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As a man, it’s never your duty to protect your woman from other men coming to toast her, flirt with her, or even sleep with her. It’s 100% your woman’s responsibility to create boundaries against men who want to encroach on her space. The moment your woman begins to entertain these external male figures, your job is not to protect her from them, start questioning her, begging, or trying to stop her. No, absolutely not. There is nothing you can do about a woman whose eyes are outside. You will only hurt yourself if you try to caution her. As…
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I dare say that few British Catholic Herald readers are atheists. A number won’t vote Labour. But even some of those who do will recoil at the prospect of “the first atheist prime minister in British history”, as an interviewer described Sir Keir Starmer moving into 10 Downing Street later this year – as he seems almost certain to do. But the facts of the matter, and their implications, turn out to be more complicated. For a start, the interviewer may have been wide of the mark. Sir Keir indeed replied, “No, I don’t”, when asked whether he believes in God. But…
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Terrorists, bandits, and killer herdsmen have since declared war on Nigeria. Coming to terms with this situation is necessary for a better response and more workable strategies. The form of war the country is currently experiencing is asymmetric warfare, which involves deep psychological issues. To begin with, conventional armies of nations are ill-prepared for non-positional, i.e., asymmetric warfare. The military confronting asymmetric wars does more improvising than drawing from foundational training. It is not their forte. The enemies in asymmetric warfare may even consist of active military personnel of the nation. This is typically observed in its most extreme forms…
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Millions of people pass through Brighton railway station each year, but how many are aware of the secrets below their feet? Hidden beneath the tracks are mosaic bathrooms, World War Two communication rooms and even a rifle range. Brighton’s network of underground secrets stretches far across the city, with Victorian sewer systems, a hidden road, and tunnels below the Royal Pavilion rumoured to be built for King George IV to meet his lover. The BBC has been given special access to this seaside labyrinth to find out what it reveals about the city that lies above. “Nobody would know this…
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A frontrow lmo born entrepreneur, Chief Fidel Anujuo has added his voice to the trending debate in lmo, over which of the three political zones in the State should produce the governor of the State in 2027 and who will ultimately succeed the incumbent governor, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma, whose tenure will expire the same year. Anujuo said, ” ensuring the fair distribution of our shared heritage and resources holds greater significance for the average lmo person than the geographical or Zonal origin of whoever is going to emerge as the Governor of the State”. According to him, not ensuring…
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She lived with us for 56 years. She raised me and my siblings without pay. I was 11, a typical American kid, before I realized who she was. The ashes filled a black plastic box about the size of a toaster. It weighed three and a half pounds. I put it in a canvas tote bag and packed it in my suitcase this past July for the transpacific flight to Manila. From there I would travel by car to a rural village. When I arrived, I would hand over all that was left of the woman who had spent 56 years…
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Chief Fidel Anujuo’s argument against zoning in Imo State overlooks the essential role zoning plays in ensuring equitable power distribution and mitigating historical inequities. While the fair distribution of resources is undeniably significant, it cannot be decoupled from the need for balanced political representation. Examining other Southeastern states that have successfully implemented gentleman agreements for power rotation highlights the benefits of such systems in promoting fairness and unity. One zone in Imo State, Orlu, has dominated the governorship for nearly 24 years. This prolonged rulership has fostered a sense of resentment, bitterness, inequity, unfairness, injustice and a sense of marginalization…
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Spills Over into Bystander Serbia Introductory Note What is the the unspoken agenda of Woke Lunacy? Does it emanate from the WEF? See this Not one of the items that follow will strike a typical resident of the “collective West,” aka the 14 percent of the world that styles itself as the “international community,” as inherently improbable or even odd in many instances. They have grown accustomed to it; it is part of their everyday landscape. Here, for illustrative purposes, is a select but representative sample of policies and prescribed behaviours that in that bizarre but thankfully shrinking part of the world…
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The recent trend of multinational corporations (MNCs) withdrawing from Africa has sparked widespread concern. Headlines often portray these exits as ominous, suggesting economic instability and a loss of investment. However, this perspective overlooks a critical nuance: not all foreign investments are beneficial, and the departure of certain MNCs could pave the way for more sustainable and equitable economic growth. Understanding the Different Types of Multinational Corporations To fully appreciate the implications of these exits, it is essential to categorize MNCs into three distinct types: exploitative, parasitic, and symbiotic. The Misplaced Focus on Quantity Over Quality African governments have long pursued…
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Part I of a Five-Part Series Introduction The world looks on with horror, and apparent impotence, as more than 23,000 [at time of writing] defenseless Palestinians, many of them women and children, have been killed, many more wounded since the October 7, 2023 bombing campaign by the Israeli armed forces, pulverizing Gaza, ostensibly in retaliation for the attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7, which killed approximately 1,500 Israelis. Calls for a ceasefire from around the world are ignored, and, most shamefully of all, the United Nations Security Council, whose mandate requires it to uphold global peace and security, has,…
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We are witnessing accusations of anti-semitism, in colleges and universities, coupled with police intervention, arrests. prison sentences, for all those who act in solidarity with the people of Palestine. But there something very fishy going on. While Western governments are actively repressing the protest movements against Israel’s act of genocide, —with mass arrests on charges of antisemitism—, those same governments are supporting Ukraine’s Nazi movement which actively participated and collaborated with Nazi Germany in the genocide directed against the Jewish population of Ukraine during World War II. Sounds contradictory? My question is: Who are the Anti-semites? The answer is obvious. Our Western governments (including the…
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Intimate partner violence (often abbreviated as “IPV”) and mental health are twin topics seldom discussed openly in Nigeria either for cultural or socio- religious reasons. Meanwhile, IPV is one of the most common forms of violence against women across the globe. In its limited meaning, IPV is a form of domestic violence against women arising from intimate partnership. IPV is restrictively different from the generally used term “domestic violence” which encompasses partner violence, child or elder abuse, or abuse by any member of a household. Whereas IPV is gender sensitive and applicable only to women in intimate relationship, domestic violence…
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In the last week of April 2024, Pastor and Chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, swore that he would “resign as EFCC chairman if embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is not prosecuted.” Unaccompanied as it was by any calendar or deadline, this undertaking cannot be regarded as having been made with any intention that it should be taken seriously. Mr. Bello lost his constitutional immunity from legal process when his tenure as governor of Kogi State ended three months earlier on 27 January. In the third week of April, Yahaya Bello’s successor as…
