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Liberia Set to Reopen Airport and Hotels in Two Weeks

8Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Africa, Covid-19, Economy, Liberia, News

Liberia Set to Reopen Airport and Hotels in Two Weeks

International airport and hotels in Liberia are billed to reopen on June 21, 2020. The decision was disclosed by President George Manneh Weah who says the country is winning the battle against coronavirus. An initial state of emergency scheduled to end on June 9 will not be extended. Liberia has so far recorded 345 cases of Covid-19, as well as 30 deaths. The full weight of the virus remains in doubt. Sources say the country has carried out low number of tests to fully grasp the level of prevalence. Accordingly to President Weah, curfew time has been amended to 9pm from 6pm while schools are to remain closed. Source: BBC

Nigeria Secures $288.5m African Development Bank Loan

8Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Africa, Agriculture, Covid-19, Economy, Finance, News, Nigeria

Nigeria Secures $288.5m African Development Bank Loan

Nigerian has gotten approval for $288.5m loan from African Development Bank (AfDB) to cushion the impact of coronavirus and the drop in the price of crude oil. Africa’s largest economy – Nigeria, has been battling with growing cases of COVID-19 with an infection rate of 12,233 cases and 342 deaths. Coupled with the dwindling price of oil, the country has seen her finances stretched. The minister of finance, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed had warned that Nigeria’s economy could take a hit from the pandemic. The country has been battling with the adverse effect of the pandemic, low oil price and effect of lockdown which held sway till recent relaxation. Read also: FG lost N557bn to MDAs in five years —Report The loan will reinforce government’s capacity to upscale surveillance and react t...

Remembering the Apo6; 15 Years After by Charles Ogbu

7Jun

By adminNo Comments

Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria, Security

Remembering the Apo6; 15 Years After by Charles Ogbu

Today makes it 15 years since 5 Igbo traders along with their female friend were brutally murdered by men of the Nigerian Police Force led by then Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Danjuma Ibrahim at a police checkpoint in Gimbiya street, area 11, Garriki, Abuja because the female victim turned down the romantic overtures of the senior Police officer, Danjuma at a night club in the city. The 5 Igbo traders' names were (1)Ifeanyi Ozor, (2)Chinedu Meniru, (3) Anthony Nwokike, (4) Paulinus Ogbonna, (5) Ekene Isaac Mgbe and (6) Augustina Arebu the only female victim and fiance to Ifeanyi Ozor. All six were traders at the Apo auto spare parts market, Abuja. They were killed because DCP Danjuma made romantic advances to the only lady among them, Augustina Arebu, at a night club, which s...

Madagascar Education Minister Sacked Over Plans to Buy Sweets for Bitter COVID-organics

7Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Africa, Covid-19, Education, Madagascar, News

Madagascar Education Minister Sacked Over Plans to Buy Sweets for Bitter COVID-organics

Madagascar has sacked her Education Minister Rijasoa Andriamanana for planning to buy sweets for school children who consume the country’s COVID-organics. The Minister had earlier planned to buy sweets worth $2.2m with the aim of reducing the bitterness of the country’s COVID-19 cure, AFP news agency reports. Read also: FG lost N557bn to MDAs in five years —Report Although the sacked Minister had abandoned the plan before she was sacked, it was reported that President Rajoelina condemned the idea which would have had each student receiving three sweets. A statement released by Malagasy Government confirming her sack directed Ella Beatrice Assoumacou who is in charge of ministry of higher education to double as the acting education minister.

George Floyd Killing – African Implications Of Continued Hatred Of Black Bodies

5Jun

By Ndidi UwechueNo Comments

Africa, Human Rights, Justice, News

George Floyd Killing – African Implications Of Continued Hatred Of Black Bodies

5th June 2020 The agonizing killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 in open view of the world by a White police officer assisted by 3 other non-Black officers, one of them Oriental, in America, is yet another hate-fuelled killing of a Black body. On that same day, in another part of America a White female called police with her best acting voice and lied that she was being threatened by a Black man, all because he had correctly complained about her needing to put her dog on a leash in that part of the park where they were. You see, Amy Cooper knew that Black people are hated and harmed by other communities, and she used the right words during her lying phone call to police, that would have potential to get the Black male, Christian Cooper (no relation) killed. Fortunately Chri...

