Between Wike and Gumi, who really owns Abuja?

Before Abuja, there was Lagos as our Federal Capital. And this is where I would want to believe that there is something about our North and Federal Capital Territories. Before independence and immediately after independence, Lagos had a succession of two ministers of Lagos Affairs, both were northerners. One was Alhaji Musa Yar’Adua, father of […]

What American media and other western friends of Israel don’t tell us.

This article from Israeli’s largest newspaper is very long but it’s worth you taking your time over hours or days to read it. It took me 5 minutes to read it. Very interesting and informative pieces of information that American media and other western friends of Israel don’t tell us. Please read. Dear all…In order […]

The Arochuku Oracle And Aro Trading System

Although there were many oracles only a few became nationally famous for the impartiality of their judicial decisions; there were those at Awgu, Umunoha, Ozuzu, the Agbala oracle at Awka and, what became the oracle of highest appeal in all Ibo and Ibibio land, Arochuku. Awka was famous for its blacksmiths whose guilds took turns […]

A Yoruba king’s Sodom and Gomorrah

Susanne Wenger was famous as Adunni Oloriṣa. The BBC in 2008 described her as “white priestess of ‘black magic.’” A Nigerian said she was “white priestess of an African goddess.” Until her death in 2009, she was the custodian of Osun Osogbo grove and everything connected to its sacredness. But that task was not what […]

10 Questions for US Media Covering Gaza War. Ralph Nader

The message of Israeli peace groups’ peaceful solutions are drowned out by the media’s addiction to interviews with military tacticians. In the midst of extensive coverage of the war in Gaza, there are questions that the U.S. mass media should address: 1. How did Hamas, with tiny Gaza surrounded by a 17-year Israeli blockade, subjected […]

People of the World: Stop the Israeli Murder in Gaza

30 October 2023 “They are Killing Our Children” More than 8,000 Palestinians have been killed in the last three weeks in Gaza. Every day of this atrocious and ever-expanding Israeli onslaught at least a 1,000 more will be murdered. Schools and hospitals are being targeted. The unspoken yet deliberate objective is to kill Palestinian children. More […]

Biden’s Bungles Over Gaza

29 October 2023 The main press stable was keen to see the scrappy benefits of the 31-hour visit to Israel by US President Joe Biden. On National Public Radio (NPR), Scott Neuman expressed the view that the “largely symbolic” visit did yield a few “concrete accomplishments” including an announcement of $100 million in Palestinian aid, convincing Israel to […]

Israel’s Gaza War: “Situation is Now Catastrophic”. “Nakba is Ongoing”

29 October 2023 Targeting Palestinian Civilians As of Saturday morning October 28, Israel’s genocidal attacks on Gaza have killed more than 7,300 Palestinians including about 3,000 children according to Al Jazeera. Another 1,650 Palestinians are trapped under the demolished remains of their homes and buildings destroyed by Israeli bombing, with half of them being children. This is an […]

An All-out War May Have Just Begun in the Middle East

29 October 2023 Al Jazeera is reporting (27 October evening) utterly massive and continuous bombardments of the northern Gaza Strip; unlike anything seen so far. They believe a ground offensive has begun. ALL COMMUNICATIONS WITH GAZA CUT OFF: phones, fax, internet, cellular – all off. Biden sends “war powers” notification to Congress over Gaza situation […]

Video: “Wiping Gaza Off The Map”: Big Money Agenda. Confiscating Palestine’s Maritime Natural Gas Reserves

30 October 2023 Introduction Israel has launched an invasion (October 7, 2023) of the Gaza Strip. As outlined by Felicity Arbuthnot with foresight 10 years ago in a December, 30 2013 article: “Israel is set to become a major exporter of gas and some oil, “If All Goes to Plan”. In the current context, Israel’s “All Goes to Plan” option consists in bypassing Palestine […]

POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION OF THE SUPREME COURT JUDGMENTS IN THE 2023 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PETITIONS- HIGHLIGHTING EXIGENT LEGISLATIVE INTERVENTIONS!