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“Kabiyesi, the message which I bring you today is the message of all the women who have left their stalls, their homes and children, their farms, and petty affairs to come and visit you today. They are the suffering crowd who are gathered on your front lawn… they are all the womanhood of Egba, and they have come to say – Enough is Enough” (Soyinka 1981, 208). There is a trending trailer of a film titled “Funmilayo Ransome Kuti”. I have not watched the film, but I know the event that gave birth to the epochal event which forms the…
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The values and ethics of journalism are fundamentally grounded in principles such as truthfulness, accuracy, objectivity, impartiality, fairness, and public accountability. These principles aim to ensure that the information disseminated to the public is reliable and trustworthy, thereby enabling citizens to make informed decisions. Ethical journalism serves as a watchdog, holding power to account and providing a platform for a diversity of voices, ultimately strengthening the fabric of democratic society. In stark contrast, “cash and carry” journalism, which is prevalent in most if not all Nigerian federal and state government media circles, operates on a different set of motivations. Here,…
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Apart from Nigeria, Yorubas live in Benin, Togo, etc. Apart from Nigeria, Fulanis live in Mali, Guinea, Cameroon, Niger, Chad, Senegal, etc. But have you ever heard a Fulani living outside Nigeria say “I am not Fulani” or a Yoruba say “I am not Yoruba” because I am not a Nigerian or because I am living faraway from where the majority of Yorubas live? But someone whose ancestors were Igbo in 1967 and who has Igbo as a language, has an Igbo name, culture, outlook, DNA, and identity, proudly says, “I am not Igbo.” I am mean someone whose neighbouring…
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Our Right to Abolish Government Governments are instituted to serve We the People. We have authority over our government. We have the power to reform, alter or even abolish our state governments. What are WE waiting for? Exercising the right, and the duty, to reform and to even abolish government when it no longer serves us, is how the United States of America began 248 years ago. In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which…
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The signing of the Samoa Agreement has ignited a significant wave of commentary among Nigerians, many of whom believe the country is “dancing to the tune of foreign interests” due to a “stolen mandate.” This sentiment reflects a broader dissatisfaction and mistrust in the government, suggesting that Nigerians feel their leaders are making decisions that do not genuinely represent the will of the people. The phrase “Nigeria is on autopilot” encapsulates a belief that the country is progressing without clear, effective leadership, suggesting a sense of drift and lack of direction in governance. Accompanying this is the assertion that “Nigeria…
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It is nauseating that despite several meetings held with Nigerian officials and several briefs and memoranda sent to them, the Nigerian officials proceeded yesterday to sign the dreaded and devious Samoa Agreement. The Samoa Agreement, named after the Pacific Island, Samoa, where it was signed on November 15, 2023 is a celebration of perversity. Certain Articles of the Agreement especially Articles 2.5 and 29.5 legalize LGBT, transgenderism, abortion, teen sexual abuse, and perversity in African countries. The signing of the Agreement by Nigeria constitutes a threat to the sovereignty of Nigeria and Africa. It further debases our democracy. Minister of…
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Introduction Incisive and carefully documented geopolitical analysis by Richard Medhurst pertaining to the building of the Ben Gurion Canal linking the Eastern Mediterranean to the Gulf of Aqaba. The Ben Gurion Canal Project was initially a “secret” (classified) U.S. project formulated in 1963 by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LLNG, a strategic think tank (focussing on nuclear radiation) on contract with the U.S Department of Energy. The LLNG project was formulated in response to the nationalization of the Suez Canal in July 1956 by President Gamal Abdel Nasser (1956-1970). Its intent was to bypass the Suez Canal. According to the “classified” document prepared by the LLNG (1963) quoted by Business Insider,…
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The US president claims he was tired after traveling extensively ahead of the showdown with Donald Trump Joe Biden has claimed that too much international travel was the reason for his disastrous performance in the first US presidential debate with Donald Trump last week. The 81-year-old Democrat’s campaign previously attributed his poor showing to a cold and misguided preparation by his aides. During the CNN-hosted 90-minute faceoff against his Republican rival, the incumbent US president appeared visibly frail and confused, with his answers marred by awkward pauses and numerous inaccurate statements. Most commentators, both Republican and Democrat, have concurred that…
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The president of the Republic of the Congo recently paid a state visit to Moscow Denis Sassou Nguesso, the President of the Republic of the Congo and one of Africa’s political heavyweights, has paid a state visit to Russia. African leaders regularly come to Russia on working visits. In fact, since the Russia-Africa summit held in July 2023, five African heads of state (from South Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Guinea-Bissau, and Zimbabwe) have visited Russia. However, a state visit, the highest level of an international visit and the one with the strictest protocol, is a unique event. In 2023, such…
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He wants the former US president to explain his plan to resolve the conflict between Moscow and Kiev Former US President Donald Trump should set out his plan to resolve the Ukraine conflict, which he claims would take just 24 hours if he’s returned to the White House in November, Vladimir Zelensky has said. Following the launch of Russia’s military campaign against Kiev in 2022, Trump has repeatedly said the conflict would not have escalated if he were still president, and has vowed to resolve the crisis in a single day if he is elected once again. During last week’s…
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The White House has told the outlet that the claim is “absolutely false” US President Joe Biden is seriously considering whether he can recover from his “disastrous” debate performance, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing a “key ally” who wished to remain anonymous. Biden struggled through last week’s exchange with challenger Donald Trump, hosted by CNN. The Times described his performance as “devastating,” even though Biden’s campaign had arranged the circumstances to be maximally favorable. “He knows if he has two more events like that, we’re in a different place” by the end of the Independence Day weekend, the unnamed ally told the newspaper. While the unnamed…
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West Jerusalem claims it’s close to defeating Gaza’s militants but the facts show otherwise Through April, the IDF had targeted more than 32,000 military sites belonging to Hamas and its allies. In June, Israel announced that 15,000 of the group’s militants had been eliminated. But experts are certain those measures won’t eradicate the Islamic group that has been in charge of Gaza since 2007. “We are advancing to the end of the stage of eliminating the Hamas terrorist army,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday, addressing the cadets of Israel National Defense College. “I was very impressed by the achievements above…
