UN condemns “$1 billion-a-day” cost of war in Middle East

Photo credit: Economic Times The UN’s emergency relief chief on Wednesday condemned the “$$1 billion-a-day” cost of the war in the Middle East, at a time when humanitarian needs are soaring, and aid funding is falling dangerously short.  “We’re seeing the consequences spread faster than we can respond”, warned the UN emergency relief chief, Tom Fletcher, as violence…

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Wartime Winners and Losers

Photo credit: Spectrum News Governments around the world agreed to release 400 million barrels from emergency oil reserves to ease surging global energy prices on Wednesday. Bloomberg reports that it’s the largest discharge ever made by the International Energy Agency. With that amount of oil, one could theoretically fill 25,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools of 20 NFL stadiums, fuel a…

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Why Now? – Adewale Sobowale

I understand the federal government is determined to increase the prices of alcoholic drinks and tobacco products. I know that must be a plan of the wicked to deprive those who would always resort to the last base or last claro in the case of cigarettes and the never ending last bottle in the case…

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Unforgettable… – Adewale Sobowale

I hear the Nigerian state of Niger has renamed its airport after Mr Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president. After hearing the news, the songs that came to my mind were those of Nat King Cole and French Montana, titled “Unforgettable”. Of course, for those who are unaware, we have Tinubu Square in Lagos. It is named…

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