Obviously, the first sign of acute malady in Zik’s idea of One Nigeria was the December 12, 1959 parliamentary elections, staged by the exiting British colonial masters to usher in independence – a new Nigeria. In the elections, the North refused to change the name of its party from Northern People’s Congress, NPC, to Nigerian […]

Other nations are also growing tired of Washington’s orders, the top diplomat has claimed Russia is at the forefront of a global rebellion against US hegemony, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Speaking on a visit to Tajikistan on Monday, Lavrov stated that Russia’s diplomatic corps is increasing its global engagement after a period of […]

The Human Rights Campaign claims the lives of gay and trans people are in danger as a result of recent legislation The advocacy group Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for “LGBTQ+ Americans” on Tuesday, arguing that an increasingly adversarial legislative climate had put the lives of those in the community in danger.  […]

The White House – which has also been accused of the attack – refused to say whether it tried to stop the alleged plot American spies knew for months that Ukrainian state operatives planned on destroying the Nord Stream gas pipelines, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing leaked Pentagon documents. While the report implicates […]

An envoy of Pope Francis visited Kiev in search of ways to end the conflict The only end to the conflict that Kiev considers acceptable is the Ukrainian “peace formula,” President Vladimir Zelensky told the Holy See envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi in a meeting on Tuesday.  “Ukraine welcomes the willingness of other states and partners to find […]

G7 Running on Empty The G7 is in a limbo. Right now, the G7 is all about US asserting control of the other six to follow a full anti-China line. The rest of the World won’t care about G7 until the US can start a big move to “unify the world” against China. The US […]

Shoe-Horning US Allies into “De-Risking” Sanctions! Officially, it is ”acknowledged” by the US and the EU that it is “not possible” to decouple China. Neocons don’t think so. It may be costly to decouple China, but definitely not impossible. And Neocons don’t care about heavy costs, not even for their own Western societies. That is […]

One of the first things that had been cited as evidence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu showing courage and wisdom and hitting the ground running as the 16th President of Nigeria, has been his announcement that “fuel subsidy is gone”. In his inaugural speech on May 29, 2023, he did not state how but within […]

I would like to make an attempt to explain to our community and particularly to young parents why and how the African child has been systematically mis-educated in the western world during the last 500 years, so that they can better understand the root causes of some of the aberrations and self destructive forms of […]

We don’t behave like them because Europeans did not tamper with their normal behaviour patterns in order to subjugate them and use them to further Western interests. How do you think they were able to conquer Africa and bring us to the West to be their servants so that most of us today only want […]

The real tragedy is that this distorted African story that generations of black children were forced to memorize, continue to be taken literally by millions of African people around the globe, who have spent their entire lives waiting for this ancient Superman named Jesus Christ to burst through the clouds and deliver them from evildoers. […]

In recent years, there has been a lot of talk about the end of western civilization and we have all heard conservative and right wing politicians in the West lamenting the loss of western values. But what is Western civilization? What exactly are Western values? If you have travelled across Europe as I have, you […]

Now that we know that African people were brought to the West exclusively to work and serve whites, and not to “live in peace and harmony” with them, where did the rationale behind the education of black children come from? After Europeans had succeeded in making our ancestors almost as ignorant as the animals they […]

I would like to make an attempt to explain to our community and particularly to young parents why and how the African child has been systematically mis-educated in the western world during the last 500 years, so that they can better understand the root causes of some of the aberrations and self destructive forms of […]

Monday Lines It was quite nice seeing President Bola Tinubu as he waltzed into the chambers where he met security chiefs last Thursday. “Morning,” he greets the chiefs. “Shall we sit or…” They murmur. His gaze is fixed on his guests. What are they saying? “Eh?” He asks; they murmur. “We just sit?” The president […]

I am shocked that the Igbos are not speaking up at the apparent siege laid on their land by uniformed person of different categories. They range from Army, Navy, Police, Civil Defence, Customs, FRSC, etc. My journey had taken me by road from Isele-Mkpitime, where I had gone to pay tribute to a Nigerian icon, […]

Tribunal Takes Decision On Competence Of Rhodes-Vivour’s Petition The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has adjourned till final judgment its ruling on an application filed by the Governor of Lagos State and his deputy challenging the entire petition filed by Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s candidate, in the March 18 election. The three-member tribunal […]

