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Our men in red and full of charisma: hope for Africa?

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By Precious Nihorowa At the dawn of the 1960s, Africa in general experienced a new wave in the political and governance landscape. It is during such a period that African countries started attaining independence from the colonial masters. South Africa is considered one of the last African countries to attain independence as it had the first black native president for… Read More
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Human Rights Violations Under The COVID-19 Lockdown Pandemic By Evans Ufeli Esq

Elwin Mandowa,
The preservation and protection of the fundamental rights of citizens in society is a sacred obligation of government. This obligation is legislated. Democracy as a concept is a strong proponent of human rights elevation so it yearns for an egalitarian society where the truth is held out to be self-evident that all men are created equal. In view of the… Read More
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Deacon Femi Adesina, A Shameless Sanballat By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Elwin Mandowa,
Let me start by expressing my deep personal appreciation to all friends of goodwill who came to my defense since Deacon Femi Adesina published his diatribe on me on his Facebook page “Insight Aso Rock Shit”. When Adesina was at Sun Newspaper, I expressed interest to serve as a columnist with the paper. When he became the spokesperson for President… Read More
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COVID-19: Should You Believe What ECA Is Saying About Africa? By Azu Ishiekwene

Elwin Mandowa,
In one of his bestsellers, The Zahir, Paulo Coelho said there are two major problems in life: knowing when to begin and knowing when to stop.  If, for example, Nigeria had closed its borders early on and enforced quarantine for all returning Nigerians, whoever they are, things might have been different today. I’m sure many others would say the same for their… Read More
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Buhari, Now Is Time To Slash Salaries, Allowances Of Political Officers By 70 Per Cent By Fredrick Nwabufo

Elwin Mandowa,
Nigeria is an impoverished country. In fact, the country has never been rich – in the economic sense of the word. The assumptions of wealth have always been hyphenated to the abundance of crude oil and other natural resources. But these alone do not make the country rich. As a matter of fact, the exploitation and expropriation of these resources… Read More
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Unity and humility crucial in fighting COVID-19

Village Reporter
By Precious Nihorowa On 14th April, the government through the minister of Health Mr Jappie Mhango, announced that as one way of fighting against the spreading of the Corona Virus disease, the country would be under lockdown for 21 days effective from 18th April to 9th May. The announcement included a possibility of extension of the lockdown in case of… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Felix Adenaike: A Musketeer At 80 By Remi Oyeyemi

Elwin Mandowa,
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”   – Vince Lombardi Thirty one years ago, at the premises of the Tribune Group of Newspapers, Imalefalafia, Ibadan, I was privileged to listen to a seminal lecture on and about Journalism as well as the business of newspapering. It was a very captivating lecture that was blissful.… Read More
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Rejoining With Buhari And Co. On Abba Kyari’s Record By G. Ugo Nwokeji

Elwin Mandowa,
I do not gloat when someone dies, even if they were the most reprehensible in my world during their lifetime. I remember clearly the stunned face of the Nigerian compatriotic who broke the news of Sani Abacha’s death to me in Toronto, Canada, in 1998 when they saw I did not break out in jubilation. I felt incredibly relieved for Nigeria,… Read More
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Re-introducing “The Lugano Report” By Edwin Madunagu

Elwin Mandowa,
Sometime in 1999, as both the 20th century and the second millennium were drawing to a close, the Pluto Press, London, released a book with the title: “The Lugano Report” and subtitle, “On preserving capitalism in the 21st century”. The author, Susan George, who shares this name with another well-known but much younger woman, was born in 1934. The older woman, our… Read More
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Ethnicity As A Weapon Of Destruction In Africa By Sampson Boamah

Elwin Mandowa,
Africa is a very beautiful continent endowed with rich resources both human and material wise. It is the second-largest continent in the world and the second-most populous continent, after Asia. Almost every natural resource that one can think of is existent on this very continent at the expense of other continents not having up to one-third of the resources that… Read More
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