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New President Donald Trump faces a ‘rude awakening’ if he goes ahead with tariffs and launches a trade war with Canada. Image by Lightspring via Shutterstock. Canada may find itself in a stronger position than the United States if a trade war breaks out between the two countries. Don’t take my word for that. That’s…
January 22, 2025
The United States of America (USA) is to present to the world next Monday, 20 January, its two faces. It will mark the Martin Luther King Jnr, MLK Day. The federal holiday which would be holding for the 39th year, is the American face of non-violence, civil and human rights. It is a day that…
January 20, 2025
The Israel-Palestine-Hamas conflict is one of the most enduring and complex disputes in modern history. Its roots lie in centuries of territorial, political, and religious disagreements, making it a profoundly ingrained issue. The history of the conflict can be traced back to ancient disputes over the land, but it has taken on modern dimensions since…
January 20, 2025
Bangkok has once again proved its charm, securing the No 2 spot on British media and hospitality company Time Out’s list of the world's best cities in 2025. The ranking, based on surveys of city dwellers worldwide, highlights culture, food, affordability and overall happiness as key factors in making a city truly great. Bangkok’s rise…
January 19, 2025
By Bolanle Bolawole [email protected] 0705 263 1058 We have been told that as we approach the end-time, there is nothing we shall not see or hear! All things become possible. Yinka Aiyefele told us in one of his songs that Ifa now shouts Alleluia (Ifa n ke alleluya). Now, in the ensuing melee over the…
January 19, 2025
The United States, the world’s largest plastic polluter, recycles a mere 5% of its household plastic waste. Around the world, the situation is slightly better, but a staggering 91% of plastic waste is still incinerated, landfilled, or mismanaged (e.g. dumped into the ocean). The graphic above, by Rosey Eason, using OECD data (via Our World in Data),…
January 18, 2025
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has pledged to impose immediate across-the-board 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, even higher tariffs on China and tariffs on other countries as well. He says they will start with executive orders on Monday, his inauguration day. Initially, these threats were interpreted as a strategy to exert…
January 17, 2025
The BRICS sphere is growing, adding five new members and eight new “partner” countries in the last year. How does this new emerging geopolitical block compare to the current leaders in economic and political power? This chart shows how BRICS stacks up against the the G7 by tracking the combined share of the world economy of…
January 15, 2025
By Bola Bolawole [email protected] 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 Comrade (Dr.) Segun Osoba - remember him? He celebrated his 90th birthday last week Thursday at his country home of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state. Family, friends, comrades and students of the Marxist ideologue gathered to give him 90 hearty cheers. Comrade, as we fondly called him,…
January 15, 2025
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New President Donald Trump faces a ‘rude awakening’ if he goes ahead with tariffs and launches a trade war with Canada. Image by Lightspring via Shutterstock. Canada may find itself in a stronger position than the United States if a trade war breaks out between the two countries. Don’t take my word for that. That’s…
January 22, 2025
The United States of America (USA) is to present to the world next Monday, 20 January, its two faces. It will mark the Martin Luther King Jnr, MLK Day. The federal holiday which would be holding for the 39th year, is the American face of non-violence, civil and human rights. It is a day that…
January 20, 2025
The Israel-Palestine-Hamas conflict is one of the most enduring and complex disputes in modern history. Its roots lie in centuries of territorial, political, and religious disagreements, making it a profoundly ingrained issue. The history of the conflict can be traced back to ancient disputes over the land, but it has taken on modern dimensions since…
January 20, 2025
Bangkok has once again proved its charm, securing the No 2 spot on British media and hospitality company Time Out’s list of the world's best cities in 2025. The ranking, based on surveys of city dwellers worldwide, highlights culture, food, affordability and overall happiness as key factors in making a city truly great. Bangkok’s rise…
January 19, 2025
By Bolanle Bolawole [email protected] 0705 263 1058 We have been told that as we approach the end-time, there is nothing we shall not see or hear! All things become possible. Yinka Aiyefele told us in one of his songs that Ifa now shouts Alleluia (Ifa n ke alleluya). Now, in the ensuing melee over the…
January 19, 2025
The United States, the world’s largest plastic polluter, recycles a mere 5% of its household plastic waste. Around the world, the situation is slightly better, but a staggering 91% of plastic waste is still incinerated, landfilled, or mismanaged (e.g. dumped into the ocean). The graphic above, by Rosey Eason, using OECD data (via Our World in Data),…
January 18, 2025
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has pledged to impose immediate across-the-board 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, even higher tariffs on China and tariffs on other countries as well. He says they will start with executive orders on Monday, his inauguration day. Initially, these threats were interpreted as a strategy to exert…
January 17, 2025
The BRICS sphere is growing, adding five new members and eight new “partner” countries in the last year. How does this new emerging geopolitical block compare to the current leaders in economic and political power? This chart shows how BRICS stacks up against the the G7 by tracking the combined share of the world economy of…
January 15, 2025
By Bola Bolawole [email protected] 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 Comrade (Dr.) Segun Osoba - remember him? He celebrated his 90th birthday last week Thursday at his country home of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state. Family, friends, comrades and students of the Marxist ideologue gathered to give him 90 hearty cheers. Comrade, as we fondly called him,…
January 15, 2025