For taking the bull by the horn on May 29th during his inaugural speech, I am honestly delighted and convinced that Nigeria will experience an era of governance of common sense and empathy in the coming years under his leadership. For that immediate action I pray to Almighty God to to guard his decisions and […]

Conversations with Fidel Castro. The Threat of Nuclear War is Real. “The imminence of a dangerous and probable war that could very rapidly evolve towards a nuclear war” This text was originally published in November 2010. Introductory Note and Update Fidel Castro was both an incisive analyst as well a powerful voice against nuclear weapons.  In […]

I still insist that the Great Zik of Africa and Nigeria’s all time legendary political evangelist, still remains the most visionary leader/ politician ever to have emerged from the Igbo country. Nigeria’s sociopolitical, cultural as well as sports and even economic revolution had their sparkle the moment Zik returned to Nigeria from Ghana in 1937. […]

New research suggests that men should sit down to urinate rather than stand up. In a YouGov study on male urination habits, a renowned urologist asserted that sitting down is more hygienic and healthier for men’s bladders. Most men stand to urinate, but this may not be the healthiest way. According to Gerald Collins of the Cheshire’s […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman, Nuhu Ribadu as National Security Adviser (NSA). Ribadu was picked ahead of two other candidates that were being considered for the top security job. Ribadu who is widely regarded as one of Nigeria’s experienced individuals in the field of security and […]

On the fraud called fuel subsidy removal, this was what the renowned professor of economics said during Obasanjo regime: Prof Sam Aluko RIP:I was in Iraq before Hussein was killed by the Americans. Every Friday, Hussein will say ‘this oil is a natural resource from God, it is a God’s gift and we are making […]

It’s either President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his inner circle didn’t read my April 29 column titled “Six Agenda Items for Tinubu’s Success” or they did but dismissed it as the impractical, high-flown, indulgent musings of an idealistic diasporan Nigerian. The fifth item on my list concerned petrol price hikes amid the current agonizingly biting […]

Devaluation of a currency refers to a deliberate downward adjustment in the value of a country’s currency relative to other currencies. This differs from Depreciation which is a fall in the value of a country’s currency due to the forces of demand and supply of countries’ currencies. The effects of devaluation on economic growth can […]

Kissinger is one of the most important voices in U.S. foreign policy. He is a hardliner and undoubtedly a war criminal. He was directly involved in the 1973 coup d’état in Chile and also in the brutal Vietnam War. Therefore, he is anything but a pacifist, on the contrary. Yet, on key geostrategic issues such […]

On May 30th, Newsweek headlined “Russia ‘On Course’ for NATO Conflict, Commander Says”, and reported that Karel Rehka, the Commander of Chechia’s Armed Forces, said that, “We view war between Russia and the North Atlantic Alliance as the worst-case scenario, but it is not impossible,” Rehka said. “It is possible.” Russia, the commander added, “is currently on […]

Kampala has been threatened with sanctions by Western nations over its new anti-LGBTQ legislation Uganda students from 13 universities gathered in front of the country’s parliament on Wednesday to express their disapproval of US President Joe Biden’s stance on Kampala’s new anti-LGBTQ legislation, local media reported. Biden called the law a “tragic violation of universal […]

My month-long tour of the country was an eye-opening experience, and so was the hostility that met me back home At the end of April, my daughter Victoria and I departed New York City’s JFK airport, ultimately bound for the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, the first destination of what would be a 26-day, 12-city tour of […]

Nigerians have long harboured a robust scepticism towards their leaders. Now they have gone one better. Many doubt that the man sworn in as president this week is their leader at all. In an open letter to US president Joe Biden, Chimamanda Adichie, the feted author, spoke for millions when she cast doubt on the […]

This is the week of May 30, the date of the official declaration of the former Republic of Biafra: the Land of the Rising Sun, in 1967! Substantially andto date of May 30, 2023, the Igbo and millions of other Nigerians believe the full and honest lessons of the events from the historical and brutal […]

Fuel Queues are already everywhere in Abeokuta, a direct response to President Bola Tinubu’s message yesterday. Even as at last week, most filling stations started closing up. They must have had information on what was coming and you can always trust them to exploit every situation. I dont know much about financial matters and I […]

Rising vigilantism in Nigeria reflects public cynicism about law enforcement and the judicial system. Last month, some students of Obafemi Awolowo Hall, a student residential hall at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, set upon one Okoli Ahinze, a final year student of the university’s Department of Civil Engineering, and beat him to death. Mr. Ahinze’s assailants had […]

