Image by Yerson Olivares. Interviewed on March 2, Cuban Vice-Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío reacted to the Trump administration’s move to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). He granted that “some of these [USAID] programs do benefit some countries … [but the agency] has been employed [also] to foment a fake opposition,…

The incarcerated leader of proscribed Igbo separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed two separate lawsuits challenging alleged violations of his constitutional rights, the right to a fair hearing, fair trial, and speedy trial. In the lawsuits filed on his behalf by his legal team led by his Special Counsel,…

  A former federal lawmaker and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), West Idahosa, has condemned the Nigerian Senate for suspending Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, calling the decision “predetermined” and a clear violation of a court order.   Speaking on Channels TV on Thursday, Idahosa argued that the Senate not only wronged Akpoti-Uduaghan but also undermined Nigeria’s…

American rapper, Post Malone has quietly ended his engagement from his fiancee and moved on with a new woman. The 29-year-old rapper-turned-rock and country singer separated from his fiancée late last year, TMZ reported on Thursday.   Malone (real name: Austin Post) had never shared the name of his ex-girlfriend, and he has also rarely posted about…

Image by Wesley Tingey. International law is fighting for relevance. The outcome of this fight is likely to change the entire global political dynamics, which were shaped by World War II and sustained through the selective interpretation of the law by dominant countries. In principle, international law should have always been relevant, if not paramount, in governing…