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As I watched the exchange between Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, and the Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, an encounter in which she reportedly declared, “Stop singing or I will switch off the microphone,” even limiting him to five minutes for his remarks, I found myself struggling to understand what our so-called …
Mark Carney Thank you very much, Larry. I’m going to start in French, and then I’ll switch back to English. (French remarks omitted here for clarity.) It seems that every day we’re reminded that we live in an era of great power rivalry — that the rules-based order is fading, that the strong can do …
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1. Rules-Based Order Is FrayingCarney said the era in which countries could reliably depend on a stable, rules-based global system — enforced by institutions like the WTO or UN — is ending. He characterised the previous system as a “pleasant fiction” that helped provide public goods like open seas, financial stability, and dispute-resolution frameworks, but …
Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc. It’s a Scottish name rather has Scottish origins, meaning the son of law. I had been told that from infancy I had indicated that all I wanted to be was to be a lawyer and what my parents perhaps hoped was that their son would …
Justice Polycarp Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court If you wanna live – treat me good If you wanna live, live – I beg you treat me good I’m like a walking razor Don’t you watch my size I’m dangerous, said I’m dangerous I’m like a walking razor Don’t you watch my size I’m …
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