Straight Talk

Written by LUCAS ANUFORO, Dublin Ireland Email: peter.lemachi@yahoo.com Blog: http://lucas-straighttalk.blogspot.ie/ “State propaganda, when supported by the educated classes and when no deviation is permitted from it, can have a big effect. It was a lesson learned by Hitler and others, and it has been pursued to this day.”―Noam Chomsky “The news isn’t there to tell you what happened. It’s there to tell you what it wants you to hear or what it thinks you want to hear.” ―Joss Whedon The media world especially, the West has misjudged, misrepresented and misinterpreted almost every event that is taking place on the African soil. Africa a continent with much-chequered history has been the focus of deluded Western media propaganda. Despite the largeness of the Continent and its richness both in human and natural resources the Western media only portray Africa as a continent of poverty, natural disasters, war, diseases and famine. The consequences this false narrat...

At least I should be proud to be part of this innovation. During my early School years, my uniforms were sewed with this type of machine. Especially on a rough day in school, unfortunately, it might be as a result of a fellow school mate trying to get hold of you on Hide and Seek game and it happens that your shirt was grabbed and ripped off on reaching home, you will first, receive some punishment for being so careless with your school uniform and thereafter, Mum will decide to take the uniform to ‘Obioma’ for alteration. Unfortunately, this technology is under threat of extinction. Sad indeed!

Written by Lucas Anuforo  Email: peter.lemachi@yahoo.com Dublin, Ireland "I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself." -Robert E.Lee The American Politics have in recent time witnessed a transfer of power from liberalism to populism one of its kinds in the United States political history. As Barack Obama left office with the anticipation of handing over power to a democrat who will continue with his legacy especially, on some domestic policies like healthcare, cleaner energy and reducing the risk of American military engagement in some global hotspots. And also to maintain steady engagement with United States allies in as much as fixing new alignment to some soiled relationship with some of its adversaries. The eight years of Obama's Presidency created an impression of rebranding America as less imperialistic and obtrusive towards other countries. His address at the Grand Hall of Cairo University in 2009 was a testament of his admin...