OWERE YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW — Which way forward ?

I grew up in Owerri Nchi-Ise to see every Owere man or woman as a brother or sister. This was in the early sixties. My schoolmates at Township School Owerri were practically family members as we ate at each other mother’s kitchen after school. We had few non- indegenes living in Owerri. We were bonded […]

Biden Regime Allows Big Pharma to Loot Medicare?

Earlier this month I reported that my Medicare account has been billed by three separate labs for expired Covid tests sent to me as “totally free, paid for by the Government. Please Do Not Return.” “Paid for by Government” means paid for by Medicare. I now have 24 expired Covid tests for which Medicare has paid. Since reporting […]

Tinubu running and stumbling badly

“Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast.” William Shakespeare, 1564-1616 Hit the ground running was the advice given by most of our erudite young columnists as soon as Tinubu was declared winner of the February Presidential Election. Apart from the fact that it was neither original nor new, few of the purveyors of that […]

Task before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu …(1)

On Tuesday, 13 June, 2023, I was at the University of Ibadan where I delivered a public lecture titled “The task before Nigeria’s 16th Head of State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu” at the 31st Anniversary of the Resurrection Morning Star Society, Chapel of Resurrection of the university. Following is an abridged version of the lecture: “Tinubu […]

Task before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (II)

For the first time since Independence in 1960, Nigeria’s economy expanded slower than its population between 2015 and 2020. Nigeria’s GDP per capita declined by 0.02 per cent, 4.16 per cent and 1.78 in 2015, 2016 and 2017 respectively; in 2018, 2019 and 2020, it declined by 0.68, 0.38 and 4.57 per cent respectively. Nigeria’s […]

Friendly advice to Tinubu stumbling as President.

“Friends speak the truth to each other. Good friends speak the bitter truth” – Israel’s President Herzog, in address to the US Congress, July 19, 2023. Herzog stunned the US Congress (National Assembly) by confessing that his country is now practising the same apartheid for which South African whites were globally condemned in the last […]

Ukrainian corruption threatens US assistance – report

State Department inspectors have flagged concerns about the billions sent to Kiev The US is struggling to keep track of billions of dollars it has sent to Kiev since February 2022, the effectiveness of which may be reduced by government and private corruption in Ukraine. This was the most recent finding of the US State […]

Biden a ‘dumb son of a b*tch’ – Trump

The former US president suggested that Joe Biden is not fit for purpose in his role as Commander in Chief Former US president Donald Trump took aim at Joe Biden at a campaign stop in Pennsylvania on Saturday, branding his successor in the White House “the most corrupt president in American history.” “We have somebody that’s […]

Sanctions on Russian diamonds could disrupt global jewelry market – analyst

Gems have up to now been largely spared from international restrictions Sanctions on exports of Russian diamonds that have been debated by the G7 countries for more than a year may send gem prices soaring globally, CNBC reported on Friday, citing analysts. So far, importing Russian rough diamonds has been banned by the US. At […]

EU looking for ways to restrict Russian diamonds

The trade in precious stones has so far avoided sanctions The EU wants to tighten economic sanctions on Russia by imposing further restrictions on trade in precious stones. According to a statement from the European commissioner for financial stability, Meirid McGuinness on the website of the European Parliament, Brussels is looking for ways to restrict […]

Russia’s Alrosa calls for common diamond strategy with Africa

State companies should develop joint standards in the gemstone mining industry, the head of Alrosa says Russia and Africa account for more than 90% of the global diamond mining market and should develop a joint roadmap for sustainable business development, the head of Russian mining giant Alrosa has said. Pavel Marinychev urged countries and producers […]

BIAFRA, EKPA, KANU & THE REST OF US

Those who think Simon Ekpa is working to get Nnamdi Kanu released are deliberately being naive at best and moronic at worst. The reason you have his supporters believing that destroying the Southeast and killing and maiming Easterners will force the FG to release a man they are holding in far away Abuja is the […]

President Biden Makes the CIA Director Member of His Cabinet: Message and Consequence

“For some time I have been disturbed by the way the CIA has been diverted from its original assignment. It has become an operational and at times a policy-making arm of the government.” Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), 33rd U.S. President,(1945-1953), (in an editorial titled “Limit CIA Role to Intelligence“, The Washington Post, Dec. 22, 1963, p. A11). [The […]

