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As long as enough people buy into it for long enough, the slavery exercise will be irreversible. On the side of an apartment high-rise block dominantly visible between buildings surrounding Brussel’s Gare du Midi railway station, the finishing touches are being made to an extraordinary piece of art. One can just perceive the figure in the cage extended out on the hydraulic arm of the vehicle which provides the platform from which the artist can apply his paints to this vast canvas. The work depicts, as I grasp it, a shining techno-industrial mobile phone tower pinnacling out of the summit of a…
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Dear Igbo elite. I know how you feel at this moment. I feel it too. The unease to confront the evolving madness at home. Not knowing who to blame for the current crisis in your land. Your inability to go home without a battery of security men. Feeling cut off from a homeland that was your last refuge and a place you went to be with kith and kin. The prospect of forced mass exile because going home offers more danger to life and freedom. A few decades ago, you were in the forefront of complaining how Nigeria treated your…
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The propaganda machine is inciting ordinary citizens to go to war in Ukraine – where they go through hell Western mercenaries from countries other than the US are dying for Washington’s interests while President Joe Biden warns Americans themselves to stay away. Most of the foreign mercenaries in Ukraine at this point aren’t American, according to Russia’s Channel One news. It’s actually Poland and Canada that lead the charge, with the US coming in third. And now reports are starting to emerge of US intelligence attempting to fill the void with even more foreign recruits to fight for US interests against Russia…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky slams NATO leaders over ‘uncertainty’ on country’s membership
Zelensky released a statement saying it would be “absurd” if NATO leaders gathering for a summit on Tuesday did not offer his country a timeframe for membership. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday hit out at the NATO leaders saying that there was “noreadiness” within the alliance, “neither to invite Kyiv to NATO nor to make it a member of the Alliance”. He took to Twitter and said, “We value our allies. We value our shared security. And we always appreciate an open conversation. Ukraine will be represented at the NATO summit in Vilnius. Because it is about respect. But Ukraine…
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‘WE KNEW THE WORLD WOULD NOT BE THE SAME. A FEW PEOPLE LAUGHED, A FEW PEOPLE CRIED. MOST PEOPLE WERE SILENT. I REMEMBERED THE LINE FROM THE HINDU SCRIPTURE, THE BHAGAVAD GITA; VISHNU IS TRYING TO PERSUADE THE PRINCE THAT HE SHOULD DO HIS DUTY AND, TO IMPRESS HIM, TAKES ON HIS MULTI-ARMED FORM AND SAYS, “NOW I AM BECOME DEATH, THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS.” I SUPPOSE WE ALL THOUGHT THAT, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.’ – J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER, 1965. An unlikely leader He was a surprising choice to lead a top-secret government weapons program. The stick-thin, chain-smoking physicist with a…
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President Joe Biden’s administration has urged lawmakers to drop plans for an inspector general to monitor assistance to Kiev President Joe Biden’s administration has objected to plans by US lawmakers to establish an independent inspector general who would scrutinize Washington’s massive military and economic aid packages for Ukraine. At issue is a provision added to the $874 billion US defense budget for the government’s next fiscal year, calling for an additional oversight layer on Ukraine aid modeled after the inspector general established for reconstruction in Afghanistan. Conservative lawmakers, including Representative Matt Gaetz, a Republican from Florida, have argued that the White…
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Nigeria’s debt servicing cost has increased by 55.71 percent to ₦1.24 trillion in three months. According to data obtained from the Debt Management Office, between October and December 2022, Nigeria spent ₦406.77 billion on domestic debt servicing, while it spent $312.27 million (₦143.74 billion) on external debt servicing, giving a total of ₦550.51 billion. However, between January and March 2023, Nigeria spent ₦874.13 billion on domestic debt servicing, while it spent $801.36 million (₦368.87 billion) on external debt servicing, giving a total of ₦1.24 trillion. Nigeria’s debt servicing situation is a major economic risk. Loans taken by the last administration…
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Of the many ills of the Buhari administration, Nigeria’s rising debt profile boggles the mind. Debt is important for a cramped mono-economy like Nigeria. It helps the country metaphorically dump its scooter and buy a tricycle, dispose of the tricycle, and buy a car. However, when debt is misused, it could lead to palpitations. A sizeable chunk of Nigeria’s debt portfolio comprises multilateral credits from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The overall trend history of multilateral debt repayments suggests that satisfaction is far from a foregone conclusion. They are serviced over a long period of time, say…
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On June 14th, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg repeatedly insisted upon facilitating Ukraine’s becoming a member-nation of that marketing organization for the weapons that are produced by U.S.-and-allied weapons-manufacturers, but America’s President Joe Biden made clear on June 17th that he will not allow softening the existing requirements in order to admit Ukraine into NATO. The weapons-manufacturers’ sales are booming from the hundreds of billions of dollars of current and future-expected sales that are resulting from the burnup and breakdown of their products in the battlefields of Ukraine, and from the depletion of NATO stockpiles of those weapons in order to donate them to Ukraine so…
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The United States had been running two separate military campaigns in Yemen, which was kept virtually secret from the American public. One of the campaigns was under the authority of the CIA using drones, and the other was being executed by elite US troops from the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). US president Barack Obama (2009–17) asked to see the “kill lists”, with the biographies of the Islamic militants to be targeted in drone warfare and military raids (1). The London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism reported in January 2015 that, under Obama’s government, the Americans had carried out 103 attacks…
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Early on the morning of May 3rd the Kremlin was attacked by two explosive drones, and although these were destroyed by the defenses, the Russian government claimed that the incident had probably been an assassination attempt against President Vladimir Putin. I was skeptical at the time, but when Ray McGovern was interviewed a few days later he seemed to take the accusation seriously. Given his 27 years as a CIA Analyst, including serving as head of the Soviet Policy Group, I tend to trust his judgment on such matters: Although pro-Ukrainian forces had likely been responsible for the drone attack, our government provides…
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First published on July 21, 2016. In commemoration of the November 22, 1963 Assassination of JFK Researchers who have investigated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy for 30 or more years have concluded that he was murdered by a conspiracy of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the CIA, and the Secret Service. See for example, JFK And The Unspeakable by James W. Douglass. Shortly before he was murdered, President John F. Kennedy gave an extraordinary speech at American University. In the speech he came out against continuation of the Cold War that risked all life on earth for the benefit of the…
