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Poverty is a political choice – one that Conservative governments have much to answer for. Since 2010, Tory administrations have chosen to have a significant percentage of our population impoverished, including, especially, our country’s children. The Child Poverty Action Group’s analysis of official data last week showed that a third …

The Haitian government has declared a state of emergency after thousands of inmates escaped from its largest prison following an explosion of gang-led violence over the weekend. The government cited the “deterioration of security,” notably in the capital Port-au-Prince, and “increasingly violent criminal acts perpetrated by armed gangs,” including kidnappings …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike and the Commissioner of Police in the FCT have been summoned by the senate over rising insecurity.    They will be briefing the Senate in a closed-door session.   The resolution was reached following a motion moved by Senator Ned Nwoko, …

The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN) has announced that its members will be embarking on a nationwide strike from February 27 over rising production costs.    Kogi State chairman of AMBCN, Chief Adeniyi Bamidele Gabriel, who made the announcement on Tuesday, February 13, said the strike …

A Nigerian man has taken to social media to lament over the rising cost of living in the country.    The man who reeled out the current cost of some items in the country, recalled how he asked his children, wife, students and well-wishers to vote for a Yoruba man …

The Chinese spies wanted more. In meetings during the pandemic with Chinese technology contractors, they complained that surveillance cameras tracking foreign diplomats, military officers and intelligence operatives in Beijing’s embassy district fell short of their needs. The spies asked for an artificial intelligence program that would create instant dossiers on …

A man has shared how he conserves energy as the cost of cooking gas skyrockets.   The man decided to put a pot of water to boil on his gas, then he put his pot of soup on top of the boiling pot of water so the heat cooks both …

They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Friday in Lagos, while reacting to the November food inflation index. They stressed the need for the establishment of commodities regulations for price regulation and control. NAN reports that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in recent …

The Premier League approaches the busy festive period with everything to play for, and one surprise side has been backed to challenge at the top of the table.  Aston Villa face Manchester City at Villa Park in midweek on Amazon Prime. A win would take Unai Emery’s side above City …

If you dozed off while following the Republican primary, I wouldn’t blame you. But it might be worth perking up for a moment. Over the last few months, Nikki Haley has gained enough in the polls that she might be on the verge of surpassing Ron DeSantis as Donald J. …