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A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has praised former President Goodluck Jonathan for the legacies he left behind while presiding over the country’s affairs. Oshiomhole gave the eulogy while speaking at a memorial summit in honor of the late Captain Idahosa Okunbo on Saturday in Abuja. Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo, described Jonathan as a leader who led by example and also set examples for his successors. He listed some of the legacies left by Jonathan as conceding defeat in the 2015 presidential election and establishing almajiri schools in the northern part of…

SUUSAMYR, Kyrgyzstan (AP) – In Kyrgyzstan’s Tian Shan Mountains, the season for making the fermented drink known as kumis is in full swing. Connoisseurs of kumis, an important part of the diet of nomadic tribes for untold centuries, say that the Suusamyr Valley is home to the best version of the drink. In winter, the valley, which is 2,500 meters (8,200 feet) above sea level, is covered with snow meters deep. When the thaw comes, the abundance of water feeds grass and dense forbs. In late summer, the valley is awash with a thick, emerald carpet of juicy blades of…

Adelaide vacancy rates rose 2.6 percentage points to 18% and Melbourne rose 1.7 percentage points to 14.9%. The CBD vacancy rate rose the most in Brisbane, up 4.6% to 18.9%, where the Omicron wave combined with severe flooding in late February to delay the retail recovery in the central city “Secondary CBD locations are struggling and contributing to the increased vacancy rate largely due to the flight to quality currently underway,” said Tanaka Jabangwe, associate director at CBRE for retail lease. Along with the long shadow cast by the lockdowns and initial waves of COVID-19, the expected rebound in retail…

Former Judge Richard Bissen and incumbent Mayor Michael Victorino were neck and neck in the Maui County mayoral race with the first results from Saturday night’s primary election. Bissen got 9,763 votes, or 35.8 percent, with Victorino getting 9,086 votes, or 33.3 percent, the top two candidates so far in a crowded field of eight. Councilwoman Kelly Takaya King was the next closest challenger with 3,794 votes, or 13.9 percent. Kim Brown followed with 1,566 votes, or 5.7 percent, while Councilman Mike Molina had 1,543 votes, or 5.7 percent. Cullan Bell had 679 votes (2.5%) followed by Alana Kay with…

Connecticut insurance regulators will hold a public hearing Monday to review double-digit rate hikes requested by 2023 by health insurers participating in the state’s Obamacare exchange. Some elected officials, including U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, have urged regulators to reject the hikes. The state insurance commissioner would have to reject the hikes because the Inflation Reduction Act passed by Congress last week continues a federal subsidy for Obamacare health insurance premiums for three more years, Blumenthal said. And that negates the reason for the rate hikes. “The insurance department should just say no! We’re not dumb. We’re not stupid. We know…

The first set of NBA schedule leaks includes the Grizzlies debuting on Christmas Day. In addition: the start of the World Cup has moved up a day; ancient Sport’s centre anchor Michael Smith he has a new gig; and more Early leaks of the NBA schedule include the Grizzlies’ first Christmas game The Memphis Grizzlies are tentatively scheduled to play a Christmas Day game for the first time in franchise history, according to NBA writer Marc Stein. Memphis would face Golden State over the holidays in a rematch of their second-round playoff series last season. Assuming the game airs on…