Robin S. Sharma one of the world’s premier thinkers on leadership, personal growth and life management with Engr. Dave Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State in mind stated and I quote, “Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It’s about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion … Read more
Robin S. Sharma one of the world’s premier thinkers on leadership, personal growth and life management with Engr. Dave Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State in mind stated and I quote, “Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It’s about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion … Read more
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Nabdam and former Minister for the Upper East Region, Boniface Gambila Adagbila, has expressed his surprise about two “unknown truths” to Ghanaians from President John Dramani Mahama’s address to Parliament on Thursday. According to the MP, Ghanaians were told by John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that … Read more
A new, Republican-controlled U. S. Congress convenes on Tuesday eager to repeal major portions of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law and roll back environmental and financial industry regulations, but could quickly become embroiled in fights over President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet choices. Despite his promise to unite a deeply divided country, Trump will be sworn in … Read more
“The man dies in him who keeps silent in the face of tyranny” – Wole Soyinka And …. the man died! From Lagos Island to Lake Chad; Calabar to Sokoto, Ilaje Ese-Odo to Yola and Port-Harcourt via Abuja to Kano, tyranny has surged in the land called Nigeria. It has been a while that things … Read more
He may be right, on the surface of things, that the Transitional Act of Parliament cannot supersede the dictates or powers of the Constitution. But this is insofar as the sacred principles of the Constitution are concerned. In practice, the Transitional Act of Parliament is a Constitutional Amendment passed by our august House of Representatives … Read more
The 538 members of the Electoral College are set on Monday to make President-elect Donald Trump’s victory official. In all 50 state capitals and the District of Columbia, electors — chosen by the state parties of the candidate who carried their state, Trump or Hillary Clinton — will meet to cast their ballots. The gatherings … Read more
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presented a record 7.298 trillion naira ($24 billion) budget for 2017 to lawmakers which is aimed at pulling Africa’s biggest economy out of its first recession in 25 years. Buhari said the budget which marked an increase of 20.4 percent on last year’s spending plan, seeks to boost spending … Read more
As Belarusians are entering the New Year, one thing is certain – they will be celebrating the New Year with their Culture Code, as President Alexander Lukashenko who in 1994 said that the Belarusian Language was a pitiable one, flabby for conveying anything impressive, appended his signature on the Culture Code, which the House of … Read more
The first Somali-American lawmaker in the US has said she was subjected to “hateful” anti-Muslim threats from a taxi driver in Washington DC. Minnesota Representative-elect Ilhan Omar said the cabbie threatened to remove her hijab during a confrontation on Tuesday. The 34-year-old said the incident occurred just after she attended policy training at the White … Read more
The Army will not approve an easement that would allow the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe in North Dakota, the Army’s assistant secretary for civil works announced Sunday. Jo-Ellen Darcy said she based her decision on a need to explore alternate routes for the pipeline crossing. This comes three weeks after … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Tom Price, a strong critic of President Obama’s healthcare reforms, as his future health secretary. The Georgia congressman and orthopaedic surgeon, 62, chairs the House of Representatives budget committee. He will play a key role in Republican plans to replace the Affordable Healthcare Act (Obamacare). In his campaign, Mr … Read more
Politics they say is dirty, but it is not so when played by people with honest and caring heart; that is the story of Hon. Danlami Mohammed Kurfi. He is a name that rings a loud resounding bell in the high society, an individual with a rising profile and cerebral exploits that command respect on … Read more
The dangerous scheme to deny Trump the presidency Though Trump is the elected president, Clinton’s lead with popular votes are swelling by the count It began with an online petition launched in the hours immediately following Donald Trump’s shocking victory in the general election. Yes, Hillary Clinton lost the Electoral College, the argument ran, but … Read more
Hillary Clinton could have been robbed of the presidency by hackers, a group of experts claims – and now they’re calling for her to demand a recount. The team, which includes voting rights experts and computer security buffs, says it has compelling evidence that Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania could have been hacked to artificially lower turnout. … Read more
U. S. opens door to oil exports after year of pressure A domestic drilling boom of the past six years has transformed the U.S into an energy powerhouse. The Obama administration on Tuesday bowed to months of growing pressure over a 40-year-old ban on exports of most domestic crude, taking two steps expected to unleash … Read more
Introduction In his book Political Culture and Political Development, Lucian Pye distinguishes the developments in democratic political systems using the theory of political culture. He sought to know if there were certain cultures that promote political development and democratic values. He observes that political culture is simply a combination of sociological factors and views the … Read more
US legislators have passed a bill that would sanction the government of Syria and its supporters, including Russia and Iran, for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the country. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday, imposing new sanctions on Syria and underscoring US determination to play a strong role … Read more
The African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya, has on Tuesday held a meeting at the level of heads of states in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, according to an AU statement on Wednesday. The High Level Committee reiterated the deep concern of AU about the prevailing humanitarian and security situation, and the deadlocked political … Read more
Yesterday God glorified himself again and proved to the world that the wisdom of this world is foolishness to him. When I was retiring to bed on Tuesday night, Hillary Clinton was leading the American presidential race only to wake up and hear that Donald Trump’s republican party had overtaken Hillary’s democrats. They did not … Read more