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Presstitute Media, such as the UK Telegraph, spend a lot of energy debunking exposés of government conspiracies. For example, the thousands of highrise architects, structural engineers, physicists, nano-chemists, demolition experts, first responders, military and civilian pilots, and former government officials who have provided vast evidence that the official story of 9/11 is a made-up fairy tale at odds with all evidence and the laws of physics are dismissed by presstitutes as “conspiracy theorists.” Similarly, those, such as James W. Douglass, who have proven beyond all doubt that President John F. Kennedy was not assassinated by Oswald but by his own paranoid anti-communist…
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Former Congressman Ron Paul and his colleague Dan McAdams recently conducted a fascinating interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which focused in part on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, who was Kennedy Jr.’s uncle. The interview took place on their program the Ron Paul Liberty Report. Owing to the many federal records that have been released over the years relating to the Kennedy assassination, especially through the efforts of the Assassination Records Review Board in the 1990s, many Americans are now aware of the war that was being waged between President Kennedy and the CIA throughout his presidency. The details of this war…
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After WWII, there was a growing number of significant non-state actors in international relations (IR) like the UN or various specialist agencies connected to it. Nevertheless, two key developments stimulated the growth of such organizations after WWII: The final result of such post-WWII development in IR and global politics was that the application of the UN system took place within the context of the growth and expansion of international law which dealt as well with war crimes. As a consequence, IR became less concerned with the state’s freedoms and independence alone but becoming more interested in general welfare with regards…
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The following audio podcast is a shortened version of a video interview from a few weeks ago. Our conversation touched on many aspects of the CIA’s devious role in so many aspects of history, including its relentless lying attacks on the Kennedy family that go back decades, its assassinations of Kennedys, and its egregious character assassination of RFK, Jr. His recent book, The Real Anthony Fauci, has been ignored by the mainstream media because they speak for the CIA, as they have been doing for decades, and Kennedy is a great threat to their stranglehold on the truth. We discuss many issues: Operation…
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Echoes JFK’s Peace Speech of June 1963 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running against the Democratic establishment’s position on the Russia-Ukraine War and for the presidential nomination of the party in 2024. He recently gave a peace speech in New Hampshire that echoed the sentiments of the peace speech given by his uncle, President John F. Kennedy, in 1963. In his speech, RFK Jr. stated that Russia has legitimate security concerns, that NATO expansion to Russia’s border was a betrayal of promises made to leaders like Mikhail Gorbachev, and that America’s military-industrial-congressional complex (MICC) is enabling forever war rather…
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Editor’s Note We are not in a position to corroborate the alleged controversial statement of Victoria Nuland regarding WWIII. What her recorded statements confirm is that she is a protagonist of a WWIII. What she upholds is a “long war” against Russia, which could lead humanity into a WWIII scenario Has the alleged statement by Nuland from the video conference been removed? The latter was held under the auspices of the Kyiv Security Forum together with the Atlantic Council. 🌐 @AtlanticCouncil was proud to join @ksfopenukraine to co-host a panel on US support for Ukraine. Below is the video of the Conference We suggest you view the National…
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The economy of the former Eastern Region was planned from ground up by the US consulting firm Arthur D. Little Dr. Azikiwe brought them and they worked with M I Okpara at first, then with Sam Otti and later Eluwa who headed the Civil Service and later with Sir Louis Phillip Odumegwu Ojukwu who at the time was the Chairman of the Eastern Nicerian Development Corporation (ENDC) and also the Chairman of the Eastern Nigeria Commodities Board (ENCB) Louis Phillip Odumegwu Ojukwu also sat as Chairman of 15 multinational companies at the time – John Holt, PZ, Michelin, Costain, Thomas…
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American companies reportedly paid over $700 million into the sanctioned country’s budget in 2022 US companies paid more taxes in Russia last year than firms from any other foreign country, data from a joint study by B4Ukraine and the Kiev School of Economics (KSE) published earlier this week shows. According to the findings, companies registered in America paid $712 million in taxes to the Russian budget in 2022. Data also shows that 44% of US firms that had a presence in Russia at the start of Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine have so far continued to work in the country. The…
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Lawmakers have criticized a resolution by Senator Lindsey Graham that pushes for Kiev’s admittance to the bloc Conservatives in both houses of the US Congress have rebuked their colleague Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) for pushing to get Ukraine admitted to NATO, saying such an expansion of the Western military bloc would make Americans less safe by triggering a direct war with Russia. At issue is a resolution by Graham that presses for allowing Ukraine to join the alliance. The 68-year-old Republican claimed on Friday to have bipartisan support for his proposal, saying, “Ukrainian NATO membership is vital to the future security of…
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The effort to hold together on aid to Kiev is reportedly spelling long-term complications for the US-led bloc. Continuing support for Ukraine in the conflict with Russia may mean long-term trouble for NATO, with major issues getting “kicked down the road” instead of getting solved, experts and former officials have told Politico. A piece run by the outlet on Saturday ahead of the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, raises questions about the mounting costs of aid to Ukraine, as well as a lack of unity among members. Many allies have displayed increasing alarm over “how long, and at what…
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We bring to the attention of our readers this important article by William M. Arkin published by Newsweek. Our thanks to Newsweek One of the biggest secrets of the Ukraine war is how much the CIA doesn’t know. The Agency is as uncertain about Volodymyr Zelensky‘s thinking and intentions as it is about Vladimir Putin‘s. And as the Russian leader faces his biggest challenge in the aftermath of a failed mutiny, the Agency is straining to understand what the two sides will do—because President Joe Biden has determined that the United States (and Kyiv) will not undertake any actions that might threaten Russia itself or the survival of…
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The U.S. public has been conned, once again, into pouring billions into another endless war. The playbook the pimps of war use to lure us into one military fiasco after another, including Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and now Ukraine, does not change. Freedom and democracy are threatened. Evil must be vanquished. Human rights must be protected. The fate of Europe and NATO, along with a “rules based international order” is at stake. Victory is assured. The results are also the same. The justifications and narratives are exposed as lies. The cheery prognosis is false. Those on whose behalf we…
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“Adherence to UN 2030 Sustainability Agenda”. Colossal disinvestment in the trillion-dollar global oil and gas sector. First published by Global Research on November 16, 2022 Most people are bewildered by what is a global energy crisis, with prices for oil, gas and coal simultaneously soaring and even forcing closure of major industrial plants such as chemicals or aluminum or steel. The Biden Administration and EU have insisted that all is because of Putin and Russia’s military actions in Ukraine. This is not the case. The energy crisis is a long-planned strategy of western corporate and political circles to dismantle industrial economies…
