Licensed to Lie: A Satirical Meditation on the Confidence Trick We Call Public Life – Bolutife Oluwadele
There was a time when a lie was a shameful thing – something said behind a hand, denied in daylight, confessed under pressure. Now it is a credential. The modern liar does not hide the lie; he brandishes it. He does not whisper; he broadcasts. And…
Africa Must Address the Triggers Driving Youth Migration
Africa, and Nigeria in particular, must begin to confront the underlying conditions driving skilled young people out of the continent, rather than focusing only on the consequences of migration. A Senior Finance Business Partner based in Nairobi, Kenya,…
Trump Pledges $5,000 Payment to Americans if Republicans Retain Congress
US President Donald Trump has promised a $5,000 federal “dividend” for every adult American if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections. Trump made the pledge on Wednesday at the Republican Party’s…
UK Flight Chaos Deepens as More Than 150 Flights Cancelled
Air travellers in the United Kingdom faced another day of disruption on Wednesday as more than 150 flights were cancelled following a technical failure that severely affected the country’s air traffic control system. Flight-tracking platform…
Top Ten Clubs That Have Dominated Europe
Football has always produced great teams. But greatness is not necessarily measured by one extraordinary season, one historic final or a cabinet suddenly filled with silverware. Greatness happens when dominance becomes a habit, when opponents begin to…
Arsenal Lead Champions League Favourites as PSG Chase Third Straight Title
Paris Saint-Germain will begin their Champions League title defence on Tuesday as they target a third consecutive European crown, while five Premier League clubs prepare to challenge for the continent’s biggest prize. Arsenal, who finished runners-up…
Trump Suggests Renaming New Mexico ‘New America’
US President Donald Trump has floated the idea of renaming the state of New Mexico “New America,” in another unusual proposal involving changes to geographical names. Trump made the suggestion on Sunday in a social media post, claiming that several…
Gani Fawehinmi Helped Keep Nigeria’s Political Space Open
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has described the late human rights lawyer and pro-democracy activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, as one of the Nigerians who played a crucial role in keeping the country’s political space open. Sani spoke on Saturday in Kaduna…
How Martin Luther King Jr. Helped Pay for Julia Roberts’ Birth
Long before Julia Roberts became one of Hollywood’s most celebrated actresses, her life was connected to one of the most remarkable civil rights families in American history. Roberts was born in 1967, at a time when her parents, Walter and Betty Lou…
UN Approves Merger of UNITAR, UNSSC to Create New Learning Institute
The United Nations General Assembly has approved the merger of two UN learning and training institutions, paving the way for the establishment of a new body aimed at strengthening capacity development across the UN system and its member states. The…
