Unlimited Reserves of Cheap Labor: 292 Million “Internal Migrant Workers” – BY MICHEL CHOSSUDOVSKY IntroductionMost analysts and historians fail to understand that starting in the early 1980s, China had become a full fledged capitalist country. There are powerful US business interests including Big Pharma, major hi-tech companies, banking institutions which are firmly entrenched inside China….
By Law Mefor The argument over whether Nigerians should be allowed by law to carry weapons for self-defence is returning and gaining traction in light of the terrifyingly high levels of insecurity in the nation, especially kidnapping. When the notion was recently put to the Chief of Army Staff, he soberly rejected it. Nigeria’s chief…
Herbert Wigwe, the co-founder of Access Bank and the founder of Wigwe University, is dead. He was also the CEO of Access Holdings, the parent company of Access Bank. He died in a fatal helicopter crash in California, with five others on board. The chopper was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near a…
By Law Mefor This Tuesday, in Abuja, the Save Democracy Group – West Africa (SDG-WA) and the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought (TAS) held a policy dialogue. They expressed alarm about the shortcomings of democracy, especially in West Africa, the sub-region where the majority of Black people live, as seen by the military’s…
King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, says Buckingham Palace. The type of cancer has not been revealed – it is not prostate cancer, but was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. The King began “regular treatments” on Monday and will postpone public duties during it, the Palace said….
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to commence Fraud Risk Assessment of ministries and agencies of government, beginning from the Presidency, the National Assembly, and the National Judicial Council. He made the development known on Wednesday during the launching of the Fraud Risk Assessment Prevention and Control Project…
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, is challenging the pervasive “blanket stereotyping” of Nigerians as cybercriminals, asserting that such generalizations distort the true image of the West African nation. Tinubu emphasized that such a narrative unfairly stains the reputation of the majority of law-abiding citizens. Addressing the issue during a private tour in France, President Tinubu conveyed…
Cardinal John Onaiyekan, the Emeritus Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, has stated that calling God’s name a thousand times while killing people is not religion. According to him, religion should be peaceful and not about war and conflict. Onaiyekan, who spoke on Thursday, February 1, 2024, during the celebration of his 80th birthday and book presentation,…
By Law Mefor The Fulani socio-cultural organisation in Nigeria, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, established the “Nomad vigilante group” in Nassarawa state on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. The Miyetti Allah’s national president, Bello Bodejo, stated that the security group will support law enforcement in their efforts to battle criminal activity within the state. He added that…