Nigeria is a country where the best appears impossible but the worst will never happen. What a country! After all the preparations, brouhaha, humungous expenses, logistic nightmares, suspense, dramatics and histrionics that characterised the 2023 general elections and in particular the presidential election, on Thursday the 26th day of October 2023, the Supreme Court of […]

Nigeria and the $11 Billion Scam Verdict By Olusegun Adeniyi

I had just arrived Abuja from Beijing, China on Monday when news broke that Nigeria won its case against Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) Limited, which had been seeking enforcement of a controversial $11 billion judgement debt in its favour. The Commercial Courts of England and Wales upheld Nigeria’s prayer that the said gas processing […]

5,000 US troops involved in Gaza offensive – Iranian media

The report by Tasnim News Agency comes as the Pentagon has moved additional military assets into the Middle East Several thousand US troops have taken part in Israel’s ground operation in Gaza, the Iran-based Tasnim News Agency reported on Saturday. The Pentagon has recently announced plans to significantly reinforce its military presence in the Middle […]

Erdogan accuses Israel of ‘war crimes’

As West Jerusalem expands its operation in Gaza, the Turkish president has hardened his rhetoric against the Jewish state Türkiye will present evidence of Israeli war crimes in Gaza to the world, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a rally on Saturday. While Erdogan initially positioned himself as a potential mediator between the Israelis […]

Israel threatens to destroy Musk’s Starlink

Elon Musk has promised to help humanitarian organizations to stay connected amid an information blackout in Gaza Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Kahri has vowed that “Israel will use all means at its disposal to fight” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s planned provision of Starlink internet access to Gaza. “Hamas will use it for terrorist activities,” Kahri claimed in a […]

Western Militaries’ Growing Role in Israel’s Gaza Campaign: U.S. Marine Generals and Special Ops. on the Ground as France Advocates Coalition Involvement

27 October 2023 As the Israeli Defence Forces increasingly been reported to be facing difficulties achieving the objective of destroying the Palestinian militia Hamas, the United States has responded by providing growing levels of personnel and material support. While significantly escalating the American military presence in the region, the Pentagon has dispatched Marine Corps Lieutenant General […]

Operation False Flag to Set the Middle East on Fire

28 October 2023 Facts, not opinion, are increasingly showing that the attack carried out by Hamas on Oct. 7 in Israel was the detonator for an Operation False Flag, similar to the Sept. 11, 2001 attack in the United States. Remarkable are the similarities, which we summarize in this fact sheet accompanying the Grand Angle […]

Behind Biden’s shift on Israel-Hamas war: Gaza deaths, international pressure

WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and his team have markedly shifted their tone on the Israel-Hamas crisis in recent days, moving from unfettered support of Israel to emphasizing the need to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza ahead of a looming Israeli ground invasion. Biden has not changed his fundamental belief that Israel […]

PALESTINE & ISRAEL – IGBO & YORUBA BY ADEDAMOLA ADETAYO – A REBUTTAL

On the surface, the piece “Palestine & Israel – Igbo & Yoruba” published 9th October, 2023 by one Adedamola Adetayo is one of those rants that do not deserve refutation. However, some lies, if left to fester, could mislead many people. This is especially true when you consider that Adetayo’s profanity against Ndigbo is not […]

Israel moves closer to blocking Al Jazeera

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi has accused the Qatari network of “propaganda,” “encouraging violence,” and aiding Hamas The Israeli government has approved emergency regulations allowing it to suspend the operations of foreign media outlets amid the conflict with Hamas. The move paves the way for the closure of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera channel’s bureau in the country. […]

US government asks Qatar to ‘tone down’ Al Jazeera – Axios

Influencing the network would show Doha’s change of heart about Hamas US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has asked the Qatari government to change its relationship with Hamas, starting with the way Al Jazeera reports on the Israel-Gaza conflict, Axios reported on Wednesday. Blinken reportedly revealed this to a group of America’s Jewish community leaders […]

Israel’s Unfolding Crime of Genocide of the Palestinian People and U.S. Failure to Prevent and Complicity in Genocide

24 October 2023 As President Biden visited Israel, and the Palestinian death toll in Gaza passed 3,300, the U.S.-based Center for Constitutional Rights released a legal and factual analysis of Israel’s unfolding genocide against the Palestinian people and U.S. complicity. The emergency briefing paper came on the heels of the U.S. veto of a United […]

