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South African Law Student Faces Backlash Over Nationality in Miss SA Pageant
Chidimma Vanessa Onwe, a 23-year-old South African law student, has faced xenophobic backlash after advancing to the top 13 in the Miss South Africa pageant.
Born to a Nigerian father and a South African mother and raised in Soweto, Chidimma’s Nigerian roots have led some South Africans to question her eligibility.
The Miss SA organization responded, confirming that Chidimma meets all requirements, including South African citizenship.
They emphasized that all contestants’ documentation is thoroughly vetted, and Chidimma’s participation is legitimate under the pageant’s rules.
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Sowore Calls Out NDLEA Over Destruction of Cannabis Farms
Omoyele Sowore speaks on the NDLEA after its action of destroying cannabis farms in Edo State.
He shared “It is idiotic that NDLEA put on uniforms, march into farms, and set economically viable crops worth millions of dollars ablaze while your country is drowning in multidimensional poverty.”
“Stop destroying cannabis farms. Stop wasting enormous economic opportunities in the name of a failed and outdated policy,” he tweeted.
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Imo State Bans Street Trading and Hawking Along Major Roads
It has been reported that the Imo State Government has banned street trading and hawking along major roads in the state.
The government directed traders, business operators, truck owners, drivers and other affected persons to relocate their activities to approved markets, designated trading areas and lawful loading points.
“Traders, business operators, truck owners, drivers, and other affected persons have been directed to relocate their activities to approved markets, designated trading areas, and lawful loading points.”
They added that violation of these rules calls for disciplinary action and arrest.
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President Tinubu Speaks on CNG Benefits and Calls for Relief for Commuters
President Bola Tinubu speaks on CNG in Nigeria and shares how the benefits from it aren’t even helping the government but are going into the pockets of truck owners.
While speaking on his promise to help the refinery and the removal of the fuel subsidy to better the country, he spoke on CNG:
“Equally, the introduction of compressed natural gas — well, I will appeal to you: we will do more and encourage you, but ask your drivers to let the benefits trickle down to commuters too, because whatever benefit is coming from CNG is going into the pockets of truck owners. It’s not spreading as fast as I would like, but it should spread.
“The refineries you mentioned are going to come back to work. We’re just building a very firm reset and structural reworking of the economics of it.”
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