July 2022
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A day after the brazen assassination of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign speech on a city street, security at the event — or the lack thereof — is now under the spotlight of scrutiny. Questions have swirled in security circles over how the suspect was able to get so close to Abe…
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Elon Musk’s offer to buy Twitter was initially met with resistance. In fact, Twitter evoked a “poison pill” provision to stop Musk from forcibly buying the company. Eventually the company accepted the offer – a deal that Musk greeted with a one word tweet. “Yesss!!!” A few weeks later though, Mr Musk appeared to have…
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There are many benefits to having hobbies including, if you know how to talk about them, helping you find a fulfilling career. The things we do in our free time give us the opportunity to escape the everyday pressures of work, family, commuting and study; a chance to re-energise and have something for ourselves. When…
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Grammy-award-winning singer, Burna Boy has explained why he is not actively involved in politics. Burna Boy, who just released his sixth album ‘Love Damini’, in a podcast with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, said he is not naturally drawn to politics. He said he has also decided not to be involved in politics and…
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Aisha Yesufu, a popular socio-political activist, has said that the two leading political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, will have to join forces in order to defeat Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the forthcoming presidential election. Aisha, who is co-convener of BringBackOurGirls, BBOG,…
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Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, a former member of the House of Representatives from Plateau State, and a chieftain of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Bitrus Kaze has declared that he will not work for the party’s candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. He said he would instead work towards the emergence Labour…
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History is stubborn, it can not be erased! Just look back at these 10 intriguing headlines in the past and make an overview where we are now security-wise as a nation. Can we make meaning out of them? Boko Haram picks Buhari to moderate talks with the government of Nigeria.The Nation Newspaper, November 2, 2012.https://thenationonlineng.net/boko-haram-picks-buhari-to-moderate-talks-with-govt/…
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International Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt has announced she is standing to become the next Conservative Party leader and prime minister. The Portsmouth North MP announced her bid for the leadership on Sunday morning, making her the ninth candidate to put their name forward. In a video promoting her candidacy, she said: “Our leadership has to…
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The first topic in this lecture is the theory of competitive advantage (also found in lecture 2). Two theories are found about the creation of competitive advantages: market-based “outside-in” models (Porter’s five forces, found in the book) and resource-based “inside-out” models. The second one is more unique, where resources are VRIN; valuable, rare, in-imitable and non-substitutable. In this…
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On a stint volunteering some years ago, Claire Byrne heard from many of her fellow volunteers that they got more out of their volunteering than they put into it. This is an often-overlooked element of kindness, but it’s a key part of what makes people help others, when there’s nothing obvious in it for themselves.…
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Twitter is vowing to sue Elon Musk in order to force a close of his deal to acquire the company. “The Twitter Board is committed to closing the transaction on the price and terms agreed upon with Mr. Musk and plans to pursue legal action to enforce the merger agreement,” the company said in a press…
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Elon Musk’s lawyers told the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that he was terminating his offer to buy Twitter. Musk said in April he would pay $44 billion for the social media platform. Read the letter in full. Elon Musk has abandoned his deal to acquire Twitter for $44 billion in a letter filed by…
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, said increased disclosure of unusual activities will expose bandits and terrorists, nudging the security apparatus to eliminate threats across the country. Speaking to newsmen after the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at his country home, the President said all those that had unleashed mayhem on innocent citizens should reflect…
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All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Akin Alabi has dismissed the strength of the Labour Party (LP) ahead of the 2023 election. Alabi, 45, is the House of Representatives member for Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal Constituency of Oyo State. On Saturday, the lawmaker reacted to a tweet about LP’s strategy to forestall rigging next year. Professor Pat…
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Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has asked All Progressives Congress (APC) members to ignore opposition parties who are “only strong on social media”. Uzodimma stated this during a meeting with party members and stakeholders in Imo on Friday. The governor’s comment is most likely a swipe at the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential…
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Ahead of the 2023 general elections, some governorship candidates have picked female running mates for the race, thus brightening the chances of more women participation in governance, Daily Trust Saturday reports. In the aftermath of the governorship primaries of the two major political parties, only one woman, Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (Binani) emerged victorious, defeating other…
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