American democracy has popularised the phrase; “All politics is local”. Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. the former Democratic Speaker of the United States House from Massachusetts is generally closely associated with this phrase. The American received wisdom is premised on the assumption that “a politician’s success is directly tied to the person’s ability to understand and Continue Reading...
Nigeria: Leaked Files Link Abdulsalami Abubakar, Chris Garba to U.S.$182 Million Halliburton Bribery Scandal
By Davidson Iriekpen With Agency Report New records obtained by the Paris-based Le Monde newspaper and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) have unveiled more details on the $182 million Halliburton bribery scandal in Nigeria that indicted several top government official, in the country who received the bribes, but for which no Nigerian was Continue Reading...
George Zimmerman NOT GUILTY!!!
George Zimmerman has been acquitted of all charges in the February 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. The jury of six women informed Judge Debra Nelson shortly before 10 p.m. local time Saturday that they had reached a verdict after deliberating for approximately 15 hours over two days. Zimmerman, 29, blinked Continue Reading...