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Muhammadu Buhari's life tracked the dramatic changes in politics in Nigeria over the last five decades – and he was often at the centre of events. The former Nigerian president, who died on Sunday at the age of 82, became the country's military leader after a coup, was imprisoned by a new junta, then reinvented …
Hans Morgenthau, in his book Politics Among Nations, said that “International Politics, like all politics, is the struggle for power.” Before the feud between Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor/Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Barrister Nyesom Wike, came to the fore, there had been undercurrents of what looked like a frosty …
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In Nigerian politics, few rivalries have been as bitter, protracted, and damaging as the feud between former Rivers State Governor and current FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and his predecessor, former Governor and ex-Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi. Their long-standing battle for control of Rivers State and influence in national politics has not only polarized the region …
This year, like every other year, Americans will celebrate Independence Day with flag-waving, and parades, and fireworks. The political system the flag and the parades and fireworks are supposed to represent is in tatters, but everybody likes a party. It was 249 years ago, when the United States separated from the British Empire. Over the …
Notable cases included the Pc Keith Blakelock murder trial, the Brighton bombing and the Damilola Taylor murder trial. Defence barrister Courtenay Griffiths KC (25 Bedford Row/PA ) The British legal world has paid tribute to “legendary” defence barrister Courtenay Griffiths KC, who has died at the age of 69. Jamaica-born Dr Griffiths was among the …
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Centre for Nigeria Progress 