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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 Bioko, formerly known as Fernando Po, is the largest region in Equatorial Guinea. They speak the Pidgin English, Spanish foreign language, and Fang, Igbo and Bubi indigenous languages. Equatorial Guinea is located at the Eastern end of the Gulf of Guinea, West coast of Africa and is the…
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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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Pipeline leak reportedly lasted for several days and contaminated a river in oil-producing Niger Delta Nigerian authorities have reported a new oil spill at a Shell facility in the Niger Delta, which they say has contaminated farmland and a river, disrupting livelihoods in fishing and farming communities. The spill came from the Trans-Niger Pipeline operated by the British multinational oil and gas company, which runs through communities in the Eleme area of Ogoni land in Rivers State, the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) told Associated Press. It was detected on June 11 and lasted for more than…
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If Kiev wants 1991 borders, it needs to talk to Moscow, Beijing’s ambassador to Brussels has said China’s ambassador to the EU, Fu Cong, has told several media outlets that Beijing is open to any border solution for Ukraine that is a result of negotiations, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday. “I don’t see why not,” Fu told several outlets earlier this month, when asked if China could endorse Kiev’s claim to Ukraine’s 1991 borders. “We respect the territorial integrity of all countries. So when China established relations with the former Soviet Union, that’s what we agreed,” the diplomat added. “But as I said, these are…
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If things continue as they are, Moscow will have no choice but to use the ultimate weapon This month, there has been an active debate in Russia about the possibility of Moscow preemptively using nuclear weapons. Which would be at variance with the established doctrine. It began after the publication of an article by Professor Sergey Karaganov, which prompted a wide response from the domestic expert community. While Karaganov has been advocating relaxing the rules, others have different opinions: for example, Fyodor Lukyanov thinks the West cannot be ‘sobered up’ by using the bomb, and Ilya Fabrichnikov believes Russia should not ‘take NATO’s bait’ and unleash…
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Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) are people who hold a public function and as a result present a higher risk of being involved in bribery and corruption. Offshore leaks have revealed time and again that PEPs use British finance and British offshore jurisdictions to launder their wealth, hide their wealth and re-invest that wealth back into the global financial system. London is the place where they buy property, where they take legal action against their critics and where they live when they fall from grace. Behind Closed Doors investigates three developing world families which have for decades been at the heart of…
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This article examines the likely trajectory of the Ukraine war moving forward. I will address two main questions. First, is a meaningful peace agreement possible? My answer is no. We are now in a war where both sides – Ukraine and the West on one side and Russia on the other – see each other as an existential threat that must be defeated. Given maximalist objectives all around, it is almost impossible to reach a workable peace treaty. Moreover, the two sides have irreconcilable differences regarding territory and Ukraine’s relationship with the West. The best possible outcome is a frozen conflict…
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The Transfer of Crimea from Soviet Russia to Soviet Ukraine, 1954 Crimea was part of Russia from 1783, when the Tsarist Empire annexed it a decade after defeating Ottoman forces in the Battle of Kozludzha, until 1954, when the Soviet government transferred Crimea from the Russian Soviet Federation of Socialist Republics (RSFSR) to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (UkrSSR). The transfer was announced in the Soviet press in late February 1954, eight days after the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet adopted a resolution authorizing the move on 19 February. The text of the resolution and some anodyne excerpts from the…
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Gillian Keegan called for a return of ‘common sense’ to the classroom UK Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has called for British students to be able to decide their own gender pronouns and to “socially transition” with parental consent, promising long-awaited guidance on gender and transition issues is coming soon. The government will be publishing gender-identity consultation guidance before the end of summer term, Keegan pledged, in an op-ed for the Telegraph on Saturday, stating that the material will be age-appropriate while “ensuring [parents’] voices are central to decisions being made about their child in school.” The announcement followed reports that…
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The former US president has pulled further ahead of his Republican rivals since being charged by the Department of Justice Donald Trump’s lead over his nearest Republican opponent for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination has nearly doubled since the former US president was indicted on federal charges earlier this month, a new poll has shown. The NBC News survey, released on Sunday, shows that Trump is the first choice for 51% of Republican primary voters, compared with 22% for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and 7% for former vice president Mike Pence. Trump’s 29-point lead over DeSantis compares with a 15-point margin…
