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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...

  Those who have the capacity, I will strongly advise that you consider investing in the Nigerian Stock Market . With a stable naira , the ROI is far better than what you will get investing in foreign shares like those in the US or UK exchanges. This is one of the best times to invest in Nigeria... If the current macroeconomic activities continue, N1000 today could be worth N10,000 in two or three years if you build your portfolio right... There are so many trusted stockbrokers that you can consider - some of them are online platforms with good reputation such as: 1. BAMBOO 2. Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers 3. TROVE 4. CardinalStone 5. Chaka You can go online or download the APPs of these online brokerage and set up an account, fund the account and start to buy; you can also go to your bank for guidance on how to invest; there are some who use individual stockbrokers. If that is your preference, find one that is reliable. Long term investment is always good – it reduces the impact ...

 This is a war of choice, an unprovoked war -... no one has the right to attack another country, unprovoked. No one has the right to remove the leader of another country - it is no outsiders' f...king’ business - Ayatollah and his council are evil, yes - they have murdered many innocent Iranians over the decades, including 36,000 of them this January - their own people not Americans. Let Iranians be their own savior, not a man in DC who thinks he is the master of the universe... In 47 years, Iran has not attacked Israel or America directly... Their proxies have - you do not hold another man for the sins of his friends... Some conservative Christians are supporting this war because it involves Israel - I call it blindness to the scripture - the dispensation of grace under Christ says you should turn the other chick, not that you should go and pick a fight. How do you kill the leader of another country in the midst of a negotiation? Iran has no nuclear weapons , Israel has hundreds...

They told him he was crazy to want to build a private refinery in Nigeria . He was shunned by some Western Technical partners. It was hard for him to get credit to finance the project. Many Western competitors, and their domestic conspirators who profit from petroleum product importation, worked and lobbied against his success. He succeeded, and the rest is history....   President Tinubu and Nigerians should prostrate and thank Dangote for taking a big risk with all of his assets (the richest man in Africa then and still is) to build the world's largest single-train refinery , with a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day. Dangote's refinery is partly responsible for Nigeria's credibility restorationin the global business arena, the resurgence in our economy that saw a stupendous growth of 4% in 2025 , and is projected to be higher in 2026. His refinery has increased our access to foreign currency through export, and the reduced the demand for foreign currency for importat...

Ogun omode kii s'ere f'ogun odun (20 children cannot play together for 20 years - a Yoruba proverb )... I found out today that one of my friends (my closest friend in the church for years) from my time at my church in Nigeria has unfriended me on FB ... I did not notice because we have not spoken in a long time due to fundamental differences... Truth is that the one who will not leave you is you... Friends come, friends go... In my short life, I see how humans evolve and how our values unravel . You see people become something else when they attain a level of freedom, education, wealth, position, or popularity ... their true character shows... In friendship ... when there is nothing else you have left in common, that friendship has lost meaning and becomes a drain ... It is time and best to let go and move on...

When reforms and growth are widening the gap between the haves and the have-nots, you want to ask critical questions.  I have a family member, a graduate and a veteran teacher for almost two decades, who works for one of Nigeria's State Teaching Services and earns a take-home that is less than N180k (< $138) a month, with a family of four... His wife, who is also a graduate, is an administrative assistant at a higher institution in Nigeria - she earns about the same amount... They can barely survive on their meager salaries without external support. This family member has two side gigs, and the income is still not enough... Things have been getting worse for most middle-class families in Nigeria in the last 10 years. It got worse since President Tinubu 's ascension because of hyper-inflation and stagnation of salaries – this is the consequence of Tinubu's policies ... This person and his family are better off than 80% of Nigerians, yet they can hardly make ends meet.....