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THE Federal Government finally roused itself from its tepid, partisan response to the orgy of killings and arson by Fulani militia late in January by empanelling a committee of 10, headed by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. With nine state governors on board, it is expected to address the lingering problem of frequent attacks by Fulani herdsmen …
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Last week, the Guardian reported on the case of Albert Thompson, a man who came to London 44 years ago from Jamaica, at a time when many people from Commonwealth countries were migrating to the UK. This includes, of course, the thousands of nurses from Jamaica recruited in response to the NHS staffing crisis of …
The Home Office broke its own rules when British children had to be taken into care after officials arrested their father. The children, aged eight, six and five, were expecting to be collected from school near their home in Manchester by their father, Kenneth Oranyendu, 45, on Friday afternoon but instead social workers took them …
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The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released to the public a redacted, previously classified memorandum prepared by the Democratic Minority that corrects the record about the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s counterintelligence investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. elections and links between the Russian government and individuals associated …
The British government led by Theresa May has disclosed that it is cooperating with the Nigerian government towards finding lasting solutions to the Fulani herdsmen menace that continues to plague the country. This is contained in a letter signed by Angela Almona (Whitehall Nigeria Unit) of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The letter was written …
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