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The Serbian President believes that the PMС Wagner insurrection was stopped thanks to a strong reaction from President Vladimir Putin Foreign intelligence services likely played a role in the failed Wagner PMC coup attempt in Russia on Saturday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has claimed. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the mutineers as traitors whose actions could play into the hands of Moscow’s adversaries. In an interview with Serbia’s Pink TV channel on Sunday, Vucic stressed that Belgrade does not support coups in other countries as a matter of principle. “We didn’t support it in Turkey or Russia, we wouldn’t support…
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The international community must help decrease tensions between Washington and Beijing, the French president says Tackling the main problems faced by humanity will be “impossible” without cooperation between the US and China, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. In an interview with CNN on Monday, Macron stressed the need to reduce conflict, to enable countries work together on major challenges. “For me, the top priority of the global agenda is trying to fix the existing crises, fighting against the inequality and poverty, and fixing climate change and biodiversity… I would add to this building a common regulation on AI,” he argued. Those are “the…
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Beijing has backed Moscow’s efforts to maintain national stability in light of the aborted rebellion Beijing fully supports Russia’s efforts to stabilize the situation in the country following the aborted insurrection by the Wagner private military company, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has stated. The ministry posted a response on its website on Sunday after journalists requested a statement on China’s official position on the matter. “This is Russia’s internal affairs,” a spokesperson for the ministry said. “As a friendly neighbor and a comprehensive strategic partner of coordination in the new era, China supports Russia in maintaining national stability and achieving development and prosperity,” the…
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Yesterday I posted a video discussion that Larry Sparano and I had about the alleged “Russian coup.” See this. Looking back at our discussion, I am satisfied that we did a good job given the unresolved situation about which there was not much information. I am addressing the “coup” again because there is a great deal to be learned from it that is not being learned. It is discouraging to see that the Russian media is as capable of creating false narratives and setting them in stone as Western presstitutes. The Russian media has set in stone the narrative that Prigozhin, the…
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With so many people dead and injured from the Covid mandates and injections, medical journals that published BS science to support the genocidal agenda, are scrubbing the record to hide their guilt. Here is a brief but important alert from Dr Scott Jensen, a long-time family physician, and former Minnesota State Senator for Carver County. The original source of this article is Dr. Mark Trozzi Copyright © Sen. Scott Jensen and Dr. Mark Trozzi, Dr. Mark Trozzi, 2023 For media inquiries: publications@globalresearch.ca
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More and more, Western media outlets seem discredited due to their own propaganda acts. On June 24th, news around the world were marked by reports on the situation in Russia, due to a mutiny organized by the head of the Wagner Group PMC, Evgeny Prigozhin. A day earlier, the ex-restaurateur claimed to have started a “march for justice” to Moscow, with Wagner’s troops occupying military facilities in the city of Rostov. The objective would be to achieve changes in the Russian governmental structure, mainly in the Ministry of Defense, given the public disagreements between Prigozhin and Minister Sergey Shoigu. On the 23rd,…
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Decisive Victory for the USA and Global Elites? Click to download the audio (MP3 format) Science fiction can involve extra-terrestrial species interacting with human beings, space exploration, time travel, telepathic development, and parallel universes. When the subject turns to the question of artificial intelligence (AI), speculation and advanced research seem to be merging in the imagination of our time. GPT 4 and the soon to be released GPT 5 will give potential abilities in economics, education, and multiple other areas a massive boost. How might this new tech feature affect international relations? [1] Would it make a difference if one…
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Part One: The Road To War For years, from Mali to Afghanistan, I have worked for peace and risked my life for it. It is therefore not a question of justifying war, but of understanding what led us to it. [….] Let’s try to examine the roots of the [Ukrainian] conflict. It starts with those who for the last eight years have been talking about “separatists” or “independentists” from Donbass. This is a misnomer. The referendums conducted by the two self-proclaimed Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk in May 2014, were not referendums of “independence” (независимость), as some unscrupulous journalists have claimed, but referendums of “self-determination” or “autonomy” (самостоятельность). The qualifier…