WHAT NIGERIAN BUSINESS ELITES ARE DOING TO NAIRA

The CEO of Confederated Facilitators Limited (CFL) Group of companies, Lai Omotola has posited that the soaring dollar to naira rate, alongside Nigeria’s economy is not being driven by market forces but by wealthy elite businessmen whom he tagged, ‘market cabals’ He stated this while speaking with journalist during a media parley organised by his […]

WIKE, GUMI AND THE GEOGRAPHICAL EXPRESSION CALLED NIGERIA

Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, an Islamic scholar residing in Kaduna, has claimed that Christians cannot be trusted with the nation’s security. This was said by the divisive cleric in a sermon that lasted more than 14 minutes and was posted on his official Facebook page. In the same vein, the cleric yelled profanities at Chinwo Nyesom […]

THE VOYAGE

~ A Must Read About 30 years ago, I slept at the Murtala Muhammed Airport for four days. No, I was not a homeless vagabond. I had bought the Nigeria Airways ticket to fly to the United States for a one-year sabbatical leave. But when I arrived at the airport, I realized that my ticket […]

An Army of Special Assistants

Why do public office holders in Nigeria increasingly appoint a large number of personal aides? In November 2022, barely six months before the expiration of his term of office, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike doubled the number of his Special Assistants on Political Affairs from an already staggering 100,000 to an incredulous 200,000. At the inauguration ceremony […]

Paper Truths and Counterfeit Lives

The furor over Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s academic records is less about his person and more about the character of Nigerian society. In one sense, the ongoing commotion in Nigeria over the educational record of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is entirely about his personal failure to retire nagging doubts among the Nigerian public, and […]

“Greater Israel”: The Zionist Plan for the Middle East

21 October 2023 The Infamous “Oded Yinon Plan”. Introduction by Michel Chossudovsky A popular article, first published on March 1st, 2013 Update and Analysis On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm.” which wasled by its Military Chief Mohammed Deif. On that same day, Netanyahu confirmed a so-called “State of Readiness For War”. Israel has now (October 7, 2023) officially […]

Biden and Pope Francis Discuss Israel and Gaza in a Call.

President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Sunday and discussed the ongoing conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, the White House and the Vatican said in separate statements. They discussed “the need to prevent escalation in the region and to work toward a durable peace in the Middle […]

Freudian fraud, Akpabio and EFCC chair

Father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, must have had the conversation last week between Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the recently cleared Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Ola Olukoyede in mind. While propounding the theory of what is now known as Freudian slips in his 1901 book he entitled The Psychopathology […]

Oil price spikes as Middle East tensions rise

The escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has sparked fears over potential oil supply disruptions in the region Global oil prices saw a sharp increase on Wednesday amid fears that the conflict between Israel and the armed Palestinian group Hamas could spread to other countries in the Middle East, causing global oil supply disruptions. Markets across […]

Criminal democracy and capitalism

Like everything else, capitalism and democracy have ugly faces. The normal trend is that good men who love law and order win elections and form good government to protect the interest of all. Often they find that they have to confront criminal capitalism in form of organised crimes and unscrupulous businessmen and women who would […]

Reflections on Nigerian democracy and leadership.

“If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future” –Winston Churchill. What is needed for Nigeria to make progress is ideologically driven and values orientated politics and a north that is able to balance the overall interest of Nigeria with its own sectarian interest […]

Nigeria Needs A New Constitution To Move Forward.

Good evening distinguished ladies and gentlemen. A MUST READ FOR ALL NIGERIANS!!! A MASTER PIECE FROM A 90-YEAR-OLD ICONIC DIPLOMAT CHIEF EMEKA ANYAOKU – Former Commonwealth Sec. Gen. Anyaoku Nigeria’s iconic 90-year-old diplomat and former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku has said that the way forward for Nigeria is a new constitution to […]

Hamas’s atrocities and Israel’s retaliation will change both sides for ever

Hamas’s atrocities and Israel’s retaliation will change both sides for ever The miscalculations of Israel’s and Gaza’s leaders are being laid bare The first hours were chaos. Residents of southern Israel, near the border with Gaza, woke to the sound of incoming rockets and mortars. They rushed to shelters—a grim routine in this part of […]

(Flashback) The Invasion of Gaza: Part of a Broader US-NATO-Israel Military Agenda. Towards a Scenario of Military Escalation?

