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We live in truly stupefying times. We are in times that render any analyst impotent no matter how adept in the trade, by the sheer rapidity of events which are truly benumbing. Even now, it does not seem we are near the end of the madding times. We are most likely to witness many more […]

Power Mongers and Merchants Human society power mongers and power merchants are generally of two types: they are either manifesting the power of dreams, using it to improve society, or are merely dreaming of power; and the material, temporary things it can help them acquire personally. Both parties pursue with passion, their priorities. Mind is […]

The 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup finals hosted by Russia, ended on Sunday, July 15 with 1998 Champions, France lifting the golden trophy. They beat Croatia 4-2 in the final. The previous day on Saturday, star studded Belgium had beaten the Three Lions of England to lift the third place medal. Russia 2018 […]

The 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup finals hosted by Russia, ended on Sunday, July 15 with 1998 Champions, France lifting the golden trophy. They beat Croatia 4-2 in the final. The previous day on Saturday, star studded Belgium had beaten the Three Lions of England to lift the third place medal. Russia 2018 had its […]

An election is ordinarily a process of choosing representatives or leaders by a given electorate. It should normally be a simple but effective means of selecting people who enjoy the support of the electorate for responsible positions. This is what elections represent in the politically advanced countries from where we copy the systems that we […]

If there is anyone who is the undisputed heavyweight champion of maverick international politics and global player right now, it is Vladimir Putin, the Russian strongman. My utmost respect to him. He has achieved what the Soviet Union with all its power, influence and resources could only dream of achieving, and that is the goal of […]

The FIFA World Cup in Russia is just four weeks away. Some of the 32 countries participating have named provisional lists of players who will make up their squads. Russia as hosts, who did not play in the qualifiers, has announced a 28-man team which will be filtered to 23:in time for the tournament. Nigeria […]

That the African continent has been war-ridden in the past two to three decades is an inconvenient reality that has grossly added to the famed shame that has beleaguered its economic, energy, healthcare and political sectors, with attendant widespread poverty, acute deprivations, chronic unemployment rates and severe infrastructure gaps. Then, the refugee crises with the international […]