January 2022



German Army and Merkel

Why Germany Isn’t Sending Weapons To Ukraine

By Jenny Hill BBC Germany’s refusal to send weapons to Ukraine has puzzled and angered some allies. But the reasons why Europe’s most powerful country is standing back are historical and complex. There’s a great…


Hanifa Abubakar

Hanifa Abubakar, Buhari And Fela’s Call

The kidnap and gruesome murder of the beautiful child Hanifa Abubakar in Kano state and the other un-trending deaths and killings and kidnappings in Nigeria remind me of one of Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s hit songs…


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5 Elements Of Writing

Writing well is a skill that takes years to hone. By Joachim I Krueger Ph.D. In the beginning was the word. —John 1:1, wondering how it all began It’s all text. —Rosamel Segundo Benavides Venegas,…



Sylvester Oromoni and his parents

Oromoni’s Dying Declaration As Evidence

By Onikepo Braithwaite My editorial of last week, ‘Oromoni: Jumping the Gun’, elicited a great deal of response from you my Readers. Thank you. Due to space constraints, I have only reproduced a few of…


Gen. Honoré Nabéré Traoré, the chief of staff of Burkina Faso’s armed forces, said that he would take the role of transitional head of state after Blaise Compaoré stepped down following protests.

Soldiers Say Military Junta Now Controls Burkina Faso

By Sam Mednick (AP) More than a dozen mutinous soldiers declared Monday on state television that a military junta had seized control of Burkina Faso after detaining the democratically elected president following a day of…



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How A Man Becomes A Father

Responsibility, trigger moments, and transitions. By Grant Hilary Brenner MD, DFAPA Lagarto and Duaso, authors of a recent study in the Infant Mental Health Journal (2021), highlight the need for greater understanding of emerging fatherhood….