia and Ukraine need to resolve ‘historical issues’ – China

If Kiev wants 1991 borders, it needs to talk to Moscow, Beijing’s ambassador to Brussels has said China’s ambassador to the EU, Fu Cong, has told several media outlets that Beijing is open to any border solution for Ukraine that is a result of negotiations, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday. “I don’t see why not,” Fu told several […]

Sergey Karaganov: Here’s why Russia has to consider launching a nuclear strike on Western Europe

If things continue as they are, Moscow will have no choice but to use the ultimate weapon This month, there has been an active debate in Russia about the possibility of Moscow preemptively using nuclear weapons. Which would be at variance with the established doctrine. It began after the publication of an article by Professor Sergey […]

Documentary: Behind Closed Doors. “How West Encourages Global Corruption”

Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) are people who hold a public function and as a result present a higher risk of being involved in bribery and corruption. Offshore leaks have revealed time and again that PEPs use British finance and British offshore jurisdictions to launder their wealth, hide their wealth and re-invest that wealth back into […]

The Darkness Ahead: Where The Ukraine War Is Headed

This article examines the likely trajectory of the Ukraine war moving forward. I will address two main questions. First, is a meaningful peace agreement possible? My answer is no. We are now in a war where both sides – Ukraine and the West on one side and Russia on the other – see each other as […]

Why Did Russia Give Away Crimea Sixty Years Ago?

The Transfer of Crimea from Soviet Russia to Soviet Ukraine, 1954 Crimea was part of Russia from 1783, when the Tsarist Empire annexed it a decade after defeating Ottoman forces in the Battle of Kozludzha, until 1954, when the Soviet government transferred Crimea from the Russian Soviet Federation of Socialist Republics (RSFSR) to the Ukrainian […]

Is this Ukraine’s last gasp? (Video)

UK kids may change gender at school, education chief vows

Gillian Keegan called for a return of ‘common sense’ to the classroom UK Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has called for British students to be able to decide their own gender pronouns and to “socially transition” with parental consent, promising long-awaited guidance on gender and transition issues is coming soon. The government will be publishing gender-identity […]

Trump’s 2024 lead widens after latest indictment

The former US president has pulled further ahead of his Republican rivals since being charged by the Department of Justice Donald Trump’s lead over his nearest Republican opponent for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination has nearly doubled since the former US president was indicted on federal charges earlier this month, a new poll has shown. […]

Foreign powers involved in coup attempt in Russia – Vucic

The Serbian President believes that the PMС Wagner insurrection was stopped thanks to a strong reaction from President Vladimir Putin Foreign intelligence services likely played a role in the failed Wagner PMC coup attempt in Russia on Saturday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has claimed. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the mutineers as traitors whose actions […]

Macron issues warning over US-China feud

The international community must help decrease tensions between Washington and Beijing, the French president says Tackling the main problems faced by humanity will be “impossible” without cooperation between the US and China, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. In an interview with CNN on Monday, Macron stressed the need to reduce conflict, to enable countries work together […]

China comments on Wagner mutiny

Beijing has backed Moscow’s efforts to maintain national stability in light of the aborted rebellion Beijing fully supports Russia’s efforts to stabilize the situation in the country following the aborted insurrection by the Wagner private military company, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has stated. The ministry posted a response on its website on Sunday after journalists requested […]

The “Russian Coup” that Wasn’t

Yesterday I posted a video discussion that Larry Sparano and I had about the alleged “Russian coup.” See this. Looking back at our discussion, I am satisfied that we did a good job given the unresolved situation about which there was not much information. I am addressing the “coup” again because there is a great deal to […]

Medical Journals Are Being Deleted. Dr. Scott Jensen

With so many people dead and injured from the Covid mandates and injections, medical journals that published BS science to support the genocidal agenda, are scrubbing the record to hide their guilt. Here is a brief but important alert from Dr Scott Jensen, a long-time family physician, and former Minnesota State Senator for Carver County. The […]

