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Nelson Mandela remains one of the most respected figure in the world today, even after his death. What many do not know was that he was tagged a TERRORIST by the United States of America's government for decades. He was still on the terrorist list while he was South Africa's president. Obama had to sign a special order to remove him from the list before he was able to visit the US in 2008. Mandela was the leader of the arm resistant wing of African National Congress (ANC), the dominant party in once an apartheid South Africa (SA). The party was proscribed and banned from any form of political activities. The arm resistance of 1960 was what led to Mandela being jailed for 27 years. Successive U.S. government, just like its western counterparts, supported the apartheid regime in SA for decades. What was the end, shame..... Israeli government and Hamas should learn from South Africa's experience. Violence and shedding of the blood of the innocent will not lead to peace. Nelson

We do not know his real name, we know the name he bears is adopted. He has neither denied this nor say it is the truth. We do not know who his parents were.... we know the famous Iyalode of Eko was not his biological mother.... We do not know a single member of his extended family We do know which schools he attended ... the one he submitted was not founded when he claimed he attended the school.. meaning, he used Oluwole certificate to gain admission to the College in the U.S. It is best to imagine the implication of this for future prospective Nigerian student into foreign university…. We do not know his real age because there are conflicting information on official documents We do not know his real state of origin... we know he claims one but we know he is connected to another because his nephew was installed as a governor in one..... His whole life is shrouded in misery and full of all kinds of questions. It reminds me of college politics when people with all kind of background sch

  "Forgive and forget Syndrome", bane to good governance in Nigeria. It appears Nigerians have a short memory. The confusion created by religious doctrine of forgiveness has created a culture of wicked impunity in leadership. It is unbelievable how the "Syndrome of Forgive and Forget" has permeated every faceted of life in the country. We are quick to forget the corruption of many politicians so much so those who suffered because of the wicked acts of these politicians are the one that lead the call for elevation later... Sometimes because of vested interest that clouds their judgment and their ability to make rational decision. They canvas for politicians we do not know their real name, we do not know their parents or state of origin, they canvas for politicians we saw with our own korokoro eyes that collected bribe, they advocate national honor for leaders that decimated our economy for lack of mental acumen to lead, they openly support known thieves to get into p

RULE OF ENGAGEMENT IN A WAR The rule of engagement in war is that civilians should not be deliberately targeted in a time of war or peace ..... when this happens, the warring party responsible is deemed to have committed war crime and should be prosecuted ...... wherever they are .... All forms of terrorism should be condemned in the same spirit of fairness.... nations cannot use imbalance weight to measure how and when to condemn acts of terrorism - if your ally commits war crimes by killing innocent journalists, citizens (whose only offense is that they are family of a terrorist), and civilians... don't just advise them, hold them accountable the same way you hold their opponents accountable ...... There is a saying in my language that when a sheep (a supposed docile animal) is pushed to the wall and it has no where else to go, it will bite like a dog...... Peace cannot be forced and delivered by high handedness.... it can only be negotiated.... for peace to reign in any sphere

  At 63, Nigeria is broke and caving under a heavy load of foreign and domestic debts. The nation lives on borrowed money ..it spends 99% of its revenue to service debts borrowed to execute mostly white elephant projects or money stolen by those trusted with our commonwealth... Nigerians home and abroad are afraid at home for fear of bandits, kidnappers and terrorists. We have lost hosting right to many international events because no part of the nation is safe anymore.. Companies that have called Nigeria home for decades are leaving in drove because of high cost of doing business in Nigeria...a volatile currency and high cost of power....and insecurity and inconsistent government policy ... The only ray of hope is the die-hard spirit of ordinary Nigerians, the entertainment industry (Nollywood & the music industry) that continues to put us on the global map, the individual effort of our athletes and Nigerians in the Diaspora who continue to shine because of enabling environment..