The US Military Is Operating in More Countries Than We Think

A new report finds that DOD uses ‘security cooperation’ programs for ‘secret wars,’ recommends that Congress rein them in. U.S. military forces have been engaged in unauthorized hostilities in many more countries than the Pentagon has disclosed to Congress, let alone the public, according to a major new report released late last week by New York University […]

White House Concerned Over Niger Coup

Military leader of the CNSP calls for change in the domestic and foreign policy of the landlocked West African state. A new leader has emerged in the uranium-rich West African state of Niger just two days after the elected head-of-state, President Mohamed Bazoum, was toppled by his special forces. The presidential guard on July 26 took […]

THE TORTOISE, THE LION AND PUBLIC OPINION- EMEFIELE, THE DSS AND THE RULE OF LAW!

There is this allegory or tale that in the animal kingdom, the tortoise, reputed to be very mischievous, stole from every other animal. The tortoise acted with impunity and went scot-free each time he was confronted by his hapless victims. On a good day, basking on the euphoria of his previous successful escapades, the tortoise […]

Lessons From a New Era of African Statecraft

African populations are eager for partners and reform in the international system, the United States should embrace change. When Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi made a swing through east and southern Africa last week, his agenda was unsurprising. He sought to evade isolation by shoring up relations with Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, signing a flurry of agreements aimed […]

A Tale of two Economies

There are basically two economies in the world and every nation on the face of the earth fall under either of them. These are: The rich and prosperous nations of the world belong to the Knowledge Economy while the the poorest and poverty stricken nations of the world belong to the Religion Economy. The Knowledge […]

A Reformer’s Dilemma

Tinubu’s macroeconomics gets a reality check from Nigeria’s micropolitics. This time last month, the Bola Tinubu administration was riding a wave of popular approval. Following his inauguration on May 29, the new president hit the ground running with a string of measures and pronouncements that seemed to indicate that he had a clear vision for his presidency. […]

Israel’s Judicial Reforms: What to Know

The Israeli parliament’s new legislation limiting Supreme Court oversight of government policies has raised alarm over deepening societal divisions and potential democratic backsliding. Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has passed the first part in the planned overhaul of the country’s judiciary system. What does this new legislation do, and why is it so controversial? The Knesset […]

AI to Force 12 Million American Workers to Look for Jobs

AI is about to revolutionize “US efficiency” with devastating social consequences. With AI (supported by other technologies), 30 % of hours currently worked across the US economy could be automated. See the McKinsey Study 12 million Americans will lose their job within the next 6-7 years. A “stimulus” package in itself will not fix the problem, because “stimulus” […]

Russia-North Korea “High Level Defense” Talks. Sergei Shoigu’s Visit to Pyongyang

On July 26, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held high-level defense talks with his North Korean counterparts. In a clear message to the United States, Pyongyang is also conducting a series of ballistic missile tests that serve as a warning to Washington DC’s belligerence. Namely, the US is escalating tensions with everyone in the area, including by […]

Nothing Is Protected These Days. “The Assault against Identity and Freedom has been Massive, Beyond Belief”

Our enemy that shills for ‘the science’ and digital ID passports Each day brings with it its measure of joy or travail. The noise of life hums along and practicalities absorb the attention of most of us, enough so that the profundity of alterations introduced by the covid operation may not quite be appreciated. Indeed, […]

Enough of the Ukrainian Clown Show! Ukraine and the “Borderlands”. Historical Analysis

If the truth be told, we are getting sick and tired of Zelensky who runs the “cease-pool” of corruption, tyranny, delusion and death in Ukraine. This clown – and that’s what he is actually trained as – just can’t seem to stop stridently demanding money, arms and support from the rest of the world and […]

Russia wants to ditch dollar in trade with African countries

The weaponization of US currency has pushed many nations to look for alternatives, a top banker has said Alternative payment mechanisms in mutual trade will be addressed at the ongoing Russia-Africa summit, one of Russia’s top bankers said on Thursday. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the event in St. Petersburg, Andrey Kostin, the […]

BRICS payment system will replace SWIFT in new ‘non-Western world’ – AFROCOM head

