Media oversimplifies Berkeley rally: It wasn’t about Trump, it was about Fascism
Tax day was marked around the country this year as a day of mostly peaceful protests against President Trump and his refusal to release his tax returns, with one violent exception – Berkeley California. CNN, the Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post described the rally which occurred on April 15th as a clash between […]
NIGERIA: ROTIMI AMAECHI INDICTED, GUILTY AS CHARGED
This article has been updated to include a full copy of the White Paper discussed here for review. Caracal Reports’ investigators were able to gain access, through anonymous government sources at the Justice Department, to the White Paper published by the Judicial Committee of Inquiry, wherein they reveal fraudulence, collusion, wastage of public funds, and […]
Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption War: Strange Places Looted Monies Are Hidden
One of the cardinal promises believed to have made Muhammadu Buhari win the heart of Nigerians was his promise to curb corruption at all costs if elected. You will recall that the President said we have to kill corruption before corruption kills us. This corruption war has been continuously been waged since Buhari’s assumption of […]
Egyptian Christians ‘Shattered’ After Palm Sunday Bomb Attacks
Christians in Egypt are furious at a state they believe can no longer protect them after the devastating twin church bombings on Palm Sunday a week before Easter when Christians celebrate the triumphant arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem. Christians wept with rage on Monday as they recovered the bodies of their loved ones killed in […]
For Nigerian Retirees, Getting Paid By The Government Is Like A Punishable Offense.
In Nigeria, Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) were created under the 2004 Act to ensure judicious management and administration of pension contributions, while the National Pensions Commission (PENCOM) was established with statutory powers to optimally regulate the sub-sector. Regrettably, however, despite the positive expectations from the implementation of the Pension Reform Act 2004, many retirees are […]
NORTHERN NIGERIA IN AN APRIL UPRISING
Just as I was about to write this article on the ORIGINS AND ENTRENCHMENT OF HATE IN NIGERIA, which I would still undertake, I came across the emir of Kano assertion few days ago about retrogression of Northern Nigeria. The Emir of Kano, Sanusi, Lamido Sanusi and the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar who […]
South Africa: Out of Desperation, Zuma Pledges to ‘Give Life’ to the Poor
Under fire, South African leader Jacob Zuma is pledging to ‘redistribute wealth’ among poor South Africans as part of measures to ‘radically transform’ the ailing economy- with the poor bearing most of the brunt. In a speech on Thursday, Zuma said the new drive to redistribute wealth in the economy to poor black people was […]
Nigeria: Nigerians Skeptical About Buhari’s New Economic Recovery Plan
Nigeria is in a recession, and most economic experts have proffered solutions which seem not to be working – at least as perceived by the down the ladder citizens. At different fora, President Muhammadu Buhari has continued to be upbeat about getting the country out of its present economic woes, but the more he tries […]
Britain To Expose Nigerian Property Owners
The United Kingdom is ready to expose Nigerian serving and past public officials who are property owners, in the U.K, with governments of both countries calling it “a step forward in the fight against corruption.” According to the Executive Secretary, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption Prof. Bolaji Owosanoye, negotiations on the issue had reached an […]
Nigeria: The Curious Case Of Nasir El Rufai And President Buhari.
A dye-in-the-wool loyalist of President Muhammadu Buhari seems to be losing sleep over the political future of Africa’s supposedly largest economy – Nigeria. Mallam Nasir El’ Rufai the governor of Kaduna state in North West Nigeria in a blunt letter to President Buhari, pointedly suggested a surgical operation on the entire gamut of government, to […]