• Corruption woes and CPIM-Congress alliance: The TMC’s hard road in Murshidabad

    “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...

  • Opposition politician falsely claims Nigeria has shut down five state-run agencies

    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...

  • Philanthropist admonishes leaders on good governance — Appointments — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and ...

    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.

  • Bent Politicians

    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 […]

  • Commentary: Rooting out corruption

    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.

  • The Court is Corrupt. Say It With Me.

    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/

  • Tough times for Christians in Nigeria

    Lucky Akhain writes to assert that Nigeria is one of the most difficult

  • Establishment Corruption in Big Art

    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.

  • AI is Corrupting the Internet as We Know It

    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]

  • Woe if 24-hour eateries shut

    IMAGINE a dystopian future in Malaysia; one devoid of the familiar,

  • The injury woes keep coming for Cubs

    The Cubs continue to get hit hard with injuries, including a swap of

  • Trump’s mounting legal woes

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