The continent will be part of a multipolar world with completely new economic relations, Igor Morozov has told RT The unipolar world is collapsing and a multipolar world is being formed with the participation of Africa, where a newly-minted middle-class will drive consumer demand in the near future, the head of the Coordinating Committee for […]

Settlements using national currencies would boost Russia-Africa trade – Putin

Cooperation with African countries has been growing rapidly despite difficulties on global markets, Russian president has said A transition to national currencies in bilateral trade between Africa and Russia would further boost cooperation between the two, which has seen rapid growth despite outside pressure, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. Even with economic […]

Niger coup leader declares himself president

Abdourahamane Tchiani, the head of the presidential guard, has been designated president of the newly formed military council Niger’s presidential guard chief, General Abdourahamane Tiani, who masterminded the overthrow of President Mohamed Bazoum this week, has declared himself the new national leader. Abdourahamane, also known as Omar Tchiani, appeared on the state TV channel Tele […]

‘Certain forces’ in the West spent years plotting against Russia – Putin

Foreign powers used Ukraine to target Russian statehood, the president claimed Western countries have spent years steering Ukraine towards a conflict with Russia, as they planned to use Kiev as a tool to undermine Russia’s national security, President Vladimir Putin claimed on Friday. He argued that Russia’s retaliation, including its ongoing military operation in the neighboring […]

Neutral status for Ukraine ‘fundamental’ to Russia – Putin

Moscow can’t accept having a hostile military bloc in the former Soviet republic, the Russian president said The prospect of Ukraine becoming a member of NATO is an existential threat to Russian national security and will not be tolerated, Russian President Vladimir Putin told representatives of several African countries on Friday. In the document that […]

Russia outlines priorities for development of Africa.

The expansion of maritime logistics is necessary to cater for growing trade, according to the customs service Expanding transport links between Russia and Africa is among the priorities for the development of mutual trade, the Russian Federal Customs Service said on Thursday. According to the service’s interim head, Ruslan Davydov, up to 95% of trade […]

The Proxy War Against Russia Could be Stopped Immediately and Thus a Third World War Prevented

The Role Model of Our Generation After Two World Wars Time is again “out of joint” (Shakespeare) as it was before the First and Second World Wars. Yet it seems that we citizens again do not know what to do in this incendiary situation. Above all, the intellectuals among us have a much greater responsibility […]

Towards a New Peace and Multipolar Security Thinking for A Cooperative and Peaceful World

A major peace publishing event across cultures: The cover story of the esteemed “China Investment” Magazine’s July 2023 edition Can you imagine a leading economics, finance and investment magazine in the Western world publishing a 30 A4-page (10,000 words) article about the future peace and security world order – a think-piece consisting merely of concepts, […]

INSIGHT INTO JUDICIAL CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA

Issues surrounding corruption in the Judiciary in Nigeria has been a matter of concern for many for a long time and I will like to shed some light on what is going on. As a Judge, I have many friends in the Nigerian Judiciary at all levels I will be revealing facts many may not […]

Albanian Narco-terrorists, the KLA and the UK Cocaine Market

Since the 1990s, the United Kingdom has been one of the staunchest supporters of Albanian expansionism (mostly fueled by their unrelenting narco-terrorist tendencies). At the time, London sent its intelligence services to Albania where they worked closely with their American, German and other NATO counterparts to set the stage for a terrorist insurrection in the southern Serbian […]

The problem of Evil: Why does the way of the wicked prosper?

One of the perennial questions which have plagued theology, religion, and humanity in general for millennia is the seeming lack of a positive correlation between righteous living and prosperity. Were it even so simple as there being absolutely no connection between one’s behavior and one’s prosperity (or the lack thereof), the dilemma would not be […]

Putin makes Africa sovereignty pledge

The Russian president has addressed the continent’s leaders on the eve of a major summit in St. Petersburg The African continent is becoming one of the pillars of a new multipolar world, and Russia will do everything in its power to help it prosper, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. In a welcome address to […]

Yuan squeezing out dollar in China’s bilateral trade

The renminbi was used in 49% of Beijing’s international settlements last quarter, figures have shown The yuan surpassed the US dollar to become the most-used currency in China’s overall cross-border transactions from April to June, Nikkei reported this week, citing statistical data from the Chinese State Administration of Foreign Exchange. According to the outlet’s analysis […]