West’s Predictions About Coup in Russia Proved Wrong

More and more, Western media outlets seem discredited due to their own propaganda acts. On June 24th, news around the world were marked by reports on the situation in Russia, due to a mutiny organized by the head of the Wagner Group PMC, Evgeny Prigozhin. A day earlier, the ex-restaurateur claimed to have started a “march […]

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: “AI Will Enable Some People to Control the World”

Decisive Victory for the USA and Global Elites? Click to download the audio (MP3 format) Science fiction can involve extra-terrestrial species interacting with human beings, space exploration, time travel, telepathic development, and parallel universes. When the subject turns to the question of artificial intelligence (AI), speculation and advanced research seem to be merging in the […]

The Military Situation In The Ukraine.

Part One: The Road To War For years, from Mali to Afghanistan, I have worked for peace and risked my life for it. It is therefore not a question of justifying war, but of understanding what led us to it. [….] Let’s try to examine the roots of the [Ukrainian] conflict. It starts with those who for the […]

Where Did this “New World Order” Coup Come From? The Rockefeller’s “Social Engineering Project”

First published on December 5, 2022 The “New World Order” (NWO) is a social engineering project aimed at reshaping human civilization on Planet Earth in its every aspect, to suit the selfish interests of a small group of billionaires obsessed by greed for power and profit. But also – and no less so – obsessed by […]

Prigozhin’s Wagner PMC Gambit: Failed “Moscow Maidan”? Scott Ritter

Treason by Any Other Name Let there be no doubt in anyone’s mind—Yevgeny Prigozhin has become a witting agent of Ukraine and the intelligence services of the collective West. In the span of less than 24 hours, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the public face of the Wagner Group, a Russian private military contractor with shadowy ties to Russian military […]

Video: The Wagner Group Insurgency Directed against President Putin. Scott Ritter

Judge Napolitano interviews Scott Ritter on recent developments in Russia, following the insurgency of the Wagner Mercenary Group directed against President Putin. According to press reports, the Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin: “Ordered his troops to march towards Moscow to seek “revenge” after accusing Russia’s military leadership of killing his forces. On Saturday night, the country’s first armed coup in […]

Prigozhin’s Wagner PMC Rebellion against Vladimir Putin. How it All Started

“as a concerted effort between Wagner, the Ukrainian intelligence service, and their Western sponsors … Prigozhin is working on behalf of foreign intelligence Services carrying out their tasks. That task is to collapse the government of Vladimir Putin. I personally believe that he won’t succeed. But that’s what’s happening this morning” It is worth noting that […]

Creating Havoc in Moscow: Wagner’s PMC “Short-Lived” Rebellion against Putin. Who Was Behind It?

What Evgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) really wanted to achieve with his short-lived “rebellion” is unclear as of now. A mutiny – for what? To create havoc in Moscow? To please the West? To prepare for Regime Change – against his boss, President Putin, who gave him the mandate to help fight […]

World War III Has Already Begun, but the Truth Is Being Withheld from the Public Until the Very Last Moment

World War III has already begun. You simply aren’t being told this because your government and dishonest media outlets are dedicated to keeping you in the dark. After all, they want to use the remaining time to stockpile food, ammunition, medical supplies and precious metals for themselves, and this can only be accomplished by withholding […]

A Toast to Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart @ 65

It is astounding that Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is still so relevant across the globe at 65 years of age. Things Fall Apart was first published on June 17, 1958, by William Heinemann, London, and contains only 50,380 words, but it has packed more influence all over the world than many fatter novels […]

Urban Legend and Durable Insecurity in South-East Nigeria

On 17 July 2012, Peter Obi, then governor of Anambra State, swore in five new commissioners. One of them was Chike Okoli, whom he assigned to the Ministry of Science and Technology where he would serve as commissioner until the expiration of Mr. Obi’s governorship tenure in March 2014. Two months later, around 21 May […]

Shaky Foundations for the New Development Bank

Dilma Rousseff, former president of Brazil, was this month elected as the next chief of the New Development Bank. Once known as the BRICS Development Bank, and seen as an effort to rival the Bretton Woods system with its pillars in the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, much discussion in the West has examined […]

BRICS Membership: A Game-Changer for Saudi Arabia’s Economy?

