Made In Abuja – Original Fake Promises—Part 7
By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze From Dancing While Nigeria Drowns Abuja is not a capital city. It’s a theater of beautifully coordinated deceit. A manicured mirage in the middle of an unraveling nation. The air is clean, the streets are wide, the buildings glisten like imported lies. But beneath the granite and glass lies Nigeria’s most […]
Indonesia Celebrates ‘New Era’ Following US Trade Agreement
Indonesia has welcomed what it described as a “new era” in its economic ties with Washington after President Donald Trump pledged to cut tariffs on Indonesian exports from 32 percent to 19 percent. President Joko Widodo announced the development on Wednesday, noting it marked a turning point for trade with the United States, Southeast Asia’s […]
France Slams Atrocities Against Civilians In Syria
France has urged an immediate halt to the reported violence against civilians in Syria’s Sweida province, following allegations of brutal crackdowns by government forces. On Wednesday, French authorities voiced grave concern over findings by a war monitoring group, which accused regime troops of carrying out summary executions along with other serious human rights abuses in […]
Amnesty International Condemns Ruto’s Protest Crackdown Threat
Amnesty International has condemned Kenyan President William Ruto’s recent remarks urging security forces to shoot protesters, warning that such rhetoric risks fuelling further bloodshed amid growing nationwide unrest. Last week’s demonstrations, led mostly by young people angered by economic hardship and governance failures, turned deadly as rights organisations reported at least 38 fatalities—the highest toll […]
ADC: With Nigerians Suffering, Our Job Remains Incomplete
The Interim National Publicity Secretary of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has asked the electorate to rally round it to win the 2027 general elections, assuring that prices of petroleum products would be drastically reduced, while the harsh hunger currently biting would be banished from the country. Abdullahi, who was Minister of Youths […]
Nigeria Falls Short Of 2025 Budget Oil Output Target Again
New concerns have emerged about Nigeria’s ability to deliver on its record ₦54.99 trillion 2025 budget, as new data from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) shows the country’s crude production remains sluggish. According to OPEC’s July Monthly Oil Market Report released Tuesday, Nigeria pumped an average of 1.547 million barrels per day (bpd) […]
Tragedy As Colombian Soldiers Drown In Training
A routine survival drill in Colombia turned fatal on Tuesday when three soldiers drowned while attempting to navigate the Magdalena River. The exercise, held in central Colombia, formed part of an anti-guerrilla training programme in which troops were tasked with constructing their own rafts to cross the waterway, according to Army officer Jorge Hernandez speaking […]
Trump Calls On Attorney General To Reveal Credible Epstein Data
President Donald Trump has urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to disclose any credible information related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as criticism mounts from his own political base over the handling of the case. Bondi’s office recently stated there was no evidence that Epstein maintained a so-called “client list,” contradicting […]
French PM Suggests Fewer Holidays To Reduce Debt
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has proposed scrapping two public holidays as part of sweeping efforts to rein in the country’s mounting debt burden. Unveiling his government’s 2026 budget plans on Tuesday, Bayrou described France’s debt dependence as a “curse with no way out,” noting that the state is forced to borrow every month to […]
The Gospel According To Stomach Infrastructure—Part 6
By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze From Dancing While Nigeria Drowns In Nigeria, salvation comes in sachets—and not just the pure water type. Here, you can receive divine breakthrough in a branded nylon bag containing two cups of rice, one sachet of tomato paste, half a bar of soap, and a strategically printed face of your local […]
Wike Tells Okpebholo To Drop Plans To Probe Obaseki
Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has cautioned Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo against launching any probe into the administration of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki. Instead, Wike urged the governor to prioritise policies that would drive development in the state. Wike’s advice comes in response to earlier comments by former Edo governor and current senator, […]
Meta Set To Pour Billions Into Building AI Data Centres
Meta’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, announced that the social media giant would be spending hundreds of billions of dollars to build massive AI data centres in the US. He revealed that the first multi-gigawatt data centre, named Prometheus, was expected to come online in 2026. According to him, one of the planned sites would cover an […]