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Speaker Edo House of Assembly Blessing Agbebaku Let us stop pretending. Nigeria is running a Yahoo-version of democracy — the type that looks legitimate on paper, but when you click “verify,” you realise the system has been hacked by Executive Overlords and their foot soldiers in agbada. The State Governor is the Supreme Leader, Field …
FRSC Corps Marshall, Shehu Mohammed IN the wake of incidents where drivers killed or threatened Federal Road Safety Corps officers with violence while resisting enforcement, Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed has renewed calls to arm personnel for better protection on Nigeria’s highways. While the loss of life is deplorable and demands justice, equipping FRSC officers with firearms …
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On the face of it, refugee status and humanitarian protection seem like two sides of the same coin. Both are a form of international protection granted to a person in need. Both result in a grant of five years’ permission to remain in the UK on a pathway to settlement after that. They give most …
It was only a matter of time before US President Donald Trump picked up on claims made during his previous term that Christians are being persecuted in the West African nation. And when he did, tensions quickly escalated. The wreckage of a dormitory destroyed by Boko Haram fighters at the Chibok girls secondary school. Photographer: Laurie Churchman/AFP/Getty Images …
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From Boko Haram to herder–farmer clashes, Nigeria’s crises are complex. Simplistic genocide claims fuel propaganda. 'I’m not a Christian, but they are systematically killing the Christians in Nigeria,' Maher said on his show, Real Time with Bill Maher, on September 26 [Bill Maher/Reuters] In recent days, coordinated attacks on Nigeria’s nationhood have swept across social …
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