I can think of nothing more dangerous than the ongoing assault on our nation’s true history. This year, people all over the United States will celebrate the third federal Juneteenth holiday. But the journey to Juneteenth goes back more than a century. It was Sept. 22, 1862, when then-President Abraham Lincoln decreed: Those words are …
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In Kansas City last week, an elderly white man who lives alone heard the doorbell ring. He didn’t need to open the glass front door to see that a young black boy was standing there. He reacted instantly, firing two shots through the glass, one of which struck 16-year-old Ralph Yarl in the head. Ralph …
WITH just barely six weeks to the expiration of his tenure, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and regime officials have been claiming successes in governance over the past eight years, prompting independent assessment. At home and abroad (but mostly abroad), Buhari has been reiterating his “achievements,” insisting that Nigerians would appreciate him favourably …
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The former president must be subject to due process image: AP THE ARRaIGNMENT of Donald Trump at a court in Miami on June 13th marks a first in American history. The current president’s administration believes that the previous president endangered national security, by wilfully mishandling classified documents. Even more extraordinary, the defendant is the front-runner in the Republican …
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AFTER years of baiting the law, Donald Trump on Wednesday became the first ex-president of the United States to be formally arraigned on criminal charges. It was a humbling moment and marks another high point in the divisive politics raging in the world’s biggest economy. But the inescapable lesson for Nigeria’s public office holders and …
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