Here’s how the end of the US dollar’s global dominance will play out

Much of the world now supports de-dollarization. It will happen, but not as a “big bang” The de-dollarization of the global financial system is set to continue. This will be facilitated by the development of new financial technology. Central banks will seek to settle directly with each other without using the currencies of developed countries. […]

Colonists still in Africa to grab resources – former Mozambican leader’s daughter (VIDEO)

Josina Machel says the continent’s people don’t need to take up arms to get rid of neocolonialism, but must unite instead Josina Ziyaya Machel, the daughter of the first president of independent Mozambique, Samora Moises Machel, has told RT that forces claiming to fight terrorism represent a new form of colonialism. Machel, who is part […]

How Russia sanctions sparked global revolt against US dollar

An increasing number of nations have been shunning the greenback in trade settlements The number of international agreements aimed at abandoning the US dollar in trade has been growing lately, signaling a global de-dollarization push in light of Washington’s aggressive foreign policy. RT explores the reverse side of the US sanctions policy and whether it […]

‘Africa is fighting, Africa will win’: How Soviet art supported the decolonization of the ‘Dark Continent’

The liberation of Africa from the oppression of Western colonizers in the 1960s became one of the main themes of Soviet propaganda posters In the second half of the 20th century, the African continent lived through its own ‘parade of sovereignties.’ In 1960 alone, 17 new nations gained independence in what was formerly colonial Africa. […]

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty on tax charges after deal falls apart

US President Joe Biden’s son enters not-guilty plea after US judge raised concerns about plea agreement. US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter has pleaded not guilty to two tax crimes after a plea deal with United States federal prosecutors fell apart during a court hearing after a judge raised concerns over the agreement. Hunter Biden was charged last […]

Hunter Biden hearing ends after judge is not ready to accept revised plea deal

CNN legal analyst: Hunter Biden’s legal problems are not over A plea deal between President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden and the Justice Department is on hold after a dramatic court hearing Wednesday. Hunter Biden failed to pay between $1.1 million and $1.5 million in federal taxes before the legal deadlines and was poised to plead guilty […]

Senate seeks extradition, prosecution of Simon Ekpa over sit-at-home orders in S/East

The Senate on Wednesday strongly condemned the weekly ‘sit at home’ order in the South East imposed by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The upper chamber urged the federal government to collaborate with the Finnish government and extradite a leader of the gang, Simon Ekpa, from Finland for prosecution in Nigeria. The Red […]

Labour Blames Courts For Present Sufferings, Hardships On Nigerians

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the courts of being responsible for the present sufferings, hardships, and underdevelopment in Nigeria. NLC President Joe Ajaero made the accusation in his address at the closing ceremony of the 2023 Rain School of the Congress in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Ajaero said that the earlier nationwide action […]

THE FIGHT BETWEEN DSS AND PRISON OFFICERS OVER EMEFIELE: SOMETHING YOU DIDN’T KNOW

One of the good things out of spending time in Nigerian prison was that I learnt some secrets about how the prison and the Nigerian criminal justice system work. Yes, I was detained in Kuje prison. I was never convicted. No court ever found me guilty of any crime. And I did not commit a […]

The Moral Burden of National Security.

National security is the protection of the people, preservation of national values, ensuring the protection and furtherance of the national socio-economic and political prosperity and the protection of the abstract State. No State has a life of its own distinct from the lives of the people who constitute the State. However, in Nigeria, there has […]

Niger’s Bazoum says presidential guards moved against him

Presidency says army ready to attack if guards do not back down, adds president is well after reports said he was held within the presidential palace. Niger’s presidency has said some members of the presidential guard tried to move against President Mohamed Bazoum, warning that the army was ready to attack them if they did not […]

Alleged Covid-19 Deaths: It’s Evil to Fake Deaths to Panic People…

Textbook evil. Senator Gerard Rennick is an Australian politician, who is in the Liberal National Party of Queensland since July 2019. He wrote the following on this webpage: We are all used to the Government lying but in my view this has to be one of the biggest lies of all. The World Health Organisation has told […]

