Former Nigerian minister of finance and coordinator of the economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, while addressing about 10,000 members of the Nigerian Bar Association on the theme, “Nigeria Needs A Social Contract— for better security, economic, social and political governance”, lamented how insecurity had become a political tool and subject of propaganda against the common good and national interest.

Okonjo-Iweala, who is the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), cautioned that the practice had to stop.

Nigeria faces several security issues with grave impact on its economy. Bandit-led kidnappings and attacks on local communities, and the Boko Haram insurgency have been the tragic highlights of the damaging insecurity.

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In this video, Chidimma Vanessa Adetshina, the South African model whose qualification for a spot as a Miss South Africa finalist drew controversy because of her Nigerian descent, has announced her plan to participate in Miss Universe Nigeria 2024.

The contest organisers had established that Ms Adetshina is from South Africa. In interviews, she has also stated that she was raised in Cape Town and was born in Soweto, a township adjacent to Johannesburg.

However, online critics looked into every detail of her life, and claimed that her mother was not South African, but originally from Mozambique, and her father Nigerian.

Adetshina accepted the new invitation from the organisers following her withdrawal from the Miss South Africa. She also thanked those who supported her amid the harassment she faced online.

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