16 November 2012 On November 14, Hamas military commander Ahmed Jabari was murdered in a Israeli missile attack. In a bitter irony, barely a few hours before the attack, Hamas received the draft proposal of a permanent truce agreement with Israel. “Hours before Hamas strongman Ahmed Jabari was assassinated, he received the draft of a permanent truce […]

Israel Aided Hamas to Dilute Support for a Strong, Secular Palestinian Liberation Organization

As the death toll from the Israel government’s air strikes (and ground invasion) increases, consider former Rep. Ron Paul’s January 9, 2009 speech on the US House of Representatives floor explaining that Israel helped encourage the growth of Hamas to counteract the Palestine Liberation Organization. Paul, RPI’s chairman and founder, proceeds to discuss in the speech […]

World Condemnation of Hamas Ignores Israel’s Criminal Treatment of Palestinians

Given Israel’s lie about Hamas beheadings, and its own reported murder of hostages, why are its claims of “a thousand civilian deaths” taken on faith? “I do not condemn Hamas because the resistance of the Palestinian people is a reflex response to their slow genocide…. The people I do condemn are the political class internationally who […]

Was Hamas A Creation of Mossad?

Originally published in French by L’Humanité, and translated. This article originally appeared in Global Outlook, No 2, Summer 2002. Thanks to the Mossad, Israel’s “Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks”, the Hamas was allowed to reinforce its presence in the occupied territories. Meanwhile, Arafat’s Fatah Movement for National Liberation as well as the Palestinian Left were […]

SENATOR ABBO’S REVELATION, JUSTICE TSOFO’S PROPHECY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR DEMOCRACY

Some have claimed that Senator Ishaku Elisha Abbo, who served as the senator representing Adamawa North, is frequently grabbing the headlines for the wrong reasons. The maverick lawmaker gained notoriety after publicly assaulting a salesgirl in an Abuja sex toy store about four years ago. This time, he claimed that Senate President Godswill Obot Akpabio […]

Two hostages released by Hamas are Judith and Natalie Raanan

“The family rallied around them in an extraordinary manner, and the fact that it’s actually happened is a miracle,” said former NBC correspondent Martin Fletcher, who is related to the pair. Two U.S. hostages abducted by Hamas, both related to former Israel-based NBC correspondent Martin Fletcher, have been released. Judith Raanan and her daughter, Natalie, fell into […]

Powerful Saudi prince breaks ranks to condemn Hamas

An influential Saudi prince has issued a strong condemnation of Hamas in a rare rebuke from one of the Middle East’s main power brokers. Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former Saudi ambassador to the UK and US, said he preferred “civil insurrection and disobedience” to the murderous tactics adopted by the Palestinian terror group. “I categorically […]

Niger junta says ousted President Mohamed Bazoum tried to escape

The military government in Niger says it has foiled an attempt by the deposed former President, Mohamed Bazoum, to escape from custody. The former president attempted to flee in the night with his family, cooks and security, a military spokesman said. There were plans for the group to fly out on helicopters but the plan […]

US State Department arms transfers chief resigns over Israel

The official has characterized Washington’s rush to provide military aid as “shortsighted” and “destructive” A senior official in the US Department of State responsible for weapons transfers has resigned in protest, stating that Washington’s rush to arm Israel was “shortsighted, destructive, unjust, and contradictory to the very values that we publicly espouse.” Josh Paul had served […]

ISRAELI-HAMAS WAR, TWO-STATE SOLUTION AND PAPER TIGER CALLED UNITED NATIONS

The first time I visited Israel was in 1994 on a Christian pilgrimage. It served as a spiritual homecoming for my visiting group. To prove that the Bible is authentic and alive today, rather than just being historical or speculative, we visited the sites of worship listed in it. Our faith was strengthened by the […]

Netanyahu Documentary. Portrait of a hardliner.

