18 September 2017 At least 15 people were killed on Monday when two female suicide bombers attacked an aid distribution point in northeastern Nigeria. A rescue worker said the first blast happened at 11:10am local time (10:10 GMT) in Mashalari village of the Konduga area, about 40km from Borno state capital Maiduguri. "[It] killed 15 people …
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Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, yesterday carried out his threat against journalists operating in the state, banning the Correspondents of THISDAY and Vanguard Newspapers, Amby Uneze and Chidi Nkwopara, from covering government house activities. The governor did not give any reason for his action other than that he said correspondents do not like him. …
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In the 21st century, sovereignty belongs to those with the agenda-setting power of a large market. PARIS — The British are learning the hard way what sovereignty means in the 21st century, and the painful lesson has just begun. Leaving the European Union was meant to be about “taking back control.” That was the catchy …
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THE annulment of last month’s presidential election in Kenya by its Supreme Court has set a new standard for the judiciary in Africa. In a continent where such decisions are more likely to be influenced by political expediency than legal sagacity, the annulment is a breath of fresh air, and a paradigm shift that encapsulates …
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The Eastern region of Nigeria is boiling, the general state of the nation is unwell. The governors from Eastern states have declared curfews in their state. The military are deplored to these states. He just returned from a health junket from England after 104 days. And yet the President believes going on another foreign trip …
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