OCLA researcher Dr. Denis Rancourt and several fellow Canadian academics penned an open letter to support those who have decided not to accept the COVID-19 vaccine. The group emphasizes the voluntary nature of this medical treatment as well as the need for informed consent and individual risk-benefit assessment. They rejectContinue Reading
From last edition Yusuf’s deputy, Abubakar Shekau, took over and escalated a suicide bombing campaign. The Navy thesis also notes that “the actions of BH, along with other militant groups such as the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), have reduced the country’s oil production, displacing NigeriaContinue Reading
Russia says the United States is still failing to address Moscow’s binding security demands to prevent NATO’s eastward expansion and to bar Ukraine from the US-led military alliance, but it leaves the door open to further talks to defuse tensions. Russia and NATO have recently been at odds over Ukraine.Continue Reading
Yemeni Foreign Minister in the National Salvation Government Hisham Sharaf Abdullah says authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia should not count on promises of military support from their foreign allies, advising them to take sensible decisions to stop Yemen from turning into their nightmare. “Emirati andContinue Reading
Nicolas Maduro’s opponents fall short of securing enough signatures to trigger a recall vote against the Venezuelan president. Venezuela’s National Electoral Council had given the opponents a deadline on Wednesday to gather a minimum of 4.2 million signatures to set off the recall. The effort, however, only secured 42,421 signatures,Continue Reading
WEST AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK (WAHRDN) Ms. Sonhaye Kombate is the Advocacy and Programs Director at WAHRDN, an organization that promotes the work of human rights defenders across West Africa. Recognizing that female human rights defenders are the most vulnerable, she has become a vocal advocate for gender equality.Continue Reading
Prof. Al-Bishak, Member of the Order of the Niger (MON), is a man with multiple personalities having so many feathers to his hat. For decades, a famed journalist, brilliant newspaper columnist and notable Editorial Consultant, he has worked with The Triumph, The Statesman, The Guardian, Daily Times and the NewContinue Reading
Having worked with multidisciplinary teams during my PhD at the Department of Engineering of the University of Leicester and postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Electric Power Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), I decided to experiment the acceptability of a multidisciplinary team in Engineering departmentsContinue Reading
With December’s High Court decision to overturn the lower court ruling against the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States, lawyers of the WikiLeaks founder immediately got busy. The next avenue of appeal, strewn less with gold than obstacles, would be to the Supreme Court. The central question remained:Continue Reading