HOW many times can one man die? At least four, in the case of Abubakar Shekau, the slippery leader of Boko Haram. Nigerian security forces celebrated his demise in 2009, 2013 and 2014, only for him to pop up again, disconcertingly animate, on camera. When Chad’s president said in August that his troops had killed …
Foreigners taking our jobs? Not much chance of that now by Wlliam Keegan
On the eve of reshuffling his Alexander’s Ragtime Band of cabinet ministers, the prime minister let it be known that he intended to fight the next election “around Brexit”. No doubt this will have come as interesting news to the growing band of Brexiters who are complaining that it was not meant to be about …
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Hushpuppi – the Instagram influencer and international fraudster By Helen Clifton & Princess Abumere
Abba Kyari AfricaHushpuppi, Nigerian social media influencer, funded his luxurious lifestyle by cybercrime Ramon Abbas - known to his 2.5 million Instagram followers as Hushpuppi - is considered by the FBI to be one of the world's most high-profile fraudsters and faces a prison sentence of up to 20 years in the US after pleading …
Presidential visitation panel allegedly indicts UNILAG VC Professor Ogundipe
The visitation panel set up by President Buhari to look into the crisis that erupted in the University of Lagos after the Wale Babalakin-led Governing Council of the institution sacked the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has submitted its report in which the VC was indicted. Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe Wale Babalakin The Babalakin-led governing council had …
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Nigeria: Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Abroad (Nigeria) Order 2021
Date order in force 12 March 2021 Reasons The Order has been made in response to significant child safeguarding concerns due to issues affecting the Nigerian intercountry adoption system. This is based on evidence received through international partners including Central Adoption Authorities and diplomatic missions. The specific areas of concern included: difficulties confirming the background …
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