Lugard as Pastor Adefarasin’s Electoral Act amendment devil, By Festus Adedayo
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Seventy six years after his death on April 11, 1945 and cremation at the Woking Crematorium, Woking Borough in Surrey, England, poor Frederick John Dealtry Lugard has been killed many times thereafter by Nigerians. Though he died peacefully at the age of 87, having been born on January 22, 1858, this soldier, administrator and author, born in Fort St. George, Madras, India, raised at Worcester and educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, has remained one of the most vilified colonial officers in Nigeria. His presiding over Nigeria’s incongruous matrimonial procedure on January 1, 1914 is perceived to be the albatross that plagues Nigeria till today. Same villainous estimation is heaped on his wife, influential Colonial Editor of
Lugard as Pastor Adefarasin s Electoral Act amendment devil
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Wedding firms and couples planning to tie the knot this summer have been plunged into chaos amid fears ‘Freedom Day’ could be delayed.
Those getting married face losing tens of thousands of pounds, while businesses already on the brink warn that it will be ‘disastrous’ if big ceremonies are not allowed to go ahead later this month and in July.
The wedding sector faces estimated revenue losses of more than £1.3billion if current restrictions are extended by even just four weeks, according to industry body the UK Weddings Taskforce.
Confusion around existing restrictions is adding to couples’ desperation as councils set their own rules for ceremonies.
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