As Saudi Arabia prepares to potentially join the BRICS, there is much to consider in terms of the impact on the country’s economy. While some may view this as a simple geopolitical move, it could have significant economic implications for the region and the world as a whole. First and foremost, it is important to […]

The Failed Ukraine-Russia March 2022 Peace Negotiations. Evidence of US-NATO Sabotage

Ukrainian negotiators would agree not to join alliances or host bases of foreign troops. The proposals would require a referendum in Ukraine. Introduction At Saint Petersburg (June 19, 2023), President Putin revealed details concerning a draft peace agreement signed in Istanbul by Kiev and Moscow in March 2022, “initialed by a leader from the negotiation […]

Staggering’: How Western media is responding to Prigozhin’s coup attempt

News outlets in the US and UK are portraying the insurrection as an existential threat to Vladimir Putin As news of the attempted armed coup by the Wagner private military company filtered out to the West, newspaper columnists and pundits rushed to predict the downfall of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government, a military victory for […]

The West is robbing Africa – Russian envoy to Kenya

Intransigence and protecting the status quo is deliberate, Dmitry Maksimychev believes The West is robbing developing countries and African nations in particular, Russia’s envoy to Kenya, Dmitry Maksimychev, told RT in an interview released on Monday. It is intentionally preserving price disparities to ensure the situation doesn’t change, he claimed. Maksimychev said commodities produced in […]

The curious abandonment of the Nigerian southern coast sea and river ports

We were told that fter the Nigerian Civil War, which lasted from 1967 to 1970, the seaports in Nigeria were temporarily closed. The closure of seaports as was reported then, was primarily due to the need to assess and rebuild infrastructure that had been damaged during the war. The conflict had caused significant destruction to […]

Niger dumps colonial French anthem

The West African country’s government says the move reflects its status as a sovereign state Niger’s parliament adopted a new national anthem on Thursday, more than 60 years after independence, in an effort to rid the country of the vestiges of French colonialism. A bill to change the anthem to ‘The Honor of the Fatherland’ […]

Key points of Putin’s address to nation over PMC Wagner coup attempt

A criminal investigation has been opened into Evgeny Prigozhin for calling for an armed rebellion Russian President Vladimir Putin has delivered an address to the nation amid a coup attempt by the private military company Wagner. He described the mutineers’ actions as “backstabbing” and called for unity. Late on Friday, PMC Wagner’s boss Evgeny Prigozhin […]

British buyers remorse over Brexit growing – poll

Four out of five UK residents want closer ties with the EU, according to the Tony Blair Institute A growing number of Brits think the UK was wrong to leave the EU, according to a new poll from the Tony Blair Institute that was timed to coincide with the seventh anniversary of the Brexit referendum. Based on […]

Wagner PMC ‘armed coup’ attempt in Russia: All the latest news

The businessman behind the private military company has been accused of “rebellion” against Moscow Evgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group private military company, has been accused by the government of staging an armed insurrection. The charges were brought late Friday night after Prigozhin accused Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and General Valery Gerasimov, the chair of […]

We will defend our country from treason – Putin

Evgeny Prigozhin’s attempted coup is a “stab in the back” amid the Ukraine conflict, the Russian president has said President Putin delivers an address to the nation © Sputnik / Gavriil Grigorov The attempted insurrection by the chief of the Wagner private military company, Evgeny Prigozhin, amounts to a betrayal of Russia and its people, Russian President Vladimir […]

‘No excuse’ for Wagner mutiny – Chechen leader

Ramzan Kadyrov has denounced Evgeny Prigozhin as a traitor, while vowing to do his best to restore order The insurrection by Wagner chief Evgeny Prigozhin is a “hideous betrayal” and should be quelled in order to protect Russian unity amid the conflict in Ukraine, the head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, has said. In a post […]

Cancer Taking Off ‘Like Wildfire’: Unsettling Insights from Pathologist Dr. Ryan Cole

