Nine countries currently either say they have nuclear weapons or are believed to possess them. The Mainichi of June 19, 2025, reported that the first to have nuclear arms were the five nuclear-weapon states – the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom. All of them are signatories to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which commits…
With the advent of 2020 came a lot of welcoming gestures. Peoples went praying to whatever they believed in their various religions and irreligion. They topped it up with wearing their brand new clothes, eating their favourite dishes and imbibing their choice drinks. There was great hope that the year 2020 would be better than…
Iran has reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, citing an ongoing US naval blockade. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has said Iran is ready to inflict “new bitter defeats” on the US and Israel. On the state TV on Saturday (April 18), a newsreader quoted a statement attributed to Khamenei saying, “The army…
Photo credit: SOVA News The Migration Department of Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has detained 53 foreign nationals living illegally in the country over the past few days. Azer News reports that a statement from the ministry’s press service says the detainees include citizens of Ghana, Zimbabwe, India, the Philippines and Ethiopia. Law enforcement authorities carried…
Photo credit: Yahoo News Canada The municipality of West Nipissing has declared a state of emergency as flooding worsens across the region, with rising water levels, road washouts and ongoing rainfall creating a rapidly evolving situation. CBC News reports that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has issued a flood watch. Municipal crews, Ontario…
His loss has become his greatest gain. He made June 12 possible. He made power shift possible. Few men have gained so much from their losses. The real loser in the June 12 debacle was Babangida. His sabotage of June 12 made June 12 possible. He lost the right to claim it as the triumph…
Sometime last week, the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Professor Itse Sagay said Mr Muhammad Buhari will adopt the 1984 despotic style of rulership when he is reelected for a second term of office. Maybe most youths are not aware of the unnecessary anger which Buhari displayed after he and his cohort…
