If Sherlock Holmes were a corps member posted to Benin City, he would have immediately redeployed after his first encounter with the NYSC office signpost. Why? Because the signboard is less of a guide and more of a riddle wrapped in shrubbery. There it stands – the grand entrance to national service bureaucracy – proudly …
Donald J. Trump lives in a world of his own making—a fantasy land so glittery and self-indulgent it makes Disneyland look like a DMV office. In TrumpWorld™, the sun always shines, the crowds are always huge, and the only “rigging” that happens is on Melania’s Christmas decorations. And yet—while living in this private wonderland where …
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The U.S. Supreme Court will reargue Louisiana v. Callais on October 15, an unusual move that signals the justices may revisit the extent to which states can use race to protect minority voting power. At stake is whether creating majority-Black districts under the Voting Rights Act violates the Constitution—a decision that could redefine federal voting protections and …
News Governor Uzodimma Uzodimma approves N104,000 minimum wage for Imo workers Imo State's Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) was, placing it at 28th among Nigerian states, significantly below its target, with its Imo State Internal Revenue Service (IIRS) responsible for its collection. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports these figures, and the IIRS is the authority tasked with increasing the …
Mar-a-Lago, FL — Former President Donald Trump has once again dazzled the medical community with his groundbreaking health insights, offering Americans what he describes as “better, cheaper, and more tremendous” alternatives to science. Speaking from behind a podium decorated with Diet Coke cans, Trump assured supporters that his approach to medicine “makes Dr. Fauci look …
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