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Same Terrorist, Two Death Announcements — And The State Says “Trust Us This Time”?

Nigeria’s Presidency has announced the killing of ISWAP commander Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in a joint operation involving Nigerian security forces and international partners in the...

Middle East Conflict: The Reality in Nigeria

The US and Israel are on one side. Iran is on the opposite side. Tempers are flaring. There are irreconcilable differences. Accusations and counter...

US, Israel, and Iran: Nigeria’s Hypocritical Culture

Hypocrites are subliminal enemies to humanity. They are everywhere – in churches, mosques, communities, and work environments. They usually present a misleading façade, sometimes...

Analysis: Israel’s Hi-Tech Attacks on Hezbollah and Their Implications for the Middle East, Terrorism, and Global Security

The recent back-to-back attacks in Lebanon, with explosions targeting Hezbollah members’ pagers on Tuesday and walkie-talkies on Wednesday, have sent shockwaves throughout the region....

What is wrong with Americans?

   Excuse my headline but the writer in me consciously believed it to be the right words to convey my message clearly to the American...

The Persistence of Military Dominance: Russia’s 21st-Century Power Play

In an era characterized by technological advancement and global interconnectedness, it remains both startling and disconcerting that Russia, a nation with rich cultural heritage...

Putin: Western Media´s New Scapegoat

The Western media are past masters in gaslighting and subtle brainwashing of their readers. History is replete with their dissimulations and outright manipulation of entire...

KOBJ-Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson: An Epitome of Grace, Intelligence, and Candor

According to Wikipedia, Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson is an American attorney and a quintessential jurist. She has served as a federal judge on the...

Putin’s Mad War

It’s going to be a different world when all this palaver with Ukraine is over: ‘Bad Boy’ Russia will be relegated back to its...

Joe Biden: The Restoration of the American Soul & a (Dis)United People

"I believe that for all our imperfections, we are full of decency and goodness, and that the forces that divide us are not as...

Let’s Pray and Unite a Nation! President Biden will Inherit a Troubled World

At noon today, January 20, 2021, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of this United States of America. Let's p.r.a.y! In...

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