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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...

Warmongers are about to escalate the crisis in the Middle East . These people appear clueless about the cost of war. The U.S. Congress will not fund another war, including politicians on both sides. There is opposition to another war anywhere. They want to use brute force to compel Congress to act - they have amassed over 50,000 troops in the Middle East... They are miscalculating, thinking they can go in and come out quickly... they are underestimating their opponent again... The lesson of the last six weeks is not enough. This is another Afghanistan in the making - trillions was spent fighting the Taliban for almost 20 years, only for the Taliban to return the government they have propped up in just a few days of war... They pray (not sure, which god - not the God of the Bible I read, who under grace abhor wars) about going to fight a needless war; they are sending other people's children to go and die, while their own are safe under the protection of the state. Over 7,000 A...

Ukraine , DR Congo , Gaza , Sudan , all forgotten... WHY? We all know the answer... In all these wars ranging, one thing clearly defines them... the quest to take LAND and resources in it from others forcefully... The crisis in the Middle East has nothing to do with religion as some want us to believe... It is a quest to remove the most serious threat to another nation's quest to take other people's land on the premise that it was promised to them by their god over two thousand years ago... Let this country abandon its quest to forcefully take land that does not belong to it anymore and seek true peace (not one sided peace with bomb on one hand and two fingers up on another), it will cease to create enemies for itself, and terrorism will be abated as we know it today... After all, some of its neighbors signed a peace accord called the " Abraham Accord " despite the fact that they take more and more land from the West Bank in violation of international law ( Oslo Acc...

It is shameful that the referee was incompetent and demonstrated bias towards Morocco . It is shameful that Morocco used all kinds of tricks known to our North African brothers to win... I am yet to see CAF penalize Morocco for the behavior of the ball boys and people in the field. Morocco should be banned from hosting any CAF competition for a decade or two until they demonstrate they won't cheat... It is shameful that the Senegalese coach led his team out in protest on a big stage like the AFCON final . The BIGGER SHAME is CAF using the back door to award Morocco a championship they did not deserve, and should have lost in the semi-final.... SHAME! SHAME!! SHAME!!! This is a horrible precedent that will dog African football for a long time if it is allowed to stay... They could fine Senegal a hefty amount or ban them from the next AFCON , etc, for walking off the field at a final like that. Awarding the championship to Morocco in a board room is STEALING, and it will create a c...