“Turbo cancer is something that wasn’t there, and all of a sudden, it’s everywhere. So it goes from being in one spot to [being] everywhere all at once.” “So many doctors” have approached renowned pathologist Dr. Ryan Cole reporting the same unprecedented findings that he’s seeing. That is, cancers taking off or coming back “like wildfire” or […]

Nigeria Scrubbing out Character – By Sonala Olumhense

The 10th Nigeria National Assembly was inaugurated last week. I wish its members a productive session. The 9th, headed by Ahmad Lawan, was a disaster. In his care, it had no idea what the legislative arm of government was, so it became an extension of the confused executive. Last week, Lawan, baited by former Imo […]

Intersociety calls for arrest of El-Rufai

Owerri—The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, yesterday, called for the arrest of the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, over alleged audio tape statement in support of “full Islamic rule” in Nigeria. The Intersociety led by Emeka Umeagbalasi, spoke with newsmen in Owerri, about El-Rufai’s alleged audio clip, among […]

El-Rufai’s wish for an ‘Islamic Republic of Nigeria’, By Olu Fasan

Mallam Nasir el-Rufai is an unrepentant religious bigot; a militant Islamic supremacist, who believes Islam is superior to Christianity and should be privileged in national leadership. He doesn’t just hold these views, he actively pursues them. As governor of Kaduna State for eight years, until May this year, El-Rufai ran an Islamic government, with a […]

Low-hanging fruits, By Hakeem Baba-Ahmed

In policy analysis and governance, low-hanging fruits or quick-wins are used to refer to decisions or actions that can be taken by new leaders because they are expected to have the highest potentials of achieving desired goals, with the least negative consequences. Either the context or other circumstances would have prepared them to be relatively […]

ABACHA: THE MAN WHO HANGED HIS NEIGHBOUR •

It is well known that the Abacha dictatorship—spurning widespread local and international appeals for clemency—hanged Ken Saro-Wiwa, the renowned writer and activist for minority rights and environmental justice, on 10 November 1995. However, General Sani Abacha and Ken Saro-Wiwa shared a much longer history that dated back to the late 1970s when they both lived, […]

Ukrainians become second-largest group of foreigners in Germany

An influx of refugees resulted in 1.3% growth of the country’s population last year, the federal statistics service has reported The German population surged by a whopping 1,122,000 people in 2022, which constitutes 1.3% annual growth, the federal statistics service, Destatis, has reported. The increase was mainly due to the large number of refugees from […]

FBI Make-Work Entrapment Schemes: Creating Criminals in Order to Arrest Them

The U.S. government isn’t protecting us from threats to our freedoms. “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.” — Friedrich Nietzsche We’re not dealing with a government that exists to serve its people, protect their liberties and ensure their happiness. Rather, we are the unfortunate victims […]

China and Cuba close to military base deal – WSJ

US intelligence now claims that joint spy facilities on the island were just the beginning Beijing and Havana are in negotiations to establish a military training facility in Cuba, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing current and former US officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Talks about the base on Cuba’s […]

Nigeria After the Elections

REUTERS/Esa Alexander Speakers Michelle Gavin Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations Ebenezer Obadare Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations Presider John Campbell Former Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria (2004–07)Corporate Program Virtual Meeting CFR experts […]

Putin and What Really Matters on the Chessboard

It’s fascinating to see how Russian war correspondents are now playing a role similar to the former political commissars in the USSR. President Putin’s meeting with a group of Russian war correspondents and Telegram bloggers – including Filatov, Poddubny, Pegov from War Gonzo, Podolyaka, Gazdiev from RT – was an extraordinary exercise in freedom of the press. […]

The USA Needs a Peace President

Most people agree that we are closer to nuclear war than at any time since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Some would even argue that we are closer now than we were in those fateful days, when Soviet missiles in Cuba almost triggered a nuclear war between the US and the USSR. In those days […]

While the West Seeks Victory in Ukraine, the Global South Seeks Peace

There is a revealing difference between the peace proposals for the Russo-Ukrainian War that come from the Global South and peace proposals that come from the NATO-aligned West. For starters, no peace proposals have come from the West, while several have come from the Global South. But when the West talks of a negotiated settlement, […]

Video: A Jewish-Russian Proxy President: Zelensky Transformed into a Nazi?

