Ibrahim Idris, the Inspector-General of Police has filed a suit against the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges. According to Channels TV, the law suit comes amid allegations of corruption in the Nigeria Police Force made by the lawmaker representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Senator Isa Misau. Senator …
President of Nigeria or King in the North?
This morning, news broke that President Buhari had asked the World Bank to focus their development efforts in Nigeria on the north. Jim Yong Kim, the World Bank president, said at a press conference in Washington DC that during his very first meeting with President Buhari, Buhari “said specifically that he would like us to …
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Donald Trump tells hate group that homophobes will ‘no longer be silenced’
Donald Trump has become the first president to address the conference of a recognised anti-LGBT hate group. Trump addressed the Family Research Council’s Values Voter Summit – classed as a “hate group” – as he told the crowds their anti-LGBT views would “no longer be silenced”. Among those in the crowd were white supremacists, far …
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I work for the DWP as a universal credit case manager – and what I’ve seen is shocking
I work with many compassionate and thoughtful employees, who try their hardest every day to help vulnerable claimants. However, we can only act within the remit of strict guidelines which don’t offer us the flexibility we sometimes need to prevent unnecessary suffering. The problem is compounded by employees’ lack of knowledge about the universal credit …
Remembering Sankara, rebel who renamed a country
Thirty years ago, the leader of Burkina Faso’s revolution, Thomas Sankara, was cut down in a hail of bullets — a bloody end to a turbulent yet charismatic life that today has gained cult status in Africa. The young army captain who took power in the deeply poor nation in 1983 has been nicknamed “Africa’s …
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Centre for Nigeria Progress 