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MAJOR GENERAL Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) bows out today as the fourth Executive President of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, and the fifth in its history, and across the country and its far-flung diaspora, a loud, collective sigh of relief can be heard. It has by a wide consensus been eight locust years of privation, insecurity, division, shortages …
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From the economy to security, Buhari's legacy will be one of missteps and misdeeds as he hands over power, analysts say. Abuja, Nigeria – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has handed over the reins of power to fellow party man Ahmed Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), leaving charge with a legacy very different …
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One of the brass plaques among the Benin Bronzes Alamy Debate is raging over the long-term security of the priceless antiquities, writes Richard Assheton At the height of the scramble for Africa in 1897, about 1,200 British troops armed with rocket launchers and machineguns launched a punitive expedition into the kingdom of Benin, in modern-day …
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Image caption, There was huge optimism when Muhammadu Buhari was first elected in 2015 When he steps down next week President Muhammadu Buhari will be leaving Nigerians less secure, poorer and more in debt than when he came to office in 2015. The former military ruler became president after winning a momentous election which saw the …
In the fall of 1932, the fliers began appearing around Macon County, Ala., promising “colored people” special treatment for “bad blood.” “Free Blood Test; Free Treatment, By County Health Department and Government Doctors,” the black-and-white signs said. “YOU MAY FEEL WELL AND STILL HAVE BAD BLOOD. COME AND BRING ALL YOUR FAMILY.” Hundreds of men …
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