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With a youth summit, the Southeast Governors’ Forum (SEGOF) Secretariat led by Senator Uche Ekwunife, is realigning itself. Aware that a country that ignores its youth is not prepared for a beautiful future, the body is fundamentally refocusing on the youths of the zone, setting its sights on leadership development, and value reorientation.Since the present-day players will eventually succumb to the corrosion of time, the future certainly belongs to the younger generation. As a result, SEGOF Secretariat’s desire to equip Southeast youth for the monumental challenge that lies ahead is noble, considerate, and apt. The thematic areas and the variety…
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When Akin Fapohunda circulated his ‘Memo’ on restructuring Nigeria and it started drawing flak, I sent Professor Ọbasi Ìgwè’s critique to him. He was, apparently, rattled. He called me to discuss it.He complained about the complaints and asked that I suggest changes I wanted. I: Pro. Chidi G Osuagwu http://www.oblongmedia.net
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We live in such an overtly sexual and promiscuous society these days, but does anyone stop to consider the consequences? Entity attachment through sex is just one aspect nobody seems to even be aware of. We firstly must come to understand just how truly powerful sex actually is, I mean think about it through sex we actually create life! Sex is powerful on a level most of us never even consider. Sex magic has long been known about by occultists, and they know full well about its ability to manifest not only life but many other human desires or needs.…
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A Florida judge unexpectedly released the transcripts of a 2006 grand jury investigation into Jeffrey Epstein on Monday afternoon. The transcripts delve into allegations of sex trafficking and rape against the late financier, stemming from incidents that initially surfaced in Palm Beach County. The release could have marked the beginning and the end of the Epstein saga back in 2006. Instead, Epstein was only indicted on a single charge of prostitution 17 years ago. The documents, totaling about 150 pages, are now available to the public.The decision to release these documents ahead of schedule was unexpected, especially since Circuit Judge…
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“The Merchant of Venice” is a play by William Shakespeare. In it, a merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan taken out on behalf of his dear friend, Bassanio. The loan is provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock, with seemingly inevitable fatal consequences. The play contains two famous speeches: Shylock’s “Hath not a Jew eyes?” on the subject of humanity, and Portia’s speech on “the quality of mercy.” Debate exists on whether the play is anti-Semitic, given Shylock’s insistence on his legal right to a pound of flesh in opposition to his plea for the rights of…
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When asked about the nature of failed societies, the renowned Russian writer Anton Chekhov poignantly observed: “In failed societies, there are a thousand fools for each successful brain and a thousand clumsy words to counter each piece of good advice.” Chekhov’s insights reveal a profound truth about the dynamics that undermine societal progress. Failed societies are characterized by a dominant majority that is often uninformed, self-centered, and overpowering the rational and intelligent minority. These societies thrive on trivializing critical issues to avoid confronting their harsh realities. Meetings in such societies are frequent but unproductive, often devolving into sessions of banter…
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-Ex DIA chief warns TinubuJune 29th 2024 Following the wave of uprising and peoples angst directed at government authorities across Africa, the latest being Kenya, a plea for caution has gone to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to take the resilience and patience of hungry Nigerians for granted. Former Deputy Chief of Defence Administration at the Defence Intelligence Agency(DIA), retired Commodore Kunle Olawumi, on Thursday in Abeokuta sounded an alarm that Nigeria may be the next to witness a large-scale insurrection following after that of Kenya unless the government takes urgent steps to assuage peoples immediate societal needs. Dr Olawunmi,…
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Former President Buhari Praises Lawmaker’s Humility and Initiative The push for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has gained new momentum as Hon. Obi Aguocha, representing the Ikwuano, Umuahia North, and Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia State, held talks with former President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State. Hon. Aguocha’s visit aimed to seek Buhari’s intervention and support for a political dialogue that could resolve the ongoing detention and trial of Nnamdi Kanu. This initiative is seen as a step towards national reconciliation and unity. In his discussion with…
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The name “OGBUNIGWE” literally means an “instrument that kills in multitudes” in the Igbo language. “OGBUNIGWE” also called “OJUKWU BUCKET” Bucket” was a series of weapons systems including command detonation mines, improvised explosive devices and rocket propelled missiles, mass-produced by the Republic of Biafra and used in defence against Nigeria between 1967 and 1970 in the Biafran War. At the outbreak of hostilities, the Biafran armed forces were poorly equipped as compared to the Nigerian army with arms and ammunition being in short supply. This imbalance in power was intensified in the course of the war. Biafran scientists, prominently from…
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Keep your Degree in a safe custody for future opportunity, and engage in entrepreneur skills, otherwise you will die poor. Most of the educated people in Nigeria are poor. Majority of the educated earn less than N55,000 for a salary before tax and other deductions. When the deductions are put into consideration, the net salary comes to around N50,000. The net salary then suffers from loan deductions of up to N15,000 leaving the salary at around N35,000. The landlord then demands for his N15,000 and monthly shopping takes away N10,000 leaving one with a N10,000. The bus will demand for…
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How time flies! Seventeen years ago, the late Chief Augustine Ejikeme Ilodibe, the founder of Ekene Dili Chukwu (Nigeria) Limited, bowed to join the saints on July 1, at the age of 75. His memory remains evergreen, his legacy bears testimony to a young boy, who was determined to turn every obstacle on his way into opportunity. He was the son of a produce trader in Aba, Abia State that was struggling to make ends meet; so, Chief Ilodibe was not born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth. However, by dint of hard work, diligence and tenacity, he…
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There is a definite shift in Moscow’s narrative intimating that it will retaliate. Crimea is considered to be part of the Russian Federation. Sevastopol is home to Russia’s Naval base on the Black Sea. See the report by al-Jazeera below. Our thanks to Al Jazeera. Moscow blames US, says retaliation will ‘definitely follow’ Russia has blamed the United States for a “barbaric” attack in Crimea that relied on US-provided missiles and killed at least four, including children, and wounded 151 others. Russia’s Foreign Ministry summoned US Ambassador Lynne Tracy on Monday and accused the US of waging a “proxy war” and said…
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Historical analysis The economic might of the United States was one of the major reasons why the Allies won WW2. While much of the world was in ruins thanks to the combined invasion of the Axis powers, America was virtually unscathed. Its strategically isolated position made it possible to switch to an unprecedented war economy without the fear of it ever being disrupted by anything. Unfortunately, one of the tools of victory over the world’s most repugnant ideology soon turned into a way of pushing the outgrowth of that ideology all across the globe. The birth of the US MIC (Military…
