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Month: August 2020

OP-ED Opinions 

2023 Elections: The Necessity For Radical Electoral Reforms By Inibehe Effiong

Elwin Mandowa,
The flaws and malfeasance that characterized the 2019 general elections were too apparent and pervasive to ignore. As the nation grapples with the failures of the Buhari regime whose legitimacy continues to be questioned by a large section of the populace despite the judicial approval given to the 2019 presidential election, it behooves on the National Assembly and the President… Read More
Europe 

Belarus: UN chief following post-election developments ‘with great concern’

Village Reporter
Protests broke out overnight in the capital, Minsk, and other cities, ahead of preliminary results announced on Monday, which showed longtime President Alexander Lukashenko had won 80 per cent of the vote, thus securing a sixth term in office. Thousands were arrested in the protests, which continued for a second night, international media reported on Monday. Show maximum restraint Speaking… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Nigeria: Singer Sentenced to Death for ‘Blasphemy’

Village Reporter,
KANO, NIGERIA – An Islamic court in northern Nigeria on Monday sentenced a singer to death for blasphemy against the Prophet Mohammed, judicial officials said.   An Upper Islamic Sharia court in the city of Kano ordered 22-year-old Yahaya Aminu Sharif to die by hanging for derogatory expressions against the Prophet in one of his songs, spokesman for the Kano… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Nigeria’s Sovereignty Not Available For Collateral By Vincent Otuedon

Elwin Mandowa,
There is a need to shed a little light on the doctrine of sovereignty in view of the state of our nation, Nigeria. Sovereignty remains a fundamental and an inalienable right of every citizen. Section 2 (1) of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended states that, Nigeria is one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign nation to… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Femi Adesina Goofed On Purpose And Power Of Protests By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Elwin Mandowa,
Femi Adesina, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari’s special adviser on media and publicity described the #RevolutionNow protests that took place last week in different parts of the country as mere child’s play and an irritation. “Well, was it really a protest? By my estimation, it just seemed like a child’s play because protests by their very nature are spontaneous things, mass things,… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Atiku, Odili, Na’Abba — Political Careers Obasanjo Killed By Fredrick Nwabufo

Elwin Mandowa,
Olusegun Obasanjo is a defining personality in Nigeria’s politics. For decades he has hovered like a wraith over the political cumulus. He is one of the many Nigerian leaders who have profited prodigiously from the country’s undertaking, and he has lived a lifetime on the Nigerian privilege. Fate handed Obasanjo the brick and mortar to set Nigeria on a fine-grained… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Mubarak Bala: In Defence Of Free Speech And Critical Inquiry By Leo Igwe

Elwin Mandowa,
In the rabid quest to justify the disappearance of a Nigerian humanist, who made an innocuous post on Facebook, some Muslim fanatics have continued to peddle the notion that the said post crossed the limit of free speech. Did it? They have been relentless in voicing out this misguided notion and in publicizing a mistaken thesis: “You have a right… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Okanagan musician drops new single — and sound — after two year hiatus

Village Reporter,
After taking two years off, Kelowna’s Edge feels he is coming out stronger and better than ever. In releasing his comeback single, Vice City Vibes, he is reintroducing himself to the Okanagan Valley’s music scene. Read more: Kelowna man paints picture of his time on the streets “I knew where I wanted to take the music to,” said Ejiro “Edge”… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Olusegun Obasanjo’s Faux Pas By Tony Ademiluyi

Elwin Mandowa,
The English playwright William Shakespeare described three ways in which mortals become great. ‘Some are born great, others achieve greatness and the rest have it thrust upon them.’ Nigeria’s former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo a.k.a Ebora Owu represents the third way in which mortals become great. His life’s trajectory is so surreal that it looks more like a story for… Read More