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OP-ED Opinions 

Nigeria: A Crime Scene, By Ettu Mohammed

Elwin Mandowa,
The Department of Petroleum Resources DPR in February 2020 told Nigerians that our Pms consumption was 38.2 million liters per day. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC in June 2021 announced that the PMS daily consumption risen  to 103m liters. That is 64.8 million increase per day. That is 170% increase and they blamed smuggling for this numbers.   The NNPC… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

Nigerian influencer Hushpuppi pleads guilty to money laundering

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In one scheme he is facing charges on is his attempt to steal more than $1.1m from someone who wanted to fund a new children’s school in Qatar, the document said. – – Prosecutors also alleged that Abbas defrauded a client of a New York-based law firm out of approximately $922,857 in October 2019 after he and a co-conspirator “tricked… Read More
Africa Technology World 

How you can use tech throughout your career

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– – If you are struggling to further your career in 2021, you should make sure that you are using technology. Technology has now started to become integral to both advancing your career and succeeding at your job, not least because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is likely to become more important in the coming years. Then, if you… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines Sports West Africa World 

Why Watford must be in every Nigerian’s second premier league team in 21/22

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– – Watford are back in the English Premier League after spending a year in the championship. Many fans were surprised by the signing based on the striker’s poor performance last season. There are reservations about his attitude, but there is some logic behind his acquisition. The Hornets will be looking forward to seeing Dennis grab a brace against Real… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank supports development of satellite observations for African early warning systems

Elwin Mandowa,
The recently released Hydromet Gap Report highlighted weaknesses in Africa’s weather and climate observation systems that contribute to a lack of climate data and inadequate early warning systems. The report calls for the establishment of ground and upper air stations for basic observation and satellite data coverage to strengthen forecast and early warning mechanisms for extreme weather events. Some advances have… Read More
Africa Central Africa World 

Congolese bill seeks to limit dowry payment to $500

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– – A politician in the Democratic Republic of Congo has introduced a bill in the country’s parliament seeking to revise dowry payments for marriages. Daniel Mbau is concerned about what he called exorbitant dowry prices ranging from $2000 and above. His bill is proposing a dowry payment of $500 for women from the cities and $200 for women from… Read More
Africa Featured Sports World 

Ex-US President Barack Obama Joins NBA Africa as partner

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– – The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced that former President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a strategic partner. President Obama will help advance the league’s social responsibility efforts across the continent, including programs and partnerships that support greater gender equality and economic inclusion. In this capacity, President Obama will have a minority equity stake in the… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Winners Chapel Pastors’ Sack: Neither For Nor Against, By Sesugh Akume

Elwin Mandowa,
Whereas others are for or against the sacked pastors of Living Faith Church; for or against the church and its presiding bishop, Dr David Oyedepo, I’m for neither. First, for the pastors I’m sure they weren’t recruited from the streets and deployed to the churches, they must’ve been members of the church a while and ought to have been immersed… Read More
Africa Ivory Coast West Africa World 

Ivory Coast’s Ouattara and Gbagbo meet after 10 years

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– – Ivory Coast’s key political rivals, President Alassane Ouattara and his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo have met face to face for the first time in 10 years. The two held a meeting on Tuesday as part of efforts to reconcile and forge national unity amid political tension. It was the tension between the two political rivals in the wake of… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World Zambia 

Zambia: Concerns raised over unfair playing field ahead of August 12 poll

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– – Some Zambian opposition parties and other electoral stakeholders have expressed concern over President, Edgar Lungu’s alleged flouting of the COVID 19-induced ban on election campaigns, using his visits to developmental projects and other work, as an excuse, ahead of the country’s general election, scheduled for 12 August, this year. Lungu announced in May, a ban on all campaign… Read More
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