Okorocha’s illegal demolition of Owerri market – Punch Newspaper Editorial

On the morning of Saturday, August 26, 2017, bulldozers accompanied by a horde of armed security operatives, acting on the orders of the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, stormed Eke-Ukwu Owerri Market, and forcefully evicted the traders, demolished their shops and destroyed wares worth millions of naira. Security operatives, specifically, military men from the 34 …

Roger Stone predicts a Civil War if Donald Trump is impeached by Charlie May

President Donald Trump’s former campaign advisor and longtime friend, Roger Stone, said on Wednesday that the country would break out in violence reminiscent of the Civil War if the president were to be impeached.“The people who are calling for impeachment are the people who didn’t vote for him,” Stone told TMZ when they caught up …

Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif Resigns After Supreme Court ruling following a probe into his family’s wealth after the 2015 Panama Papers leak.

Editorial When the Panama Papers leaked, the Nigerian senate president, his wife were named as using illegally the facilities of Panama money laundering scheme. A country as corrupt as Nigeria, Pakistan is doing something about it. Yet our senate president is sitting sweet in Nigeria and in position. Nawaz Sharif has resigned as prime minister …

Trump escalates clash with LGBT community by Madeline Conway

President Donald Trump prompted the quick rebuke from advocacy organizations when he announced on Twitter early Wednesday that the military would reverse an Obama administration decision to allow transgender troops to serve openly. | Alex Brandon/APPresident Donald Trump’s decision to bar transgender Americans from serving in the military is ammunition for gay rights activists who …