Trump Threatens To Block Detroit-Canada Bridge Opening
President Donald Trump said on Monday he would try to block the opening of a major new bridge linking the United States and Canada, escalating a growing dispute with Washington’s northern neighbour over trade and other economic issues. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he would “not allow” the Gordie Howe […]
Beyond Benin Bronzes: Britain’s Looting Of Nigeria Today—Part 3
The violence was brief; the paperwork is forever: Deconstructing the anatomy of a systemic heist. By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze Forced Market Dependency To diagnose the systemic paralysis of the Nigerian state, one must first exhume and incinerate the myth of “natural” economic development. Conventional textbooks peddle a convenient fiction: that Nigeria’s descent into single-commodity export […]
Forbes: US Wealthiest Aren’t The Most Charitable
U.S. philanthropy by the country’s wealthiest donors reached a new milestone in 2025, with the 25 most generous Americans giving a combined $275 billion over their lifetimes, according to Forbes’ latest annual ranking. The total rose by $34 billion from the previous year, reflecting large new transfers by several top donors, even as the overall […]
Moon City Project Takes Priority Over Mars, Musk Announces
Elon Musk said on Sunday that SpaceX has shifted its strategic focus toward building what he called a “self-growing city” on the Moon, a project he said could be achieved in less than a decade as the company reorients its long-term ambitions for human space settlement. Musk said SpaceX still intends to pursue his long-held […]
Bullion Gains Grow As Traders Monitor Currency, Economy
Gold and silver prices extended their rally on Monday, with spot gold trading above the $5,000 mark as a weaker U.S. dollar boosted demand for dollar-priced metals and investors positioned ahead of key U.S. economic data later this week. Spot gold rose 0.9% to $5,004.61 an ounce by 0748 GMT, following a sharp 4% surge […]
Jimmy Lai Receives Two-Decade Sentence In HK Case
A Hong Kong court on Monday sentenced pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison under Beijing’s national security law, bringing to a close the city’s most prominent and politically sensitive prosecution since the law was imposed in 2020. The sentence ends a legal saga that has lasted nearly five years and has […]
Portuguese Voters Choose Seguro Over Rightist Candidate
Portugal elected moderate socialist António José Seguro as president on Sunday in a decisive second-round victory over far-right challenger André Ventura, though Ventura’s populist Chega party secured its strongest result ever in a national vote. Seguro won 66.8% of ballots cast to Ventura’s 33.2%, according to official results, after a campaign shaped by political polarisation […]
Beyond Benin Bronzes: Britain’s Looting Of Nigeria Today—Part 2
Maximum plunder, minimal governance. By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze Indirect Rule: A Cost-Saving Extraction Machine Britain did not build its Nigerian empire by governing well. It built it by governing cheaply—and extracting as if the cost of control should never be paid by the controller. That is the core truth behind “indirect rule,” the phrase that […]
Syria, Saudi Arabia Ink Multibillion-Dollar Investment Pacts
Syria and Saudi Arabia have signed a broad investment package covering aviation, energy, telecommunications and real estate, as Damascus’s new leadership moves to revive the economy after more than a decade of war. The agreements were announced on Saturday by Talal al-Hilali, head of Syria’s Investment Authority, following meetings between senior Syrian officials and Saudi […]
Italy Cites Legal Barriers To Trump’s ‘Board Of Peace’ Invite
Italy has declined to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace”, citing constitutional restrictions, in another setback for the new international body that is due to hold its first meeting in Washington later this month. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Saturday that Italy could not sign on to the initiative because its […]
King Charles Hosts First Nigerian State Visit In Decades
Britain’s royal court is preparing to roll out full ceremonial honours for Nigeria’s president, as King Charles III and Queen Camilla get set to welcome Bola Tinubu on the first Nigerian state visit to the United Kingdom in nearly four decades. Buckingham Palace confirmed that President Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu will travel to […]
Takaichi Seeks Avalanche Of Support In Japan’s Winter Poll
Snowfall blanketed large parts of Japan on Sunday as voters made their way to polling stations in a rare mid-winter national election expected to hand Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi a decisive victory. From rural towns to major cities, thick drifts slowed transport, disrupted travel, and threatened to suppress turnout, even as surveys suggested her governing […]