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First published on December 5, 2022 The “New World Order” (NWO) is a social engineering project aimed at reshaping human civilization on Planet Earth in its every aspect, to suit the selfish interests of a small group of billionaires obsessed by greed for power and profit. But also – and no less so – obsessed by their fear of violent hungry and deprived masses ransacking and destroying their properties. And eager to display how superior they are to 99.99 % of their fellow humans – and their ability to beat both Nature, the Universe, and Divine Consciousness at the eternal game…
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Treason by Any Other Name Let there be no doubt in anyone’s mind—Yevgeny Prigozhin has become a witting agent of Ukraine and the intelligence services of the collective West. In the span of less than 24 hours, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the public face of the Wagner Group, a Russian private military contractor with shadowy ties to Russian military intelligence, has flipped the script of this ashes to diamonds tale, transforming an organization that had, through virtue of its impressive battlefield performance, become a legendary symbol of Russian patriotism and strength, into a discredited band of disgruntled traitors seeking the violent overthrow of the…
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Judge Napolitano interviews Scott Ritter on recent developments in Russia, following the insurgency of the Wagner Mercenary Group directed against President Putin. According to press reports, the Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin: “Ordered his troops to march towards Moscow to seek “revenge” after accusing Russia’s military leadership of killing his forces. On Saturday night, the country’s first armed coup in decades appeared to come to an abrupt end, with Prigozhin announcing that his troops would return to base to avoid “Russian bloodshed”.. According to Scott Ritter: SR: “This is a concerted effort between Wagner, the Ukrainian intelligence service, and their Western sponsors … Prigozhin is working on…
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“as a concerted effort between Wagner, the Ukrainian intelligence service, and their Western sponsors … Prigozhin is working on behalf of foreign intelligence Services carrying out their tasks. That task is to collapse the government of Vladimir Putin. I personally believe that he won’t succeed. But that’s what’s happening this morning” It is worth noting that the Wagner Mercenary Group’s Insurrection was initiated barely a week following Vladimir Putin’s statement at the Saint Petersburg Peace Summit with African Leaders (June 18). At this important venue, President Putin provided details on how the West had obstructed the implementation of Ukraine-Russia Peace Negotiations in Istanbul held in…
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What Evgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) really wanted to achieve with his short-lived “rebellion” is unclear as of now. A mutiny – for what? To create havoc in Moscow? To please the West? To prepare for Regime Change – against his boss, President Putin, who gave him the mandate to help fight the Ukraine aggression against Russians, mainly in the Donbass Region, with a mercenary army. Is that Prigozhin’s purpose? All of that seems to be a mystery and up to speculation. But it appears to be over now. Thanks to a resolution negotiated by Alexander Lukashenko,…
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World War III has already begun. You simply aren’t being told this because your government and dishonest media outlets are dedicated to keeping you in the dark. After all, they want to use the remaining time to stockpile food, ammunition, medical supplies and precious metals for themselves, and this can only be accomplished by withholding the truth about the situation for as long as possible. The President of Serbia may be an exception to this, as he is now publicly warning that the world is about to experience a “great world conflict” that will likely begin in the next two…
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It is astounding that Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is still so relevant across the globe at 65 years of age. Things Fall Apart was first published on June 17, 1958, by William Heinemann, London, and contains only 50,380 words, but it has packed more influence all over the world than many fatter novels written by masters and wannabes of all races and creeds. I cannot count the number of the editions of Things Fall Apart i have owned all through the years. My long-standing plan had been to write a short story inspired by Things Fall Apart, or…
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On 17 July 2012, Peter Obi, then governor of Anambra State, swore in five new commissioners. One of them was Chike Okoli, whom he assigned to the Ministry of Science and Technology where he would serve as commissioner until the expiration of Mr. Obi’s governorship tenure in March 2014. Two months later, around 21 May 2014, Chike set out from the state capital in Awka to Nanka, his village in Orumba South Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. He never got there. Somewhere in Agulu, not far from Nanka, Chike’s car was reportedly intercepted by men in a sports…
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Dilma Rousseff, former president of Brazil, was this month elected as the next chief of the New Development Bank. Once known as the BRICS Development Bank, and seen as an effort to rival the Bretton Woods system with its pillars in the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, much discussion in the West has examined the possible political and ideological motivations behind Rousseff’s appointment as president. Yet this focus has overshadowed much more significant concerns – the current state of the New Development Bank, the duties of the NDB president, and also the challenges that await the institution in the…