American Weapons in Ukraine Funneled to Arms Traffickers, Criminals

The Pentagon inspector general found the arms Washington sent to Kiev did not undergo the required inspections. A report from the inspector general found weapons the US sent to Ukraine in the hands of criminals and on the black market. The Arms Control Act requires the White House to establish an inspection system for weapons the US […]

The Road Ahead: Building a Worldwide Movement Against “Corona Tyranny”

Chapter XV of “The Worldwide Corona Crisis. Global Coup d’Etat Against Humanity” by Prof. Michel Chossudovsky, 2022 The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris on the afternoon of July 14, 1789. The Bastille was a medieval armory, fortress, and political prison. It was the symbol of Royal Authority under the reign of King Louis XVI. The […]

Before Tinubu ‘loses the plot’

Several markers and official responses in the last week demonstrate the unfolding turmoil in the economy and the uncoordinated response of President Bola Tinubu. While the naira exchange rate rose to N870 to $1, and the pump price of petrol to N617 per litre, inflation rate in June was reported at 22.79 per cent. Food […]

Why Are More Countries Eager to Join BRICS?

After over a decade of development, BRICS cooperation has been greatly strengthened. The international community has widely recognized and supported BRICS, and an increasing number of like-minded countries want to join it. Who Wants In? According to Russian media reports, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on June 15 that the number of countries […]

See 867 US Military Bases on New Online Tool. Interactive Map

This was originally published in November 2022. World BEYOND War has launched a new online tool at worldbeyondwar.org/no-bases that allows the user to view a globe pock-marked with 867 U.S. military bases in countries other than the United States, and to zoom in for a satellite view of and detailed information on each base. The tool also allows filtering […]

The Worldwide Network of US Military Bases (2001-2005)

The Global Deployment of US Military Personnel Editor’s Note This important analysis and review of US military might by award winning Canadian geographer Professor Jules Dufour, was first published by Global Research in 2007. Jules Dufour passed away after a long illness in August 2017. His legacy will live. US military presence around the World has expanded […]

The Seekers of World Domination. “The Neocons”

The US urge to dominate the World is still looking for a way. Not that the US can – but that doesn’t mean the Neocons won’t attempt. Neocons no longer identify themselves as such, but that also doesn’t mean that they have gone away – or that they have changed. Democrat Neocons, btw, never self-identified by […]

The Hidden Truth Behind War with Russia

The plot behind Ukraine is far deeper than anyone is willing to talk about publically. Yanukovich was corrupt and his sons were acting like a protection racket. Yanukovich was keen on joining the EU but the treaty had a clause in there that would have put Ukraine in NATO through the backdoor. Ukraine would have […]

Neocons Want War with China

Mirroring meticulous Chinese attention to protocol, they met at Villa 5 of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse – exactly where Kissinger first met in person with Zhou Enlai in 1971, preparing Nixon’s 1972 visit to China. The Mr. Kissinger Goes to Beijing saga was an “unofficial”, individual attempt to try to mend increasingly fractious Sino-American relations. […]

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

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 the vicinity at the time and […]

Why Russia and the US Will Never Go Back to the Pre-2022 State of Affairs

Russians increasingly believe the West wants to destroy their country There is an increasingly widespread view in Russia that the goal of the US – and the “collective West” it leads – is to achieve a “final solution” to the “Russian question.” The goals are believed to be defeating Russia, wrecking its military potential, restructuring its statehood, […]

Is Psychiatry “Fake Science”?

Stress and so-called mental health issues have been in ‘pandemic’ mode? With the seemingly endless fear-generating narratives of the corporate-owned mass media in relation to catastrophic CO2-induced climate change; virus pandemics; nuclear war; or whatever else they can come up with to keep you shivering under your sheets – is it any wonder that stress and […]

US Grows Tired of Zelensky, Who Is Burning Bridges with Europe – Former Pentagon Official

US officials are growing tired of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky making endless demands for Western support, writes Douglas MacKinnon, a former adviser for policy and communications at the Pentagon, in an op-ed for The Hill. Even without MacKinnon’s insight, it is evident that Western leaders are becoming weary of Zelensky’s demands, as seen at the recent NATO Summit […]

