Trump’s DOGE Initiative Propels Five Decades of Government Privatization

Image by Freddie Collins. Since returning to office, President Donald Trump has aggressively moved to shrink the federal government. His administration has frozen federal grants, issued executive orders aligned with the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, and, most prominently, created what he calls the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. DOGE has been billed as a cost-cutting initiative, although the actual amount…

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UNODC and EU Equip Gambian Airport Officials with Training to Tackle Drug Trafficking

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the European Union (EU) have launched a five-day intensive training at Banjul International Airport to enhance personnel capacity in identifying high-risk air passengers and combating illicit drug trafficking. Running from March 24 to 28, 2025, the program focuses on intelligence-based passenger profiling, behavioral analysis, and…

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True Love: Reviving Churches and Healing Souls by Hieromonk Vyacheslav Shaporov

Russkaya Serda and Russkiye Kazyli are ancient villages in the autonomous republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federation. The former is absolutely deserted, and the latter has about ten houses left. But… “islands of eternity” have survived here—Orthodox churches, albeit dilapidated. Hieromonk Vyacheslav (Shaporov) is the rector of both churches. He also heads the parish…

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Forgery Scandal: NLC Issues Seven-Day Deadline for AGF to Prosecute Labour Party Chairman and Key Officials

The ongoing crisis within the Labour Party worsened on Monday as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) formally petitioned the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, demanding the immediate prosecution of the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, and three other top officials over allegations of forgery and criminal conspiracy. The accused…

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