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Juan Sell: A long goodbye to Spain’s matchless ambassador, by Owei Lakemfa

Juan Sell: A long goodbye to Spain’s matchless ambassador, by Owei Lakemfa

The unforgettable Clara Margarita Pulido-Escandell, the then Cuban Ambassador to Nigeria, on Friday June 10, 2022    held a welcome lunch for the new Mexican Ambassador    Alfredo Miranda. It was not surprising for she was like a mother hen watching over    fellow    ambassadors. At the occasion, I had    an animated    …

The politics of pardons, the pardons of politics, by Owei Lakemfa

The politics of pardons, the pardons of politics, by Owei Lakemfa

President Joe Biden within seven weeks from December 1, 2024, granted over 2,500 pardons including for his son,  Robert Hunter Biden. Hunter had been convicted  on a nine-count charge   for  tax felony amounting to $1.4 million,  evading tax assessment  and filing false tax returns. He faced a maximum 17 years in prison.  His sentencing …