There was a joke floating around Republican circles earlier this year that was decently funny, by Washington standards, and had the added virtue of being true: Barack Obama has more czars than the Romanovs ever did. The quip, tweeted by Senator John McCain, was a thinly veiled gripe about the President’s appointment of a slew of policy coordinators tasked with everything from reforming health care to restoring the Great Lakes. The White House advisers drew wide attention earlier this month when green-jobs czar Van Jones was forced to resign after revelations of impolitic comments about Republicans and his support for a petition suggesting a government plot behind the Sept.

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La Fédération nationale des associations d'usagers des transports (Fnaut) a présenté le 21 mars ses propositions en vue de la révision du Schéma national des infrastructures de transport (Snit), après les avoir soumises à la commission Mobilités 21 chargée par le gouvernement de faire le tri dans les projets du Snit. Pour appuyer ses suggestions, la Fnaut se fonde sur un rapport que RFF vient de faire réaliser par trois experts du secteur des transports, Gérard Mathieu, Jacques Pavaux et Marc Gaudry, évaluant la contribution du réseau et de la politique ferroviaires aux objectifs de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre et de consommation d'énergie pour les déplacements de voyageurs à moyenne et longue distance.

Afrobeats superstar Davido is tying the knot in what many have termed the wedding of the decade. Davido is a Grammy-nominated singer whose fame is worldwide. His relationship with Chioma has also been the subject of various controversies, so it’s no shock that their weddings are creating such a frenzy. Here’s our favourite fashion moment from the wedding. Sharon Ademefun ADVERTISEMENT Davido’s sister came through in this shimmering gold gown with its padded shoulders.

Ushoppen, a digital platform, has provided support for vendors in a recently concluded online trade fairThe platform reportedly offered to support vendors with free websites to boost their salesThe virtual trade fair successfully concluded, garnering heartwarming reviews from traders who leveraged Ushoppen's no-code e-commerce.PAY ATTENTION:Follow our WhatsApp channel to never miss out on the news that matters to you! Legit.ng’s Pascal Oparada has reported on tech, energy, stocks, investment, and the economy for over a decade.