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WhatsApp now has ’view once’ feature for photos and videos

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– – WhatsApp messaging has introduced a new privacy policy that allows for ’view once’ feature for photos and videos. The feature is currently for specific beta testers but will soon be available for Android users. WhatsApp announced earlier this year that the expiring media feature would soon be available. So how does it work? So when you send photos… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank’s Water and Sanitation Development Department launches the Bank’s new Policy on Water

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank has virtually launched its new policy on water in a virtual ceremony. The event, held 22 June was attended by Acting Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development Atsuko Toda, and Osward Chanda, Acting Director, Water Development and Sanitation Department. In her opening remarks, Toda underscored the importance of the water policy to the Bank’s… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

So What If Nnamdi Kanu Is Arrested? By Prof. Abdussamad Umar Jibia

Elwin Mandowa,
On Thursday June 24, 2021 I stumbled on a viral video from Zamfara state. In the four minutes clip, a notorious bandits’ kingpin could be seen boastfully confessing in front of senior security officials of the atrocities he committed against the Nigerian state and its people. The man, popularly known as Dan-Karami is said to be one of the senior… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Nnamdi Kanu’s Re-arrest Is Not The Solution To The Killings And Kidnappings In Nigeria, By Buhari Olanrewaju Ahmed

Elwin Mandowa,
After 61 years of a miserable journey searching for peace and unity, same has been deliberately destroyed by the Nigerian Government upon arriving at the point of realisation. The government has done this through its familiar weapons of hatred and nepotism. Nigeria is currently sitting on the keg of gunpowder. The war being propelled by Buhari’s regime will consume the… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Nnamdi Kanu’s Re-Arrest: Let the Law Take Its Course By Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq.

Elwin Mandowa,
There have been three distinct reactions to the sudden re-arrest of the Leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by Interpol working in conjunction with Nigerian Intelligence outfits. Typically, there are his die-hard and closet supporters who have gotten over the initial shock of waking up to see pictures of the ‘Supreme Leader’ clad paradoxically in… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

When A University Is In The News For The Wrong Reasons By Olabisi Deji-Folutile

Elwin Mandowa,
This may not be the best of time for some Nigerian higher institutions. While many of them are still struggling to shore up their poor rating in global rankings to boost their academic reputations, negative reports of atrocities perpetrated by their students are denting their image locally.  Aware of the responsibility to teach character and academics, many of these institutions… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Why Nigeria’s Ongoing Constitutional Review Is Dead On Arrival By Praise Ohwofasa

Elwin Mandowa,
The flag-off of a constitutional review exercise across the country has sparked reactions and debates from Nigerians. The plethora of insecurity, nepotism, poverty, social inequalities and ethnic bigotry in the Nigerian polity prompted the urgent need for a constitutional review. The constitutional review was to be geared towards repairing the existing lacuna in the constitution. This was seen as a… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa program showcased at Generation Equality Forum

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group President, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, joined French President Emmanuel Macron and others at the Generation Equality Forum in Paris, where he highlighted the role of the Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative in growing the continent’s women-led businesses. “Women run Africa and they should run Africa…they create more businesses than men… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Ugandans paying new tax for using the internet

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– – Ugandans are now paying a new tax rate for using the internet as the government rolls out a 12% excise duty on mobile data. The new tax regime covering data usage popular referred to as ”social media tax” took effect from Thursday. When news first broke about this social media tax, it sparked protests in Uganda in 2018.… Read More
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