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A rift between two top government institutions is threatening to sink President Muhammadu Buhari’s crusade against corruption. Specifically, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation are at war over the procedure for the prosecution of high-profile corruption cases. While they are wrangling, corrupt elements in the society …
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(This is a long read. I plead guilty. I humbly ask for one hour of your time to come along with me.) There are two research questions I have to start asking Nigerians who were at least 40-years-old between 1960 and 1970: what was your police experience? What was your perception of the sociology of …
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Ademola Adeleke, senator representing Osun west, whose love for dancing made headlines during his campaign, has been seen in a video, singing, and dancing at a church believed to be in the US. The lawmaker led the congregation in Yoruba and Igbo choruses as he moved from one end of the church to the other. …
Editorial Nevermind, Julie, a vacancy will soon arise at 10 Denning Street when Labour kicks the Tories out of Thurrock and Westminster. A compassionate society is the hallmark of a Labour government both central and local. Monday 18 Sep 2017 A man says that his wife has been taken off benefits and has been told …
18 September 2017 At least 15 people were killed on Monday when two female suicide bombers attacked an aid distribution point in northeastern Nigeria. A rescue worker said the first blast happened at 11:10am local time (10:10 GMT) in Mashalari village of the Konduga area, about 40km from Borno state capital Maiduguri. "[It] killed 15 people …
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