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By allowing the US government to compel Julian Assange to plead guilty to a crime he did not commit, America has condemned itself to be a land where telling the truth is a crime. “The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The Government’s power to censor the press was abolished so that the press would remain forever free to censure the Government. The press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of the government and inform the people. Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government. And paramount among the responsibilities…
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The IDF’s “brute force” strategy makes no sense from a counterinsurgency perspective, Col. Jacques Baud has claimed Israel’s tactics in Gaza go against all the rules of counterinsurgency and can only be explained as a deliberate effort to “eliminate the Palestinians,” former NATO analyst and Swiss intelligence officer Col. Jacques Baud has said. Speaking to ‘Going Underground’ host Afshin Rattansi on Monday, Baud said that Israel is “not trying to solve the problem [of Hamas violence] on the political side, as we normally should for a counterinsurgency.” “They are doing it by brute force, meaning that they destroy people and that’s the name…
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Some displaced Gazans have found a new home in Grozny, capital of Russia’s Chechen Republic Over 200 Palestinians displaced from Gaza have been given apartments in a newly built neighborhood of Grozny, the capital of Russia’s Muslim-majority Chechen Republic, regional leader Ramzan Kadyrov has announced. A foundation run by Kadyrov’s mother Aymani commissioned the construction of the five apartment buildings, to permanently house refugees welcomed to the Russian region last November. “Congratulations to the Palestinian brothers and sisters on finding new comfortable housing! I wish them never to see war again, to live in plenty and prosper!” Kadyrov said in a…
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Voters can no longer ignore the president’s deteriorating condition, the US newspaper’s editorial board has warned US Democrats must admit that President Joe Biden is no longer capable of defeating Donald Trump on Election Day in November, and that they need to find a stronger candidate to replace him, The New York Times editorial board wrote on Friday. The appeal came a day after Biden delivered what was universally seen as a disastrous performance against Trump during a live presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia. Observers noted that Biden appeared frail and confused, struggling to finish his sentences and mixing up…
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The 81-year-old president’s condition puts the country in a “very dangerous situation,” Mike Johnson has argued Joe Biden should be replaced as US president, having shown he is “not up to the task” during his debate with Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson has said. The US president’s performance in his first election face-off with Trump on Thursday was widely viewed as a disaster. The 81-year-old appeared frail and confused, struggling to finish his sentences and mixing up words. According to media reports, Democrats were “panicking” after the debate, and some donors have demanded that the president be dropped from the party’s ticket for the November…
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Here are the facts… The latest worm to creep out of the “can of worms” in this govt is the newly commissioned VP’s house, built for Shettima. The date was June 7th. The president, flanked by his enablers—Godswill Akpabio, Wike, and others—“proudly” commissioned the N21 Billion VP’s Residence. The house now becomes the official residence of the VPs of Nigeria. Shettima is yet to move in. Some details about the new residence… The house, which is located at the “Three Arms Zone” in Aso Rock, was initiated and started in 2010 by Goodluck Jonathan. At the time, it was awarded…
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has criticized Washington for the persistent “misalignment” of its fiscal policy US budget deficits and soaring debt present a “growing risk” to the global economy and have to be urgently addressed, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Thursday. The US national debt is piling up, approaching $35 trillion, data shows. The US federal budget deficit jumped from $1.4 trillion in fiscal 2022 to $1.7 trillion last year, according to the IMF’s latest figures. The Congressional Budget Office, the official fiscal watchdog in the US, predicted earlier this month that the deficit was likely to hit…
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Imo State stands out in the South East region for a troubling reason: it is perhaps the only state where young, able-bodied men widely view politics and government as their primary means of livelihood. This dependence on political positions and government contracts has bred a generation of morally bankrupt and misguided youth, whose actions reflect the worst aspects of human nature. Blackmail, backbiting, betrayal, and warped reasoning are rampant, epitomizing a societal decay that sociologists might describe as “crabology”—the tendency to drag each other down to prevent anyone from succeeding. The Roots of the Problem The root of this phenomenon…
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Knowledge can be a wonderful thing, but in the case of the ancient philosopher and mathematician Hypatia of Alexandria, it also led to her doom. Hypatia was one of the most important intellectuals of the Byzantine Empire in the 4th Century, and she was also a woman. Her story is both inspiring and terrifying. Hypatia was born around 355, when the Roman empire had just split, leaving Alexandria in a disconnected state of religious and social unrest. Members of all religions – Christians, Jews, and pagans – were now living together in perpetual strife. Over the next few decades, their…
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For two thousand years we have lived among you, offering you our knowledge, discoveries and inventions. At the UN Special General Assembly in New York, held at the request of the leaders of the European Union and the New Arab Bloc, the representative of Israel, Miriam Novak, spoke. Standing at the podium, in front of the green marble wall of the main UN hall, Miriam Novak said into the microphone: “Ladies and gentlemen! As you know, eighty years ago, Europe, led by Germany, carried out an ethnic purge: it exterminated almost all the Jews who lived there. French, Belgians, Dutch,…
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For around two decades after the (First) Cold War Russia tried building close ties with the European Union, the United States and other countries of the political West. Obviously, ties to its old friends never died, but were essentially reduced in terms of practicality. Moscow didn’t want any sort of enmity with NATO, seeking to build a mutually beneficial relationship that would defuse tensions and create an atmosphere of peace and cooperation. However, the world’s most aggressive racketeering cartel had other plans. The NATO-orchestrated Georgian War of 2008 was the first direct clash between a Western proxy and the Russian military…
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The mainstream has presented the G7 summit in Puglia, under Italian chairmanship, as some kind of grand social event, ignoring the Final Communiqué: a document of about 40 pages by which the G7 – composed of the 6 major NATO powers plus Japan, NATO’s main partner in East Asia – set out their agenda. They denounce Russia for “the brutal and unjustifiable war of aggression against Ukraine, and for the blatant violation by it of international law and the fundamental principles that underlie the international order.” They then announce that “the G7 will launch extraordinary loans in order to make approximately…
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For those who are less familiar with the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), since the media abstained from mentioning it lately, PNAC was officially created in 1997 in Washington DC, by the cream of the crop of the then new neoliberal elite, William Kristol and Robert Kagan. The PNAC’s declared objective is to: “Fight and decisively win multiple, simultaneous major theater wars”. This statement indicates that the US plans to be involved simultaneously in several war theaters in different regions of the World. Neo-Conservatives Note to readers: Please click the share button above. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter and subscribe to our Telegram Channel.…