Putin Outed ISIS’s G20 Financiers — But Not a Single Western Media Outlet Has Reported It

19 November 2015 A revealing silence from the “free” western press We’ve been very patient. For the last 12 hours we’ve been constantly refreshing Google News for just one — one — western article about Putin’s bombshell comments at the G20 summit in Antalya. You would think that the Russian President stating publicly that ISIS is receiving […]

The Gloves Come Off: Vladimir Putin Exposes G20’s Financial Ties to ISIS

17 November 2015 At G20 summit, Putin calls out member states for supporting terrorism In a classic Putin move, the Russian President presented evidence of G20 member states providing financial support to ISIS…during the G20 summit in Antalya. Speaking with reporters after the summit, Putin revealed: I provided examples related to our data on the financing of Islamic State units […]

President Vladimir Putin: Who Armed the Terrorists in Syria? Who Created the Islamic State (ISIS)

Russia and Syria on the Offensive Against ISIS. Ground Operations Coordinated with High Tech Smart Bombing

9 October 2015 Russian air power together with Syrian ground forces constitute a potential death blow to Washington’s anti-Assad campaign – for the first time challenging it effectively, why US officials are flummoxed about what to do next. On the one hand, Putin wants terrorism defeated and Syrians alone deciding who’ll lead them. On the […]

Targeting ISIS Terrorists in Syria: Grandmaster Putin Beats Uncle Sam at His Own Game

Imagine that you despised your brother-in-law and wanted to kill him. But you didn’t have the guts to do it yourself so you hired a hit-man to do the job for you. Would you still be guilty of murder? You’re darn right, you would be. So let’s apply this same rule to US foreign policy: Would […]

September 11 in the Middle East: Israel’s Intelligence and Military “Caught by Surprise” by Hamas Attack? Was It a “False Flag”? Manlio Dinucci

According to the official version, the Hamas attack “caught Israel by surprise”. However, a series of inexplicable facts do not make the official version credible. How is it possible that the Gaza barrier was breached with bulldozers without anyone noticing? The 64-kilometre barrier surrounding Gaza is made of an underground wall equipped with sensors to prevent tunnelling, […]

Hamas’ Attack on Israel Is Puzzling: “Hamas Fighters entered Israel without Being Detected”.

Why would Netanyahu enable Hamas to attack Israel by standing down Israel security? I am being asked about the Israeli-Palestine conflict, which seems to be taking attention away from the Ukraine-Russia conflict. People, by which I mean people who pay attention, are wondering why the Palestinians would attack Israel like this as it provides Netanyahu with […]

Israel Fostered the Rise of Hamas, Even After It Turned to Terror

Deliberately undermining the peace process by eliminating acceptable counterparties In the aftermath of Saturday’s terrorist and military attacks on Israel by the Palestinian group Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared, “The forces of civilization must support Israel in defeating Hamas…In fighting Hamas, Israel is not only fighting for its own people, it is fighting for every country […]

Criminality Beyond Description: Netanyahu Supports both Hamas as well as Al Qaeda Terrorists

Israel Actively “Cooperates” with the Islamic State and Al Qaeda For those who have doubts concerning the criminality and insidious role of Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu and his government: 1. Netanyahu is on Record for Supporting and Financing Hamas Terrorists: “Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and […]

Trump offers to visit Israel

The former president has insisted that the war with Hamas would not be happening if he were still in office Former US President Donald Trump has said that he may visit Israel in the near future. Trump’s statement came after he harshly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his apparent failure to predict Hamas’ attack […]

Progress of the African-American Community During the Obama Administration

President Obama believes we need to restore security and opportunity for working Americans with the fundamental values that made our economy the strongest in the world—making sure everyone does their fair share, everyone gets a fair shake, and hard work and responsibility are rewarded. That’s why President Obama has worked to improve the lives of […]

The Secrets of Intangible Wealth

A Mexican migrant to the U.S. is five times more productive than one who stays home. Why is that? The answer is not the obvious one: This country has more machinery or tools or natural resources. Instead, according to some remarkable but largely ignored research — by the World Bank, of all places — it […]

US ultimately to blame for Gaza hospital strike – Medvedev

Washington is supporting arms procurement to benefit its military-industrial complex, the ex-Russian president said The US bears the ultimate responsibility for a strike on a Gaza hospital that left hundreds dead, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday amid the ongoing hostilities between Palestinian militant groups and Israel. On Tuesday, a powerful explosion rocked […]

