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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
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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
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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
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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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It’s Time To Run Nigeria’s Tertiary Institutions As Business Ventures By Olabisi Deji-Folutile

Elwin Mandowa,
Sometimes when you hear certain things about Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions, you cannot help but weep for this country. You just keep asking yourself how things got so degenerated and why helps seem far away. That was exactly the anguish I suffered reading the story of the Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Prof Emeka Obe, and his… Read More
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Jollof Rice, Akufo-Addo And Other Things We Don’t Like About Ghana By Azu Ishiekwene

Elwin Mandowa,
Three years ago, it was a war spiced with condiments and paste over a dish of grain. Nigeria’s Information Minister Lai Mohammed was answering a question by CNN’s Richard Quest about who makes the tastiest jollof rice in West Africa.  But Mohammed heard the question wrong. He thought Quest’s question was about the origin of jollof rice and answered Senegal. The… Read More
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Blasphemy: Free Umar Farouq Now By Leo Igwe

Elwin Mandowa,
While efforts are being made to save the life of a 22-year-old Muslim singer, Yahaya Aminu-Sharif, who was sentenced to death for blasphemy, the world should not forget Umar Farouq. The international community should pressure the governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje, to free this 13-year-old boy from prison because he committed no crime. Like Aminu-Sharif, Farouk was accused of… Read More
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