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As the frazzled children lay on the ground, pleading for their lives, the wretchedness of barbarism came to the fore. It was a painful watch. Their teachers, all of them mothers and grandmothers, lay beside them and prayed for mercy like prisoners of war. Their offence was that they chose school instead of sitting at home. At least Boko haram advertised their hatred for Western education in their choice of name. That’s some honesty. These other ones claim independence and freedom. But they won’t let children choose school. So much for the Igbo and republicanism. July is when exams are…
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‘Not in our Name’: Opposition to U.S. War Escalation with Russia. Open Letter to President Joe Biden
By Not in Our Name A group of U.S. intellectuals – journalists, political advisers, and scholars –are initial signers of an open letter to President Joe Biden (see full text below), pleading with him to reject policies which lead to an “intensification of conflict with Russia” and which “could lead to the deaths of millions of innocent people.” “We hereby declare that your escalation of this conflict as the President of the United States has not been done in our name.” Please join us with your signature and promotion of this important petition. Not in Our Name Dear Mr. President,…
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This article was first published on March 9, 2022, revised and expanded on October 5, 2022, minor revisions on May 25, 2023. Introduction At no point since the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, has humanity been closer to the unthinkable. All the safeguards of the Cold War era, which categorized the nuclear bomb as “a weapon of last resort”, have been scrapped. Let us also recall the unspoken history of America’s doctrine pertaining to the conduct of nuclear war. Barely six weeks after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,the U.S. War Department released a Secret Plan on September 15, 1945 to bomb 66…
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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, in a landmark judgment, has ordered the disclosure of the spending details of about USD$5 billion Abacha loot by the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari.” The court ordered the government of President Bola Tinubu to “disclose the exact amount of money stolen by General Sani Abacha from Nigeria, and the total amount of Abacha loot recovered and all agreements signed on same by the governments of former presidents Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan and Buhari.” The judgment was delivered last week by Justice James Kolawole Omotosho…
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‘It was the Western Allies’ extreme good fortune that the Russians, and not themselves, paid almost the entire ‘butcher’s bill’ for defeating Nazi Germany’ In the Western popular imagination — particularly the American one — World War II is a conflict we won. It was fought on the beaches of Normandy and Iwo Jima, through the rubble of recaptured French towns and capped by sepia-toned scenes of joy and young love in New York. It was a victory shaped by the steeliness of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the moral fiber of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and the awesome power of an…
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Chased by youth armed with clubs, this woman is fleeing from a “death dealer” whose left leg can be seen at the left-hand edge of the photograph. The Lviv pogroms were the consecutive massacres of Jews living in the city of Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine),perpetrated by Ukrainian nationalists (specifically, the OUN), German death squads (Einsatzgruppen), and urban population from 30 June to 2 July, and from 25 to 29 July, during the German invasion of the Soviet Union. Ukrainian nationalists targeted Jews in the first pogrom on the pretext of their purported responsibility for the NKVD prisoner massacre in Lviv,…
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Top official acknowledges that Russia Is putting up a “successful” defense. Washington’s decision to supply Ukraine with controversial cluster munitions was partly influenced by disappointment with lackluster results of Kiev’s much-vaunted summer counteroffensive,The US Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl told reporters on Friday. Speaking immediately after the White House announced that President Joe Biden had signed off on the delivery of dual-purpose improved conventional munitions (DPICM) to Ukraine, Kahl said that the decision was influenced by “the urgency of the moment.” “We want to make sure that the Ukrainians have sufficient artillery to keep them in the fight…
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As soon as a projectile hit Kyiv’s main radio and television tower, a short walk from the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center nearby, on Tuesday, Jews worldwide reflexively shuddered. It is unclear whether the Russians targeted the memorial center. More likely, they were interested in knocking Kyiv’s television stations off the air. Five people were killed in the strike. But the proximity to the site where 33,771 of the city’s Jews were systematically shot dead by machine-gun fire in a two-day massacre in 1941 is traumatic. Officials at Israel’s Yad Vashem Memorial issued a statement condemning the attack. So did…
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The escalatory move is also an admission of Ukraine’s failure, a senior Russian diplomat has said The US decision to include cluster munitions in its latest batch of military aid to Kiev is an admission of failure and a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, Russia’s ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, said on Friday. “Cluster munitions are a gesture of desperation. Such a measure speaks of the awareness of the United States and its satellites of their impotence,” Antonov told reporters. He added “They do not want to admit their own setbacks and the failure of the Ukrainian military’s attempts to carry…
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Foreign fighters are expected to survive a mere four hours in battle The conflict in Ukraine has drawn in thousands of foreign mercenaries, motivated by glory and, in the Kremlin’s words, the chance to “earn money by killing Slavs.” However, those lucky enough to come out alive have described life on the front lines as miserable and short. Three days after Russian troops entered Ukraine last February, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky put out an appeal for foreigners willing to take up arms against Moscow’s forces. Potential recruits visited Ukrainian embassies across the West and signed up to fight – often with the…
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Both Ottawa and London have said they are against using the weapons on the battlefield Canada and the UK have become the latest Western nations to voice concern over US President Joe Biden’s decision to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine. Both countries have reaffirmed their commitment to a UN agreement banning the armaments and spoken against employing them in the current conflict with Russia. “We do not support the use of cluster munitions,” the Canadian government told the national broadcaster CTV on Saturday. Ottawa is “committed to putting an end to the effects cluster munitions have on civilians – particularly children,” the statement…
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By backing membership for Ukraine, the French president is trying to court Eastern European support, the newspaper’s sources said French President Emmanuel Macron realizes that Eastern European states are becoming more influential within NATO, and has shifted his rhetoric on the bloc to match them, Bloomberg reported on Saturday. Macron recently backed a “path” to NATO membership for Ukraine. Before the conflict in Ukraine began, Macron was regarded as one of Europe’s most NATO-skeptic leaders. He proclaimed the bloc “brain dead” in 2019, and spent his first term in office repeatedly calling for the establishment of a “true European army” independent from the US. Even throughout…
