Thursday March 22, 2018 Your Excellency Muhamadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Senator Bukola Saraki, Senate President; Honorable Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the House; Your Excellencies, executive governors of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Royal fathers; Distinguished ladies and gentlemen; and …
The State Department Wants to Require Visa Applicants to Submit Five Years of Social Media Details TIME
The US State Department wants to require all U.S. visa applicants to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers, vastly expanding the Trump administration’s enhanced vetting of potential immigrants and visitors. In documents to be published in Friday’s Federal Register, the department said it wants the public to comment on the …
Nigeria’s Troubling Counterinsurgency Strategy Against Boko Haram How the Military and Militias Are Fueling Insecurity
The kidnapping of 110 schoolgirls from Dapchi last month is the latest event to cast doubt on the Nigerian government’s claims that Boko Haram has been technically defeated. Unfortunately, the attack should have come as no surprise. Since 2015, the jihadist group has lost significant territorial control and no longer holds major cities. But as …
Winnie Mandela’s demise: 9 thought-provoking quotes that’ll stay glued to your heart by Tunde Ososanya
As the world mourns one of South Africa's freedom fighters, Winnie Mandela, highlights some of her thought-provoking quotes that she would be remembered for. Below are the quotes: 1. "To those who oppose us, we say, 'Strike the woman, and you strike the rock'." – 1966 2. "Together, hand in hand, with our matches and …
Winnie Mandela in six quotes – BBC
AFP Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was a firebrand activist who fought the apartheid regime in South Africa. She was far more militant than South Africa's first black president, her ex-husband Nelson Mandela. She also became a critic of the African National Congress (ANC), the party to which she was fiercely loyal throughout her political life. Here is …
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