Tag: Nigeria
The power play president
For Trump, peace negotiations and military operations are simply different means to the same end: total control.
Offloading climate responsibility on the victims of climate change
An interview with Nigerian environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey.
Nigeria plans 8-fold increase in palm oil production
Nigeria plans to invest 180 billion naira ($500 million) to increase its palm oil production from around 600,000 tons a year to...
8 world cities that could be underwater as oceans rise
"These global metropolises may look strong and stable, but it is a mirage. As sea levels rise, they are increasingly under threat and under water."
The tragedy of forced displacement
The solutions to this major crisis, and indeed many of our problems, would naturally flow from the recognition of the fact that we are brothers and sisters of one humanity.
Facing famine, 20 million people need food, not bombs
Famine in these four countries is avoidable.
High Court rules Shell not liable in UK for Nigeria oil...
The ruling is at odds with a decision at the Hague in 2015.
The world’s worst crisis
This is one of Africa’s largest displacement crises and the world cannot afford to brush it under the carpet.
5 Million Nigerians Oppose Monsanto’s Plans to Introduce GMO Cotton and...
Besides the potential contamination of local maize varieties, the groups argued that the health risks of introducing GMO maize into Nigeria could be “enormous” considering that maize is a staple food in their diet.
As Nigerian Massacre Evidence Grows, Questions Swirl over Collusion Between Boko...
The massacre in northern Nigeria has killed and injured hundreds, possibly thousands. Boko Haram, a military terrorist group in Africa, is responsible for this horrific attack.
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Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Addicted to war?
War Fever, Trump-Style.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.