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Congress Leaves With a Whimper, as the G.O.P. Braces for Midterm Pain

Republicans lined up a series of doomed votes in their final hours, hoping to portray Democrats as obstructionists. But some conceded that their party was more likely to be punished.

Congress Leaves With a Whimper, as the G.O.P. Braces for Midterm Pain

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Obi says Nigeria faces deepening hardship as Tinubu declares era of prosperity

Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has used Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary to express concern over the country’s economic and social conditions…

  • Over 140 million Nigerians live in poverty, as per Obi's critique
  • 80 million children out of school, according to Obi's report
  • Tinubu declares era of prosperity, despite high unemployment and hunger

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