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Overall turnover, however, has more than halved since last year, statistics show The United States has increased imports of goods from Russia despite its numerous economic sanctions on the country, data published by the US Census Bureau revealed on Thursday. In May, the volume of products imported from the sanctioned country surged and amounted to $504 million, according to the report. This is more than double the figures from April, when Washington purchased goods worth $215.6 million from Russia. In February, US imports of goods reached a to-date 2023 high of $642.8 million. Meanwhile, US exports to Russia continue to…
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Mexico is considering ways to increase bilateral trade with Russia, the ambassador to Russia, Eduardo Villegas Megias, told RIA Novosti in an interview published on Saturday. According to the diplomat, Mexico is interested in boosting imports of Russian fertilizers, which it primarily receives through third countries. “This is a necessary condition for the development of agriculture. The government allocates considerable sums for fertilizers. “The export of this commodity from Russia used to take place through certain intermediaries, private entrepreneurs… but the Mexican government wants to consider buying large amounts of fertilizers for agriculture with the support of the Russian authorities,”…
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Providing “yet another wonder weapon” to Kiev is nothing but an act of despair on Washington’s part, the foreign ministry has said Washington’s decision to hand over cluster munitions to Kiev only shows that Ukraine and its Western backers are “powerless” to change the situation on the frontlines, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday. The use of this new ammunition would hardly affect the Russian military campaign but would have “dire consequences” for civilians, she noted in a statement published by the ministry. These bombs are nothing but “yet another ‘Wunderwaffe’ [wonder weapon] Washington and Kiev are betting on, without thinking about the…
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“Following his swearing-in, Akpabio was singing like a very happy bird atop a tall tree. The 10th Senate, he declared, will “work to renew the hope of Nigerians via people-oriented legislation.” He declared that the 10th Senate would “ hit the ground running and make sure that our constituents are proud of us,” and that “ the dreams, aspirations and well-being of Nigerians would be at the heart of legislative activities.” But who are Nigerians, from experience, to trust the Senator or his record? lt is his work or his words? “Months after he left office as governor in 2015 but…
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The United States has decided to send cluster munitions to Ukraine to help its military push back Russian forces entrenched along the front lines. The Biden administration is expected to announce on Friday that it will send thousands of them as part of a new military aid package worth $800 million, according to people familiar with the decision who were not authorized to discuss it publicly before the official announcement and spoke on condition of anonymity. The move will likely trigger outrage from some allies and humanitarian groups that have long opposed the use of cluster bombs. Proponents argue that Russia has already been…
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Marat Gabidullin, who worked alongside Yevgeny Prigozhin as his assistant, spoke to Yahoo News about his experience with the Wagner Group. In the weeks following a failed mutiny that saw mercenary soldiers marching toward Moscow in an armed rebellion, Wagner Group paramilitary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been banished from the Kremlin’s inner circle. Last month, Prigozhin led his soldiers toward the Russian capital on a so-called march for justice to remove what he called Russia’s incompetent and corrupt senior military leadership. Hours later, just 125 miles from Moscow, Prigozhin turned back, stating, “Russian blood will be spilled on one side.” It is a…
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Israel’s military on Wednesday ended its two-day siege of the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, with residents emerging from their homes or returning from nearby shelters to find widespread destruction in their community. During their most intense military operation in the West Bank in nearly two decades, Israeli forces killed 12 Palestinians, with one Israeli soldier also left dead. The offensive was meant to crack down on Palestinian militants that Israel blames for the recent killings of Israelis, while seizing and destroying weapons. Israeli troops launched airstrikes and bulldozed through narrow streets and alleys, leveling some homes.…
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Macron suggesting fines for parents of protesting minors is too little, too late In response to the unrest involving kids averaging 17 years of age, sparked by the shooting death of a teen of the same age who refused to obey orders at a traffic stop, French President Emmanuel Macron has been looking for ways to restore order. He suggested that the young rioters’ parents start paying the price. “With the first crime, we need to find a way of sanctioning the families financially and easily,” he said, calling it “a sort of minimum price for the first screw up.” Does anyone else know of another…
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The spy agency is leading US efforts to aid Kiev, but claims it can’t predict Zelensky’s actions The Central Intelligence Agency has boots on the ground in Ukraine and operates a clandestine supply network to help the government in Kiev to fight Russia, Newsweek reported on Wednesday, citing anonymous sources within the US government. “The CIA was central to the war even before it started,” claimed the article, written by William Arkin. Its director, William Burns, famously visited Moscow in January 2022 and, though he failed to persuade Russia not to “invade,” he got the Kremlin to accept US “rules” – at least according to Arkin…
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The former Pentagon and Rand Corp official Daniel Ellsberg, who died earlier this month, created two big bombshells. Hated by the right, lauded by the left and libertarians, Ellsberg, in our view, was a genuine American hero. The first bombshell was his revelation of a series of secret Pentagon studies of the Vietnam War that showed the 1970’s war was based on a farrago of lies and false premises and doomed to failure. I was in the US Army at the time and most of us knew the war was a giant screw-up propelled by billions of dollars and big-time lies.…
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The “coup” in Russia is over but there’s a very worrying development going on in Ukraine right now that should frighten everyone. That’s the growing risk of a nuclear war. I’m not being hyperbolic. Let’s break it all down… President Biden is accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of preparing to use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine. The theory is that if Russia is in danger of military collapse in Ukraine, Putin will resort to the use of tactical nuclear weapons out of desperation. But you can basically rule that out because Russia isn’t losing the war in Ukraine. In fact, it’s winning…
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Herodotus (History, Book 1.53) tells the story of Croesus, king of Lydia c. 585-546 BC in what is now Western Turkey and the Ionian shore of the Mediterranean. Croesus conquered Ephesus, Miletus and neighboring Greek-speaking realms, obtaining tribute and booty that made him one of the richest rulers of his time. But these victories and wealth led to arrogance and hubris. Croesus turned his eyes eastward, ambitious to conquer Persia, ruled by Cyrus the Great. Having endowed the region’s cosmopolitan Temple of Delphi with substantial silver and gold, Croesus asked its Oracle whether he would be successful in the conquest…
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The definition of a failed state according to some experts is: A failed state is a political body that has disintegrated to a point where basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government no longer function properly. Another characteristic of a failed state includes a central government so weak or ineffective that it has an inability to raise taxes or other support and has little practical control over much of its territory…(this does not apply to the USA) and hence there is a non-provision of public services. According to Robert Longley: “A failed state is a government that has become incapable…
