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10 things I expect to happen in Afghanistan over the next decade 


Ayo Akinfe 

[1] To court acceptance, the Taliban will be a little liberal during their first year 

[2] After they have consolidated their grip on power, then the beheadings, amputations, public floggings, etc will resume 

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Stanbic IBTC Capital wins Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2021 for third time in four years

STANBIC IBTC Capital the investment banking subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings has been recognised as the Best Investment Bank in Nigeria at the recent Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2021 that took place in London.

 

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PDP warns of special Covid-19 variant outbreak in Imo because it is the dirtiest state in the country

IMO State has been described as the dirtiest of Nigeria's 36 states by the local chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which has accused Governor Hope Uzodinma of creating an unfriendly environment for its citizens.

 

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Army commanders accept surrender of an additional batch of 200 Boko Haram and Iswap fighters

NIGERIAN Army commanders have received another fresh batch of over 200 repentant Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province (Iswap) fighters and their families over the weekend as the militants surrendered to troops in Borno State.

 

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Biden deploys 6,000 US troops to Afghanistan to facilitate evacuation of those fleeing from Taliban

PRESIDENT Joe Biden has deployed 6,000 US troops to Afghanistan to assist with the evacuation of its citizens and Afghan allies following the recent dramatic military victory of the Taliban that has seen it overthrow the government.

 

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Arsenal skipper Aubameyang poised for shock move to Barcelona as he and Arteta fall out

ARSENAL skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could be on his way to Spanish giants Barcelona after the two clubs opened talks about a transfer that would involve former Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho going to the Emirates in part-exchange.

 

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Calls for secession and the balkanisation of Nigeria are tantamount to taking just as extreme a position as the Taliban’s fundamentalism 

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] We all know Nigeria is in a dire state. First of all there is ethnic mistrust, then we have a unitarist form of government which destroys any hope of prosperity and to make matters worse, cronyism and corruption are rife 

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Suspected ESN gunmen kill six oil workers for disobeying Ipob's sit-at-home order

UNIDENTIFIED gunmen suspected to the members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) have shot dead one policeman and six staff of the Leen Engineering firm working on the Assa North Gas Development Project in Imo State for disobeying at sit-at-home order.

 

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Nigeria tagged as number five when it comes to using US real estate to launder money

NIGERIA has been ranked fifth among countries with the most politically exposed persons (Pep) involved in real estate money laundering schemes in the US in a new report published by American think tank Global Financial Integrity.

 

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Anambra residents stay away from markets despite Ipob calling off today's sit-at-home protest

LOCAL residents in Anambra State deserted their cities this morning in solidarity with a call by the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) despite the suspension of the secessionist group's suspension of its every Monday sit-at-home protest.

 

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