Among the numerous tragedies of the current COVID-19 crisis is the large number of Holocaust survivors who count among the disease’s victims. In recent weeks, newspapers across the world have published moving obituaries of individual Jews who, more than three-quarters of a century ago, fled persecution, went into hiding or survived the horrors of the …
Buhari’s skewed appointments will ruin you, destroy Nigeria by Col Umar
•Col Abubakar Umar (Rtd) ABUJA ((SundiataPost) – Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (rtd), one-time Military Governor of Kaduna State, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against continuing making lopsided appointments that favour one section of the country against other sections. In an open letter he wrote to Buhari on Sunday and made available to SundiataPost, Col Umar …
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Why do some British people not like Donald Trump? by Nate White
A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which …
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How the Supreme Court Lets Cops Get Away With Murder By The Editorial Board
The courts protected police abuses for years before George Floyd’s death. It’s time to rethink “qualified immunity.” A portrait of George Floyd on a lamppost outside the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct station on Wednesday. A Minneapolis police officer, who was filmed kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes until the life left …
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FLASHBACK: Orkar’s speech in failed coup against Babangida on April 22, 1990
On Sunday, April 22, 1990, the voice Gideon Orkar, a major in the Nigerian army, welcomed Nigerians to the 7am news bulletin of Radio Nigeria. His mission: announcing the overthrow of Ibrahim Babangida as the military president. The highlight of his speech was the excision of Sokoto (today’s Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states), Borno (Borno …
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