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The U.S. Government lied its way into invading and destroying Iraq in 2003, and the U.S. Government lied throughout and since its 2014 coup in and destruction of Ukraine in 2014. Both operations are and were based upon lies that the U.S. Government, and its vassal-nations, (‘allies’) reiterate — or at least tolerate — even to this day. Because the U.S. Government is the world’s most powerful, George W. Bush has not been executed for what he did to Iraq, and Barack Obama has not been executed for what he did to Ukraine. Neither of those two has even faced an international criminal tribunal for the horrors that…
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For weeks before Russia launched its special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, the United States insisted that Russia was planning this and that it would do it. After the SMO started, Washington DC used this to bolster its intelligence-gathering reputation by claiming its numerous ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) platforms and assets are second-to-none. However, despite its potent capabilities in this regard, the US had known how Russia would react years or even decades ago simply because its aggression against Moscow was designed to achieve precisely that – a Russian response that would ensure Ukraine never becomes part of NATO. And…
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At my Quaker Meeting, occasionally someone will say, “Could we have some silence please?” especially during a business meeting, which we call Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business. Someone may request silence when the discussion becomes too contentious, and we are not progressing towards resolution. We wait and listen. What are we listening for? As corny and old-fashioned as it may sound, we are waiting for guidance from god. I have been attending the Quaker Meeting for many years now and have felt increasing awe and reverence for this process by which Quakers conduct business. No shouting. No…
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OSCE hosts experts meeting on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings for the Removal of Organs By Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe This is an official report of the OSCE Two-day online expert meeting to discuss recent developments and policy gaps in combating trafficking in human beings for the removal of organs concluded yesterday evening. The event was co-organized by the Office of the OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (OSR/CTHB), the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO). Despite being mentioned explicitly in the…
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Important article by John Whitehead first published by the Rutherford Institute on April 24, 2019 “Children are being targeted and sold for sex in America every day.”—John Ryan, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Children, young girls—some as young as 9 years old—are being bought and sold for sex in America. The average age for a young woman being sold for sex is now 13 years old. This is America’s dirty little secret. Sex trafficking—especially when it comes to the buying and selling of young girls—has become big business in America, the fastest growing business in organized crime and the second most-lucrative…
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Introduction Recently, a lot is being written and said on the subject of human trafficking and modern-day slavery, particularly due to the upcoming release of the highly anticipated film The Sound of Freedom which is set to be officially released on July 4, Independence Day. This article examines the subject, the film, and all the dark details that surround its foundations, claims, and worries. It is arguably the most important topic that concerns us humans, for it has to do with our most precious of all, our children. This article is structured as follows: 1. What is Human & Child Trafficking? On a broader global scale, Human…
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How did COVID-19 present itself? It was fatal car crashes and ensuing trauma-related deaths falsely coded as COVID, it was bacterial pneumonia, falsely named, it was hospitals getting more money for COVID diagnoses and COVID protocols (1), it was false pronouncements of PHEIC from the globalist WHO attached at the hip to the WEF. (2) It was the cold, it was the flu, it was data manipulation writ large, where jabbed patients are listed as unvaccinated weeks after their hospital admittances. It was a perfect fabricated pretext for a global financial coup which continues to impoverish and kill us as…
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First published on June 10, 2023 Briefly, as a medical doctor, it is my opinion that deadly viral pandemics are not possible, and are likely a Big Pharma/globalist construct/fraud. Additionally, the “gain of function” narrative which is being put about is likely false and is intended to bolster the story that deadly pandemics caused by viruses (given that one accepts that viruses exist), both man-made and naturally occurring, can occur, when that is not possible. There was no pandemic in 2020, but perhaps more importantly there can be no pandemic of concern in the future. Furthermore, just like the Covid-19 fraud,…
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War is indeed a racket, and it is one that BlackRock, JPMorgan, and the like play with chilling efficiency In the midst of a brutal conflict in Ukraine, two of the world’s financial titans, BlackRock and JPMorgan Chase, are seemingly leading the charge in an ostensible humanitarian effort. They are helping to establish the Ukraine Development Fund, a reconstruction bank designed to steer public seed capital into projects that can attract hundreds of billions of dollars in private investment. However, as those who are familiar with the words of Gen. Smedley Butler might ask, is this really an altruistic endeavor, or just…
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Most of their descendants moved from Arochukwu in Abia State. They emigrated to Bioko during the Spanish exploitation plantation in the 19th century and have settled there forever. They still speak Igbo language till date. All The Fascinating Facts You Need To Know About the Igbo People of Bioko in Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, located at the Eastern end of the Gulf of Guinea, West coast of Africa, is the only Spanish speaking country on the continent. The tribes dwelling in this country include the Bubi, Fang and the Igbo people who are also a dominant ethnic group in Nigeria.…
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EDUCATION, ASUU AND THE GLOBALIST AGENDA (1) When William Saint, the World Bank Education Consultant, came to Bayero University, Kano in 1999/2000, he hadn’t had the slightest idea that ASUU was ready for him. He was shocked by the level of mobilization and the ambush set to give him the terrifying welcome. The naive mindset people on such missions usually have about Africans being complacent, or having short memory and lacking a sense of history, was clearly visible in his mien. The apparent sudden realization that, contrary to his expectation, ASUU seemed to know the agenda they had been implementing…
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President Bola Tinubu has rejected the report of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) on the 2023 general election in Nigeria. The EU Mission had stated that the presidential selection of the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) leaves the electoral body vulnerable to the perception of partiality. The Mission asserted that the 2023 general elections did not ensure a well-run transparent and inclusive democratic process as assured by INEC. It explained that public confidence and trust in INEC were severely damaged during the presidential poll and were not restored in state-level elections, leading civil society…
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Under former President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s Southeast region, the most peaceful at a time, suddenly exploded in a wave of inexplicable violence. Prisons, police stations, court houses electoral commission offices and random public establishments were attacked by armed gangs and razed. Individuals were kidnapped, hacked to death or gunned down in broad daylight by hooded men who escaped without trace. Dr. Chike Akunyili, husband of Late Prof Dora Akunyili, one-time Minister of Information and DG of NAFDAC, was gruesomely murdered by these men in an attack which had no obvious aim other than to instill public fear. Many went missing…
