Nigeria’s national anthem change was a tactic to distract attention from the country’s real problems – political analyst: A year into his administration, Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the National Anthem Bill into law, replacing an anthem adopted in 1978 with its predecessor. The decision generated debate among Nigerians, some of whom felt it …
Ukraine war: drone ‘attack’ on Kremlin – logic suggests a false flag to distract Russians ahead of Victory Day on May 9: Whether the alleged drone assassination attempt on the Russian president in the Kremlin was an audacious attack by Ukraine or a clumsy attempt at a false flag operation by Moscow may never be …
Avatar: The Way of the Water review – tired climate clichés distract from Cameron’s vision: It’s been 13 long years since we last visited the planet of Pandora. During that time back here on Earth, we’ve seen huge tumultuousness: economic crises, the rise of populist politics, a deadly global pandemic and a growing climate emergency. …
COP26: a global methane pledge is great – but only if it doesn’t distract us from CO? cuts: Boris Johnson and Joe Biden led the pledge to cut methane emissions. UK government/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA Leading an alliance of more than 100 countries, US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have …
South Africa in the news: Rugby-Boks won’t let Lions distract from physical Georgia tests: South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi has warned his team mates not to underestimate physical Georgia when the world champion Springboks play their …: “South Africa” – BingNews JOHN HUMPHRYS: I admit… I lived to work. Now I wish I’d just worked …
How Trump uses Twitter to distract the media – new research: Shutterstock/rafapress In both the lead up to and the immediate aftermath of the US presidential election, President Donald Trump made claims of voter fraud and a rigged election, using all channels available to him, including Twitter. Despite the apparent lack of evidence for these …
South Africa in the news: Ollie Pope column: Jofra Archer scrutiny won’t distract England from deciding Test against West Indies: Ollie Pope blogs on the difficulties that come with the added scrutiny of being an international cricketer, Jofra Archer’s return to the squad and the lesson he took away from the second …: “South Africa” …
Egypt’s term as AU chair mustn’t distract from its human rights failings: Egyptian President and newly-elected AU Chairperson Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. EPA-EFE/STR Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been sworn in as the African Union’s chairman until January 2020. A new chair is selected annually from among the members of the African Union Assembly of …