AKPABIO URGES SOUTH EAST TO SHUN ARMED STRUGGLE, EMBRACE PEACE FOR DEVELOPMENT. (PHOTO).

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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has appealed to the people of the South East to sustain peace and prevent their youth from engaging in armed struggle against the Federal Government. Akpabio made the plea on Saturday during the funeral of Sir Albert Ikechukwu Nnamani, former Administrative Secretary of the defunct Oil Mineral Producing Area Development Commission (OMPADEC), held in Ikem, Enugu State. In a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, Akpabio emphasised that development can only thrive in a peaceful atmosphere and urged Ndigbo to properly mentor the younger generation. “For Ndigbo, I want to plead with you to continue to maintain the peace and watch the youth of today. They don’t understand politics. They don’t understand development. You can only have development in an area of peace,” Akpabio said. He warned that any attempt to wrest power or assert independence through armed struggle would fail, stating that “State power will always overwhelm you.” The Senate Pre...

LIONEL JOSPIN, FORMER FRENCH PRIME MINISTER AND ARCHITECT OF MODERN SOCIALISM, DIES AT 88.(PHOTO).


 Lionel Jospin, former French prime minister and architect of modern socialism, dies at 88

Lionel Jospin, the longtime architect of French socialism and former prime minister, has died at 88. The Socialist Party, which he led for decades, confirmed his passing on Monday, marking the end of a career that spanned more than 40 years and shaped modern French politics. Jospin served as prime minister from 1997 to 2002, oversaw the implementation of a 35-hour workweek, and played a key role in France’s transition to the euro, while also running twice for the presidency.

Born on July 12, 1937, in Meudon, near Paris, Jospin grew up in a socialist household that influenced his lifelong commitment to social justice. Educated at the Institut d’Études Politiques and the École Nationale d’Administration, he began his career in the foreign ministry before turning to teaching and political organizing. He helped rebuild the Socialist Party after the upheavals of 1968, brokered alliances with French Communists, and rose to national prominence under President François Mitterrand. As prime minister, he led significant domestic reforms, reduced unemployment, created two million jobs, and reshaped the presidency’s term length. Despite a surprising defeat in the 2002 presidential election that ended his political career, he remained an influential voice in French public life, later serving on the Constitutional Council. He is survived by his wife, Sylviane Agacinski, and his three children, Eva, Hugo, and Daniel.


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