We live in a baffling world in which many leaders believe that their people can be led by the nose. They assume they are wise and that those they govern are stupid. This leads to all sorts of situational comedies, some with tragic consequences. A few definitions. A joke is when a ruling party in Read More…
Day: 1 August 2022
Ukraine pins down Russian forces, moves to retake the south
Ukrainian forces are ramping up attacks to reclaim territory in the Russian-occupied south. The Ukrainians are unleashing American-supplied rocket launchers to strike bridges and military infrastructure in the south, forcing Russia to divert its forces from the Donbas in the east to counter the new threat. The attacks come despite Moscow’s massive war machine crawling Read More…
2022 Commonwealth Games: Nigerian Rafiatu Lawal breaks three weightlifting records
Nigeria’s Rafiatu Lawal powered to Birmingham 2022 glory in the women’s 59 kilogrammes weightlifting by breaking three Commonwealth Games records. Lawal, African Games and Commonwealth Championships gold medallist, lifted records in the snatch and clean and jerk – 90kg and 116kg respectively. That added up to a total record of 206kg as she claimed a Read More…
It is time to impeach Muhammadu Buhari and remove him from office
This past week education came to a halt in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It began with the order by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on 25 July to close down all six Federal Government Colleges (better known as Unity Schools) in the FCT while the students were in the middle of their Read More…