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Photograph by Doug Mills / Getty Donald Trump’s default setting during the coronavirus outbreak has been to deny, delay, deflect, and diminish. Crises clarify. The bigger the crisis, the more the clarity, which is why the incompetence, dishonesty, and sheer callousness of the Trump Presidency have been clearer in recent days than ever before. As …
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An Oak House resident was examined, but staff were 'content' they were not at risk amid the COVID-19 outbreak An NHS worker wearing a hazmat suit was spotted going into university hallsq in Manchester to examine a student - who turned out 'not to be at risk of coronavirus'. The Oak House resident was examined …
The dethronement and banishment of the former Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II by the government of Kano State, raises legal and constitutional issues, pitting old traditions and military era scenarios against Nigeria’s modern 1999 Constitution. Sanusi, who was banished to another state not under the constitutional control of Kano State government, in far …
The dethronement of Muhammadu Sanusi as the emir of Kano has continued to generate reactions; some say it is expected going by recent happenings but others are still in shock. There are also those who claimed a revered traditional ruler like the emir of Kano has never been treated in such manner. Some even said such …
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Photograph by Scott Eisen / Getty WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) is under intense pressure to drop out of the 2020 race for the Democratic Presidential nomination, her nine supporters announced on Monday. The announcement from Gabbard’s nine followers surprised many Democrats, who had been unaware that the Hawaii congresswoman was still running. …
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