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I listened to a podcast by a Nigerian who wrote about President Buhari's government and who really was in control. He revealed that banditry has become a criminal enterprise in Nigeria, with nearly a hundred bandit groups ready for hire to carry out the wishes of their benefactors. That major actors within government at every level contract them to carry out their wishes at will.    THREE days after Governor Seyi Makinde declared to run for president of Nigeria , bandits struck in his state. This has never happened before in the southwestern part of Nigeria . NEVER...   When politics becomes a do-or-die affair , and the people become the pim-pom ball that politicians are playing, we have entered a dark era in Nigerian politics .    What is the level of support the Federal security apparatus is providing to the Oyo State government to end this quickly? A teacher was beheaded this morning among the captives. State governors are handicapped in providing securit...

Bill Maher , the atheist, flip-flop, comedian's blind support and justification of Israel atrocities on Palestinians is bewildering. This is an atheist who does not believe in God, but claim god promised Israelis the Palestinian land... which of the gods is he talking about...? The one that does not exist in his brain...? He claims IDF's atrocities in Gaza is not the worst we are seeing... True, but not with my tax money, definitely not a country who claims high moral ground for attempting to throw away the baby with the bath water. These other crazy terrorists who kill innocent people do not claim any moral ground, and they are not prosecuting their atrocities with Americans taxpayers money... We must condemn atrocities wherever it is been perpetuated - in the Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, DRC , Iran, Afghanistan, including decades long atrocities in Gaza and West Bank .... wherever evil people are killing the innocents... we need to call them out as objective global citizen...

As an independent voter in America, I move between TV networks to listen to the news to get a balanced view from the opposing sides of the aisle. However, what I hear these days on Fox News and some other right-wing news media is short of racist. They use derogatory words, they mock their opponents, and racially profile minorities at will. This is beyond disturbing and disgusting...I can't watch these channels when my children are around, so I just stopped... What a Fox News host said lately about Americans of African descent is disgusting and racist, to say the least. "If the BLACKS want to have more seats, they've got to get in between sheets." If their progenitor will post racist memes of his predecessors, and everyone excused him, what do you expect? They asked for it, they will get... Their position on racial gerrymandering that has been institutionalized by a partisan SCOTUS is disturbing. Those who say American democracy is deeply flawed and in decline may ...

I quote the father of nukes himself, Albert Einstein , “ Mankind invented the atomic bomb , but no mouse would ever construct a mousetrap ”… No nation should have nukes. If some would, then any nation who want should be able to… current situation creates a power imbalance because those who have it are seen as extremely powerful, and those who don’t are extremely weak nations… Here is a list of nations with nukes – declared and undeclared: U.S., China, Russia, Pakistan, India, France, UK, Israel, and North Korea . These countries host nukes from other countries – Germany , Italy , Türkiye , Belgium , Netherlands and Belarus … Many of USSR ’s former regions like Ukraine and Kazakhstan had nukes, and were tricked to give them up, a decision they all regret today. It is known that Japan , though do not have nukes, have capabilities to develop and launch them within a short time, even from the space. Why can’t other nations have nukes? Ownership of nukes is why Iran is holding the...

With the Gutting of the Voting Rights Act, the MAWA agenda has come to the limelight in full view. This was how Jim Crow policies were instituted, and it reversed decades of progress made, post the Civil War ... The race by Southern States, especially, RNC states to redistrict to eliminate majority African districts by diluting the districts, dissolving them into areas where minorities are not considered competent, let alone win an election, is an indication that the SCOTUS has failed Americans by their decision last week... Otherwise, these states will do nothing; rather, they will ensure all people in the state have a seat at the table. Their claim that America is far removed from race-based politics is an illusion. This speed of redistricting will ensure fewer Africans in the U.S. Congress in 2027, and make it harder for Democrats to win a presidential election in 2030, which is a disservice to the American people... The sad thing is that the only African man in the SCOTUS vote...

I just came back from Nigeria . I traversed the length and breadth of the nation a bit in my three-week stay. Something is different about the country compared to when I visited last year.... The people are more desperate... Hunger has increased astronomically.... The gap between the haves and have-nots has further widened... You feel impunity in the air... You see police collecting bribes openly like we have not seen since the Shagari era in 1983... There are more law enforcement agents on the roads now, yet the crime rate has not abated... You see VIO , Road Safety, State Law enforcers, the Police, everywhere mounting illegal roadblocks... I heard things from those close to the seat of power about those who hold the reins of power, and I weep for Nigeria - it is beyond disheartening... Projects are being abandoned because a significant portion has been given as bribes to government officials like governors and ministers, including major monarchs - they all collect money for projects...