This has not been subtle. Across multiple decades, Israel, and Benjamin Netanyahu in particular (he has been Israel’s premier for almost 20 of the last 30 years), have tried to pull America into a war against Iran. Netanyahu briefly succeeded last June when Trump launched the one-and-done Operation Midnight Hammer strikes. That appeared to only whet appetites. Israel’s campaign to induce a full-scale American assault on Iran became relentless. Netanyahu visited Trump twice in the roughly eight weeks preceding the launch of this illegal war of aggression (and that’s a total of seven Netanyahu meetings with the president in the…
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After watching the recent Head to Head interview between Mehdi Hasan and Daniel Bwala several times, I was struck by the precision and intensity of Hasan’s questioning. This was not just a political discussion; it was a masterclass in holding a guest accountable, exposing contradictions, and pressing for clarity. Hasan’s approach resembled courtroom cross-examination, where every word and past statement is carefully scrutinized. For Nigerian journalists, there is much to learn from this interview, both in technique and in mindset. From the very beginning, Hasan set the tone by highlighting Bwala’s political shift. Bwala, once a vocal critic of President…
I have said far more about Daniel Bwala’s sensational Al Jazeera rhetorical incineration than I am inclined to, and honestly wanted to move on, but his ludicrous, self-indicting post-interview ego defense has drawn me in again. I will isolate only the most egregious alibi he invoked to explain away his embarrassing lies, contradictions, inconsistencies, and lack of basic decency to admit the truth. He says he should have been told in advance that his past criticisms of Tinubu would come up in the interview so he could “prepare himself.” That is a remarkable confession. In journalism, interviews are not take-home…
When Local Studio Swagger Meets the Global Arena – Last night’s Head-to-Head episode featuring Daniel Bwala and Mehdi Hasan was supposed to be a debate. Instead, it increasingly looked like a series of headbutts. What unfolded was a classic case of a local television performer suddenly finding himself on the Champions League pitch of global journalism. 00:02 – The early confidence (In the military, we call it “Initial Gra Gra”)In the opening minutes, Bwala tried to deploy the familiar talking points that usually work on domestic television panels on Channels Television and Arise TV News. But Mehdi Hasan’s style is…
Wisdom is knowing where to go and where not to go. My beloved father of blessed memory often reminded us that “common sense is not so common.” I do not belong to the army of citizens gloating over the disastrous international outing of a government official. Even when the individual in question appears to embody many of the debilitating traits that have come to define the unprincipled character of our politics, public humiliation of a national representative should never be a source of celebration. My reaction is different. I feel only sadness. Because once again we have been reminded of…
Guinea’s government has dissolved 40 political parties, including the country’s three main opposition groups, in a late-night decree issued less than two months after President Mamady Doumbouya was sworn into office. The order, announced on Friday by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation, cited the parties’ “failure to fulfil their obligations” under the country’s political regulations. The decree also stripped the affected parties of their legal status and placed their assets under state supervision. Among the parties dissolved are the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG), led by Cellou Dalein Diallo; the Rally of the People of Guinea…
Efforts to protect children from polio are gaining fresh momentum in Sokoto State as health authorities and development partners intensify preparations for the March 2026 immunization campaign. The he Sokoto State government in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), organized a Direct Observation of Polio Vaccination (DOPV) exercise across eight metropolitan local government areas. The initiative, conducted from March 5 to 6, forms part of pre-campaign activities designed to strengthen supervision, ensure adherence to vaccination protocols, and enhance the quality of service delivery ahead of the statewide immunization round. One of the outreach activities took place in Makera Assada,…
Let me start with a caveat – not all Nigerian politicians are criminals. Some are indeed decent human beings keen to serve their communities and constituencies. Such politicians are however a minority. For the most part, Nigerian politicians are deeply embedded in criminal culture and have no commitment to the people nor a sense of the pursuit of the public good. There are numerous signifiers that point to the criminal nature of our country’s political class. The most recent can be seen in elements of the recently signed Electoral Act 2026 signed by President Bola Tinubu. The new law provides that forged certificates are no longer grounds for election…
An Iranian-launched ballistic missile struck the Al-Udeid Air Base, the largest United States military installation in the Middle East, the Qatari Ministry of Defence confirmed on Tuesday. Qatari defence officials said two missiles were fired from Iranian territory toward Qatar. One was successfully intercepted by air defence systems, while the other impacted the base southwest of Doha. There were no casualties reported in the incident, and authorities have not disclosed whether any structural damage occurred. Al-Udeid serves as a critical hub for U.S. and coalition operations in the region, hosting around 10,000 military and support personnel and acting as the…
Israel allegedly infiltrated Iran’s traffic camera network over several years to monitor the movements of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and other top officials ahead of his assassination. This was disclosed in a report by the Financial Times, which cited Israeli intelligence sources. According to the newspaper, nearly all traffic cameras across Tehran were compromised, with footage encrypted and transmitted to servers in Tel Aviv and southern Israel. The operation reportedly formed part of a wider intelligence architecture combining cyber intrusions, human assets and advanced data analytics. One serving Israeli intelligence official was quoted as saying the depth of…