Key points from Putin’s Africa vision

The Russian leader reflected on the “trust and mutual support” between Moscow and African countries President Vladimir Putin has shared his views on how Russia and Africa should unite their efforts in pushing for global “peace, progress, and a successful future,” in an article released ahead of the Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg. Africa has “rightful place” in deciding the world’s fate […]

German firms in no rush to leave Russia – envoy

Russia continues to be an attractive market for foreign companies, Moscow’s ambassador to Germany says The Russian economy has proven resilient despite sanctions, and German businesses are reluctant to leave the market despite pressure from the government in Berlin, Russia’s ambassador to Germany said in an interview with the news website Lenta.ru, published last week. […]

Zelensky’s ‘Cannon fodder’: The strange lives and pointless deaths of foreign mercenaries fighting in Ukraine

“My mates have died, and are dying. I’ve seen things out here that, from a military perspective, are beyond unacceptable,” says one Australian fighter From the start of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, thousands of foreign mercenaries have joined Ukraine’s Armed Forces. They came to Ukraine from all over the world, but mostly from Poland, […]

Richard Nixon predicted Ukraine conflict in 1994 – WSJ

The ex-US president believed the situation in the country was “highly explosive,” according to a declassified letter Former US president Richard Nixon warned his successor Bill Clinton nearly 30 years ago that Ukraine could plunge into bloody turmoil, while predicting major political changes in Russia, according to a document made available to the public last […]

West failed to hold up its end of Black Sea grain deal – analyst

Russia and Africa should now work on a more fair agreement, Ovigwe Eguegu told RT It is “disingenuous” of the West to expect Russia to renew the Black Sea grain deal when Western governments didn’t hold up their end of the bargain, policy analyst Ovigwe Eguegu told RT on Saturday. Russia and Africa, he argued, should strike […]

Africa got almost nothing from Ukraine grain deal – Putin

Western businesses “shamelessly” profited from the arrangement, the Russian leader has said President Vladimir Putin says there is no longer any use in continuing the Black Sea grain deal, as it failed to serve its original humanitarian purpose, in an article released ahead of the second Russia-Africa Summit and Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum in St. […]

Russia-Africa trade has major potential – Putin

Economic cooperation reached $18 billion in 2022, the president has said Russia’s trade with African nations is growing based on mutual trust and goodwill, President Vladimir Putin has said in an article released ahead of the Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg. The second Russia-Africa Summit is scheduled for July 27-28 and takes place alongside the […]

Perspective: South Africa Showed That BRICS Isn’t What Many of Its Supporters Assumed

For as much as the ruling African National Congress might sincerely want to host President Putin and accelerate financial multipolarity processes through close cooperation with Russia via BRICS, the “politically inconvenient” fact is that it ultimately chose to submit to Western pressure and not do so. Building upon this observation and the precedent established by […]

Kiev threatens to sink civilian ships bound for Russia

The warning comes after Moscow de-facto re-imposed a naval blockade of Ukraine The Ukrainian military has said it will treat all vessels sailing toward Russia’s Black Sea Ports as if they are carrying military supplies, warning they could share the same fate as a Russian warship sunk earlier in the conflict. The thinly veiled threat was issued […]

Moscow lists seven conditions for grain deal resumption

Restrictions on Russia’s agricultural exports and supporting infrastructure should be lifted, the deputy UN envoy has said Russia is ready to rejoin the grain deal brokered by the UN and Türkiye, but only on the condition that Western nations and Ukraine meet their long-standing obligations, Moscow’s deputy permanent representative to the UN said on Friday. […]

Kiev used grain deal to stock up on military supplies – Russia

Ukraine has used humanitarian corridors reserved for grain shipments to attack Russian targets, Moscow claims Ukraine has used the Black Sea grain deal to accumulate sizable military and fuel supplies, Russian Deputy Ambassador to the UN Dmitry Polyansky told the organization’s Security Council (UNSC) on Friday. EU nations have also exploited the agreement to reap […]

Russia and Brazil on course to boost mutual trade – official

Turnover between the two BRICS member states reached a record high last year, Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira says Brazil is looking forward to scaling up its trade with Russia, Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said in an interview with RIA Novosti published earlier this week. The senior official hailed last year’s growth in trade turnover between […]

