By SKC Ogbonnia President Joseph Biden’s inaugural speech says it all. The United States of America has overcome the attempted coup of January 6, 2021 incited by President Donald Trump. The country is set to re-assert itself as the citadel of democracy. “Democracy has prevailed.” Democracy has truly prevailed!
Read More »To those who say Trump will go to jail
By Femi Fani-Kayode You keep screaming “Trump will go to jail! Trump will go to jail!”
Read More »‘I tried to pray the gay away until I realised it was church that was the problem’ - Nigerian gay
By Chisom Peter Job My Sunday school teacher explained to us when I was just eight years old: ‘If any of you lie with a boy or girl like you, you will die the same way the people of Sodom and Gomorrah died.’
Read More »Disappointing the skulking ‘vultures’
By Andrew A. Erakhrumen, PhD We will not give up on this country, our country, Nigeria! Yes, those of us who do not have any other place to call our own, or run away to, will not give up! Coincidentally, this category of Nigerians is far in the majority, in terms of population.
Read More »The Audacity of Hope
By Toibudeen Oduniyi Hope in the face of despair Hope in the face of fear Hope in the face of hunger Hope in the face of adversity Hope in the face of trepidation 2020 was an incredibly challenging time for mankind. For Nigerians, it was much more complex – a global pandemic that has affected every strata of our life, …
Read More »Systematic demeaning of Nigerian academics
By Andrew A. Erakhrumen, PhD Our dear country, not named Nigeria by us, may not be a nation yet in the truest sense. Nevertheless, it is predominantly inhabited, undoubtedly, by good people who are largely still communal even – using paraphrased words of Michael Peel – as they have been oppressed for decades by dictatorship, poverty and corruption, thus making …
Read More »Opinion | Donald Trump Is Not a Bad Christian
By Noah Berlatsky Plenty of his critics see Trump’s malevolence and declare he’s a bad Christian, or not even Christian at all. But that approach is an ahistorical, disingenuous and indefensible cop-out It’s Christmas, and for the last time, Donald Trump is the president of the festive season.
Read More »Analysis: Israel May Seal the Deal With Morocco, but the U.S. Is Footing the Bill
By Zvi Bar’el Netanyahu can boast about the new peace treaties, but Arab countries are not making peace with Israel, rather choosing a reward that suits them in exchange for the diplomatic price they pay, For many Israelis, the announcement that Morocco is establishing diplomatic relations with Israel came as a surprise. Anyone who has visited Morocco in recent years …
Read More »Messing with mercenaries on Boko Haram again
By Fredrick Nwabufo On January 22, 2015 at Chatham House, London, Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), baited the whirlwind.
Read More »US Justice Department lawsuit says Facebook favoured immigrants over US workers
The Trump administration on Thursday sued Facebook, accusing it of discriminating against American workers by favoring immigrant applicants for thousands of high-paying jobs.
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