Governor of Abia State, Mr Alex Otti appears to be helpless as the state speedily descends into a state of anomie while grappling with several social crises and serious security challenges on multiple fronts. On a day local government workers were losing consciousness and collapsing in Umuahia the state capital …
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is holding the most important event on its political calendar. On Sunday, some 2,300 delegates from across China will gather at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People for a week-long congress to appoint the CCP’s top leadership, amend its constitution and approve the country’s policy …
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