Photo credit: Newsweek Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on March 16 that the United States and Israel had misjudged the prospects of a swift military operation in Iran. He argued that Washington and Jerusalem now understand they were “mistaken.” Kyiv Independent reports that Lavrov’s remarks come as Russia continues to defend Tehran – one of…
Photo credit: the Guardian A Palestinian woman has been released from a US immigration detention centre after a year in custody following the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists, according to her lawyers. TRT WORLD reports that Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old from the oc occupied West Bank who has lived in New Hersy since 2016, had been held in…
Photo credit: AP News Officials in Cuba have reported an island-wide blackout on Monday as the energy and economic crises deepen in this country of some 11 million people. CBC News reports that Cuba has blamed its woes on a US energy blockade after President Donald Trump warned in January of tariffs on any country that…
Ghana President breaks record, appoints 110 ministers As an amateur scrabble player, the phrase must have been existing somewhere in my subconscious. However, it became pronounced when the American super songster, Stevie Wonder sometime in 1980, released an album – Hotter Than July, In that album is a single that is dedicated to late Bob…
There’s no other current evidence of what people’s power could do in a democracy than the recent happenings in Lagos State. We are all aware of the fact that the state of aquatic splendour recently increased its land use charges and vehicle registration fees. However, most of the citizens didn’t find it funny. They felt…
The Yoruba have a wisecrack for everything. One of them is if it takes one ages to get mad, when will the person display it? Not to ask of when they’ll be cured. Nigeria remains a comedy of errors. In the first instance, the governor of the state of aquatic splendor where Christians went to…
Just thought I should make it clear that I really don’t care where the political actors come from as long as they are picked democratically. One thing that even those who are educated among us choose not to understand is the fact that at the end of the day where a politician comes from doesn’t…