Up against the wall, Tinubu will need his famed political savvy—and more—to stanch rising discontent in Nigeria.    Twice in the past two-and-a-half years, it had seemed all but certain that Bola Tinubu would be denied the object of all his political labors. The first time was in October 2020 when some #EndSARS protesters in […]

When Japan invited the leaders of Brazil, India and Indonesia to attend the G7 summit in Hiroshima, there were glimmers of hope that it might be a forum for these rising economic powers from the Global South to discuss their advocacy for peace in Ukraine with the wealthy Western G7 countries that are militarily allied with Ukraine […]

Liberal Democrats shamefully all voted for the “Countering Malign Russian Influence Activities in Africa” Act—seems like relic from bygone era During the Cold War, the U.S. government invoked the pretext of Russian interference to justify a range of crimes, including the assassination of Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, the overthrow of Pan-Africanist hero Kwame Nkrumah, the arrest of Nelson […]

Imperialism extends its destabilization efforts against China and Russia across the continent This year’s 60th anniversary commemorations of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) on May 25, 1963 are occurring at an important inflection point in international relations. Africa and its people were essential in the rise of western colonialism and imperialism […]

Part I We are looking for two smoking guns now in connection with Russiagate. Today’s Part I will show Hillary Clinton herself sat atop a large-scale conspiracy to use the tools of modern espionage to create and disseminate false information about Trump. Part II to follow will show the FBI was an active participant in […]

Part II Part I of this article showed a conspiracy to smear Donald Trump with false allegations of collusion with Russia took place, with Hillary Clinton at its head. Part II today will show the FBI was an active participant in the conspiracy to destroy Trump. The facts are not in dispute. We are left […]

The long awaited US Justice Department “Russiagate” report by Special Counsel John Durham exonerated President Donald Trump from false charges and performed the important public service of making law and order conservatives aware that their beloved FBI is a criminal agency that created a false narrative for the purpose of discrediting President Trump and preventing him from reducing the […]

Donald Trump calls Russiagate a “hoax” but it is in fact much worse. The manufactured scandal was part of successful efforts to intimidate, to censor, and to discredit opposition to state narratives. Russiagate is used to make the case for the proxy war in Ukraine. Here in the US it plays a role in subjugating the Black liberation […]

The Durham Report fails to identify the ringleader of the Russiagate fiasco, John Brennan. It was Brennan who first reported “contacts… between Russian officials and persons in the Trump campaign”. It was also Brennan who initially referred the case to the FBI. It was also Brennan who “hand-picked” the analysts who cobbled together the Intelligence Community […]

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan‘s discussions in Riyadh with Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman coincided with the Arab League foreign ministers’ decision to end the 12-year suspension of Syria from the League. Since Syria’s return was mooted many months ago, US President Joe Biden and senior officials had repeatedly expressed rejection. Therefore, the move amounted to a […]

In his 1987 book The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, historian Paul Kennedy reassured Americans that the decline the United States was facing after a century of international dominance was “relative and not absolute, and is therefore perfectly natural; and that the only serious threat to the real interests of the United States […]

The strengthening of ties between the BRICS bank and Saudi Arabia, the world’s second-largest oil producer, is undesirable for the West as it again signals another advancement in the de-dollarisation of the global economy. In the last week of May, Saudi Arabia held talks to join BRICS’ New Development Bank as its ninth member, a decision that is not […]

America Still Prefers to Speak Softly But Carry a Big Stick A calamity of even greater cataclysmic proportions and consequences is either soon to break out in the war in Ukraine or sanity somehow finally will prevail against all odds, with all the combatants suddenly finding a way to end the conflict without continuing to kill themselves […]

Independent medical scientists who are not dependent on a Big Pharma salary or research grant, a minority of medical scientists as Big Pharma reportedly is the source of 70% of medical research grants and provides support to friendly medical schools, have provided conclusive evidence that the Covid-19 “vaccine” is responsible for many deaths and health […]

Disease X, “represents the knowledge that a serious international epidemic could be caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease.” Hot on the heels of the Covid Emergency being declared over, The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) issued a call for eternal vigilance against future viral invasions  forecasting that  “future outbreaks of ‘Disease-X’ are inevitable.” […]