African country confirms defense contract with Russian fighters

Wagner PMC is protecting the president of the Central African Republic, an adviser to its head of state has said The Central African Republic (CAR) has a defense contract with the Wagner private military company, which is helping to enhance the country’s security, Fidele Gouandjika, special minister and presidential adviser, has said. Members of the […]

Why the Political West Still Doesn’t Want Ukraine to Join NATO

For approximately 20-25 years, the political West has been flirting with the idea of Ukraine joining NATO. And yet, Kiev is as far from joining the belligerent alliance as it was a few decades ago, as evidenced by Zelensky’s unconcealed, almost painful frustration at the latest NATO summit in Lithuania’s Vilnius. The very idea that Ukraine might […]

Video: Agent Zelensky

As a former intelligence officer, I’ve been wondering why has no one done an investigation about Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine. His rise to power, in my opinion, represents an incredible manipulation of world opinion that will go down in history as a classic case study in social psychological engineering: an ordinary comedian who came to […]

How Corrupt Is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky?

Before the Russian invasion, CIA reports linked him to an oligarch so dirty and so mired in “significant corruption” that the State Department banned him from entering the U.S. But now CIA propaganda portrays Zelensky as nobler than Winston Churchill and saintlier than Mother Theresa. Will the Real Volodymyr Zelensky Please Stand Up In 2019, […]

Who is Volodymyr Zelensky?

This incisive article by Nauman Sadiq was first written on March 18, 2022, barely two weeks after the Russian invasion, provides a carefully documented portrait of President Zelensky and his links to the CIA. Contradictions: Volodymyr Zelensky is Jewish. He supports the Nazi Azov Battalion, the two Nazi parties, which have committed countless atrocities against the Jewish community in Ukraine. […]

Control The Human Brain, Control the World

Neurotechnology and the Ban of Mind Control Weapons: If Democracy Is to Win in This World, the United Nations Must Become Democratic Outstanding analysis by Mojmir Babacek On July 6 2023, The Washington Times published the article “China crafts weapons to alter brain function; report says tech meant to influence government leaders“. The article says: “China‘s People’s […]

MBAH AND THE ROT IN NYSC

If the recent report on the investigation by the Department of State Security (DSS) into the discharge certificate feud between the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State surprised anyone, it wasn’t me. Even though I was of the view that both parties should be allowed to prove their respective […]

US congresswoman wants Hunter Biden drug-tested

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s questions about alleged drug use at the White House followed the discovery of a bag of cocaine near the West Wing US Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene questioned whether President Joe Biden’s son Hunter and the rest of the White House occupants could pass a drug test in a tweet on Wednesday, […]

FBI knew Hunter Biden laptop was real – House GOP

Republicans say the FBI interfered in the 2020 election by misleading the American public The Federal Bureau of Investigation refused to disclose to US social media companies that the laptop allegedly belonging to President Joe Biden’s son was genuine, the US House Judiciary Committee revealed on Friday. The New York Post had published a story about Hunter Biden’s […]

North Korea threatens US with nuclear retaliation

Pyongyang has accused Washington and Seoul of plotting an attack against it North Korea has threatened a nuclear response if the US deploys aircraft carriers, bombers, and missile submarines in South Korea, according to a statement shared on Thursday by state media channel KCNA. Pyongyang claims that despite repeated warnings, Washington and Seoul held a […]

UK intelligence plotted Crimean Bridge bombing – The Grayzone

Months ago, British operatives reportedly studied ways to blow up the strategic bridge UK intelligence officials apparently commissioned a study in April examining ways to blow up Russia’s Crimea Bridge, The Grayzone has reported. The secret plot was drawn up at the request of senior British Army intelligence operative Chris Donnelly, the Grayzone reported on […]

Russian oil exports to China set new record

Crude flows hit 10.5 million tons in June, customs data has shown China’s imports of Russian crude soared to an all-time high last month, helping the sanctioned country maintain its position as Beijing’s top oil supplier, according to customs data. Oil flows from Russia hit 10.5 million tons in June, up more than 40% compared […]

‘Now is the time for independence’ – Scottish leader

Nicola Sturgeon has announced a second vote to leave the UK for October 2023 Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced on Tuesday that a second Scottish independence referendum will be held on October 19, 2023. However, a ‘yes’ vote will not be enough to separate Scotland from the UK. Sturgeon told lawmakers at Holyrood, Scotland’s […]

