Nigeria: Why Did Buhari Govt Delay 219 Chibok Girls’ Release Negotiations For Two Years?
The recent release of 82 more girls from Boko Haram captivity raises several questions regarding timing and the details of the negotiations. In July, 2015 a human rights activist reported to the Associated Press that Boko Haram was offering to release 200 young women who were kidnapped from a boarding school in the town of Chibok […]
The Budding Political Uprising In Northern Nigeria: Poverty Or Zonal Politics?
From the North to the South, Nigeria’s political firmaments have become a bit misty and cloudy in recent weeks. The news of the president’s arrival back to the country from his long medical vacation and the release of 82 of the missing Chibok girls by the Boko Haram insurgents cause concern that the most populous […]
Sally Yates’ Senate Judiciary Hearing was revealing and disconnected at the same time
The senate judiciary hearing of Obama’s former Attorney General Sally Yates and retired national intelligence director James Clapper was political theater at its most partisan and disconnected. Both sides seemed to be fighting for the premise of the proceedings, and that was perhaps the most frustrating part. Democrats Stick to Investigation Democrats, by and large, […]
The Mainstream Media’s obsession with sensationalism creates an uninformed audience
The April 4th sarin gas attack on the Syrian rebel-held town in the Idlib province left nearly 90 people dead and the gruesome photos of its aftermath horrified the world. Trump acted quickly to denounce the attack that affected the same people he shuts out of our country when they seek refuge. As Trump announced […]
Trump’s Syrian Airstrike: False Flag or Diversion?
Trump’s Syrian airstrike and the further deterioration of U.S.-Russian relations has made the investigations by Senate and Congressional committees even more confusing and complicated. Some, like the President’s son Eric Trump, have said that the airstrikes prove that there has been no collusion or coordination between the Russian government and his father’s administration during the […]
Trump’s Environmental Executive Order will not grow the economy and will put our health and planet at risk
Like many of his policies, Trump’s Energy Independence Executive Order is a solution to a problem of his own invention. “For too long, the Environmental Protection Agency has spent taxpayer dollars on an out-of-control anti-energy agenda that has destroyed millions of jobs,” Trump was quoted saying. Let’s take a look at what, in a nutshell, […]
Nigeria: A Clash Of Religion And A Neglected IDP Camp In The South
UHOGUA, a rural community in Edo State, Nigeria, about 2000 kilometers from the hotbed of Boko Haram atrocities, far away from the Boko Haram insurgency and war theatre operations in the North East of Nigeria is the location of one of the Internally Displaced Persons Camps housing some 2000 persons. Its exact location is some […]
The Fall of the Clinton Dynasty and the Democratic Party
The Democratic Party remains ignorant to the fact that they are deeply unpopular. The numbers are horrifying. Trump is one of the most hated people in America with a recent poll showing his approval rating at 36%. And yet, the numbers show that Hillary Clinton has a favorable rating of 35%. The Democratic Party has a 39% […]
When The Media Normalizes Trump
President Trump and the media have a strained relationship, and the press is quick to call out Trump when he says things that are overtly incendiary. This results in daily shouting sessions between reporters and Press Secretary Sean Spicer, with frustrated journalists trying to get straight answers or clarification from an administration unwilling to admit weakness. […]
THE NIGERIAN ARGUMENTS: RECONSTRUCTING THE FOUNDATIONS PT2
When The Center Can No Longer Hold The Branches In every democratic capitalist society, systematic delegation of responsibilities to the federating units and the grassroots, improves economic viability and spurs growth. Our current federal structure is too far away from the people it intends to serve and is too occupied to be responsive to the […]