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OP-ED Opinions 

Fallacies Of Ethnic Agendas, By Fredrick Nwabufo

Elwin Mandowa,
The fear of ethnic domination is as old as Nigeria. Mutual recriminations and suspicion have been the scourge of Nigeria’s cohesive development. The south-east says it is the north, and the north points the finger back; the south-west looks on its neighbour in the south with chariness, while the south-south is in perpetual trepidation of the south-east. A bartering of… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Jamb Under Oloyede And Use Of Technology By Olabisi Deji-Folutile

Elwin Mandowa,
Listening to Prof Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board at the 2021 Policy Meeting which held virtually on Tuesday, reaffirms my belief that there is nothing peculiar about Nigeria’s problems. Our challenges are not insurmountable!  We only need courageous, sincere and selfless people in leadership positions to tackle them.  Those who have been following the story of JAMB… Read More
Africa Investments 

East and Southern Africa Fertilizer Financing Forum

Elwin Mandowa,
What:    East and Southern Africa Fertilizer Financing Forum Who:     Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism, African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership and Afriqom When:   28 October 2021 at 9.00 GMT Where:   Virtual Theme: Strengthening Regional Collaboration to Finance Fertilizer in the Agribusiness Value Chain The East and Southern Africa Fertilizer Financing Forum will promote partnerships that enhance access to finance and agricultural… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Samuel Ortom: A Governor And His ‘Rebellion’! By Ozodinukwe Okenwa

Elwin Mandowa,
The Executive Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ioraer Ortom was born on the 23 April, 1961. He is an accomplished politician, businessman, administrator and philanthropist. He was the Minister of State, Trade and Investments during the infamous presidency of Goodluck Jonathan. Before that appointment he had served as the PDP National Auditor. And before that he had worked as the… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana: Over 25 women murdered by abusive partners

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– – The Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT) has said that more than 25 women have been killed by abusive partners in homes, hotels and farms between January and August this year. The group said the women are either stabbed, poisoned, shot, strangled, clubbed, or battered to death. In a statement to demand an immediate action from government, NETRIGHT… Read More
Africa Featured Ivory Coast West Africa World 

Ivory Coast TV presenter sentenced for promoting rape

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– – The popular Ivorian television presenter suspended for asking a guest on his show to simulate rape has now been sentenced by a court. Yves de M’Bella received a 12-month suspended sentence for what prosecutors say was the promotion of rape. The court fined him $3,600 and placed a ban on him from leaving the country’s main city, Abidjan.… Read More
Africa Investments 

South Sudan: Country’s first oxygen plant comes on stream at Juba hospital to help fight Covid-19

Elwin Mandowa,
South Sudan has begun producing oxygen following the successful installation of the country’s first oxygen plant at Juba Teaching Hospital, set up with funding from the African Development Fund. The oxygen plant was procured as part of measures to support the country’s ongoing Covid-19 response with a grant from the African Development Bank Group’s concessional lending arm. The project was… Read More
Africa Investments 

Nigeria: Federal and state governments endorse Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones Programme: African Development Bank and partners to mobilize…

Elwin Mandowa,
Nigeria’s Federal and State governments have expressed overwhelming support for an initiative to create Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) – public-private partnerships aimed at developing priority value chains through developing infrastructure in rural areas, focused on finishing and transforming raw materials and commodities. At a high-level briefing session held on Monday, Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning Dr. Zainab… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Omoyele Sowore: A President, A Prisoner, and A Promise, By Toyin Falola

Elwin Mandowa,
Leadership is an often-discussed term in theory, practice, criticism, and activism. However, the practice of leadership is the most difficult of all these phases. Criticism and activism are sisters acts in that they are both endeavors that seek to bring about change, although one requires less physical effort than the other. Any citizen who moves to support criticism and activism… Read More
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