Last Saturday (February 21, 2015), President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, the oldest head of state on planet earth, turned 91. He has ruled Zimbabwe for 35 years – since 1980 …
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Not a few across the world are convinced that it has become completely impossible to feel any sympathy for President Robert Mugabe no matter what happens to him. Mugabe’s 35-year …
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A history of modern world geo-politics records President Barack Obama’s successes and human failures. He planned to be a path-finder for the New Age of American politics, but met with …
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I read with diligence and unmistakable pride, Buhari’s Chatham House speech. Two weeks ago, I listened with rapt attention to Jonathan’s lecture on “stealing and corruption” “Things are getting more …
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If they want peace, nations must avoid the pin pricks that precede canon shots –Napoleon Bonaparte Relations between the United States of America (USA) and other countries go back to …
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What is the most effective strategy for fighting terrorism? Answers to this question have become more pertinent in the ugly face of the globalizing trend of a phenomenon that seems …
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Blaise Compaore until 31st October 2014 was the president of Burkina faso. He took over power as head of state on 15th October 1987 in a coup that murdered Thomas …
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On September 2001, during the first year of the new millennium, the cities of New York and Washington D.C were attacked by what most political and military leaders in the …
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In recent weeks, it’s been a kind of “Jaw Jaw diplomacy” between Nigeria and The United States government over alleged refusal of The United States to sell lethal weapons to …
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When a woman is raped or gang raped in many African communities, Nigeria included, people ask questions. They want to know: was she wearing a distastefully seductive outfit that neither …
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Two brothers were often seen fighting in the neighbourhood to the chagrin of Dad. They were not respecting their dignities. They welcomed violence and rejected peace, worth, manners, and admiration …
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Dear Mr. Ambassador, I would have loved to write this letter to you in pidgin, on my company’s letter head and mail it to your embassy. The reason I wanted …
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Blaise Compaore until 31st October 2014 was the president of Burkina Faso. He took over power as head of state on 15th October 1987 in a coup that murdered Thomas …
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War is a defeat of humanity. Only in peace and through peace can respect for human dignity and its inalienable rights be guaranteed. -Pope John Paul II, World Day of …
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A serious country come together in time of crisis and jettison religious idiosyncrasies to fight a common enemy-Boko Haram and the callous politicians in our midst. Boko Haram has become …
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This essay is meant to provide a truly international perspective on the internecine Russian/Ukrainian crisis. It will also expose the role of satanic-induced hatred on world politics in the Era …