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History has a mischievous habit: it doesn’t die; it merely changes costume. The transatlantic slave trade, we are told, was a wicked two-man show — the European buyer and the African victim. But there was always a third actor lurking backstage: the African collaborator, the merchant-king who sold his neighbours for beads, gin, and a …
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The recent surge of condemnations from the United States Congress concerning violence perpetrated by Boko Haram in Nigeria has revived a heated debate about whether the country is witnessing a deliberate "Christian genocide". Senator Ted Cruz, in a statement on October 8, 2025, accused Nigeria of permitting a "massacre" against Christians, referencing over 100,000 deaths …
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Kanu in Court with his lawyers The recent conviction of Simon Ekpa in Norway is a major lesson for Nigeria’s sluggish judicial system and renews the call for the expeditious investigation and prosecution of suspects. Ekpa, a self-styled Biafra separatist agitator based in Finland, was engaged in broadcasting incendiary messages that incited violence in SouthEast …
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In the annals of French history, few events have shaken the nation quite like the disappearance of a priceless artwork from the Louvre. Not since Napoleon decided Egypt’s treasures would look better in Paris has the City of Light been so… dimmed. But fear not, for France’s most “brilliant” detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau, was on …
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For decades, the Western Right had one drumbeat: economics, economics, economics. In the US, Republicans told everyone that cutting taxes for billionaires would magically create jobs — as if Jeff Bezos wakes up thinking, “Ah yes, now that I saved $10 million, I’ll finally hire Bob from Ohio to sweep my rocket launchpad.” In Britain, …
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