There’s Colson Whitehead up ahead, minutes before our arranged time, dawdling on the corner of 126th Street and Fifth Avenue, dressed in slim jeans and Chelsea boots, his dreadlocks cutting a clean line across his back. I’m content to nurse a half-block distance between us and observe. Whitehead’s walk, by the way, is not what …
A Short Guide to Britain’s Long Attempt to Leave Europe by Ian DuntJun
Lost the thread on Brexit? We won’t judge. On its third anniversary, a quick update on Britain’s never-ending soul s earch.Britain is one of the oldest and most stable democratic societies in the world. For centuries, it conducted itself on the world stage with canny self-interest and the occasional moment of high principle. Sometimes it …
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Nigeria 9th National Assembly Stats by Tosin Oluwatope
1. Ike Ekweremadu is the longest-serving presiding officer in the history of the National Assembly (NA) having served at the Deputy Senate President for 12 Consecutive Years. 2. Only 2 lawmakers has featured in all NA assembly Inauguration since the return of civil rule and the 4th Republic in 1999 till date. They are Sen. …
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High cost of Nigeria debt servicing by Punch Editorial Board
Nigeria’s rising debt stock and the over 50 per cent of its revenue used to service it annually do not bode well for our overall economic development. This has not gone unnoticed by the African Development Bank and other international institutions. A recent statement from the bank questioned its sustainability in its 2019 Economic Outlook …
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DIVORCE YOUR WIFE, FORFEIT YOUR HOUSE TO HER; COURT RULES IN OYO By Yejide Gbenga-Ogundare
A woman that has children for her husband and had married him before a house is built has the right to live in the house with her children even after divorce under the provisions of the Married Woman Property Act 1882, a court held on Friday in Ibadan, Oyo State. The belief that patriarchy is …
Centre for Nigeria Progress 