Absolutely stunning, An Astute Intelligence Op. A Russian Jew transformed into a Nazi? See the video below. Zelensky is Jewish. He supports the Nazi Azov Battalion, the two Nazi parties, which have committed countless atrocities against the Jewish community in Ukraine. He belongs to a Russian-Jewish family. He was brought up as a native Russian speaker, […]

The Democrats Versus Trump: A Bad Horror Movie?

The Democrats and Donald Trump reminds me of a bad horror movie, where the hapless protagonists only make the monster stronger with each attempt to eliminate it. So goes the Democrats’ endless attempts to finally rid America of the “scourge” of Donald Trump. Thanks to the Durham Report we now know they started even before Trump […]

Video: Kenyan President William Ruto Decries Disrespect for Africa and Challenges “U.S. Dollar Dominance

The post below is from africanagenda.net, reporting on a punchy fifteen minute speech by Kenyan President, William Ruto, to the African Union Parliament on the disrespectful manner African leaders are treated by the developed sector. (See video). Below that, is a two minute clip of President Ruto discussing the need to conduct trade outside of the […]

The Corrupt Indictment of Donald Trump. Judicial Watch

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton made the following statement regarding the indictment of former President Donald Trump: This day will go down in infamy. The unprecedented and corrupt indictment of President Trump is built on sand and is brazen election interference. It is an indictment about nothing. Biden’s further transforming of the FBI and Justice Department […]

USA: Politics in a Banana Republic

American political conflicts increasingly resemble the power struggles that are routinely visible in banana republics. The unprecedented indictments of Donald Trump in New York and Florida portend a future marred by lawfare as Democrats seek to use the justice system as a means of ensuring political supremacy and Republicans respond in kind. The Democrats want to permanently remove […]

Dmitry Trenin: Putin has just revealed Russia’s strategy for ending the Ukraine conflict

The situation on the ground is going well for Moscow, but an escalation from the West could push the Kremlin to the extreme June 16, 2023. President of Russia Vladimir Putin speaks at the plenary session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. © Sputnik/Ramil Sitdikov President Vladimir Putin was asked again last Friday at the St. […]

Our south east governors, a wake up call

It is quite possible that before now not many people have taken time to seriously consider it, but there is no doubt that governing a state in the south east has over the years been reduced to one of the most unduly simplified jobs in town, which does not even require an average intelligence or […]

Washington Is Out to Topple India’s Modi, which is “A Partner of Russia”

One of the most critical economic partners of Russia amid the unprecedented Western economic sanctions from Washington and the EU over the Ukraine war has been the Indian government of BJP leader Narendra Modi. In the past several years Modi, playing a delicate balancing act between alliances with Russia and also with the West, has emerged […]

Asari Dokubo in Aso Rock Villa

In 1948, Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, thought of the best way to protect his country’s security information from invasive media toxins. He summed his strategy up in one short sentence: “Take the thief and make him guard.” But a thief would remain a thief even if he is made the chief hunter. A […]

Ukraine: US Launches a Fascist Government, and World War Three?

It all started on March 5, 2014: a US sponsored fascist coalition government under the disguise of democracy was installed in Ukraine. With historical foresight pertaining to the dangers of a Third World War, this article by Felicity Arbuthnot was first published on March 15, 2014 in the immediate wake of the US sponsored EuroMaidan Coup d’état. On […]

Reality vs. Illusion. People have been Robbed of their Ability to “Decipher between Fact and Fiction”

CIA Director, William Casey is reputed to have said to Ronald Reagan ‘We’ll know our disinformation is complete when everything the American public believes is false.’ Fast forward thirty years, and there’s no piece of fiction the masses will not swallow. From Woke to COVID to the war in Ukraine, people no longer make their own ideological pilgrimages to […]

