Diminished David Cameron

Enoch Powell Enoch Powell once said every political career ends in failure. The Politician who most exemplifies this quote in current times is Prime Minister David Cameron. The carcass of his political life is littered with stench of failure which is usually slow burning. On his watch and ill leadership, Libya was set on fire …

The Romance Scammer on My Sofa by The Atavist Magazine, No. 140

Natasha Bridges blanketed the Facebook inboxes of men she didnโ€™t know with the simplest of greetings: hi hihi                             Plenty of the men never replied to Natasha, but it was striking how many did. Even more striking was how quickly some of them seemed to fall for her. Can you love an older man? So wrote a …

How Insecurity In Katsina Pushed Buhari Into โ€˜Exileโ€™ To UK by Unini Chioma

If you are abroad, particularly in the United Kingdom, you may likely bump into one or two top ex-government officials, who are now quietly enjoying their loot in the tranquility of London. Then, if you have an opportunity to exchange pleasantries with them, they will tell you the usual story of being abroad on holiday, …

Nigeria and food crisis By Anthony Osae-Brown and Antony Sguazzin

That Nigeria is in a food crisis is not in doubt. The International Red Cross estimates 25 million of the nationโ€™s citizens are going hungry. That the government appeared to be caught off guard, announcing an โ€œimmediate responseโ€ in the form of the declaration of a state of emergency of food security, is the surprise.  Bola Tinubu, …

What safe and legal routes are available for refugees to come to the United Kingdom? By Sonia Lenegan

The mantra of โ€œsafe and legal routesโ€ is regularly repeated by the government when justifying increasingly draconian legislation in an attempt to prevent refugees from travelling to the UK under their own steam. The argument is that refugees should use these safe and legal routes instead of arriving in small boats or the back of …