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Time To Move On – A Brief Note To Jonathan Supporters By Inibehe Effiong

Elwin Mandowa,
Dear supporters of Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, if you truly want to fight for a better Nigeria, fight for a better Nigeria on principle, not based on interest; do so dispassionately, not selectively. If you hate corruption, injustice and bad governance, it should not matter who is in power. It should not matter which region or religion a leader or… Read More
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CAMA (Companies Allied Matters Act) 2020, A Fulani Agenda By Bishop Steven Ogedengbe

Elwin Mandowa,
As controversy continues to rage over the amended Company and Allied Matters Act (CAMA 2020), some notable Nigerians, mainly Christian clerics, have implied that the new law is surreptitious agenda, which is meant to foist a Northern ethnic dominance on the populace.  Prominent among those who hold the view that CAMA may have been clandestinely promoted by the Fulani hegemony… Read More
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To Femi Adesina: The mammoth Failure Of This Administration Should Knock You All Into Coma For 600 Years By Kalu Nwokoro

Elwin Mandowa,
As a writer, there are some issues I no longer react to. I have come to realise that it is better to stand by the corner and observe some certain political drama while it unfold. I have also come to realise that no amount of constructive criticism can change a government that is being championed by unsavoury draculas. Rule of… Read More
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Time To Hit The Reset Botton Of Nigeria By Eleojo Abubakar

Elwin Mandowa,
Colonial regions were like countries, just as the UK is currently made up of 4 countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Colonial provinces were like the current states of Nigeria. There were 3 administrative regions (i.e. countries) in Nigeria from 1938 – 1963: Northern, Eastern, and Western (see Figure 1). By 1949, these regions had about 12, 12 and… Read More
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Witch Persecution And Court System In Akamkpa, Cross River State By Leo Igwe

Elwin Mandowa,
Another case of witch persecution is unfolding in Cross River State. I was attending an event in Lagos when the news reached me. A renowned Nigerian journalist, Funmi Iyanda, is featuring the issue of child witch persecution in one of her Public Eye episodes later in the year. She invited me for an interview at her Lagos studio in August.… Read More
Africa Investments 

WATCH: A look back at the swearing-in ceremony of President Adesina

Elwin Mandowa,
African leaders and dignitaries gathered on Tuesday to witness the swearing in of African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina. President Adesina received goodwill messages from Presidents Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Alpha Conde of Guinea, George Weah of Liberia and Guinea Bissau’s Umaro Embalo. Video: Highlights of the ceremony Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan,… Read More
Africa Investments 

With African Development Bank support, two West African Science and Tech institutions are driving local solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic

Elwin Mandowa,
Bank-funded institutes in Nigeria and Burkina Faso are domestically producing much-needed personal protective equipment for African workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic, fulfilling a strategic goal to achieve greater economic self-reliance and resilience against shocks.  The African University of Science and Technology (AUST) in Abuja, Nigeria, and the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), Ouagadougou, Burkina… Read More
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Distilling The Truth… By Dele Farotimi

Elwin Mandowa,
“Femi Fani Kayode is my boy. Give him food, he will praise you and sing for you” Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo. 30/8/2018.  “Tell the truth, and let the devil be ashamed!”  These were the refrains of Mr Adewole, Vice Principal of my secondary school, and the one designated its Chief Administrator of the venerable “pankere”. The flexible cane, made of the branches… Read More
Africa Investments 

In Kenya, a water project results in unexpected increase in property development

Elwin Mandowa,
A water supply and sanitation project for small towns and rural areas, implemented between 2011 and 2017 in Kenya, has helped improve the quality and sustainability of these services for some 567,000 people, according to a report published by the African Development Bank. The project was financed with a loan of $95.2 million from the African Development Fund, the Bank’s… Read More
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Electricity Tariff, Food And Petrol Price Hike – Who Will Bankroll Nigerians? By Fredrick Nwabufo

Elwin Mandowa,
The President Muhammadu Buhari administration has ruptured the ceiling of liberties it enjoys. Like King Solomon in his last uneventful years, the government has compounded the yoke of the people with the rocketing of the prices of essential commodities. It appears the administration has lost its sensory organ and has become insentient to the ‘’wailing’’ of citizens. And like the… Read More
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