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Chima: The Aro Native Doctor. “Eze Chima was an Aro native doctor. In pursuance of the role of the Aros in the Atlantic Slave Trade quoted…from Michael Crowder’s story of Nigeria, Chima left Arochukwu to Benin to set up as an agent of the Aro Long Juju, for the usual purpose of collecting slaves from Benin. Whenever, in the olden days, a native doctor travelled to a place, he by custom would, on arrival, report himself to the local chief or to the head of the society of native doctors of the land. He is either the guest of the…
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The political atmosphere in Imo State has arguably never been this electrified. The most common discussion among groups in the state today revolves around whether to organize and manage the political and cultural diversity in Imo, similar to other states, or continue as a chaotic “banana state,” the worst so far in Southeast history. Hope Uzodinma, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), vowed during his reelection campaigns to address the marginalization of the Owerri zone, which has not had an opportunity to fully contribute to governance. However, as we speak, aspersions are being cast due to his reappointment…
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A prescription for President Tinubu’s urgent action to stabilize the Naira, tame inflation, and reboot economic growth As Nigeria grapples with a failing economy and soaring inflation, President Tinubu’s administration faces an unprecedented challenge. The country’s economic woes are a complex web of factors, including a crashing currency, declining oil revenues, inadequate infrastructure, and a lack of diversification in the economy. In this critical moment, President Tinubu must take bold and decisive action to restore economic stability and reboot growth. This comprehensive plan outlines the urgent steps the President must take to revive Nigeria’s economy, focusing on three key areas: stabilizing…
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It’s surprising to note that open grazing is not practiced in any of the top twenty countries in the world that breed cow or export beef. Equally surprising is that Nigeria is also not one of these top twenty nations that export cow meat or breed cows. However, Nigeria is the nation with the greatest number of fatalities from violent disputes between farmers and herders. These conflicts and deaths between farmers and herders are the result of Nigeria’s refusal to breed cattle in confined spaces like ranches like these twenty top-ranked countries do. The question is: why the refusal? Speaking…
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The New York Times in its June 11, 2024, edition described Nigeria as a nation of 200 million citizens who are skilled at filling the gap for government. Let me quote it directly: “A nation of entrepreneurs, Nigeria’s more than 200 million citizens are skilled at managing in tough circumstances, without the services states usually provide. They generate their own electricity and source their own water. They take up arms and defend their communities when the armed forces cannot. They negotiate with kidnappers when family members are abducted. But right now, their resourcefulness is being stretched to the limit.” For…
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Vladimir Putin said Russia and North Korea have ramped up ties to a “new level,” pledging to help each other if either nation is attacked in a “breakthrough” new partnership announced during the Russian president’s rare visit to the reclusive state. Thousands of North Koreans chanting “welcome Putin” lined the city’s wide boulevards brandishing Russian and North Korean flags and bouquets of flowers, as Putin kicked off his first visit to North Korea in 24 years with a finely choreographed display of influence in the dictatorship. The pair then signed the new strategic partnership to replace previous deals signed in 1961, 2000 and 2001, according to Russian…
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Imo State remains a grouping of fragmented and disengaged clans that have been drowned in socio-economic quagmires through tribalized clannism and Abuja politicized democratic kakistocracy. This has left the state with endemic bad leadership, the enthronement of electoral fraud, corruption, and mediocrity. Since the dawn of the Fourth Republic in 1999, Imo State has suffered a prolonged period of substandard governance, earning an unfortunate reputation as the kakistocracy capital of Nigeria. This term, describing a government run by the least qualified and most unscrupulous individuals, has become synonymous with the leadership in Imo State, reflecting a chronic pattern of ineptitude…
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The leader of the Ijaw Nation, Chief Edwin Clark, says former President Muhammadu Buhari did everything to subjugate Igbos from the South-Eastern part of Nigeria for reasons best known to him, noting that Buhari excluded the southeast from some of his appointments during his time in office. Clark stated this in a letter to President Bola Tinubu, where he also pointed out that Buhari did not appoint anyone from the sSouth East in his constitution of the Board of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, even though the region had three oil-producing states including Abia, Anambra and Imo States. He further…
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Nigerians are naturally creative. Forget their indiscipline, Nigerians are punctilious people. Nigerians “love good life” and they have high survival instincts. Nigerians like to sugarcoat things too. They give fancy names to odd jobs in order to show class or have an upscale feel. Hence, tailors and seamstresses are proudly called “fashion designers” and “costumiers”. Barbers are called “hair dressers” who work in “barbing salons” and spas. Nigeria can easily pass for a huge comedy scene. Palace jesters and clowns have been restyled “stand-up comedians” who now live posh lives from huge amounts of money they are paid. While erstwhile…
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A growing number of countries want to discard the vestiges of imperialism, the former Russian president has argued A growing number of countries want to break free from colonial legacies, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said. Numerous former imperial powers in the West have imposed unprecedented sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine conflict, triggering accusations from Moscow of neocolonialist policies. Medvedev, who currently serves as deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, made the comments in an opinion piece titled ‘The time of colonial powers is over’ for the Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper. The article was published ahead of a…
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The bloodshed was caused by long-standing Western “arrogance” and NATO expansion, the economist has said The West could have easily prevented the catastrophic Ukraine conflict, which had been brewing for many years, by abandoning its many escalatory policies including NATO expansion, according to Jeffrey Sachs, the president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. In an interview with Going Underground host Afshin Rattansi on Saturday, Sachs, a prominent expert on post-Soviet economies who served for more than a decade as Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General, claimed that the Ukraine conflict represented the “utter failure” of US diplomacy. He said that G7…
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Last Year on June 14, we commemorated Kari’s 100th birthday Today June 14, 2024, one year later we celebrate Kari Polanyi Levitt’s 101st birthday. The legacy of Kari Polanyi Levitt and her father Karl Polanyi will live forever. While Kari’s health is fragile, more than ever she remains firm in her incisive understanding and analysis of world events, committed to national sovereignty and fundamental human rights. She constitutes a powerful voice in the understanding and analysis of US hegemony and the global political economy. Her first book published in 1970 entitled, Silent Surrender: The Multinational Corporation in Canada, predicted with foresight more…
