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OP-ED Opinions 

NYSC: To Be Or Not, Whose Decision, Dare Or N’Assembly? By Olabisi Deji-Folutile

Elwin Mandowa,
The National Youth Service Corps Scheme has been in the news following reports that the House of Representatives is considering a bill to repeal the NYSC Act.  The scheme, established by decree 24, was introduced on May 22, 1973 by Nigeria’s military leader, Yakubu Gowon, to foster reconciliation, reconstruction, and rebuilding of Nigeria after the civil war.  Initially Nigerian university… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

[Video]: Ghanaian caregiver suffocates baby to death

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– – Police in Ghana’s capital Accra have arrested a caregiver for allegedly killing an 11-month old baby. The caregiver, Clara Ayani-Ampah, 54, was arrested after a closed circuit television (CCTV) video exposed her for maltreating and suffocating the baby during feeding. The baby was pronounced dead at the North Legon Hospital, near Accra where she was rushed to by… Read More
Africa Namibia Southern Africa World 

Germany to pay Namibia €1.1bn in reparations for colonial genocide

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Germany has accepted to pay Namibia €1.1bn as reparation for genocide committed during its colonial-era occupation of the African country. The reparation will be in a form of financial support for Namibia’s development through a programme. Per the deal of the reparation there will be funding paid over 30 years through spending on infrastructure, healthcare and training programmes benefiting the… Read More
Africa Investments 

NACCIMA Honours African Development Bank President with Excellence Award for Outstanding Public Service and Exceptional Contributions to the Banking…

Elwin Mandowa,
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has conferred its Excellence Award for Outstanding Public Service and Exceptional Contributions to the Banking Industry on the President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina. In her congratulatory letter to Dr. Adesina, NACCIMA National President Hajiya Saratu Iya Aliyu said: “In view of the… Read More
Africa Investments 

President Adesina receives honorary doctorate from renowned Makerere University in Uganda

Elwin Mandowa,
African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina reminded an audience of Africa’s knack for unique home-grown innovation as he was honored by one of the continent’s oldest and most respected universities last Friday. Adesina joined graduates at a ceremony in Uganda, where he received an honorary doctorate from Makerere University. He recounted how a phone call from Ugandan President… Read More
Africa Mali West Africa World 

Mali coup leaders release president and prime minister

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– – Coup leaders in Mali have released the country’s interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane. According to reports they were freed at around 01:00 local time on Thursday after being detained since Monday. The two men had been held at a military camp in the capital, Bamako after soldiers express unhappiness about a governmental reshuffle. The… Read More
Africa Central Africa Featured World 

DRC: Thousands evacuate amid fears of another volcano eruption

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– – Thousands of people have been evacuated in the Democratic Republic of Congo over fears of another eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano. The governor of North Kivu province ordered the evacuation of ten districts of the city, saying an eruption could take place with very little warning. At least 31 people are now known to have died when Nyiragongo… Read More
Africa Featured Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Nigeria: Four police officers killed in an attack by gunmen

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– – Gunmen have killed at least four police officers after an attack on police stations in Nigeria’s south-east in Enugu State. In neighboring Ebonyi state, another police officer died after a hand grenade strapped on his belt accidentally detonated. So far around 20 police officers have been killed in the latest wave of violence sweeping across the south-eastern region… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Who ‘Killed’ Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru? By Ozodinukwe Okenwa

Elwin Mandowa,
When the pioneer investigative journalist in Nigeria, Dele Giwa, was blown to smithereens by a letter-bomb delivered to his residence in Lagos by two Babangida loyalists, ex-SSS Director, Kunle Togun and DMI’s Halilu Akilu one of the national dailies in Nigeria had asked repeatedly the question: “Who Killed Dele Giwa?”. Though the question was never answered everyone had known all… Read More
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