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Hans Morgenthau, in his book Politics Among Nations, said that “International Politics, like all politics, is the struggle for power.” Before the feud between Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor/Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Barrister Nyesom Wike, came to the fore, there had been undercurrents of what looked like a frosty …
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In Nigerian politics, few rivalries have been as bitter, protracted, and damaging as the feud between former Rivers State Governor and current FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and his predecessor, former Governor and ex-Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi. Their long-standing battle for control of Rivers State and influence in national politics has not only polarized the region …
This year, like every other year, Americans will celebrate Independence Day with flag-waving, and parades, and fireworks. The political system the flag and the parades and fireworks are supposed to represent is in tatters, but everybody likes a party. It was 249 years ago, when the United States separated from the British Empire. Over the …
Notable cases included the Pc Keith Blakelock murder trial, the Brighton bombing and the Damilola Taylor murder trial. Defence barrister Courtenay Griffiths KC (25 Bedford Row/PA ) The British legal world has paid tribute to “legendary” defence barrister Courtenay Griffiths KC, who has died at the age of 69. Jamaica-born Dr Griffiths was among the …
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General DJ Trump Since the war on Gaza started, the defining dynamic has been of unprecedented anger, panic and alarm from the public, swirling around an eerily placid political centre. The feeble response from mainstream liberal parties is entirely dissonant with the gravity of the moment. As the US joins Israel in attacking Iran, and the …
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