George Floyd, The Black Race, and The Greatest Love of All – Reno Omokri

5Jun

By adminNo Comments

Africa, Human Rights, Justice, News

George Floyd, The Black Race, and The Greatest Love of All – Reno Omokri

God created diversity. It is satan that created racism. How do I know? The first time racism occurred in Scripture (“Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married”-Numbers 12:1), God punished the racists. Many people have asked why I am yet to comment on the George Floyd case, and the truth is that I am not as concerned about Blue on Black killings as I am about Black on Black killings. For every Black man killed by a White cop, there are over 20 Black people murdered by their fellow Blacks. The death of George Floyd is a tragedy. Officer Chauvin AND HIS CREW must be charged as a lesson. But the Black race must learn our own lesson. Protests are good. But destroying infrastructure in Black neighborhoods doesn’t help George get justice! Ma...

Nigerian Youth Need An Alternative Culture

18May

By Ndidi Uwechue1 Comment

Africa, Inspirational, Lifestyle, Youths

Nigerian Youth Need An Alternative Culture

18th May 2020 Starting by stating the obvious: that a good culture creates a good country; and a bad culture creates a bad country. So, by the culture lived out, citizens establish the kind of country they prefer, not only for themselves but also for their children. Before going any further, culture here is the social behaviour and ideas of society, while tradition would be the ancient way of doing things say, dancing, dressing, cooking, music making etc. Thus, “Nigerian Culture” has created the Nigeria we see. Structurally, it is a culture of INDIVIDUAL-MINDEDNESS which is basically self-preservation and self-profit, plus added to that is a SADISTIC tendency. The cultural focus on self and selfishness hardly any Nigerian or observer of Nigerians would disagree wi...

Opinion: Nigerian Values – Food For Thought

14Apr

By Ndidi UwechueNo Comments

Economy, Features, Nigeria

Opinion: Nigerian Values – Food For Thought

14th April 2020 Life seems to be much about FOOD in Nigeria. There is regular talk about how to get food for oneself or for the children. People worry about not getting “three square meals” a day. Nigerians talk about the “national cake”. Young women look for a man to marry who can put food on the table. There is a great sense of satisfaction when food has been obtained or eaten. A good day is a day when food has been eaten. Taking it further, politicians use food to either bribe people for votes, or to keep aggrieved citizens quiet. “Just give them food and it will all be ok”. Moreover, when a group is agitating for some kind of civil or human rights, we hear things said such as, “They must be hungry”. The rights or issues being addressed are disregarded, sadly, even by th...

Corona Virus: Lagos State Government Mocks Residents with Absurd Palliative Provision

3Apr

By adminNo Comments

Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Safety

Corona Virus: Lagos State Government Mocks Residents with Absurd Palliative Provision

On the 27th of March, we published a story that the Lagos state government had announcement the commencement of the first phase of its economic stimulus package targeted at about 200, 000 homes. Governor Sanwo-Olu was roundly hailed for his good work but little did we know that what was in store for Lagosions was nothing short of a mockery. Read Also: COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu Rollsout First Phase of Economic Stimulus for Residents, Targets 200,000 Residents Reports coming in from different parts of Lagos State show residents of communities showing off the palliative provisions they had received from the State Government, labeled "Covid-19 Emergency Food Response". In every instance, the people were more than shocked at what they got. In one report caught on video, Alhaji Hamzat, CDA Ch...

COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu Rolls Out First Phase of Economic Stimulus for Residents, Targets 200,000 Residents

27Mar

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Safety

COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu Rolls Out First Phase of Economic Stimulus for Residents, Targets 200,000 Residents

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has unveiled economic stimulus package for the indigent and the most vulnerable in the society to cushion the effect of Coronavirus. The stimulus, which comes in food packs, to be distributed to every local government in the State is aimed at cushioning the effect of the fourteen days stay-at-home directive. Speaking after an on-the-spot assessment of one of the State-owned food banks, located inside the premises of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives in Agege, Sanwo-Olu said the economic stimulus will reduce the burden of the temporary economic downturn on the citizens caused by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Governor said the food packs, which were put together by the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative...