Category: Politics
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Opinion: Echoes of Oden Ewa
By Phylo Modlin Odu What began as whispers about the phenomenal personality of someone with the demeanor of a greenhorn but the performance, competence, and… Read More
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Week-in-Review: Anneliese Dodds gives shape to ‘soft left’ unease in Labour
Five years ago this week, Keir Starmer was elected leader of the Labour Party with a resounding if ill-defined mandate. Of the 275,780 members Starmer… Read More
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‘Like paying off a bully’: Starmer warned against scrapping digital services tax to ease US tariffs
Keir Starmer has been warned that moving to cut a tax on US tech firms to secure a carve-out from reciprocal tariffs would be like… Read More
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Anambra 2025: 60 Support Group Hold Rally For Soludo’s Reelection Bid
By Ovat Abeng In a massive show of support, sixty support groups, comprising 120 thousand members under the umbrella of All Soludo Support Groups (ASSG),… Read More
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David Lammy: UK ‘regrets’ return to protectionism in the United States
David Lammy has said he regrets the “return to protectionism” in the US and that Britons will be “very concerned” about how tariffs could affect… Read More
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Bell Ribeiro-Addy: ‘The government must drop its devastating disability benefits cuts’
In recent weeks, I have been contacted by hundreds of constituents, angry and anxious about the government’s plans to cut disability benefits. These planned cuts… Read More
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Anambra APC primaries: Paul Chukwuma appeals to delegates for votes
By Ovat Abeng As the All Progressives Congress (APC) delegates prepare to cast their votes on April 5, 2025, in what is poised to be… Read More
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Will Trump’s tariffs force Keir Starmer to pick a ‘side’?
Feeling “liberated” yet? Armed with a sprawling country-by-country chart, questionable arithmetic and a lax grip of economic principles, Donald Trump outlined his administration’s new tariff… Read More
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Trump tariffs: Keir Starmer calls for ‘calm’ heads as he warns of ‘economic impact’
Keir Starmer has vowed the UK will respond to the imposition of US tariffs with “cool and calm heads.” Speaking to business leaders at Downing… Read More
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Karen Bradley: ‘It is time to build upon the world-leading Modern Slavery Act’
When the Modern Slavery Act passed into law, the day that Westminster prorogued for the 2015 general election, parliamentarians from both chambers and all parties,… Read More