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OP-ED Opinions 

The Paradoxical Nature Of Year 2020 – A Mixture Of Blessings And Misery, What Is The Fate Of Nigerian Students? By Jeremiah Abutu

Elwin Mandowa,
The prejudice against human race by some invisible living creatures is a story of both hope and despair. What comes behind a stormy cloud with furious lightening is seemingly predictable but a queer snowfall in summer that taint the sky with light white flakes, in selfishness can often cause frightful chaos. The beginning of year 2020 was like a rose… Read More
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Balloons And Bullets: Reflections On Awolowo’s Ideologies Of Love, Empathy, And Mental Magnitude By Akin Rotimi

Elwin Mandowa,
It was a pleasant day, long before the pandemic. I was inside the Gloworld at the Ikeja City Mall to fix something with my phone line. Everything was going well until the sound of gunshots –skrrrahh, pap, pap, ka-ka-ka-ka-ka! I jumped to my feet very quickly and scanned the environment to determine the safest escape route. I quickly considered that… Read More
Africa Investments 

Africa Investment Forum: Founding Partners unveil Unified COVID-19 Response to support Africa’s private sector

Elwin Mandowa,
Increased and decisive investment will be the channel for Africa’s economic recovery post COVID-19, partners of the Africa Investment Forum said on Friday, expressing confidence in the continent’s potential to rebound from the ongoing health and economic crises. “Africa will come out of this pandemic, tough as it is, and will build better and stronger economies. As partners of the… Read More
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SSS Must Release Emperor Gabriel Ogbonna From Illegal Custody Now By Femi Falana (SAN)

Elwin Mandowa,
An Aba-based legal practitioner, Mr Emperor Gabriel Ogbonna, was arrested sometime in March this year for criticising the governor of Abia State, Dr Okpeze Ikpeazu, in a Facebook post. Instead of advising the governor to sue the lawyer for libel in the state High Court, the police engaged in gross abuse of power by charging Ogbonna with the offence of… Read More
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Nigerians Deserve Proper Investigation Into Death Of Arotile Before Burial By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN)

Elwin Mandowa,
The sudden death of Tolulope Arotile has caused a national mourning in this time of COVID-19 pandemic. It is tragic, painful and gruesome. The inconsistent stories emerging from the Nigerian Air Force has not helped to douse the suspicions. The least we expect is a proper investigation, followed with a Coroner’s Inquest, including an independent autopsy report. There is no… Read More
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2023: South-East Presidency Or Igbo Presidency? By SKC Ogbonnia

Elwin Mandowa,
Since zoning of political offices has become the order of the day in Nigeria, an equitable consensus would follow that Southern Nigeria—the Igbo in particular—will produce the next president of the country, come 2023. But such zoning convention has begun to beg the question: Would the candidacy be open to the entire Igbo nation or would such opportunity be limited… Read More
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Why Ozekhome Wants Magu Dead! By Israel Olayiwola

Elwin Mandowa,
In spite of the serious allegations of corruption levelled against the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, he is presumed innocent until the contrary is proved by the federal government. Hence, decent citizens have insisted that the investigation of Mr. Magu must follow due process. But as far as Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN… Read More
Africa Investments 

African education experts push for more virtual learning to cushion against pandemics – ADEA webinar

Elwin Mandowa,
Africa must develop new education models that feature well-resourced virtual teaching and learning schemes to insulate it against disruptions due to disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic, experts at a webinar hosted by the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) said. The panelists, including Ministers of Education and senior officials of the Bank, called for a new… Read More
Africa Investments 

Board Approves Independent Review Mechanism’s Recommendations of The First Monitoring Report on Sendou coal-fired power plant project in Senegal

Elwin Mandowa,
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved recommendations of the First Monitoring Report of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) on the Sendou Coal-Fired Power Plant Project in Senegal. The Report was approved together with an updated Action Plan prepared by the Bank’s Management to address the pending environmental and social concerns posed by the project. With the… Read More
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