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Salami Report: Why The Silence On Findings Against Magu By Thomas Agboola

Elwin Mandowa,
Barely a week ago, Justice Salami-led presidential panel investigating allegations against the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, submitted its report to President Muhammadu Buhari without making its findings public. Borrowing the word of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “It’s every man’s business to see justice done.” All of us cannot be silenced on… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank’s Civil Society Committee holds first virtual statutory meeting, announces new committee representatives

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank has held the first virtual statutory meeting of the new African Development Bank-Civil Society Committee ahead of the Civil Society Forum to be held on 26-27 November 2020.  The committee, which met on Tuesday, aims to build stronger partnerships with the African civil society community by enhancing communications and raising awareness on the Bank’s work in… Read More
Africa Investments 

Put small-scale traders at the heart of efforts to accelerate trade and investment in Africa post COVID-19

Elwin Mandowa,
Industry experts meeting this week for a virtual discussion focused on resetting, retooling and restarting regional integration in Africa in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, underscored the importance of putting small scale traders at the heart of any initiatives. The joint webinar, organized on Tuesday by  the African Development Bank and Korea Customs Service(KCS), looked at service sectors, e-commerce,… Read More
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Uganda: Presidential aspirant jailed for calling judges ‘fools’

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– – A Ugandan politician and former presidential aspirant Ivan Samuel Ssebadduka has been jailed for verbally attacking judges. The country’s Supreme Court has sentenced Mr. Ssebadduka three years in prison for contempt of court after he described the judges as ‘incompetent fools’. In September Mr. Ssebadduka filed a petition at the Supreme Court seeking to stop a requirement for… Read More
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Nigeria arrests three suspects for duping 50,000 people globally

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– – Three suspects have been arrested in Lagos, Nigeria following a joint INTERPOL, Group-IB and Nigeria Police Force cybercrime investigation. The Nigerian nationals are believed to be members of a wider organized crime group responsible for distributing malware, carrying out phishing campaigns and extensive Business Email Compromise scams. The suspects are alleged to have developed phishing links, domains, and… Read More
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Punitive, Coercive Fulani Federalism Will Birth Oduduwa Republic By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Elwin Mandowa,
In an advertorial in The PUNCH published Friday, November 20, 2020, 75 prominent Yoruba elders of Voice of Reason (VOR) group – a Yoruba socio-cultural group, called on the Fulani-led regime headed by dictator General Muhammadu Buhari to restructure the punitive and coercive Fulani federalism before 2023 presidential elections or risk the birth of Oduduwa Republic.  The agitation for separation… Read More
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Nigeria Has Lost Its Soul, Needs A Total Revolution For All-out Recalibration! By Frisky Larr

Elwin Mandowa,
When I got information, a few years ago, that people were paid up to Naira 250,000 each month by the Buhari administration, to beat the drums of support for the government on Social Media forums, I broke from my traditional habit of dismissing such information with absolute disregard. This is not because I considered the information true. I was just,… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Between Buharism And Recession By Ozodinukwe Okenwa

Elwin Mandowa,
Retired General Muhammadu Buhari is in his fifth eventful years in Aso Rock Villa as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces. He came in 2015 soundly defeating the then incumbent President, Goodluck Jonathan, who speedily accepted his fate in good faith. Jonathan was a relatively timid President who commanded with little or no impact on the lives of Nigerians… Read More
Africa Investments 

Appointments and reassignments at the African Development Bank

Elwin Mandowa,
Mr. Ebrima Faal Director, Operations Committee Secretariat and Quality Assurance The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the reassignment of Mr. Ebrima Faal as the Director, Operations Committee Secretariat and Quality Assurance (OPSCOM), effective 1 October 2020. Mr. Faal, a Gambian national, has wide expertise in banking operations, administration and strategy, developed over nearly 25 years of service at… Read More
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