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Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and one of the largest economies in Africa, has become a perilously insecure state. From armed banditryin the northwest to Boko Haram Jihadist terrorism in the northeast, insecurity has deteriorated in Africa’s most populous nation. The irony of Nigeria’s current security challenges is that the country has made, and continues to make, huge …
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Regardless of the legal obstacles to convicting the former President, Hutchinson’s testimony reconfirmed that he must never again be allowed anywhere near power. On Tuesday morning, Hunter Biden started trending on social media—a surefire sign that the right was worried about the upcoming testimony of the former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, which was …
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Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari is confident that it’s a job well done, as his near decade-long presidency draws to a close. In responses to questions from Bloomberg News, he said security has improved, infrastructure has expanded and a controversial policy of limiting imports has bolstered local production and made the economy more resilient. Many may disagree. Yes, the Boko Haram Islamist militants have been beaten …
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The attack on the church in south-western Nigeria is one in a series targeting Christians The recent killing of dozens worshippers at a Catholic church in south-western Nigeria has reignited concern about religious violence in the country. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), an umbrella group representing church groups, says attacks on churches and Christians …
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TUNDE AJAJA examines the practice of politicians and their associates spending millions to buy presidential forms only to pull out of the race at the last minute At any time in Nigeria’s history, whether in the years of economic boom or now that a whopping 16.82 per cent inflation rate has eroded the value of the …
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