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In the meanwhile, Azumini to the Opobo coasts along the Imo River basin is 20 to 30 klms; Igweocha port/Abonnema wharf to Ubani/Bonny coast is about 30 klms. Both are deep and only need further deepening beyond flat-bottoms and widening, and are contiguous Igbo territories to the Atlantic ocean, opened, owned, used and developed by the Igbo up till 1967 when the blockades and ethnic-cleansings code-named Abandoned Property kicked off. Before the present reign of undeserved heightened “hatred” and terror countless opportunities opened for several Igbo elites in government (Shagari/Ekwueme, Sani Abacha/his several Igbo supporters, Obasanjo/Igbo elites, Jonathan/Igbo allies) to…
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As I visited my Muslim friends and enjoyed sumptuous ram-themed dishes commemorating the sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) in total obedience to God’s directive to sacrifice his son, I wondered why the two Abrahamic religions in Nigeria have not elicited obedience to rules as a matter of course. As I pondered, I remembered a story I heard recently that reminded me that we were not always a lawless country. I had to use Chinua Achebe’s book title to tell this story of a meeting I had with a Man a few days ago. He is from Yobe and in his…
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The Director, Publicity and Advocacy, Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed advises President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to rush, but thread with care and not put too much burden on the already overburdened citizenry, adding that the effect of his policy such as liberalisation of the exchange regime, the increase in the cost of power, as well as the inevitable increase in school fees as a result of the education loan will add up to the burden of already overburdened Nigerians. In this interview with Saturday Vanguard, he also counsels that the President should not appoint anyone with any…
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•He sacrificed national interest for selfish benefits —Nigerians •He’s Nigeria’s most ethnic-chauvinist president—Ex-minister •Winning election more important to him than national interest —Prof Ezeibe •Tinubu must probe Buhari’s administration —Prof Madubuike In a stunning admission on Monday, former Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, revealed that the withdrawal of oil subsidy was not motivated by the country’s economic interests but rather as a political move to benefit the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its then-presidential candidate, leader, Bola Tinubu, in the February 25, 2023 elections. This revelation, which came through a press statement by former presidential media aide Mallam Garba Shehu, has…
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Many nations identify with the issues being championed by the group toward creating a more inclusive world. Several nations are interested in joining the BRICS group of leading emerging economies due to its unwavering commitment to advocating for the developing world, including Africa, South Africa’s BRICS sherpa, Anil Sooklal, has said. Sooklal explained that BRICS has become a major voice of the Global South that is consistently pushing for a complete overhaul of the Western-dominated global governance structure. “Our track record for the past 15 years has demonstrated that we have been consistent and we have been calling for a…
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The court defended the right of a conservative designer to refuse to create websites for gay weddings The US Supreme Court has ruled that a conservative web designer is legally entitled to refuse to create websites for same-sex weddings. The court’s liberal justices bitterly condemned what they saw as an attack on a “protected class.” Web designer Lorie Smith is a devout Christian who runs a business creating bespoke websites for weddings. Her lawyers claim that she is “willing to work with all people, regardless of classifications such as race, creed, sexual orientation, and gender,” but when Smith placed a message on her…
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Berlin doesn’t wish to meddle in Russia’s domestic affairs, the chancellor has said Germany has no intention to intervene in Russia’s internal affairs, Chancellor Olaf Scholz told journalists in Brussels on Thursday, a week following the failed armed rebellion launched by the Wagner private military company. Berlin can only observe the events in Russia from a distance, Scholz said on the sidelines of an EU summit. He added that Germany had nothing to do with the short-lived mutiny that took place in Russia last weekend. “We are not a party to what is happening in Russia,” the chancellor said, adding that…
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Hungary will not allow the bloc’s money to keep pouring into Ukraine unaccounted for, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said Hungary will oppose the European Commission’s plans to give Ukraine €50 billion in financial aid until Kiev explains what it did with the €70 billion already received from the EU, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. Budapest and Brussels have repeatedly clashed over the supply of cash and arms to Ukraine. According to the latest figures from Brussels, the EU has given Kiev €72 billion ($79 billion) in economic, military, and humanitarian aid since Russia’s military operation began last…
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The country reportedly ranked sixth globally in weapons exports in 2022 German defense contractors are enjoying order backlogs and soaring profits amid global rearming due to the conflict in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Citing the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the news outlet noted that the country ranked sixth in arms exports last year, after the US, France, Russia, China, and Italy. While the final figures are still pending, reports say Berlin approved arms exports totaling over €8.35 billion ($9.13 billion) last year, the country’s second-highest figure ever, after the all-time high of €9.35 billion in 2021. Its biggest order in…
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Rheinmetall plans to launch a new production line due to a growing number of orders, the news outlet reports, citing the company Dusseldorf-based arms manufacturer Rheinmetall, Germany’s largest defense contractor, has recorded a surge in orders due to the conflict in Ukraine, Die Welt reported on Friday, citing company data. According to the report, the company received 18% more orders in 2022 than the year prior. It is now planning to significantly increase production. The report notes that the arms maker intends to launch a new munitions production line at the Rheinmetall plant in Lower Saxony in the near future…
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The cause of unrest lies deeper than police crackdowns and social media censorship can reach The ‘banlieue’, as the French suburbs are called, has been set ablaze regularly during riots since the 1970s. Things became particularly violent during the anti-police unrest in the fall of 2005. Almost 20 years later, everyone involved, police and protesters alike, are more than willing to resort to violence. The events are almost taken from the same script: In autumn 2005, two youngsters of Arab origin, were electrocuted while trying to escape arrest by the French police; today we have two police officers who shot…
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The formal announcement will reportedly be made in August Argentina is one step away from joining the New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS group of major emerging economies, Telam news agency reported on Thursday, citing the head of the entity Dilma Rousseff. Rousseff, a former president of Brazil, told Argentinian Economy Minister Sergio Massa that the NBD’s board of directors had formally enabled her to vote on Argentina’s entry to the financial organization, the outlet said. “Sergio, I have good news, I found the shortcut. The board of directors has agreed to add Argentina to the bank. It will…
