Mr Chairman, It is of great historical significance that the first extraordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government to be held since the founding of the Organisation of African Unity twelve years ago, is being held on the liberation of Africa. Angola is merely the excuse being used by those who …
Profile of Brigadier Zakariya Abubakar Hassan Maimalari by Mustapha Lawal
Commander 2nd Brigade, Nigerian Army, Apapa, Lagos Zakariya Maimalari was born on the 17th January 1930 into the Royal family in Maimalari village of old Borno Province (Now Yobe State). He had instructions in Qur’anic recitation at his father Mallam Abubakar Hassan’s place. He began his Elementary School, Nguru 1934, and he proceeded to Borno …
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DEPRIVATION & DERIVATION PRINCIPLES: WHY THE NORTH IS POOR (I) The real owners of Nigeria! By Samuel Diminas
The North is poor, this much no one disputes, and the poverty has bred millions of destitutes, who have become instant and easy recruits for Boko-Haram. However, the question is: Who impoverished the North? I want to posit that the Core North through their aristocrats and ex-military rulers rake an enormous income from oil money …
Government successfully appeals in ‘Right to Rent’ case
R (Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants) v Secretary of State for the Home Department EWCA Civ 542, judgment here On 21st April 2020, the …Government successfully appeals in ‘Right to Rent’ case
Settlement in the UK
This briefing examines settlement in the UK, which is when a migrant is granted the right to live permanently in the country. It reviews settled migrants’ demographic characteristics and the reasons for their grants of settlement. It also discusses the post-Brexit EU Settlement Scheme. 1 Key Points ◦ Of all non-EU citizens issued their initial …

