Reporting News and opinions
Nigel Farage In 1968, in a hall in Birmingham, Enoch Powell warned of “rivers of blood.” Britain, he suggested, stood on the brink of racial cataclysm. Decades later, the phrase still echoes whenever non-white migration is discussed—as if demographic change were a prelude to civil war rather than to Sunday roast with jollof rice on …
Continue reading "Yes, we can NOW we have by Lawson Akhigbe"
Who is the most confident person you know? When I look at the mirror while standing before it. What's not to be confident about. Cogito, ergo sum
Dr. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe There is English the language of William Shakespeare, of the King James Bible, of legal drafts so long they require hydration breaks. And then there is English as deployed by Nigerians. Two entirely different species. When a Nigerian looks at you, tilts the head slightly, and says, “You dey speak English,” …
Continue reading "When Nigerians Say “You Dey Speak English” by Lawson Akhigbe"
Western strategists often assume that overwhelming military superiority guarantees political victory. Recent history suggests otherwise. If anyone is looking for a preview of how a war with Iran might unfold, they need only examine the long and grinding conflict in Yemen. The Yemeni war has been one of the clearest demonstrations in modern warfare that …
Continue reading "Yemen Was the Rehearsal — Iran Is the Main Stage by Lawson Akhigbe"
We have been told a comforting fairy tale about how the economy works. Work hard, climb the ladder, and share in the nation’s prosperity. But look beneath the surface, and the reality is far starker. We are witnessing a historic wealth transfer, not from the rich to the poor, but from the population to a …
