“Nobody fulfils what we deserve as citizens. All political parties only give false promises,” said Mohammad Siraj, 60, sitting at a tea stall in Sarangpur village in Murshidabad’s Domkal. “There is no employment, no industry, nothing. Elections come and go but nobody does anything.”
Distrust of political parties and concerns about unemployment are a recurring theme in conversations across Murshidabad, a Muslim-majority district in West Bengal. According to locals, “70 percent” of their...
An adviser to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said in February that the government would implement parts of a white paper that recommended the scrapping and merging of some state-owned entities. Weeks later, social media posts alleged that the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) and three others were among those to be scrapped. But the claim is false. None of the government agencies mentioned in the claims is slated for closure. Moreover, a committee...
A philanthropist, Israel Oyelade has called on political leaders to ensure they practice effective governance and desist from living flamboyant lifestyles or mismanaging public resources while citizens die of hunger daily.
What’s your definition of bravery? Rushing into a burning building to save a sizzling baby? Holding off an entire platoon of soldiers from capturing your lonely position single-handed? Or sending out “intimate” images of yourself to an online sex blackmailer, then passing on the private contact details of your colleagues so the miscreant won’t expose […]
There is nothing more important to our communities, our families and the future of our children than a strong public school system. Our dedicated La Joya ISD teachers and staff work tirelessly and do an excellent job preparing our students for success.
I was watching cable news this afternoon at the gym. And I saw one of those examples of what has now become a Trump/Roberts Court-era set piece, where principled and very smart lawyers and/
Lucky Akhain writes to assert that Nigeria is one of the most difficult
Millions of Americans visiting museum collections and galleries throughout the world each year are totally unaware of the seedy underside of the multi-billion international dollar art market.
The internet is being overrun by fake and bogus AI imagery and text. The question is, what are we going to do about it? The internet has always had a problem with misinformation, but that problem is being accelerated by AI and the deluge of fabricated lies and deceit. Is it not important that the truth is determined by how it matches up with reality? [Read More]
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