NIGERIA: Okorocha Seeks God’s Face at Mgbidi Crusade
The Mgbidi community in Aguta in Imo State and its environs were thrown into excitement as the executive governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, made a dramatic appearance at...
NIGERIA: Student Caught with Grenades in Taraba
A senior secondary school form one (SS1) student of Federal Government Girls College (FGGC), Jalingo, was on Monday apprehended for being in possession of two grenades. (more…)
Stop Lying About Your Failure in Ekiti, Fayose Tells Fayemi
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, on Monday advised his predecessor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to stop defending his failure in the state, saying his consistent ‘lie’ that the new Government...
NIGERIA: Dickson Rejigs Cabinet, Sacks Joanthan’s Loyalist
In another move intended to flush out from his cabinet suspected President Goodluck Jonathan loyalists, Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has again tinkered with his cabinet, sacking two political appointees...
NIGERIA: Mark, APC Condole with Jonathan on Sister’s Death
Senate President, Senator David Mark and the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday condoled with President Goodluck Jonathan and his family over the demise of his younger sister, Mrs. Nancy Jonathan-Olei,...
Fashola: We Have Granted Autonomy to Local Govts
The Lagos State Government on Monday disclosed that it had granted autonomy to 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas in the state contrary to the call in...
First Lady’s Fertilizer Arrives Sokoto as Women Farmers Get 8,400 Bags
The First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on Monday commenced the distribution of 8,400 bags of fertilizer to women farmers in Sokoto State as part of her empowerment programme in the...
Racial Bias IN America, Even When We Have Good Intentions
The deaths of African-Americans at the hands of the police in Ferguson, Mo., in Cleveland and on Staten Island have reignited a debate about race. (more…)
The Myth of Democrats’ 20-Million-Vote Majority
This past weekend, Vox’s featured piece contained the click-bait-y headline “The Senate's 46 Democrats got 20 million more votes than its 54 Republicans.” The short, three-paragraph piece concludes: (more…)
Privilege of ‘Arrest Without Incident’ – Bias System
The day after Christmas, a shooter terrorized the streets of a Chattanooga, Tenn., neighborhood. According to the local newspaper, the shooter was “wearing body armor” and “firing multiple shots out...