Old dairy barn, Summer Lake, Oregon. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. When I was a boy there were dozens of dairy farms in my town and likewise in the town across the river where I was born. They’ve all been disappeared now, while Maine has gone from thousands of “farms shipping milk” to 138. Back in…
The Malian government is intensifying its crackdown on armed groups by extending asset freezes on several high-profile figures. This is in response to emerging reports of a possible alliance between the JNIM jihadists and the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) rebels. The country’s Minister of Economy and Finance on March 4, signed a decree extending for…
Former Niger Delta militant leader, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has issued a stern warning to President Bola Tinubu and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, telling them to expect dire consequences if Governor Sim Fubara is impeached. The leader of the defunct Niger Delta Volunteer Force (NDVF), who made the threat in a viral video on Tuesday, warned that…
The Senate Committee Chair on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, Neda Imasuen, Neda Imasuen, has said that Senate President has not made any sexu@l remarks to any female Senator. Imaseun said this in an interview with Arise TV this morning while reacting to the sexu@l harassment allegation Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan leveled against Senate President,…
Photo by iMattSmart I watched the close protection team empty their weapons at the gate of what was the largest US military base in Afghanistan. This was just under 17 years ago. It was a hot day and I had spent three hours of it filming inside a literal minefield. Later, as I sat down…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Chief William Nwanguma, has demanded stiff sanctions against the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha, over alleged anti-party activities following her public endorsement of the re-election bid of Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, who is a member of the Labour Party…