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As Saudi Arabia prepares to potentially join the BRICS, there is much to consider in terms of the impact on the country’s economy. While some may view this as a simple geopolitical move, it could have significant economic implications for the region and the world as a whole. First and foremost, it is important to understand the economic power of the BRICS nations. Together, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa represent 40% of the world population and 25% of global GDP. If Saudi Arabia were to join this group, it would not only significantly increase the size and influence…
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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. Introduction At Saint Petersburg (June 19, 2023), President Putin revealed details concerning a draft peace agreement signed in Istanbul by Kiev and Moscow in March 2022, “initialed by a leader from the negotiation group of Kyiv who even signed the document of ‘security guarantees of Ukraine’. The Istanbul peace initiative from the very outset was the object of US-NATO sabotage. Former UK PM Boris Johnson was dispatched on a special mission to Kiev: “The media had already started to announce the probable success of…
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News outlets in the US and UK are portraying the insurrection as an existential threat to Vladimir Putin As news of the attempted armed coup by the Wagner private military company filtered out to the West, newspaper columnists and pundits rushed to predict the downfall of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government, a military victory for Ukraine, and an uncertain end for Wagner chief Evgeny Prigozhin. Prigozhin, often an open critic of the Russian Defense Ministry, claimed on Friday that the Russian military had shelled one of his group’s bases. He then ordered troops loyal to him to move towards Rostov-on-Don, a…
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Intransigence and protecting the status quo is deliberate, Dmitry Maksimychev believes The West is robbing developing countries and African nations in particular, Russia’s envoy to Kenya, Dmitry Maksimychev, told RT in an interview released on Monday. It is intentionally preserving price disparities to ensure the situation doesn’t change, he claimed. Maksimychev said commodities produced in Africa “are priced much lower than the end product, which is often made in the West from the commodities imported from the developing world.” The West isn’t giving Africa a chance to accumulate enough capital for industrialization and economic growth, he said. One example of “daylight robbery” cited…
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We were told that after the Nigerian Civil War, which lasted from 1967 to 1970, the seaports in Nigeria were temporarily closed. The closure of seaports as was reported then, was primarily due to the need to assess and rebuild infrastructure that had been damaged during the war. The conflict had caused significant destruction to various sectors of the Nigerian economy, including transportation and trade infrastructure. The closure of seaports we were made to understand was a part of the overall process of post-war reconstruction and rehabilitation in Nigeria. The government at the time said they needed to evaluate the…
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The West African country’s government says the move reflects its status as a sovereign state Niger’s parliament adopted a new national anthem on Thursday, more than 60 years after independence, in an effort to rid the country of the vestiges of French colonialism. A bill to change the anthem to ‘The Honor of the Fatherland’ from the French-composed ‘La Nigerienne’ received overwhelming support from lawmakers, according to Anadolu, citing a parliamentary radio station that broadcast the debates. Former Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou initially announced the decision to alter the country’s anthem in 2019, in response to criticism that some of…
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A criminal investigation has been opened into Evgeny Prigozhin for calling for an armed rebellion Russian President Vladimir Putin has delivered an address to the nation amid a coup attempt by the private military company Wagner. He described the mutineers’ actions as “backstabbing” and called for unity. Late on Friday, PMC Wagner’s boss Evgeny Prigozhin accused the Russian military of striking his group’s base – something the Defense Ministry has strongly denied. Russian authorities, in turn, have launched a criminal investigation into Prigozhin over staging an armed insurrection. Importance of unity President Putin argued that “Russia is today waging a…
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Four out of five UK residents want closer ties with the EU, according to the Tony Blair Institute A growing number of Brits think the UK was wrong to leave the EU, according to a new poll from the Tony Blair Institute that was timed to coincide with the seventh anniversary of the Brexit referendum. Based on a survey of 1,525 adults, the poll found that more than 50% of respondents regret Brexit, and only 34% still believe that exiting the bloc was a good decision. Moreover, 78% of the respondents believe that the UK should have a closer relationship with the…
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The businessman behind the private military company has been accused of “rebellion” against Moscow Evgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group private military company, has been accused by the government of staging an armed insurrection. The charges were brought late Friday night after Prigozhin accused Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and General Valery Gerasimov, the chair of the Russian general staff, of serious crimes. Prigozhin claimed to have ordered troops loyal to him to move towards Rostov-on-Don, a major city in southern Russia. Security measures were also reportedly beefed up in Moscow.
