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ATTEMPTING last week to assuage widespread discontent, President Muhammadu Buhari managed instead to deepen public anxiety. By declaring that Nigerians were “accepting” that he was putting in his best, he signposted a bleak future for the world’s most populous black nation. Across the country, however, the verdict is increasingly being made clear to the President: …
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The offence of driving without due care and attention – also referred to as careless driving – covers a multitude of motoring sins, from tailgating to tuning the radio. Defined in law as “allowing the standard of driving to fall below that of a competent and careful driver”, it carries a CD10 endorsement code, which …
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The buzz around Black Panther, Marvel’s first black superhero film, is palpable. Weeks before it arrives in theaters, the film has already morphed into the joyous reprieve that black America—in fact, all of America—needs right now. Celebrities are buying out entire theaters in underserved communities so young black children can look up and finally see themselves as …
No man can serve two masters, the Bible teaches, but Mike Pence is giving it his all. It’s a sweltering September afternoon in Anderson, Indiana, and the vice president has returned to his home state to deliver the Good News of the Republicans’ recently unveiled tax plan. The visit is a big deal for Anderson, …
Former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Attahiru Jega, on Friday said Nigeria’s democracy was not thriving in Nigeria because of the autocratic nature of politicians, who obviously were connected to military rule. “In Nigeria, we have been talking about `militicians’; many of the prominent politicians now are people who learnt politics under military rule, …
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