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OP-ED Opinions 

2023 Presidential Election: Igbos Are Disillusioned And Distracted By Churchill Okonkwo

Elwin Mandowa,
As the saying goes, if you run after two hares, you will catch neither. So, it follows that if you are agitating for an independent state of Biafra and insisting on a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction in 2023, then you will end up empty. The reason is simple, a chattering bird builds no nest. Chasing after an independent state… Read More
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An Open Letter To The Christian Association Of Nigeria: Will The Leadership Of Can Escape Judgment If Yahaya Aminu Sharif Is Executed? By Nnamdi Abana

Elwin Mandowa,
There is an ongoing controversial case of blasphemy in Kano, the Northern part of Nigeria, which is generating much controversy across the country and beyond but the most shocking shade of the case is the statement issued by the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria whose position should be based on the tenets of the Christian faith which they… Read More
Africa Investments 

Small and medium enterprises lynchpin of African agriculture – African Development Bank

Elwin Mandowa,
A panel of some of Africa’s most promising small and medium-enterprise (SME) agripreneurs gathered online to call for more selective investment, accelerated business acquisitions and increased cooperation to help Africa feed itself and the world. The African Development Bank organized the virtual session, Integrating African Food Systems through the Lens of SME Champions, as a side-event ahead of Africa’s largest agriculture… Read More
Africa Investments 

Namibia: Walvis Bay port now a regional logistic hub as new container terminal runs at full capacity

Elwin Mandowa,
The new container terminal at the Namibian Port of Walvis Bay, built between 2014 and 2019, gives the country a high-end port facility. The terminal, commissioned in August 2019, is now fully operational, according to a report by the African Development Bank published on 3 September 2020. Constructed on 40 hectares of land reclaimed from the ocean as part of… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Resistance 101: Understanding The Issues And Taking Responsibility By Jaye Gaskia

Elwin Mandowa,
In the midst of the current unfolding crisis of hardship inducing, poverty enabling, and life-threatening maladministration and bad governance, a lot of citizens have been left submerged and almost drowning in anger and confusion, or confused anger. And this is quite understandable. There are those who have quickly gone back to the archives, and in this internet age, everyone who… Read More
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Pastor Ibiyeomie Not Different From Those Seeking Death Of Kano Musician For Blasphemy By Fredrick Nwabufo

Elwin Mandowa,
We have to face up to the truth; the truth about Christian fundamentalism. The church today has been sculpted in the image of extremists and demagogues – men who arrogate to themselves the power of life and death. They pronounce perdition on those who step on their testy ego and deploy the bloodhounds of hell against those who differ with… Read More
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Letter From A Friend: A Journey Into Hell On Earth By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Elwin Mandowa,
My Dear Friend: My sincere apology for ending abruptly our last telephone conversation. I hurriedly hung up because the State Secret Police were eavesdropping.  We live in interesting times. Country differs from country. Some are characterized by predictable march toward greater freedom and prosperity. Yet, some remain stubbornly excluded from global advancement and civilization. My country is in the latter… Read More
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