Election Hopes Drive Tokyo Market 3% Surge At Opening Bell
Tokyo’s stock market surged Tuesday morning, with the Nikkei index climbing more than three percent as investors speculated that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi might call a snap election to leverage her strong approval ratings. The Nikkei rose 3.37 percent, or 1,751.20 points, reaching 53,691.09 in early trading. Analysts said the index also benefited from catching […]
Nations Trading With Iran Hit By Tariffs As Crisis Deepens
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on any country doing business with Iran, escalating pressure as rights groups report hundreds of deaths during ongoing protests. The new levies, Trump said in a social media post on Monday, would take effect immediately and target Iran’s trading partners that also engage with the United […]
Why Tinubu Should Face The Same U.S. Process As Maduro—Part 2
Reading the File: What the Forfeiture Complaint Actually Does—and Demands When the state swears under oath, it binds itself to consequences. By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze Why a Forfeiture Complaint Is Not a Gesture A civil forfeiture complaint is not a trial brief. It is not a warning shot. It is not a press release. It […]
Mass Nursing Strike Threatens NYC Hospitals This Monday
Thousands of nurses at New York City’s largest hospitals are preparing for a potential strike on Monday, raising concerns over patient care during a severe flu season. Nearly 15,000 nurses could walk off the job if a deal is not reached, making it the largest nurses’ strike in the city’s history, according to Nancy Hagans, […]
Military Heroes Celebrated By Leaders On Armed Forces Day
Nigeria marked Armed Forces Remembrance Day 2026 on Sunday with nationwide tributes to the military for their steadfast service, courage, and sacrifices in defending the country’s sovereignty, peace, and territorial integrity. Across the nation, federal and state governments organized interdenominational church services, honouring both fallen and serving soldiers, as well as retired personnel, while reiterating […]
Hundreds More Federal Officers Bound For Minnesota – Noem
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is set to deploy “hundreds” more federal officers to Minnesota, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Sunday, following mass demonstrations in Minneapolis over the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent. The additional personnel are intended to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol officials […]
Iran Protests Claim Over 500 Lives, Rights Group States
Iran is grappling with its most intense wave of protests since 2022, with at least 500 people reported dead, according to U.S.-based rights group HRANA. The unrest, initially triggered by rising prices at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on December 28, quickly expanded into a broader revolt against the clerical establishment that has ruled since the 1979 […]
Vietnam’s Lam Pursues Presidency In China-Style Power Grab
Vietnam’s Communist Party chief, To Lam, is seeking to consolidate his party leadership with the state presidency, a move that would more closely mirror China’s system under Xi Jinping, where the president also heads the ruling party. Officials said Lam, 68, aimed to secure both positions ahead of next week’s five-yearly party congress in Hanoi, […]
Trump: US Military Weighing ‘Very Strong Options’ For Iran
Washington is openly weighing its toughest response so far to Iran’s unrest. President Donald Trump said his administration is reviewing aggressive measures, including possible military action, as nationwide protests grow and Iranian authorities intensify their crackdown, raising fears of a wider confrontation between the two longtime rivals. Speaking to journalists aboard Air Force One late […]
Why Tinubu Should Face The Same U.S. Process As Maduro—Part 1
The Record Exists: What U.S. Justice Opened, and Never Finished When a legal process begins, silence is not an ending—it is evidence. By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze The American legal system does not whisper when it acts. It leaves paper. It invokes statutes. It assigns docket numbers and submits sworn declarations under penalty of perjury. Power, in […]
Why Tinubu Should Face The Same U.S. Process As Maduro—Intro
When power meets silence, justice demands explanation. By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze Justice rarely collapses in public. According to decades of U.S. judicial practice, it more often erodes quietly—inside files that stop moving, inside decisions never announced, inside records that exist but are never resolved. The most dangerous failure of the rule of law is not […]
The Judge Who Sold Justice—Epilogue
After the Gavel Falls What courts close, history keeps open By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze The gavel always falls. What follows is what endures. Institutions are designed to proceed. Courts clear dockets, judges rotate, administrations invoke continuity, and the legal system treats closure as a professional virtue. History does not. History waits. It rereads transcripts. It […]