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OP-ED Opinions 

June 12, 1993, Running Mates and 2023 By Reuben Abati

Elwin Mandowa,
Yesterday, Nigeria declared a public holiday, and marked the 29th anniversary of June 12, 1993, the day Nigerians trooped out en masse to elect Bashorun Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, a South Westerner, a Yoruba man, as President of Nigeria. On that day, Nigerians discounted primordial sentiments and ignored the centrifugal forces at the heart of the Nigerian question. For the first… Read More
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Diaspora Voting: Intrigues, Lies and Prospects, By Austin Aneke

Elwin Mandowa,
Ok, let’s get busier. The primaries, especially the presidential primaries are now over, and party tickets have been purchased, allocated and/or consensually assigned. Some aspirants are now candidates. We are now at the stage of ensuring that PVCs (Permanent Voter Card) are secured. Your PVC is the gun, your vote is the bullet. You need both to fully exercise your… Read More
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The Daring Lion Of Our Time: Yele Sowore In The Eyes Of A Journalist, By Niyi Babade

Elwin Mandowa,
It isn’t life that matters but the courage you put into life, neither is it the size that matters but the exemplary leadership traits displayed at all times. This is the story of Omoyele Sowore, a born activist, a social crusader and a great fighter for justice, equality and fairness for all.  My encounter with Sowore started in the June… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Police in Ghana shoot into student protesters

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– – Over 20 students of the Islamic Senior High School in Ghana’s Ashanti Region are receiving treatment in a hospital after police fired shots during a protest. The police also fired tear gas to disperse the students who were demonstrating to draw attention to road accidents around the school. The students are said to have blocked the road in… Read More
Africa World 

Opinion: We can end child labour in Africa. Here’s how

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– – With 92 million girls and boys in child labour — one in five children — Africa is the most-affected region in the world. Eliminating child labour worldwide will not be achieved without a breakthrough here. This is not justifiable. Children have the right not to work. Children trapped in child labour today are the unskilled labour force of… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Kenya: 250,000 names of dead voters on register

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– – An ongoing audit of Kenya’s voters’ register has found the names of nearly 250,000 deceased voters. Nearly half a million more voters were found to have duplicate records and more than 226,000 people were registered using documents that do not belong to them. The audit also detected that some voters had registered with invalid documents. In a statement,… Read More
Africa World 

Pope regrets delaying trip to DR Congo, South Sudan

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– – Pope Francis has apologized for having to postpone a trip to Congo and South Sudan next month. The delayed trip is attributed to what the Pope said was a painful knee. Speaking to the worshipers in St Peter’s Square, the pontiff said he felt “great sorrow” after canceling the trip initially planned for July 2-7. “I want to… Read More
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29 Years On, Lessons Of June 12, 1993, And The 2023 General Elections By Dimeji Macaulay

Elwin Mandowa,
Segun Sango, a veteran fighter for working-class rights and against the military dictatorship, died on May 24, 2022. He was one of the first to correctly analyse, from a left perspective and with political clarity, the details of the mass movement that followed the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election. It’s been 29 years since the events of the… Read More
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Nigerians Continue To Elect Presidents Who Will Lead Them To The Grave By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Elwin Mandowa,
With each election circle, Nigeria writes its own heart-wrenching elegy by electing candidates in their sunset years of life. APC presidential candidate Alhaji Bola Tinubu is 70 (?) years old, and PDP’s Abubakar Atiku flag bearer is 75 (?) years old. On April 26, 2018, Rwanda’s head of state Paul Kagame hosted Mo Ibrahim and his Mo Ibrahim’s Foundation. The… Read More
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2023 Elections & Democracy: A Little Fear, A Little Anger And A Weak Faith By Samuel Olomu

Elwin Mandowa,
A Little Fear We have come to the red line; a point of no return – the height of making a decision. We are waiting to cross this Rubicon, this “igi agbon” – the very apex of comfort. Right before our eyes, we watch our democracy hanging-dangling on the tree of hopelessness with no light nor life. David Runciman in… Read More
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