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While the vice presidency may seem like a prime launching pad, only 15 U.S. VPs have advanced to the highest office. George H. W. Bush/Credit: Getty Images The office of vice president—the second-highest position in the executive branch, and first in the constitutional line of succession—might seem like a good launching pad for a politician with …
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Beef Efo Riro is a native vegetable stew Have you ever tried fufu or efo riro? Or moi moi? If you haven’t already, you might do soon, because they’re examples of Nigerian cooking that are rapidly moving into the mainstream of UK dining. Nigerian restaurants are appearing on the high street and the vibrant West …
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I am taking a break from political commentary to everyday language usage this week. A few weeks ago, a British journalist who writes about oil and gas wrote to thank me for past articles I wrote that explained why Nigerians call “petrol” “Premium Motor Spirit.” “While I have always assumed PMS meant petrol I never …
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January 15, 2024 was the 54th anniversary of the end of the Nigerian civil war, and the end of the short lived secessionist Republic of Biafra which … 5 Things That Would Have Happened if Biafra Won the Nigerian Civil War
There must have been something in the air in 1964. Many of the people who shape our world are turning 60 this year ‘Magical,” “special,” a “total badass”: step forward Kamala Harris, the 59-year-old dynamo who has rebranded her country at lightning speed, offering it up as a nation synonymous with optimism, hope and patriotism. For …
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