Russia threatens response to Western use of frozen assets

A reported $300 billion in Moscow’s forex reserves have been seized as part of Ukraine-related sanctions Moscow will respond with similar measures if Western countries use revenues generated from frozen Russian assets, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov warned on Tuesday in an interview with Asharq TV. Siluanov was commenting on the latest proposal made by several […]

Hamas blames US for deadly hospital strike

Washington has given “unlimited cover” to Israel since its air campaign against Gaza began, militant leader Ismail Haniyeh said. By enabling Israel’s “brutality,” the US is ultimately responsible for the bombing of the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has declared. Haniyeh said that the bombing would “constitute a turning point” in his group’s struggle against the […]

US will ‘forever’ stand with Israel – Biden

The US president has pledged unwavering support to its ally in the wake of strike on Gaza hospital that many blame on Jewish state President Joe Biden has vowed continued US support for Israel, during his visit to that nation in the wake of the deadly Gaza hospital attack that many Muslim nations are blaming […]

Biden blames Palestinians for Gaza hospital attack

The US president vouched for Israeli innocence in relation to the deadly strike, at a meeting with the Jewish state’s leadership US President Joe Biden has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he believes assurances given to him that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) was not responsible for the strike on Al-Ahli Hospital in […]

Biden calls Hamas attack worse than 9/11

October 7 was “like fifteen” Al-Qaeda attacks, the US president said in Tel Aviv US President Joe Biden on Wednesday argued that the Hamas attack on Israel was worse than the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, and vowed that America would “forever” stand with the Jewish state. At least 31 Americans were among “more than […]

Israel and the Weaponisation of Empathy

Selective empathy is not empathetic at all. On October 9, two days into the current Israel-Hamas war – in which the Israeli army appears intent on semi-obliterating the Gaza Strip – the website of the New York-based magazine Women’s Health published some guidelines on “How To Cope With The Trauma Of Violent Images And Videos Of Hamas’ […]

Netanyahu and the Banality of Evil

The Israeli society of the 21st century (80% of Jews versus 20% of the Arab population), would be a melting pot of races, customs, languages and values that would only have in common their Hebrew origin and in which a silent blow would be produced by an ultra orthodox minority , the “haredim.” Although they […]

From Auschwitz to Gaza: The History of Mass Murder and Genocide

As I am writing, a massive genocidal assault is underway on the stateless people of Gaza. Most of the 2.3 million people in Gaza were born into this open air prison where Israel is using its absolute control over what can be brought in and carried out to deny the inhabitants food, water supplies, electricity, and fuel. […]

Hamas Created by Israel and Recognised by Council of Europe.

Israel financed and supported Hamas Islamists in Gaza and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe recognised Hamas as a “Partner for Democracy”: The Hamas manifesto calls for the whole of Israel, Gaza and the West Bank to be turned into an Islamist State. The European Centre for Law and Justice, an international, Non-Governmental […]

The Historical Roots of Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza

Israel is not “defending itself” against an external aggressor, but an imprisoned internal population. Israel has always chosen occupation and supremacy over peace and security “In a few days,” writes Amira Hass, the veteran Israeli correspondent who has reported for decades from the Occupied Territories, “Israelis went through what Palestinians have experienced as a matter of […]

“Netanyahu is Finished”, “He is a Walking Dead Man”. Seymour Hersh

The Bibi doctrine—his belief that he could control Hamas—compromised Israeli security and has now begat a bloody war Decades ago I spent three years writing The Samson Option (1991), an exposé of the unstated policy of American presidents going back to Dwight Eisenhower to look the other way as Israel began the process of building an atomic […]

History of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict

The Palestinians and Israelis can be considered as “one and the same people”. Though it is a complex and contentious ascertion, it depends on the perspective from which it is considered. Historically, the people in the region now known as Israel and Palestine have deep historical and cultural connections. Both Jews and Arabs, comprising Palestinian […]

Israel and Colombia in diplomatic spat over Gaza conflict

Colombian Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva said Monday that Israel’s ambassador in Bogota Gali Dagan should “apologize and leave the country” after criticizing the position taken by President of Colombia Gustavo Petro on the IDF-Hamas conflict in Gaza. The minister noted that the envoy will not be expelled, but advised Dagan to respect the host-country’s president as is […]