Western arms supplied to Ukraine offered on darknet – RT investigation

RT’s journalists were able to swiftly agree the purchase of a US-made Phoenix Ghost kamikaze drone The lavish deliveries of ‘lethal aid’ from the US, UK and other NATO countries to Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia have led to marketplaces where some of those weapons can be purchased popping up on the dark web, […]

West knows Ukraine weapons leaking to black market – Seymour Hersh

Poland, Romania and other countries are being flooded with arms intended for Kiev, the veteran journalist insists Western-supplied arms are being sold by Ukrainian commanders to smugglers in Poland, Romania and other states, veteran American journalist Seymour Hersh has claimed. The Pulitzer Prize winner, speaking to Afshin Rattansi on his program ‘Going Underground,’ said the […]

Western-supplied equipment was stolen in Ukraine – Pentagon report

The US has struggled to keep track of weapons it sent to Kiev early in the conflict, the paper says Some of the military equipment supplied to Ukraine by the US and its allies during the conflict with Russia has fallen into the hands of criminal groups, volunteer fighters and traffickers, a report by the […]

Germany opposes EU plan to transfer Russian assets – FT

EU officials have been debating ways of confiscating the funds and sending them to Ukraine Germany has raised objections to Brussels’s plan to use frozen Russian Central Bank assets for Ukraine’s reconstruction, warning of the legal and financial risks arising from such a move, the Financial Times reported on Monday. The European Commission has been […]

UK seeking ‘creative’ means to seize Russian assets

No country has yet found a legal method to redirect sanctioned funds, a British official has revealed Coming up with a way to “repurpose” frozen Russian assets for rebuilding Ukraine will require “creativity and innovation,” Britain’s Parliament heard during a debate on Tuesday. “It is our ambition to find a legally workable route to repurpose Russian assets. As yet, […]

EU would be ‘disgraced’ by stealing Russian assets – Austrian FM

Alexander Schallenberg has argued that the bloc must find a ‘watertight’ legal case if it wants to appropriate Moscow’s funds The EU must ensure it has a clear legal basis if it decides to confiscate frozen Russian assets and hand them over to Ukraine, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has warned. The diplomat argued that […]

EU divided over profiting from Russian assets – Bloomberg

The European Central Bank and the bloc’s leaders have reportedly sparred over plans to tax sanctioned assets EU leaders and the European Central Bank have argued over a plan to use profits generated by Russian assets that are frozen under EU sanctions, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing anonymous sources. The EU has frozen assets and […]

EU reveals profit from frozen Russian assets

Nearly $2 billion in interest was generated between January and June, Euroclear has said Major EU clearing house, Belgium-based Euroclear, has revealed that it accrued nearly $2 billion in profit from frozen Russian assets in the first half of 2023. In financial results for the first six months of this year, Euroclear reported “a substantial growth […]

EU not ready to give Russian assets to Ukraine – Netherlands

Legal issues and German concerns make the move “difficult,” a Dutch government representative has said The EU is not ready to transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine due to legal issues and concerns from Germany, a Dutch government representative has said. Geoffrey van Leeuwen, a prime ministerial adviser on foreign affairs and defense, told a […]

Book review: SPIES- The epic intelligence war between East and West

The riveting story of the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West with lessons for our new superpower conflict with China Espionage, election meddling, disinformation, assassinations, subversion, and sabotage – all attract headlines today about Putin’s dictatorship. But they are far from new. The West has a long-term Russia problem, not a Putin problem. […]

Russia stepping up security at Black Sea base with spy dolphins, says UK intelligence

Dolphins trained to detect enemy divers are being deployed at Sevastopol on Crimean peninsula Russia is stepping up security at its Sevastopol Black Sea fleet base by deploying trained dolphins meant to detect and “counter” enemy divers, British intelligence has said. A report made by the UK defence intelligence agency says that the Russian navy […]

The story behind John F. Kennedy’s ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’

During the Cold War 60 years ago, US President John F. Kennedy sparked hope with a legendary speech given in West Berlin after the Berlin Wall came up. The June 1963 visit to West Germany by then-US president John F. Kennedy was eagerly awaited. Diplomatic relations between the two countries had been somewhat strained since […]