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How Trump has fared in the face of danger in the past President Trump said he thinks he would have “run” into the school in Parkland, Fla., during the shooting. Here’s how he’s fared in the face of danger before. (Bastien Inzaurralde, Peter Stevenson/The Washington Post) President Trump’s assertion that he would have run toward the Parkland, …
The Republiclans taking away your health insurance: Vice President Mike Pence was flanked by Republican congressional leaders last year to talk up the GOP's Obamacare repeal bill. The bill failed, but the Republicans found other ways to kill the ACA insurance market. (Shawn Thew / European Pressphoto Agency) Those fiscal geniuses in the White House …
Nigerians are getting poorer despite the country’s slow recovery from recession and economic reforms are urgently needed, the International Monetary Fund(IMF) has said. The Fund expects the government to “muddle through” in the medium term, and any progress could also be threatened if elections next year consume political energy and resources, it said in a report …
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"The fact that I potentially would be an American soldier but still not be an American citizen after finishing training doesn't feel right at all." "The fact that I potentially would be an American soldier but still not be an American citizen after finishing training doesn't feel right at all." A naturalization ceremony for US …
The 112-bed wing will enable the government to transfer Nigerian inmates from UK jails. Ministers have drawn up plans to build a prison in Nigeria to enable the government to transfer prisoners from Britain. The proposed 112-bed wing, built to United Nations specifications in the Kiri Kiri prison in Lagos, is to be built as …
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Centre for Nigeria Progress 