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Al Jazeera Investigations | Diplomats for Sale

December 2, 2019

Published on Nov 25, 2019 How much would you pay for diplomatic immunity? The trade in Caribbean diplomatic passports has become a magnet for wealthy foreigners, corrupt businessmen and criminals from around the world. Al Jazeera exposes two prime ministers who are complicit in the deals. The investigation reveals details of how an oil smuggler,… read more »

NO BLACKS” IN ARGENTINA

December 2, 2019

Premiered Oct 3, 2019 “NO BLACKS” IN ARGENTINA. Argentina is perceived by many to be a primarily white, European country, with Buenos Aires often referred to as the “Paris of Latin America” in popular culture. This perception is rooted in a post-colonial eugenics process where Argentine leaders and intellectuals in the 19th century, especially… read more »

Yusuf Adebisi wins oyo assembly seat

March 15, 2019

25-year Oke, first child of Fuji musician, Taiye Akande Currency, has been elected to represent Ibadan South West 1 State constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly. He contested under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP defeating the incumbent, Hon. Subair Kehinde Hassan, who was seeking a third term on the platform of the All Progressives… read more »

Nigeria’s ninth House of Representatives

March 13, 2019

Dayo Ojerinde, James Abraham and Samuel Nkemaklem (PUNCH) The Peoples Democratic Party won 111 seats in the House of Representatives, compared to a majority of 211 seats clinched by the All Progressives Congress. According to the list of the ninth House of Representatives members-elect on the website of the Independent National Electoral Commission, the All… read more »

New members of the senate elected in 2019 national assembly

March 13, 2019

Following the results officially declared for the February 23 National Assembly elections across the country, this article states the new members occupying the seats in the Senate. APC won a majority of the ninth Senate with 63 seats while the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won 37 seats. Under Ifeanyi Uba, the Young Progressive Party (YPP) remains… read more »