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Despite soaring fatalities, massive devastation and rising famine in Gaza, the Biden administration continues to arm and protect Israel from criticism and condemnation. The US claims its UN Security Council resolution is aimed at getting Hamas to agree to a ceasefire, captive swap, massive injection of humanitarian aid into Gaza as a first step in halting Israel’s war and proceeding toward the “two-state solution” of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Hamas has welcomed the resolution, but Israel insists that the war will continue until Hamas is eliminated. It remains to be seen if the Biden administration will exert pressure on…
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US global power rests on a few key pillars, some of the most important of which are: (A) Dollar dominance in trade, (B) dollar dominance in investment and finance, (C) physical (military) control on the supply of oil, and (D) base agreements to further expand US military control in strategic (and oil producing) regions. A key foundation for this global exercise of US power is the Saudi-US petro-dollar agreement from 1974. Saudi Arabia has reportedly decided not to renew its 80-year petro-dollar deal with the U.S. This bad news for the US is censored in Western media, but is reported…
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Today, June 14, 2024, the people of Ohaji made their voices heard. The entire Communities and social cultural groups from Ohaji clan in Imo State have rejected to be included in the proposed new state in South-East which has passed first reading at the Green chamber, being majorly sponsored by a House of Representative member, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, from Imo State. Attached are the Letters coming from Ogbako Ohaji and “Awarra Court Area”, which represents the Elders and Youth bodies respectively. They submitted their letter of protest to both the Senate President and the House Speaker, expressing their opposition…
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Serbian President Vučić: “There will be a world war in 3-4 months – we are checking the stocks of oil, flour, sugar”What does the Serbian president know? Shocking interview for the Swiss media.. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić gave a long interview to the Swiss weekly Weltwoche in which he revealed that Serbia is checking oil, flour and sugar stocks because there will be a world war in 3-4 months. Given the very good relations of the Serbian president with Vladimir Putin and Moscow, it is possible that Vučić knows what is happening behind the scenes and interpreted the Russian ultimatum…
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The Asian country’s automakers sold over 13 million new vehicles globally in 2023, according to researcher JATO Dynamics Chinese auto manufacturers have sold more cars than their US counterparts for the first-time last year, according to a report issued by researcher JATO Dynamics on Thursday. Data showed that Chinese brands, led by Shenzhen-based BYD, sold 13.43 million new vehicles last year, while US brands sold about 11.93 million. Japanese brands “maintained a strong position,” leading with 23.59 million in global sales. The report also indicated that China-origin companies’ sales growth exceeded that of the US, up 23% from the previous year, compared with the…
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Zelensky’s Cockamamie Peace Conference China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning has agreed to attend next month’s Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland with one proviso, that Russia be invited. Mao said that Beijing supports the “timely convening of an international peace conference that is recognized by both the Russian and Ukrainian sides.” That sounds reasonable, after all, one would expect that peace negotiations would include the representatives of the warring parties. But that is not the case here. And while more than 90 countries have confirmed that they will attend the upcoming meetings, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has excluded the one nation whose presence might…
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“Take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties.” — James Madison James Madison, often referred to as the “Father of the Constitution,” once predicted that the Bill of Rights would become mere “parchment barrier,” words on paper ignored by successive generations of Americans. How right he was. Although Madison initially felt that the inclusion of a bill of rights in the originally ratified Constitution was unnecessary to its success, Thomas Jefferson persuaded him that “a bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, & what no just government should refuse,…
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Abstract This study examines the role of the far right in the Euromaidan in Ukraine, primarily in the Maidan massacre and other key cases of violence. The involvement of far-right organizations in these crucial events in the Ukrainian and world politics has been politicized and polarized in Ukraine, the West, and Russia. This study analyzes various data sources, such as online live streams and TV broadcasts, videos, broadcasts of the Maidan massacre trials, the database of court decisions in Ukraine, media reports, and field research on the Maidan. The findings reveal that radical nationalist and neo-Nazi organizations had significant but minority representation among the…
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For decades, the political West was resting on its laurels after “winning” the (First) Cold War. It also expanded the tentacles of its malignant power projection to every corner of the world, including Russia itself, where liberal exponents of US/EU/NATO implanted themselves in the Kremlin, ensuring that Moscow’s economic might is ruined, so that the Eurasian giant can never recover, let alone return to superpower status. Keeping Russia down was one of the crucial aspects of the infamous Wolfowitz Doctrine and one of the first documents published by the abominable Clinton administration. This unequivocally imperialist strategy that even many Americans thought was…
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Ukrainian negotiators would agree not to join alliances or host bases of foreign troops. The proposals would require a referendum in Ukraine. Towards Peace? On June 15-16, 2024, delegates from 90 countries will be meeting at the Bürgenstock resort near Lucerne, in the context of a Peace Conference organized by the Swiss government to which Russia was not invited. The article below focusses on the sabotage of the Istanbul Peace negotiations in March 2022. My first reaction in early March 2022, following Russia’s “Special Operation” initiated on February 24, 2022, was that The War in Ukraine had “Ended before it Began”. The Russians literally destroyed…
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People in Africa’s most populous nation are suffering as the price of food, fuel and medicine has skyrocketed out of reach for many. Nigeria is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, with skyrocketing inflation, a national currency in free-fall and millions of people struggling to buy food. Only two years ago Africa’s biggest economy, Nigeria is projected to drop to fourth place this year. The pain is widespread. Unions strike to protest salaries of around $20 a month. People die in stampedes, desperate for free sacks of rice. Hospitals are overrun with women wracked by spasms from calcium deficiencies.…
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), as the country’s premier oil company, has long been a subject of intense scrutiny and criticism. Despite its pivotal role in Nigeria’s economy, the NNPC has often been described as opaque and riddled with issues that undermine its accountability and efficiency. Several challenges confronting the corporation, including asset integrity issues, crude oil and product theft, sub-commercial contracts, low capacity utilization of refineries, issues with subsidy management, lack of accountabily, inadequate metering, disconnection from the ministry of finance, prevalence of illegal refineries, an inefficient business model etc. have been identified. Asset Integrity Issues Asset integrity…
