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The setting was Baghdad in 2003. America had just launched Operation Shock and Awe, unleashing death and destruction as its war machine rolled across Iraq. However, Mohammed Said al-Sahhaf, the[…]
July 16 2014, crude oil (Brent blend) traded at circa US$115 per barrel (pb) on the global spot markets. October 16 2014, it was trading at circa US85pb. In 3[…]
Been a while Aganga was bashed on by this blogger. Thankfully he has supplied fresh material. Going through the papers today, this caught my eye: Concerned by the low level export[…]
What makes America so great? There has to be more than one answer to this…assuming it’s even possible to answer the question. Earlier this year I was in Las Vegas[…]
The Peoples Republic of China may still be officially a communist state, but the antics of Chinese nationals and companies, especially in Africa are reminiscent of the European buccaneers that[…]
One of the more interesting dimensions to the management of the Ebola Viral Disease is the recourse by the medical profession to symptomatic treatment. Besides quarantining victims, hospitals, at present,[…]
That Nigeria is effectively a two-party state was confirmed by the recent defections of Ondo state governor, Olusegun Mimiko and former Anambra state governor, Peter Obi from the Labour Party[…]
As with politicians the world over, the Goodluck Jonathan administration is wont to stretch its luck. What to make of the claim, for instance, that the “new, and bigger” Nigerian[…]
In sane societies, serving in public offices either by election or appointment is often synonymous with loss of income, diminished economic opportunities and in some cases, extended struggles to meet[…]
After the many traumas that was the Great Recession, considerable uncertainty remains over how to interpret current (political, social, and economic) events. There is clear evidence of an uptick in[…]