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One of the first things that had been cited as evidence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu showing courage and wisdom and hitting the ground running as the 16th President of Nigeria, has been his announcement that “fuel subsidy is gone”. In his inaugural speech on May 29, 2023, he did not state how but within …
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George Osbourne The bells tolled at 4pm today, the deadline when every shred of evidence would be handed over by law to Heather Hallett, the retired high court judge. The government set up the Covid inquiry, ordained its wide remit, gave its chair legal powers to command whatever evidence she deems necessary, but then balked …
MAJOR GENERAL Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) bows out today as the fourth Executive President of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, and the fifth in its history, and across the country and its far-flung diaspora, a loud, collective sigh of relief can be heard. It has by a wide consensus been eight locust years of privation, insecurity, division, shortages …
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From the economy to security, Buhari's legacy will be one of missteps and misdeeds as he hands over power, analysts say. Abuja, Nigeria – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has handed over the reins of power to fellow party man Ahmed Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), leaving charge with a legacy very different …
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One of the brass plaques among the Benin Bronzes Alamy Debate is raging over the long-term security of the priceless antiquities, writes Richard Assheton At the height of the scramble for Africa in 1897, about 1,200 British troops armed with rocket launchers and machineguns launched a punitive expedition into the kingdom of Benin, in modern-day …
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Centre for Nigeria Progress 