China promises to help Gaza Palestinians

Beijing said it will send humanitarian aid to the region as the violent escalation between Israel and Hamas continues China is concerned about the consequences of Israel’s siege of Gaza, and has announced it is sending humanitarian aid to those in need in the region, according to Beijing’s permanent representative to the United Nations Zhang […]

The west has taken the UN Security Council ‘hostage’ – Moscow

Western interests prevent the global body from addressing the current conflict in the Middle East, Russia’s UN envoy said The work of the United Nations Security Council is being held up by Western interests, Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, claimed on Tuesday. His comments came after the council rejected Russia’s draft resolution […]

THE VEBLEN EFFECT

The Veblen effect is one of a family of theoretical anomalies in the general law of demand in microeconomics. At 23, Julius Caesar was a junior politician on the way up – and he had substantial advantages: Confidence and Brains! While sailing across the Aegean Sea, he was captured by Sicilian pirates. They demanded a ransom: […]

God bless this man for this eye opener. This message must be passed on.

The First Crusade: Christian and Muslim Bloodshed as Peasants, Princes, and Turks Clash in the Holy Land

The First Crusade (1095-1099 AD) was a military campaign launched by Christendom in an attempt to retake Jerusalem from the Muslims to make the holy site safe once more for Christian pilgrims. The First Crusade was not the only one, but it has been argued it was the most successful because the crusaders succeeded in […]

Former finance minister of Greece says “The criminals here are not Hamas”

Former Israeli Prime minister Ehud Olmerts perspective on the Israeli/Pa…

Palestinian rap. untapped talent from the largest open air prison in the…

Video: Is It A False Flag? “Wiping Gaza Off the Map”. The Dangers of Military Escalation

The Hamas Partnership is confirmed by Netanyahu “The Cat is Out of the Bag” “Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas,” he [Netanyahu] told a meeting of his Likud party’s Knesset members in March 2019. “This is part of our strategy – to isolate the […]

September 11 in the Middle East: Israel’s Intelligence and Military “Caught by Surprise” by Hamas Attack? Was It a “False Flag”? Manlio Dinucci

Gaza Strikes Back. It’s Another 9/11 or Pearl Harbor but Who Actually Did What to Whom? “This Was More Likely a False Flag Operation”

“As a former on-the-ground intelligence officer, I am somewhat convinced that this was likely more like a false flag operation rather than a case of institutional failure on the part of the Israelis.” It’s amazing how America’s thought-controlled media is able to come up with a suitable narrative almost immediately whenever there is an international […]

The Powder Keg in the Middle East Has Exploded: What Israel’s War on Gaza Means for the Rest of the World

“This is the big war in the Middle East that many of us have been fearing and it seems unstoppable as tensions have dramatically escalated” A new war in the Gaza Strip should not be a surprise to anyone who understands what the Palestinians have been going through for the last 75 years. Many people […]

The Arab Spring: US Black Ops and Subversion

Book review of Ahmed Bensaada, Arabesque$: Enquête sur le rôle des États-Unis dans les révoltes arabes (Investigation into the US Role in the Arab Uprisings) According to the spin of the NATO countries, the aim of the 2011 uprisings in much of the Middle East and North Africa – the so-called “Arab Spring” was to embrace “Western values.” Disinformation […]

Prepping the Chessboard for the “Clash of Civilizations”: Divide, Conquer and Rule the “New Middle East”

This carefully researched article by Mahdi Nazemroya was first published in November 2011 The name “Arab Spring” is a catch phrase concocted in distant offices in Washington, London, Paris, and Brussels by individuals and groups who, other than having some superficial knowledge of the region, know very little about the Arabs. What is unfolding amongst the Arab […]

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

Adherents hold that Hinduism—one of the principal faiths in the modern world, with about one billion followers—is the world’s oldest religion, with complete scriptural texts dating back 3,000 years. The oral tradition that gave rise to the Mahabharata, for example, probably dates to about 850 BCE, although its written Sanskrit form is about 400 years […]

The Incredible Life of “Mr. Untouchable” – Harlem’s Biggest Drug Dealer

During the 1970s, America was rife with drugs and there were a handful of dealers running the entire operation. These men lived the high life, with flashy cars, a dapper wardrobe, and an arrogance that infuriated law enforcement. One of the most damaging drugs to flood the United States was heroin, which turned people into […]