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Short on greenbacks, the South American nation has paid part of its IMF loan with Chinese yuan Argentina made its latest payment on its $44 billion-loan to the International Monetary Fund using its stock of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and Chinese yuan, according to the Economy Ministry. The SDRs are an asset within the IMF created to supplement countries’ official reserves. According to government spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti, the payment was made without tapping into the Central Bank’s US dollar reserves. “This way, we comply with what we agreed upon with the Fund and, at the same time, we don’t use…
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Nap a cup of coffee – or glass of cognac, if you are so inclined. Because here is a very, very interesting story. Beware – because it develops into a real spy novel, where you never know who is really who, or whom they pretend to work for. Start with the headline story of CNN today Friday 30 June 2023 – a story smearing Russia’s general Surovikin for being accomplice to Wagner’s failed coup last Saturday 24 June 2023. After the short-lived insurrection, questions swirl over top Russian commander and Prigozhin By Ivana Kottasová, Jo Shelley, Anna Chernova and Sophie Tanno, CNN One is known as “General…
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The Russian ‘revolt’ that wasn’t strengthens Putin’s hand The Biden administration had a glorious few days last weekend. The ongoing disaster in Ukraine slipped from the headlines to be replaced by the “revolt,” as a New York Times headline put it, of Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the mercenary Wagner Group. The focus slipped from Ukraine’s failing counter-offensive to Prigozhin’s threat to Putin’s control. As one headline in the Times put it, “Revolt Raises Searing Question: Could Putin Lose Power?” Washington Post columnist David Ignatius posed this assessment: “Putin looked into the abyss Saturday—and blinked.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken—the administration’s go-to wartime flack, who weeks ago spoke…
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The Middle East is entering a new era, which is has seen the US side-lined while China and Saudi Arabia take new leadership positions. Gone are the days when a Middle Eastern monarch marched to orders written in the Oval Office. Newly exerted independence and diplomacy tracks have led to paths designed to support peace and prosperity in the region. Steven Sahiounie of MidEastDiscourse has interviewed Kevork Almassian, Syrian political commentator and founder of Syriana Analysis. Steven Sahiounie (SS): Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia has taken an abrupt turn eastward. He has normalized his relationship with Iran, which was brokered by…
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What are they thinking? Without enough sunlight, life on this planet would not be able to survive for long. So when global leaders start talking about blocking out the sun or “re-engineering the atmosphere”, we should all get really, really nervous. Plants need sunlight in order go grow. So less sunlight would mean less food for all of us. And considering the fact that we are already in the early stages of a horrifying global food crisis, growing enough food should be a very high priority. Unfortunately, the globalists see things very differently. They are apparently willing to implement extremely risky…
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By the rumours flying about, it seems the Imo State Government led by Senator Hope Uzodinma, will soon hold Local Government Elections in the State. Unconfirmed sources said the election may hold next month, July, claiming that the ruling All Progressive Congress APC, will commence sale of forms in the coming weeks. But the question is; which Opposition party will participate in such election whose results are already known? The essence of Democracy is to allow for various shades of opinion among the masses, since no single person has the monopoly of knowledge. Democracy is commonly defined as Government of…
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In-Depth CoverageBy Henry Ridgwell June 30, 2023 NATO is attempting to choose a new leader, as the term of the current secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, is due to end later this year. However, some member countries want Stoltenberg to stay on, to give the Western alliance stability amid Russia’s war on Ukraine. Stoltenberg, a former Norwegian prime minister, has led NATO for nine years. His tenure has already been extended twice, most recently last year, following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Hosting the secretary-general in Washington earlier this month, U.S. President Joe Biden praised Stoltenberg’s record. “Your leadership in the alliance has…
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“For the fact that an armed robber, a rogue or a drug baron is a well-known philanthropist, doesn’t make the person a morality standard to be proud of, or sheepishly promoted or followed.” – DSM Unfortunately in Nigeria, people don’t think about the consequences of character flaws in their supposedly oppressive philanthropist’s governance policies, and as such, are easily deceived by an early CHEESE GAME of some tricky politicians. These character deformed politicians capitalise on the citizens’ poverty and gullibility to make anti-masses policies. They will start a new regime with flashes of good policies, and just as they predicted,…
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“We Cannot Have Peace If We Are Only Concerned With Peace. War Is Not An Accident. It Is The Logical Outcome Of A Certain Way Of Life. If We Want To Attack War, We Have To Attack That Way Of Life”. A. J. Muste. This writer though not a security expert, will attempt to look at the topic from the natural perspective to minimize errors of assumption. To begin, what is security?. The Wikipedia says, security is protection from, or resilience against potential harm (or other unwanted ) coercion by others, by restraining the freedom of others to act. Going further…
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Professor of Entrepreneural Studies and Founder of Gregory University Uturu, GUU, Professor Greg Ibe, has identified lack of visionary leadership as a major impediment to youth empowerment in the South East. Ibe who stated this while featuring as the Keynote Speaker in this month’s IkengaOnline townhall meeting Thursday night, regretted that political leaders in the zone are bereft of the needed ideas and political will to drive skills acquisition among Igbo youths. Professor Ibe who spoke on the topic:”Navigating the Challenges of Youth Entrepreneurship: Strategies for Success”, reeled out his various efforts to engineer entrepreneurship among Igbo youths. Other challenges…
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“Harbingers of a new day for the Ibo nation, having selected me to preside over the deliberations of this assembly of the Ibo nation, I am conscious of the fact that you have not done so because of any extraordinary attributes in me. I realize that I am not the oldest among you, nor the wisest, nor the wealthiest, nor the most experienced, nor the most learned. I am therefore grateful to you for elevating me to this high pedestal. The Ibo people have reached a cross-road and it is for us to decide which is the right course to…
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Late last month, the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation community announced its grim discovery of 215 graves at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. The news of so many children’s bodies, interred beneath the windswept grounds of an old Catholic facility, run for nearly 80 years by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, astounded white audiences and affirmed a horror that First Nations people have lived with for generations. Between the 1880s and the 1990s, approximately 150,000 First Nations children were put into residential schools in Canada, mostly Catholic institutions. Thousands of those children, including the ones found at Kamloops, never returned home.…