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What’s in a name? That which we called a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.- Williams Shakespeare. I beg to disagree with William Shakespeare on this, not on the strength of my intellect or literary prowess. Shakespeare was a literary giant at an era the English language reached its evolutionary peak as a global language. The 16th century, when it enriched legal communication, not even the translation of the Bible from Latin to English was spared of its flair and beautiful twist of words; prose and poem, thus giving us the version that remains the favourite…
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Governor Hope Uzodinma’s decision to relocate the Imo State Government House to Orlu has been a significant political move that has generated a mix of support and criticism. The relocation is seen by many as an effort to decentralize the administration and bring development to different parts of the state. Supporters argue that this move is part of a broader strategy to enhance infrastructural development across Imo State. Under Uzodinma’s administration, critical road projects like the Owerri-Orlu, Owerri-Okigwe, and Owerri-Umuahia roads have been prioritized, significantly improving transportation and boosting economic activities. However, the relocation has not been without controversy. Critics…
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One is reminded of carved-up Christmas turkeys when considering Nigeria and how both foreigners and its citizens plunder its resources. An Igbo proverb that refers to the guidelines for cultivating newly discovered farmland that belongs to no one in the community is “Okata okolu” (farm as you may). The elders would declare a day on which the people would farm the land because no one owned it. Everyone gathers on the designated day and hour, and each person tills as much of the land as their strength carries them. That’s how Nigeria has come to be. Prebendalism – the idea…
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Long tied to outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, will Sheinbaum be able to carve out a new path? She is poised to become Mexico’s first female president, after winning a historic mandate in the country’s June 2 election. But Claudia Sheinbaum faces a challenge: how to distinguish herself from her political mentor, current President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, popularly known as AMLO. Representing the left-leaning Morena party, Sheinbaum campaigned in Lopez Obrador’s image, embracing many of his trademark projects and policies. But experts say her personal history and past governing experience offer valuable clues about how her tenure in office might differ from…
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Gaza is a classic case of genocide in the sense that Western-supported Zionists are intentionally, methodically, using every strategy to destroy and extinguish the native Palestinian population, not only their present, but also their past. It has nothing to do with Hamas. In the above video, Dr. Mads Gilbert correctly describes the genocide as a colonial project which is eliminating the Palestinian people, their culture, their institutions, their archives, their history. Hospitals, health care, primary health care, universities, museums are all being destroyed. Poets, academic leaders, universities, museums, and archaeological sites are all being destroyed. Western-supported Zionists are destroying the…
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The lame argument regarding the deputy governorship slots in Imo State highlights a low point in the political debate between the Owerri and Okigwe zones. The Owerri zone has occupied deputy governor positions, most of which were tumultuous. This relegation of the Owerri zone to the deputy governorship became necessary due to the distortion of the original charter of equity in 2007, which favored the Okigwe zone and produced HE Ada Okwuonu as deputy governor to HE Ikedi Ohakim.Notably, figures such as HE Jude Agbaso and HE Eze Madumere served as deputy governors from 2011, and more recently In 2023,…
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By the end of the Nigeria Civil War(1967-1970 BB), the Igbo people of Nigeria faced devastating losses, including estimated 3 million deaths, displacement, and economic ruin. Despite the federal government’s “no victor, no vanquished” rhetoric, the policies of the country post civil war left the Igbo people feeling marginalized and excluded from Nigeria’s affairs. Fifty years after, Ndigbo are still nursing that feeling of systemic exclusion from government appointments, infrastructure development, and resource sharing. This has led to renewed agitations for secession and the resultant insecurity challenges in the southeast region of Nigeria. However, the message behind this treatise is…
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The truth needs to be told without fear or favour. The political landscape in Owerri Zone of Imo State has been marred by a persistent issue: the propensity of some of its leaders to sell out to other zones for personal gain. This recurring betrayal has undermined the zone’s ability to secure the governorship despite its electoral and political strengths. The consequences of such self-serving actions are far-reaching, affecting not only the immediate political outcomes but also the long-term development and unity of the zone. The most glaring issue is the lack of altruistic interest among Owerri Zone’s political leaders.…
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As the political climate intensifies, the stakes for effective leadership in the Owerri zone have never been higher. The need to present the best, most capable, qualified, and experienced candidate transcends party affiliations. In a state where elections are often fiercely contested, Owerri zone cannot afford to be found lacking in terms of representation and capability. It is imperative that the zone rallies around its best candidate, irrespective of micro-zoning issues, to ensure the manifestation of a competent, favorable Owerri zone candidate who can govern Imo State effectively to the satisfaction of all its citizens. Owerri zone stands at a…
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The weight of crimes committed by a president can be subjective and depends on various factors such as the nature of the crimes, their impact, and historical context. However, some presidents are often noted for their particularly severe or impactful actions: Richard Nixon: Watergate Scandal: This was a major political scandal that began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in 1972. Members of Nixon’s re-election campaign were caught attempting to wiretap phones and steal documents. The scandal escalated when it was revealed that Nixon had attempted to cover up his administration’s involvement.…
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Is that what this is all about; testing Putin to see if he’s bluffing? President Putin’s press conference on Wednesday in Uzbekistan might have been the most unusual and extraordinary event in his 24-year political career. After addressing the Constitutional issues surrounding Ukrainian President Zelensky’s decision to remain in office beyond his four-year term, Putin delivered a brief but disturbing statement on NATO’s plan to fire long-range weapons at targets inside Russia. Putin made it clear that Russia would respond to these attacks and that the countries that provided the weapons systems would be held responsible. He also gave a…
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For two years Biden was absolutely adamant that no US weapons could be used to strike Russia. Now he reverses the policy — aka, he lied. \ So where’s the pushback? Congress, media? What could be of greater consequence than lying the country into war with a nuclear superpower?” — Michael Tracey Are the peoples of the Western world so completely insouciant that they do not notice that their politicians are pushing them into direct conflict with Russia? It seems Hungarians are the only European people who have any sense. The Kremlin could not issue any warnings more dire, and in response…
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We are only just beginning to recognise the extraordinary power that exists within the field of our projected thoughts. The power to do good and the power to do harm. We need to be aware that multiple interconnected streams of invisible energy carry our thought waves from one end of the world to the other; contributing to the overall psychic health or sickness of all sentient life forms. The ‘thought manufacturers’ of the push for full spectrum dominance and central control within a New World Order/Great Reset, are fully aware of the power available to them through the organised projection of…
