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Trump’s UN General Assembly Speech, by the numbers

Unsurprisingly, nearly half of Donald Trump’s 2025 U.N. speech wasn’t about the world at all — it was about himself — a staggering 46% of his 424 sentences, dwarfing the time he devoted to immigration, climate, or even the United Nations itself. Takeaways International crises were an afterthought Immigration, the economy, and energy prices —…

Why Crude Refuses to Crash Despite Glut Predictions

Forecasts of an oil glut clash with reality. Prices stay stable because sanctions on Russia and China’s ongoing crude imports/storage keep supply-demand tighter than forecasters assume. With OPEC+ limits, U.S. producers easing growth, and geopolitical pressures, downside risks are capped. A looming oversupply of crude oil is going to cause prices to take a dive…

Lagos. Not A No-Man’s Land: From Fishing Settlement to Global Megacity

By Sonny Iroche Introduction: Lagos as a City of Paradoxes Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous city and the heart beat of its economy, is a land of paradoxes. At once a city of staggering wealth and crushing poverty, of tradition and modernity, of deep religiosity and dizzying secular ambition, Lagos embodies Nigeria’s contradictions in their most…

Oil Prices Climb on Geopolitical Tensions in Europe and the Middle East

Crude oil prices began the week with another rise, after last week saw a reversal of a two-week streak of gains on an abundance of glut predictions. The upward pressure on prices was back, however, as European pressure on Russia increases, with reports over the weekend of Russian aircraft entering Estonian airspace and neutral airspace…

ARASE: Honouring the Impact of a Police Reformer, By Dakuku Peterside

There are moments when a country loses more than a person; it loses a compass. The passing of Dr Solomon E. Arase on August 31, 2025, felt like that—an abrupt dimming of a steady light that had, for years, shown what policing in Nigeria could be if guided by principle, civility, and courage. He did…

Rarara’s Fake Doctorate Became Too Fake for a Fake University!

By Farooq Kperogi It has just come to light that “European-American University” has disavowed the honorary doctorate it putatively conferred on iconic pro-regime Hausa praise-singer Dauda Kahuta Rarara. Now pause for a moment and savor the hysterical absurdity of what just happened. The European-American University is itself a well-known, textbook-case example of a fake university.…

Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Sign of the End Times?

By Sonny Iroche Introduction As a Christian, I affirm the supremacy of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. I also embrace the biblical truth that humanity was created in God’s image. Reflecting on my days studying Zoology at the University of Nigeria, I recall a professor who, though a devout…

Ranked: Nuclear Power Generation by Country

Key Takeaways The U.S. accounts for nearly 30% of global nuclear power generation. China is the second-largest producer, followed by France. Globally, nuclear power accounts for 10% of total electricity generation. Nuclear power remains one of the world’s largest sources of low-carbon electricity, providing reliable baseload energy for millions of people. In 2024, global nuclear…

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Trump’s UN General Assembly Speech, by the numbers

Unsurprisingly, nearly half of Donald Trump’s 2025 U.N. speech wasn’t about the world at all — it was about himself — a staggering 46% of his 424 sentences, dwarfing the time he devoted to immigration, climate, or even the United Nations itself. Takeaways International crises were an afterthought Immigration, the economy, and energy prices —…

Why Crude Refuses to Crash Despite Glut Predictions

Forecasts of an oil glut clash with reality. Prices stay stable because sanctions on Russia and China’s ongoing crude imports/storage keep supply-demand tighter than forecasters assume. With OPEC+ limits, U.S. producers easing growth, and geopolitical pressures, downside risks are capped. A looming oversupply of crude oil is going to cause prices to take a dive…

Lagos. Not A No-Man’s Land: From Fishing Settlement to Global Megacity

By Sonny Iroche Introduction: Lagos as a City of Paradoxes Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous city and the heart beat of its economy, is a land of paradoxes. At once a city of staggering wealth and crushing poverty, of tradition and modernity, of deep religiosity and dizzying secular ambition, Lagos embodies Nigeria’s contradictions in their most…

Oil Prices Climb on Geopolitical Tensions in Europe and the Middle East

Crude oil prices began the week with another rise, after last week saw a reversal of a two-week streak of gains on an abundance of glut predictions. The upward pressure on prices was back, however, as European pressure on Russia increases, with reports over the weekend of Russian aircraft entering Estonian airspace and neutral airspace…

ARASE: Honouring the Impact of a Police Reformer, By Dakuku Peterside

There are moments when a country loses more than a person; it loses a compass. The passing of Dr Solomon E. Arase on August 31, 2025, felt like that—an abrupt dimming of a steady light that had, for years, shown what policing in Nigeria could be if guided by principle, civility, and courage. He did…

Rarara’s Fake Doctorate Became Too Fake for a Fake University!

By Farooq Kperogi It has just come to light that “European-American University” has disavowed the honorary doctorate it putatively conferred on iconic pro-regime Hausa praise-singer Dauda Kahuta Rarara. Now pause for a moment and savor the hysterical absurdity of what just happened. The European-American University is itself a well-known, textbook-case example of a fake university.…

Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Sign of the End Times?

By Sonny Iroche Introduction As a Christian, I affirm the supremacy of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. I also embrace the biblical truth that humanity was created in God’s image. Reflecting on my days studying Zoology at the University of Nigeria, I recall a professor who, though a devout…

Ranked: Nuclear Power Generation by Country

Key Takeaways The U.S. accounts for nearly 30% of global nuclear power generation. China is the second-largest producer, followed by France. Globally, nuclear power accounts for 10% of total electricity generation. Nuclear power remains one of the world’s largest sources of low-carbon electricity, providing reliable baseload energy for millions of people. In 2024, global nuclear…

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