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BAME staff suffering racial discrimination, with issues dismissed by line managers, says independent report A damning independent report into race equality at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has found racial discrimination against staff of colour and a dominant Eurocentric approach, and highlighted an absence of senior leaders from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. …

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There’s something magical about Nigerian politicians. One minute, they’re smiling, shaking hands, and promising "dividends of democracy." The next minute, they’re sitting in office, barking orders like a military dictator who just discovered espresso. It’s like they attend a secret "How to Be a Tyrant 101" workshop immediately after swearing-in. The Transformation Begins When a …

Continue reading "From Ballot to Barracks: How Nigerian Politicians Turn into Miniature Dictators in Office by Lawson Akhigbe / lawakhigbe.com"

Members of the Nigerian community in New York celebrate Nigerian Independence Day at a festival on Oct. 5, 2024, in New York City. (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) A growing wave of reverse migration from the diaspora, or ‘japada,’ is reshaping the idea of home and challenging long-held beliefs about success abroad July 22, 2025 …

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Leader of Britain's opposition Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch delivers a speech on immigration on November 27, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images) Paul Mooney, the late great African-American comedian and one of the most insightful yet hilarious intellectuals on matters of race, once quipped that every “racially aggrieved” person …

Continue reading "Mayday, mayday! How will Nigeria and Nigerians survive now Kemi Badenoch has cut us adrift? By Nels Abbey"