French fuel taxes protests and climate change

French fuel taxes protests and climate change

The French government, last week, succumbed to the sustained nationwide protests against higher fuel taxes. President Emmanuel Macron had planned tax increase on gas by 2.9 cents and diesel by 6.5 cents a litre. It sparked revolt from Saturday, November 17, 2018; with protesters numbering about 280,000.
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Electoral Act: Buhari crying more than the bereaved

Electoral Act: Buhari crying more than the bereaved

When yesterday, reports filtered in that President Muhammadu Buhari had for the umpteenth time withheld assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, not a few Nigerians felt convinced about insinuations that the president was deliberately avoiding assenting to it because implementing the lofty provisions of the law could work against him during the forthcoming elections. From kicking against reordering the sequence of elections, citing drafting issues to the present excuse of saying “any real or apparent change to the rules this close to the election may provide an opportunity for disruption and confusion in respect of which law governs the electoral process”, President Buhari has cleverly taken Nigerians for a ride.

It’s wrong to assume actresses are prostitutes  – Joke Lawal

It’s wrong to assume actresses are prostitutes – Joke Lawal

On-the-rise actress, Joke Lawal is living up to the title bestowed on her in 2016 as Nollywood New Bride by White Cowry Awards as the one-time City People Awards nominee is rapidly becoming a force to reckon with in the make-believe world.