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Evgeny Prigozhin’s attempted coup is a “stab in the back” amid the Ukraine conflict, the Russian president has said President Putin delivers an address to the nation © Sputnik / Gavriil Grigorov The attempted insurrection by the chief of the Wagner private military company, Evgeny Prigozhin, amounts to a betrayal of Russia and its people, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an address to the nation on Saturday morning. He also vowed that the country’s law enforcement agencies will take decisive actions to restore order. In a televised speech, Putin appealed to Russian service members and those “who have been drawn into this criminal…
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Ramzan Kadyrov has denounced Evgeny Prigozhin as a traitor, while vowing to do his best to restore order The insurrection by Wagner chief Evgeny Prigozhin is a “hideous betrayal” and should be quelled in order to protect Russian unity amid the conflict in Ukraine, the head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, has said. In a post on Telegram on Saturday, the Chechen leader offered a scathing rebuke of the head of the private military company, denouncing his actions as “a knife in the back” and “a real military mutiny.” Kadyrov stated that an armed conflict is not the time for personal grudges, saying “the rear…
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“Turbo cancer is something that wasn’t there, and all of a sudden, it’s everywhere. So it goes from being in one spot to [being] everywhere all at once.” “So many doctors” have approached renowned pathologist Dr. Ryan Cole reporting the same unprecedented findings that he’s seeing. That is, cancers taking off or coming back “like wildfire” or occurring in young cohorts at rates never seen before. Video Player Here’s what those doctors (and others) are observing, per Dr. Ryan Cole: During the International COVID Summit, Dr. Cole polled attendees by a raise of hand if they knew someone who was diagnosed with cancer after…
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The 10th Nigeria National Assembly was inaugurated last week. I wish its members a productive session. The 9th, headed by Ahmad Lawan, was a disaster. In his care, it had no idea what the legislative arm of government was, so it became an extension of the confused executive. Last week, Lawan, baited by former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha at the transition to the 10th, provided a startling reminder of just how unfortunate Nigeria was to have had him in charge of the Senate: he tried to justify taking the seat of the man who had won his constituency, a…
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Owerri—The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, yesterday, called for the arrest of the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, over alleged audio tape statement in support of “full Islamic rule” in Nigeria. The Intersociety led by Emeka Umeagbalasi, spoke with newsmen in Owerri, about El-Rufai’s alleged audio clip, among others. Intersociety linked it to what they called a crime against humanity, genocide and incitement. According to the group, “The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law has fully earned the enviable and unrivalled position as Nigeria’s “Nostradamus.” This is to the extent…
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Mallam Nasir el-Rufai is an unrepentant religious bigot; a militant Islamic supremacist, who believes Islam is superior to Christianity and should be privileged in national leadership. He doesn’t just hold these views, he actively pursues them. As governor of Kaduna State for eight years, until May this year, El-Rufai ran an Islamic government, with a Muslim-controlled administration, despite the state’s large Christian population. Now, out of office, he prides himself on installing a successor on a Muslim-Muslim ticket, and entrenching Muslim dominance of Kaduna State governance. More significantly, El-Rufai boasts of foisting his Kaduna State Muslim-Muslim leadership model on Nigeria,…
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In policy analysis and governance, low-hanging fruits or quick-wins are used to refer to decisions or actions that can be taken by new leaders because they are expected to have the highest potentials of achieving desired goals, with the least negative consequences. Either the context or other circumstances would have prepared them to be relatively easy to take as decisions or to simplify implementation. New leaders or administrations build momentum or positive impressions by taking such decisions, particularly if they have devoted quality time and other resources in understanding policy and governance environments. Their major drawback is that they raise…
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It is well known that the Abacha dictatorship—spurning widespread local and international appeals for clemency—hanged Ken Saro-Wiwa, the renowned writer and activist for minority rights and environmental justice, on 10 November 1995. However, General Sani Abacha and Ken Saro-Wiwa shared a much longer history that dated back to the late 1970s when they both lived, as neighbours, on Nzimiro street, Port Harcourt. In the agonising months leading up to the execution, Ken Wiwa unsuccessfully tried to mobilise international intervention to save the lives of his father and fellow Ogoni activists—Baribor Bera, Saturday Dobee, Nordu Eawo, Daniel Gbokoo, Barinem Kiobel, John…
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An influx of refugees resulted in 1.3% growth of the country’s population last year, the federal statistics service has reported The German population surged by a whopping 1,122,000 people in 2022, which constitutes 1.3% annual growth, the federal statistics service, Destatis, has reported. The increase was mainly due to the large number of refugees from Ukraine. Destatis recorded 0.1% growth in the previous year, the statement released on Tuesday noted. Immigration into Germany stood at 1,455,000 people last year, compared to 329,000 in 2021. The nation’s total population reached 84.4 million by the end of 2022. Ukrainians have become the…
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The U.S. government isn’t protecting us from threats to our freedoms. “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.” — Friedrich Nietzsche We’re not dealing with a government that exists to serve its people, protect their liberties and ensure their happiness. Rather, we are the unfortunate victims of the diabolical machinations of a make-works program carried out on an epic scale whose only purpose is to keep the powers-that-be permanently (and profitably) employed. Case in point: the FBI. The government’s henchmen have become the embodiment of how power, once acquired, can be…
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