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The Nigerian naira took a dive on Thursday, July 15, 2016 at both parallel and official markets, becoming the worst performing currency in Africa in 2016. The naira, which began trading at around 283 to the dollar at the interbank market on Thursday, depreciated to 284/$1 to become the third worst performing currency in the […]

The noose is shrinking on small and medium sized enterprises in Nigeria. People are spending less, selling off their businesses, and relocating. But just as Andy is ‘checking out’, Ebun Feludu, chief creative director at Plug Media is cooking up a media solution to meet the economic challenges of Nigerian businesses. She calls it Capsule […]

When we described the aftermath of Turkey’s failed, and painfully disorganized military coup attempt, we asked rhetorically, “Who wins?” To which we answered: “Why Erdogan of course. As he said during a press conference upon his arrival back in Istanbul in the early Saturday morning hours, the coup is an opportunity to “to purge the […]Read More

Submitted by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, On the surface, things seem pretty quiet in mid-July 2016.  The biggest news stories were about the speculation surrounding Donald Trump’s choice of running mate (no we know), the stock market in the U.S. keeps setting new all-time record highs, and the media seems completely obsessed […]

Speaking from New York City, Donald Trump  unveils his vice-presidential “partner” Mike Pence to the world… You might be wondering what I think of Trump’s decision to pick Mike Pence for VP, given that Pence has disagreed with Trump on substantive policy issues in the past. First of all, policies don’t matter in this election, […]Read More

Nigerian Human right activist, lawyer Femi Falana Femi Falana speaks to press for the release of missing Chibok school girls during a rally by civil society in Lagos on May 5, 2014. Boko Haram on Monday claimed the abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in northern Nigeria that has triggered international outrage, threatening to sell them […]

he fog of the 2015 general election is finally clearing up; the falsehoods sold to the people as change are unravelling at dizzying speeds. Even some vociferous supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari are deserting him in droves. Those who have not openly expressed some apprehension about the path the “messiah” has chosen to lead the […]

Dino Melaye, a Nigerian senator has reacted to news reports that he threatened to physically assault Remi Tinubu, a female senator in a senate executive meeting on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. Tinubu is also the wife of Bola Tinubu, a co-founder and national leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Senator Melaye, during a press briefing […]

A group of rampaging Muslim youths, on Friday, July 15, 2016 attacked St. Philips Catholic Parish, Baki Iku, very close to Zuma Rock in Niger State. According to eyewitnesses, some Catholics had gone to the church to pray and were attacked by the Muslims who claimed that Friday is their day of prayer and that […]

Femi Aribisala, a public affairs analyst recently said on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily Show that N25.7 billion disappeared under President Muhammadu Buhari’s watch as chairman of the defunct Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. During a recent appearance on the show, Dr. Femi Aribisala called to question President Buhari’s anti-corruption credentials and reminded his hosts that Buhari said […]Read More

An injured individual is seen on the ground after at least 30 people were killed in Nice, France, when a truck ran into a crowd celebrating the Bastille Day national holiday July 14, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard Dozens of people were killed in the French Riviera city of Nice late on Thursday when a truck ploughed […]

NICE, France (AP) — A truck loaded with weapons and hand grenades drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, plowing through Bastille Day revelers who’d gathered to watch fireworks in the French resort city of Nice late Thursday. At least 80 people were killed before police killed the driver, authorities said. Nice prosecutor […]