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There was a hype in propaganda and US political statements against President Putin. Putin knew about it before it happened. He was briefed by Russia’s Ministry of Defense and the FSB. US intel had advanced knowledge of Prigozhin’s intent. “U.S. spy agencies had indications days earlier that Mr. Prigozhin was planning something and worked to refine that material into a finished assessment, officials said.” (NYT, June 24, 2023) It is worth noting that on June 21 (2 days prior to Prigozhin’s “Mutiny”), US Intel. had already briefed senior military and government officials. There is no evidence that it was a US intelligence op. There…
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With pro wrestling/sports entertainment playing to empty arenas, anxiously awaiting a green light to reconnect with a live audience, it’s an ideal time to take a look back at some of some of the greats of yesteryear who helped paved the way for those who followed. Many of pro wrestling’s top “good guys” were multi-layered characters who could adapt to different styles and change from territory to territory. Dick Garza, though, employed a gimmick that was simple yet successful. Pro wrestling’s Mighty Igor created beloved character A former Mr. Michigan who parlayed his bodybuilding background into a successful career in…
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The answer imposes itself: The devil himself. Because there is no international law allowing such human tyranny. This is an elite-made “rules-based order” striking down any dictatorial, military-enforced command on humanity. That’s what the West has become since the Covid fraud, an empire led by evil itself. The West has not just become a sea of criminal institutions, if not stopped NOW, it will continue with its drive to complete its eugenics and transhumanism agenda – way before 2030. We, the People, must stand up NOW against this tyrannical attempt by foremost three key institutions to dominate, enslave and tyrannize…
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Introduction In this article, I will be focussing on the NeoCon agenda, largely inspired by The Project for the New American Century. (PNAC). The Neocons exert control over foreign policy. They are involved in bribing and manipulating politicians and decision-makers. They have played a key role in defining nuclear doctrine on behalf of powerful financial interests. The PNAC has called for establishing “Superiority in Nuclear Weapons” (applied to Russia) coupled with a profit driven expansion of the military industrial complex. The NeoCon agenda, as formulated by the PNAC (2000) follows in the footsteps of The Cold War “Truman Doctrine” In the words…
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The Russian foreign minister delivered his remarks in the wake of the Wagner rebellion. The situation in Russia in the aftermath of the Wagner uprising, the prospects for peace in Ukraine, the fate of the Black Sea grain deal, as well as Western attempts to thwart BRICS expansion, were among the topics Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressed during a press conference on Friday. Russia owes no explanation about the Wagner mutiny If the West “has any doubts” about Russia’s stability in the wake of the last week’s uprising led by Evgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the private military company, “that’s…
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The Igbo people are found in south east, south south Nigeria and have many interesting customs and traditions. With a population of around 60 million throughout Nigeria, they are biggest and most influential tribes in Africa. Igbos are well-known for their entrepreneurial endeavours, both within Nigeria and around the world. Here’s everything you need to know. The origins of the Igbo people has been the subject of much speculation, and it is only in the last fifty years that any real work has been carried out in this subject: like any group of people, they are anxious to discover their…
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The Igbo apprenticeship system is an entrepreneurial model where an entrepreneur takes under tutelage an apprentice, and teaches him or her the rudiments of a particular trade over an agreed period. On completion, the entrepreneur known as Oga (Big Boss), gives the apprentice seed capital and other kinds of support including mentorship. Under the arrangement, the entrepreneur is regarded as Oga (Big Boss), while the apprentice is called Boi-Boi or Nwa Boi). There is no recorded history of how long Ndigbo have been practicing the Igbo apprenticeship scheme. What is obvious is that it is majorly indigenous to Ndigbo and…
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ORPHAN BOY AND FALL GUY: Just yesterday, President Bola Tinubu declared he would not prosecute immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari and his close aides This column was never under the illusion for a moment that he would. Pulling in Buhari and his 40 thieves would require much courage. But that’s one vital ingredient that’s absent in this government. Not even dutch courage if you ask me. Afterall dog does not eat dog. Yes, they would do what Nigerians call gra-gra and they would find soft targets like Godwin Emefiele and make the most noise about it but this column dares…
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Yes, there is no argument that the Yorubas are the most culturally-conscious ethnic group in Nigeria. Any time I say that the Yorubas are the most culturally-conscious ethnic group in Nigeria, some people contact me with righteous anger to disprove it. But the facts are clear. In 2019 I wrote an article on it, comparing Nigerian ethnic groups on different parameters of culture. The Yorubas stood out. Below is part of the article with the facts listed: Even though Western culture has eaten deep into our Nigerian life, it seems the people of the Yoruba ethnic stock are the least…
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The fossil fuel will remain irreplaceable for the foreseeable future, according to the organization The world’s appetite for oil will continue rising to hit 110 million barrels a day by 2045, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) predicted on Monday. The fossil fuel will still comprise about 29% of the global energy mix by then, the alliance claimed. “Oil is irreplaceable for the foreseeable future,” OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais stated while addressing the inaugural Energy Asia conference in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. According to Al Ghais, underinvestment in the oil industry will only challenge the…
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More countries are shifting to national currencies in trade, according to Aleksey Mozhin Washington has created conditions that force countries worldwide to search for alternatives to the US dollar, Russia’s representative at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) told RIA Novosti on Monday. According to Aleksey Mozhin, more states are boosting the use of alternative currencies in cross-border transactions, in particular the Chinese yuan. “We can see that Iranians, Brazilians, and Saudis are already switching to trade in yuan, not only with China, but also with third countries,” Mozhin noted. He linked the greenback’s long-standing dominance in the global…
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Business sentiment in the EU’s largest economy has worsened, economists say Business sentiment in Germany worsened in June, marking a second consecutive month of declining expectations. The country likely faces a longer recession than initially predicted, according to a survey published on Monday. The business climate index for the EU’s largest economy dropped to 88.5 this month from 91.5 in May, a deeper-than-expected decline, according to Munich’s Ifo institute for economic research. “Sentiment in the German economy has clouded over noticeably,” Ifo president Clemens Fuest said. The country faces the prospect of a longer recession as domestic demand and exporters’ expectations have both weakened,…
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The kingdom’s steepest drop in production since 2011 would tighten Western markets, the news agency has predicted Saudi Arabia could slash oil exports to the US in July, which would result in the tightening of Western markets, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The kingdom is set to unilaterally reduce its crude production next month by 1 million barrels per day (bpd), which equates to a 10% drop. The move would slash the country’s total output to 9 million barrels a day, its lowest level since 2011. After the production cut, Riyadh would have less than 6 million barrels for…
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