Stained glass, Poynter Room, V&A Museum. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. As a gap between billionaires and everybody else swells, a bipartisan project decades in the making, Jodi Dean, author and professor, considers if we are living through a change in the form of capitalism into what she terms “neofeudalism,” writing in Capital’s Grave (Verso Books, 2025). The…
Ambassador Nicholas Ella The decision to establish the African Energy Bank’s Headquarters in Abuja marks a historic achievement for Nigeria and a significant leap forward for Africa’s energy sector. It reflects Nigeria’s enduring influence and leadership in energy matters, and it affirms the continent’s collective aspiration for energy security and sustainable development. As Nigeria takes…
A 22-year-old from Riverside and a 28-year-old from Fresno were identified Thursday, April 17, as the two Marines killed earlier this week when their vehicle rolled over on a road in New Mexico during a convoy movement to El Paso, Texas. Lance Cpl. Albert A. Aguilera, of Riverside, and Lance Cpl. Marcelino M. Gamino of Fresno, both combat engineers, died in the morning crash on Tuesday, April 15. They were among Camp…
The Rivers State High Court has firmly denied issuing any ruling ordering a purported Sole Administrator to vacate Government House, distancing itself from an online report that falsely attributed such a decision to one of its judges. The controversial report, which circulated widely online, claimed that Justice Boma Diepriye of the Federal High Court had…
A seven-year-old child has died and two others have been left hospitalised in a serious condition after allegedly eating a poisoned Easter egg. A 35-year-old woman who sent the Easter egg to her ex-boyfriend’s family has been arrested in the Médio Mearim region of northern Brazil. Barbosa Jordélia Pereira Barbosa was taken away by police on Thursday, April…