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May 2024 will be remembered as one of the most turbulent months in recent times. First we had the assassination attempt on Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, while just four days later Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian both died when their US-made Bell 212 went down near the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran. Seven other high-ranking officials, including the governor-general of Tehran’s East Azerbaijan province Malek Rahmati, as well as the state representative in the region Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, were also killed in this highly controversial helicopter crash. Ever since the tragic incident, there’s been speculation about what exactly happened. This includes some rather…
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The ongoing debate about the minimum wage, has significant implications for all parties involved. While a proposed minimum wage of 494,000 Naira may seem unrealistic given the current economic conditions, it is essential to find a fair and sustainable solution. Setting the minimum wage at 494,000 Naira is not feasible for many businesses, especially in the private sector. The economic situation in the country, marked by inflation, high unemployment rates, and sluggish economic growth, makes it difficult for businesses to afford such high wages without cutting jobs or going out of business. A potential solution could be to set different…
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American lawmakers approved a bill allowing the confiscation of funds on Wednesday The “weaponization” of the US dollar through the seizure of frozen Russian assets could prompt a global shift away from the greenback, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing a former International Monetary Fund (IMF) official. US President Joe Biden signed a bill this week allowing the administration to seize Russian state assets held in America. Washington has long insisted on the confiscation of the funds to aid Ukraine in its war effort against Moscow. Meanwhile, G7 finance chiefs and EU officials continue to express concerns about the legal precedent…
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President Bola Tinubu announced a no-confidence vote on himself last week, unknown to him. He inadvertently admitted that he is unable to do the job and that his administration is in crisis when he inaugurated two hurriedly cobbled up, new-fangled economic committees to run things and revive economy. The one is a 31-member Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC), while the other is a 14-man Economic Management Team Emergency Task Force, code-named (EET). If Nigerians noticed the move by Tinubu, they didn’t seem to give a damn. Many had long given up on the Tinubu presidency anyway and they have switched…
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Heraclitus Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States (US), said: “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude” As a clergyman, I have watched pitiably how people self-sabotage themselves by seeking spiritual solutions to character-deficit issues. They look around at everybody as suspects for their predicaments when their greatest demons lurks within them – their character. What we often call our destiny is truly our character, and since that character can change, then destiny can be altered. Character is destiny…
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced the complete shutdown of Nigeria’s power grid by labour unions as the strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress begins. NLC and TUC commenced a nationwide industrial action on Monday in protest against the N60,000 minimum wage proposal of the Federal Government. Announcing the shutdown of the national power grid in a statement issued on Monday morning by TCN spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, the transmission firm said the action was deliberately done by the workers. The statement was titled, “Grid shutdown: Union Deliberately shuts down the National Grid.”. It read in…
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In the intricate dance of relationships, men often hold a significant role in ensuring that the spark of attraction remains alive and thriving. It’s a common misconception that once a relationship is established, the need for physical upkeep diminishes. This couldn’t be further from the truth. For men, maintaining their appearance and character is essential not just for personal confidence but also for nurturing a healthy, vibrant relationship. One of the primary reasons men should strive to look their best is to boost their self-confidence. Feeling good about one’s appearance translates into a positive attitude, which can significantly enhance all…
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In the journey of life, self-care and personal presentation play pivotal roles, not just in our individual well-being but also in the dynamics of our relationships. While societal pressures often dictate rigorous beauty standards, the motivation to maintain our best selves should stem from a place of self-love and mutual respect within our relationships. When a woman feels confident in her appearance, it radiates through every aspect of her life. This confidence isn’t about meeting external expectations but about embracing a sense of self-assurance and positivity. Feeling good about oneself fosters a powerful internal glow that enhances not just personal…
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This week last year, two things were enthroned in the Nigerian political space. One was the man, Bola Tinubu, who was sworn in as the president. The other was the myth of the man as a headhunter endowed with a unique instinct for sourcing the right talent and an astute administrator. So much was this idea of Tinubu as administrative capacity believed that his supporters were sure he would—to use the language of former Abia state governor Orji Kalu—forward Nigeria to all forwardness. Well, it is one year now, and we might as well start asking how that myth has…
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Today marks the first anniversary of the presidency of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who rode to power on the mantra of renewed hope agenda for a better Nigeria. Clearly, this is an administration that has left no one in doubt of its bold policies, especially around the economy. But quite confounding are the policies’ glaring conflict with the platitude of hope and a better country for Nigeria. The truth is that the country is now worse off than Tinubu met it, yet the administration seems adrift from the existential free-fall into which it has plunged the country in just 12 months.…
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The Presidential Election Has Just Caught Fire: Instant Analysis of Trump’s Explosive Guilty Verdict
And why the real battle for the soul of America begins NOW Donald Trump becomes the first ever former President of the United States to be convicted of a crime. A unanimous New York jury found him guilty on all 34 counts of illegally trying to cover up a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels to stifle a sex scandal that he feared would derail his 2016 presidential campaign only days before America went to the polls. Paying the hush money was not in itself illegal but the prosecution successfully argued that it was designed to influence the outcome of the election — a…
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“For many people all around the world, Chinua Achebe is and still is their first African writer.” There are reports that Prof. Wole Soyinka has reiterated his stance that Achebe is not “the father of African literature.” We recall that a few weeks after Achebe’s demise, Soyinka remarked: “Chinua himself repudiated such a tag—he did study literature after all and earned a degree in the subject… Those who seriously believe or promote this must be asked: have you the sheerest acquaintance with the literatures of other African nations, in both indigenous and adopted colonial languages? What must the francophone, lusophone,…
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