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Trump’s America, It’s A Terrible Beauty! By Chido Nwangwu

Elwin Mandowa,
His bombshell was launched on Wednesday June 3, 2020, regarding the Trump White House insensitive, divisive and unworthy handling of the brutal, installment murder of another non-confrontational Black man, George Floyd : “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide… Read More
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Edet Okon Asim, General Iron, Two Sore Thumbs In Ayade’s Hand By Agba Jalingo

Elwin Mandowa,
It’s over one year now that Mr Edet Okon Asim, a former Chairman of Calabar Municipality and Special Adviser to Governor Ayade on Biodiversity, was arrested by police and recommended for arraignment at the High Court by the state Attorney-General on charges of repeatedly raping a 15-year-old girl. Edet Asim was billed to be charged along with two other accomplices,… Read More
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Uwaila Omozuwa: Rape And Murder So Gruesome! By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye

Elwin Mandowa,
“One life taken in cold blood is as gruesome as millions lost in a pogrom.”—Dele Giwa (Late Nigerian Journalist) After five whole years of seeking admission into the institution of higher learning, Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa was eventually admitted to read Microbiology at the University of Benin. Obviously a very serious student, she was in no mood to joke with her… Read More
Investments 

Protéger la planète pour construire un meilleur monde post-Covid-19

Elwin Mandowa,
Le monde entier célèbre aujourd’hui 5 juin, la Journée mondiale de l’environnement comme c’est le cas depuis 1974. Cette année encore, la Côte d’ivoire organise la quinzaine de l’environnement pour marquer l’événement. Placée sous le thème de la biodiversité, la Journée mondiale de l’environnement 2020 met l’accent sur la nécessité de restaurer la nature pour inverser la tendance en matière… Read More
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COVID-19: What Nigeria And Its Higher Institutions Can Learn From Their Obvious Failures By Olabisi Deji-Folutile

Elwin Mandowa,
By now, it should be obvious to everyone that the performance of the Nigerian Government and its publicly-owned higher institutions amid this COVID-19 crisis has been woefully inadequate. The advanced countries of the world are today celebrating the “Class 2020 graduates-” the special set of graduating students,  who for the first time, in many universities’ history, are having their convocation… Read More
Investments 

International cooperation can address COVID-19 challenges, says African Development Bank Vice President Khaled Sherif

Elwin Mandowa,
Representatives of the private sector, capital markets, government and multilateral institutions took part on Wednesday in a UN virtual seminar to promote long term investment in sustainable development, with a call for an international effort to address the COVID-19 crisis and keep the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals on track. The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and United Nations Department… Read More
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Rape: The Failure Of Nigeria Legal Framework By Victor Adegbite

Elwin Mandowa,
Legislation is usually enacted to improve the society. The legitimisation goes far beyond the purpose of law. People say that the law reflects society and vice versa. In recent times, the prevalence of rape have increased at an alarming rate in Nigeria. This is fast becoming a pandemic worse than Covid-19 in the country as several lives are being lost… Read More
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On Female Bodies And Illusion Of Safe Spaces In Nigeria By Deborah Adeojo

Elwin Mandowa,
As public gaze and feminist rage are directed towards seeking justice for Uwa, a 22-year-old undergraduate, raped and left for dead in an assumed safe space, a church building, it is crucial to reengage the illusion of safe spaces for female bodies in Nigeria. Her death is a classic reminder that the safety of women and girls in sexist societies… Read More
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