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President Donald Trump prompted the quick rebuke from advocacy organizations when he announced on Twitter early Wednesday that the military would reverse an Obama administration decision to allow transgender troops to serve openly. | Alex Brandon/APPresident Donald Trump’s decision to bar transgender Americans from serving in the military is ammunition for gay rights activists who …
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In London last week, I met a Nigerian man who succinctly expressed the reaction of much of the world to the United States these days. “Your country has gone crazy,” he said, with a mixture of outrage and amusement. “I’m from Africa. I know crazy, but I didn’t ever think I would see this in …
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Whether President Muhammadu Buhari has been irrevocably hobbled by ill health or he is sound in body and mind and prancing around in the Abuja House in London is a puzzle that would not be unravelled until he returns home. Even if all the state governors, the officials of the presidency and political parties travel …
Nigeria’s next general elections might still be two years away but there’s already a good reason for young citizens to be excited.In a session today (July 26), the Nigerian senate voted to lower the age limit for contesting for elections for the offices of state governors and president. The age limit for candidates for president …
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