Social media critic Martins Vincent Otse, aka Very Dark Man, has responded to the bench warrant arrest issued against him over alleged defamation of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo. Recall that an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse Zone 6 issued the bench warrant on Thursday in response to a criminal defamation action that Mercy…

U.S. military forces working with Iraqi intelligence and security services killed a high-profile leader of the Islamic State terrorist group in an airstrike in western Iraq, according to officials from the two countries.   Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, alias ‘Abu Khadijah,’ was known as the “deputy caliph” of the militant group and “one of the…

Image by Mahmoud Sulaiman. The American mainstream media may have some ability to get away from government policy talking points when covering domestic news. But when it covers international news, it strictly toes the line of US foreign policy. Nowhere in the contemporary world has this led to more layers of contradiction than in Syria,…

In the realm of political leadership, the presidential oath is a solemn promise to uphold justice, accountability, and ethical governance. Historical figures like Abraham Lincoln and George Washington set a high standard of moral leadership and unifying vision. Their legacies remind us that leadership should serve the public good above all else. However, recent actions…