‘Ibute Ike’ Syndrome Among Our Youths

These youngsters are now on another level. What won’t they do to ‘bute ike’. Now eggs are being broken on their heads and blood sprinkled on them by Ezemmuo (hopefully not human blood). It has not occurred to the boys that allowed themselves to be filmed in the viral video where I munched these pictures […]

Special Report – the Men Who Embezzled Nigerian Airways to collapse

29 OCTOBER 2018 On Tuesday, as the Nigerian government commenced payment of the pension of retired employees of the defunct Nigerian Airways, members of the House of Representatives passed a resolution to investigate those indicted for looting the resources of the fallen national carrier. After weeks of verification, the government eventually cleared about 6,000 former […]

“Does Anyone Believe American Propaganda Anymore?”

“Does anyone believe American propaganda anymore?” This is the question of investigative journalist Matthew Taibbi. We can offer no answer of course. Yet we hazard the number of those who do dwindle daily. You recall the dynamiting of the Nord Stream 2 energy pipeline. Through this underwater tube Russia funneled natural gas to Germany. Last […]

According to U.S.-and-Allied ‘News’ Media, It’s Always Been ‘Putin’s Last Stand’

Here is the front cover to the 16 June 2023 issue of America’s The Week magazine: And here are headlines and some ’news’ reports from earlier times, going back more than ten years, and they’ve all consistently been false: Prospect magazine, America, 20 March 2012 Macleans magazine, Canada, 6 February 2014 Forbes magazine, America, 19 March 2018 Meduza, Latvia, 4 March […]

The War in Ukraine Marks the End of the American Century. “What’s Left is a Steaming Pile of Dollar Denominated Debt”

“The ferocity of the confrontation in Ukraine shows that we’re talking about much more than the fate of the regime in Kiev. The architecture of the entire world order is at stake.” Sergei Naryshkin, Director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence. Here’s your ‘reserve currency’ thought for the day: Every US dollar is a check written on an account […]

Shift in Geopolitical Relations: Russia’s Roadmap to Nigeria and Africa

The growing US-China rivalry and Russia-Western allies’ geopolitical tension have shaken the international peace and security system’s foundation and significantly shaped Russia’s diplomacy with Africa. While that seems to be the general trend across the board, the Federal Republic of Nigeria is also getting highly renewed attention from Moscow. Historically Nigeria, like a number of […]

New impeachment motion brought against Biden

Rep. Lauren Boebert has accused the president of willfully allowing an “invasion” by illegal immigrants A US lawmaker filed articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden on Tuesday alleging that his southern border policies make him unfit for office. The motion, filed by Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican from Colorado, charges Biden with abuse of […]

US Treasury admits sanctions threaten dollar hegemony

Many countries are choosing alternative payment instruments and boosting non-dollar holdings within reserve assets, Janet Yellen acknowledged US sanctions are pushing many countries to seek alternatives to the dollar for settlements, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted during her annual appearance on Tuesday before the House Financial Services Committee to discuss the state of the international […]

White House responds to ‘witch hunt’ allegations

President Biden was “not involved” in the decision to indict Trump with federal crimes, his spokeswoman said The White House has denied that President Joe Biden had weaponized the government to prosecute his chief political opponent, former president Donald Trump, for alleged Espionage Act violations. “He was not involved. The president has been very, very […]

Polish PM defends state oil giant’s purchases of Russian energy.

Warsaw does not want to “prevent the Czechs from being able to drive their cars,” Mateusz Morawiecki has said Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has defended state-owned energy firm Orlen’s move to increase shipments of Russian oil this month despite Warsaw’s tough stance on abandoning imports from Moscow, the outlet Notes from Poland reported on […]

Macron asks for invitation to BRICS summit.

The French president would be the first Western leader to sit in on the gathering of emerging economies French President Emmanuel Macron has asked South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for an invitation to the upcoming BRICS summit in Pretoria, French newspaper L’Opinion reported on Monday. Macron’s recent attempts to win over his African counterparts have […]

Türkiye to maintain block on Sweden joining NATO.

