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 […]
THE NIGERIAN ARGUMENTS: RESTRUCTURING THE FOUNDATIONS PART 1
Restructuring is becoming a fancy word in Nigeria’s political lexicon. It should, however, be remembered that we were not the only ones to think about it. Back in 1986, Mikail Gorbachev found that without (perestroika) (restructuring) and becoming (glasnost)(transparent) about it, the Soviet Union may not survive global competition. Albeit, we are in the same [...]
A Force Of Positivity
The day after Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States between 3.3 and 4.6 million people marched around the world in protest. In the United States, that meant approximately one in one hundred people took to the streets. Six hundred and seventy three sister marches took place internationally. A […]
Nigeria: 2019 North/South Battle-Line Is Drawn As Fayose Eye Presidency
While Donald Trump is maybe taking some bashing and protests in American cities and many other world capitals, for what may be called a far-right radical democracy, Nigerians wish he was here to lead the way. Not too long ago, in an article in the Nigerian Guardian newspaper, in an opinion column, a surprise comment […]