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

Nostradamus was a 16th-century seer. He and his prophecies—revered by some, ridiculed by others—are still well known today, centuries after he lived, and continue to be the subject of debate. Nostradamus was born in France in 1503. He first worked as a physician and began his medical practice in the 1530s, although he did so without a medical […]

The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe

Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Among his many literary achievements, Edgar Allan Poe is credited with creating the genre of detective fiction with his 1841 story The Murders in the Rue Morgue, paving the way for fictional sleuths from Sherlock Holmes to Nancy Drew. It is fitting, then, that the author’s own death in 1849 remains one of American literature’s […]

Certificate forgery defenders

Politicians are very good at deploying fallacies to twist issues and protect their interests. In the trending story regarding the alleged certificate forgery involving President Bola Tinubu, they have not disappointed. All manner of theories and fallacies have propped up to divert attention from the main story and score cheap political point. Recall that President […]

OPEN LETTER TO THE POPE FROM REVEREND FR. ILLO

An Open Letter to Pope Francis10/6/2023 Dear Pope Francis, I am writing to you in the spirit of parrhesia, a biblical word you have used several times to encourage us to speak freely, boldly, and without fear of disagreement. In your opening speech to the Synod delegates on Wednesday, you said that “everyone needs to […]

Former prime minister Ehud Barak blames Binyamin Netanyahu for “the greatest failure in Israel’s history“

A former prime minister says “destroying Hamas” is unrealistic Few Israelis have anything close to Ehud Barak’s experience of operating in Gaza. In 2000 he was prime minister and defence minister when the second intifada, or Palestinian uprising, erupted in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Before that he was the commander of the Israel […]

Tokunbo democracy versus African civilizational democracy

Instead of an imported Tokunbo governance system based on foreign design, validation and backing of short termist politicians, Nigeria will do better if our INEC is choosen and guided by our civilizational leadership – Ooni of Ife with Obi of Onitsha and Aku Uka of Wukari (Middlebelt) for indigenous Africans on one side, and Sultan […]

The Legendary Rockefellers and the Astors.

The Rockefeller name has become synonymous with money, symbolized by the richest individual in history, John D. Rockefeller, who left a staggering net worth of $1.4 billion. Yet, beneath this wealth lies a history of tragedy and controversy. Let’s delve into the captivating saga of the Rockefeller family… A Fine Father Figure Born in 1810, […]

“My Lord, Tell me Where to Keep your Bribe.

A lovely poem by a blunt and courageous poet that will make your day…. Prof Niyi Osundare boldly lampoons and ridicules Judges And NJC in an illustrative poetry entitled: My Lord, Tell Me Where To Keep Your Bribe “My Lord, Tell me Where to Keep your Bribe. Do I drop it in your venerable chambers […]

Chicagogate: A ‘Severe And Irreparable’ Damage

It has happened in the past that some men, great and small, were able to predict looming unsavoury fates. While some of such predictions end up as flukes, others have come in pin-point correct. A few, like Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln, went to the extent of predicting their own deaths. It is called premonition. […]

WIKE, MIYETTI ALLAH AND NEED TO RESTORE ABUJA’S MASTER IMAGE

At the risk of sounding harsh, Africans’ main problem is the lack of civilisation. They choose to remain rooted in the most primitive stages of human development rather than progress and embrace modernity. This came into play once more with the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association’s rejection of the Minister of Abuja’s directive that livestock […]

Hamas’s atrocities and Israel’s retaliation will change both sides for ever

The miscalculations of Israel’s and Gaza’s leaders are being laid bare The first hours were chaos. Residents of southern Israel, near the border with Gaza, woke to the sound of incoming rockets and mortars. They rushed to shelters—a grim routine in this part of the country, but a routine nonetheless.Then, a few minutes later, they […]

Why a Global Government Is the Ultimate Goal of Billionaires. “The Goal Is for You to Own Nothing”

The European Union’s “Energy Performance of Buildings Directive” — the legislative instrument that dictates the energy performance standards for buildings within the EU — will be used to achieve a massive wealth transfer scheme By 2030, the EU must meet a minimum 55% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. By 2050, they want every building — […]