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The Diplomacy of Memory and Bloodlines: Navigating America’s Reawakened Interest in Nigeria

Jide AdesinaNovember 3, 2025

by Jide AdesinaNovember 3, 20250201

In this delicate moment of geopolitical tension, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must approach the situation with the poise, strategic maturity, and emotional intelligence that characterized...

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THE BALANCE OF NATIONS: Nigeria, The United States, Religious Violence, Sovereignty, and the Future of Global Black Stability

Jide AdesinaNovember 3, 2025

by Jide AdesinaNovember 3, 20250208

A Diplomatic Statement Against Escalation, A Call for Justice, Partnership, and Responsible Global Leadership At this moment in world history, when global stability is fragile,...

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Traoré’s $2.1B Trade Pivot : Redefining Africa’s Economic Sovereignty and Breaking America’s Grip

Jide AdesinaSeptember 2, 2025

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 2, 20250312

Under Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s stewardship, Burkina Faso has embarked on a deliberate and assertive reorientation of its economic strategy—one motivated by an ideological rejection of...

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International Law Enforcement Operation Results in 1,209 Cybercrime Arrests Across Africa

Jide AdesinaAugust 22, 2025

by Jide AdesinaAugust 22, 20250287

Authorities across 18 African countries and the United Kingdom have successfully concluded a major international cybercrime operation that resulted in the arrest of 1,209 suspects...

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Global Powers Compete for Influence in Africa’s Emerging Nuclear Energy Market

Jide AdesinaAugust 19, 2024

by Jide AdesinaAugust 19, 20240517

As Africa’s interest in nuclear energy grows, two global powers, the United States and Russia, are actively vying for influence in the continent’s nascent nuclear...

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50 Years After Nixon’s Resignation: Eerie Parallels with Trump and Reflections from the Egypt Story

Jide AdesinaAugust 9, 2024

by Jide AdesinaAugust 9, 20240654

August 8, 2024, marks the 50th anniversary of Richard Nixon’s resignation from the presidency, a seismic event in American political history. Nixon’s departure was precipitated...

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Analysis and Fact-Checking of Donald Trump’s Speech at the Republican National Convention 2024

Jide AdesinaJuly 18, 2024

by Jide AdesinaJuly 18, 20240574

Analysis and Fact-Checking of Donald Trump’s Speech at the Republican National Convention Donald Trump delivered his first major speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention...

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Ode to the Fourth: An African American Perspective

Jide AdesinaJuly 4, 2024July 4, 2024

by Jide AdesinaJuly 4, 2024July 4, 20240473

On this day, we gather round, To fireworks and freedom’s sound, Yet in our hearts, a deeper tale, Of journeys long and hardships pale. From...

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African Americans and July 4th Independence Day: Contributions and Significance

Jide AdesinaJuly 4, 2024

by Jide AdesinaJuly 4, 20240759

Independence Day, celebrated annually on July 4th, marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, when the thirteen American colonies...

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The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth

Jide AdesinaJune 19, 2024June 19, 2024

by Jide AdesinaJune 19, 2024June 19, 20240598

On June 19, 1865, nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln emancipated enslaved Africans in America, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas with news...

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Echoes of a Struggle

Jide AdesinaJune 10, 2024

by Jide AdesinaJune 10, 20240573

In the heart of Nigeria, the drums of protest beat, NLC and TUC, in unity they meet, Voices of the weary, cries of the oppressed,...

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Breaking: Congo Denies U.S. Access to Americans Arrested in Coup Plot

abimolay@icloud.comJune 3, 2024June 3, 2024

by abimolay@icloud.comJune 3, 2024June 3, 20240694

On Monday, the U.S. Embassy in Congo reported that Congolese authorities have not provided details or access to the Americans detained after last month’s coup...

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Barack Obama Pays Heartfelt Tribute to His Mother-in-Law

abimolay@icloud.comJune 1, 2024June 1, 2024

by abimolay@icloud.comJune 1, 2024June 1, 20240886

In a recent heartfelt gesture, former President Barack Obama paid a touching tribute to his mother-in-law, Marian Shields Robinson, celebrating her enduring influence on his...

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Sanders Closes In on Clinton in Iowa Caucus. But Senators Aren’t Feeling The Bern.

Jide AdesinaFebruary 2, 2016

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 2, 20160680

With the Iowa presidential caucus kickoff hours away Monday, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton has only a slight edge — 4 percentage points — over Bernie...

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Clinton Stirs Up Crowd in Alexandria, Va., At Afternoon Rally

Jide AdesinaOctober 23, 2015

by Jide AdesinaOctober 23, 20150658

Hillary Clinton takes the stage at a campaign rally at Market Square in Alexandria, Va., on Oct. 23. The rally comes one day after Clinton testified for...

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US military: Pilot Error Caused Black Hawk Crash // L’armée Américaine: Pilote Erreur Crash Causé Hawk Noir

Jide AdesinaJune 4, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 4, 20150626

A US Black Hawk helicopter crash that killed 11 troops off Florida’s coast in March was caused by pilot error, as the air crew became...

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White House Fence To Be Upgraded // Clôture De La Maison Blanche A Mettre A Niveau

Jide AdesinaMay 7, 2015June 11, 2024

by Jide AdesinaMay 7, 2015June 11, 20240653

The Secret Service is planning to attach a second layer of steel spikes to the top of the White House fence to keep would-be fence-jumpers...

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Obama Vows US Will Respond To Sony Hack // Obama Promet US Will Respond To Hack De Sony

Jide AdesinaDecember 20, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 20, 20140649

US President Barack Obama declared on Friday that Sony “made a mistake” in shelving a satirical film about a plot to assassinate North Korea’s leader,...

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