Ankara believes Stockholm must do more to address its concerns, the media outlet has said Türkiye is unlikely to signal its readiness to agree to Sweden’s accession to NATO at an upcoming meeting of officials from Türkiye, Sweden, and Finland later this week, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing sources. Ankara believes that Stockholm needs to […]

Frightening Encounters With Arọbinagụ as narrated by Don Ebubeogu (Ide Akokwa), and voiced by Uche Nworah (Ezeudo Enugwu-Ukwu na Umunri)

I was born into a strict Catholic and prayerful family. My parents raised me to put absolute trust in God almighty, the maker of heaven and earth, according to the teachings of the Bible. I fear no other gods, and I genuflect for no being in total submission. Out of courtesy and in obedience to […]

Why Nigeria Needs To Restructure Now Or Disintegrate

Unknown to the people who currently run Nigeria, the country as presently constituted is living on borrowed time and if the structure is not tinkered with, it will only be a matter of time before it cataclysmically implodes. Alarms have repeatedly sounded and have only been greeted with deaf ears, however, this pretense can only […]

Setting the Record Straight; Stuff You Should Know About Ukraine. “The War began before the Russian Invasion”

First published on February 6, 2023 On February 16, 2022, a full week before Putin sent combat troops into Ukraine, the Ukrainian Army began the heavy bombardment of the area (in east Ukraine) occupied by mainly ethnic Russians. Officials from the Observer Mission of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) were located in […]

War Spreads, Democracy Sinks

The resurgent Nazism in Ukraine poses a threat to all of Europe “Nazi Symbols on Ukraine’s Front Lines Highlight Thorny Issues of History”, writes the New York Times. Many of the Ukrainian soldiers — trained by NATO and equipped with increasingly powerful weapons systems such as the German Leopard tank — wear Nazi emblems on […]

America’s Perpetual War: Six Questions

Who are the Beneficiaries of American wars? Introduction Since WWII, there were 32 American military conflicts involving dozens of countries. Some of these military conflicts have lasted for over twenty years and some others are still continuing. In other words, the U.S. is a country of perpetual war. War is terribly destructive human activity. Millions […]

The Igbo problem and paradox.

The restructuring discourse and debate has now been on-going in Nigeria for about a decade. Here in this piece, I simply want to argue that it’s in the best interest of Nigeria, and of Igbos, broadly defined to include “peripheral Igbos” or “fringe Igbos”, to carve out of Nigeria an independent, sovereign nation for all […]

HAPPY SLAVES OF IMO STATE.

It is difficult to control a crowd of slaves in a slave farm but the slave master knows what to do. He targets a few slaves and makes them happy, at least, relatively happier than their counterparts. Make a few slaves happy and they will be loyal to you. They will be happy to defend […]

‘Those Who Cannot Endure And Accept The Pain Of Defeat In Elections Do Not Deserve The Joy Of Victory’ – Tinubu

TEXT OF DEMOCRACY DAY NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU ON JUNE 12, 2023.

How To Be A Nigerian Governor

It is quite possible that before now not many people have taken time to seriously consider it, but there is no doubt that governing a state in Nigeria has over the years been reduced to one of the most unduly simplified jobs in town, which does not even require an average intelligence or any special […]

‘Against All Odds’- Athan Nneji Achonu

Exclusive Documentary With Athan Nneji Achonu, the Labour Party Governorship Candidate in Imo State. Achonu speaks in an interview with a special edition tagged ‘Against All Odds’, where he makes deep revelations with considerable focus on his early life, how he lost his arm, his business, political ideologies, leadership and his vision for Akuruoulo and […]

THE REAL SUBSIDIES ARE NOT FOR THE POOR, BUT THE RICH.

FEMI FALANA, SAN Globally, subsidies, whether for food, transportation, energy or housing, are part of good governance. So, the issue is not subsidies but who benefit from them. In Nigeria, subsidies are primarily of the rich, by the rich and for the rich. I will highlight a few, how they are being manipulated and how […]