Trump orders dismantling of U.S. education department, sparking controversy

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order as early as Thursday directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, multiple U.S. media outlets have reported. According to The Wall Street Journal, a draft of the executive order circulated on Wednesday instructs McMahon to “take all necessary steps…

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The Return of Regressive Third Way Politics to the Democrats

Photograph Source: Maryland GovPics – The Saturday Brunch ‘The Group’ – CC BY 2.0 Over the weekend, Politico reported that, in early February, a group of Democratic “consultants, campaign staffers, elected officials and party leaders” had convened in Virginia to chart a course forward for the party. The so-called “Comeback Retreat” was organized by the corporate centrist…

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PDP leaders visit, beg Jandor to reconsider resignation amid party turmoil

Barely 48 hours after his dramatic exit from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Abdul-Azeez Adediran, the party’s 2023 Lagos State governorship candidate, has become the center of a desperate reconciliation effort by top party leaders. On Wednesday, a high-profile delegation led by PDP National Secretary Ude Okoye paid a visit to Adediran at his Abuja…

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FCCPC files lawsuit against MultiChoice Nigeria for ?violating? regulatory directives

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has filed a lawsuit against MultiChoice Nigeria and its chief executive officer, John Ugbe, for allegedly violating regulatory directives and obstructing an ongoing inquiry.   In a statement issued on Wednesday, March 5, by Ondaja Ijagwu, the director of corporate affairs, the FCCPC detailed its legal action…

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