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OP-ED Opinions 

Every life lost in an act of violence is like a million lives lost in a pogrom –Late Dele Giwa The Killing Of Deborah Samuel By Achike Chude

Elwin Mandowa,
And so the student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was killed publicly in a most gruesome manner by her fellow students. The students were zealous for their God who could not defend Himself from the ‘insult’ of Deborah Samuel. Allah is most omniscient, most powerful, and mighty, we have been told. He humbles the strong and exults… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Deborah Samuel: Rethinking Political Correctness And Religious Bigotry – Richard Odusanya.

Elwin Mandowa,
In the words of, Martin Luther King Jr. a social activist and Baptist minister who played a key role in the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Nigeria: Anger and riots over the killing of a female student

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , , , , , ,
– – There is outrage over the killing of a female Nigerian student over her social media post. The level 200 university student was allegedly beaten and burnt to death by fellow students in north-western Nigeria after she was accused of making a blasphemous social media post. According to a police statement, Deborah Samuel was killed in the Shehu Shagari College… Read More
Africa Investments 

Ghana’s President strongly supports African Development Bank’s quest for more resources to accelerate continent’s transformation agenda

Elwin Mandowa,
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has backed calls for more resources for the African Development Bank Group to accelerate its transformative role across the continent. President Akufo-Addo received the African Development Bank Group president, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, at State House in Accra on Wednesday. President Akufo-Addo expressed strong support for a significant replenishment of the African Development Fund, the African Development… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank Annual Meetings 2022: Time to tackle triple crises of food, energy and finances, says Ghanaian Finance Minister

Elwin Mandowa,
Ghanaian Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday emphasized the nation’s partnership with the African Development Bank in its development as he addressed journalists at a press conference to publicize the institution’s upcoming annual meetings. Ofori-Atta described the meetings as seminal, in the context of a world seeking to rebalance in the wake of Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine. “The… Read More
Africa Investments 

COP15: Global GDP could gain $140 trillion a year, if we achieve the objectives of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification

Elwin Mandowa,
The global economy could increase by more than $140 trillion a year, or 1.5 times the annual global GDP, if the objectives of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) are achieved, participants heard during a side-event at the 15th summit of the UNCCD. Camilla Nordheim-Larsen, Senior Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Coordinator at the UN Convention, noted that action… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank Group seeks US support for $1.5 billion emergency food plan for Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
The president of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, made a compelling case, on Wednesday, for the United States to back the institution’s $1.5 billion emergency food production plan. The plan seeks to avert a looming food crisis in Africa caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Bank chief, and a panel of witnesses, testified about global food insecurity… Read More
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