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10 quotes from Obi’s speech at Chatham Home

10 quotes from Obi’s speech at Chatham Home

Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate, today spoke at the Chatham House in London, the famous independent policy institute trusted for debate and dialogue. Obi spoke on his vision for policy change and the institutional…

Cholera-WHO helps Ebonyi State to curb the outbreak 

Cholera-WHO helps Ebonyi State to curb the outbreak 

It was noon at a health facility in Amaozanu Community, located at Ishielu Local Government Area (LGA), Ebonyi state.  Lying on a bed at the cholera treatment unit (CTU) with a drip (intravenous fluid or…

Actual Causes Behind Africa’s Success on the Worldwide Music Scene

Actual Causes Behind Africa’s Success on the Worldwide Music Scene

Last week, the global entertainment industry witnessed another stinger from the African music scene when Rema’s Calm Down, featuring Selena Gomez, was announced as the No.1 on the Billboard Global Charts effectively cementing Rema’s place…

Ohio’s Inside Battle Reveals New Fronts In The Abortion Battle

Ohio’s Inside Battle Reveals New Fronts In The Abortion Battle

The political dynamics of the abortion landscape were, for decades, calcified.  The well-organized and well-practiced anti-abortion lobby used the promise of abortion restrictions — and threat of broad access to the procedure — to drive…

Breeding Extra Donkeys In Nigeria, by Salisu Na’inna Dambatta

Breeding Extra Donkeys In Nigeria, by Salisu Na’inna Dambatta

Donkeys The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has factored the breeding of more donkeys in the National Agricultrural Technology and Innovation Policy (NATIP). The purpose is to prevent their extinction. NATIP is…

January 8 Was A Horrible Day For Brazilian Democracy. It Was Not One other January 6.

January 8 Was A Horrible Day For Brazilian Democracy. It Was Not One other January 6.

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis.  Americans watching events unfold in Brazil last Sunday could be forgiven for experiencing an unsettling feeling of déjà vu. We’ve recently…

Financial institution Borrowing From CBN Rises By 260% To N21.87trn

Financial institution Borrowing From CBN Rises By 260% To N21.87trn

Central Bank of Nigeria Deposit Money Banks borrowed the sum of N21.87tn from the Central Bank of Nigeria via the Standing Lending Facility window and Repurchase Lending platform in 2020, according to the CBN financial…

Africa: Gonçalves Desires Angola to Revamp 2011 Spirit

Africa: Gonçalves Desires Angola to Revamp 2011 Spirit

Ahead of Angola’s first game at the TotalEnergies CHAN 2022 against Mali, head coach Pedro Gonçalves wants his side to approach the tournament with the belief that they can go all the way to the…

Africa: Saidou Needs Liomsto Play Each Recreation as ‘Ultimate’

Africa: Saidou Needs Liomsto Play Each Recreation as ‘Ultimate’

Cameroon coach Alioum Saidou expects his side to approach every game as a final when they kickoff their campaign against Congo in the TotalEnergies CHAN 2022 on Monday, January 16 at the Miloud Hadefi Stadium…

Africa: Nouhoum requires focus forward of Angola conflict

Africa: Nouhoum requires focus forward of Angola conflict

Mali coach Diané Nouhoum is cautious that his side need to have the right mindset ahead of their opening game against Angola in the TotalEnergies CHAN 2022 on Monday, 16 January at the Miloud Hadefi…

Nigeria: Nigerian Who Opened 470 Fraudulent Financial institution Accounts Pleads Responsible in U.S.

Nigeria: Nigerian Who Opened 470 Fraudulent Financial institution Accounts Pleads Responsible in U.S.

The Nigerian will be sentenced on 20 January by a US district court for using about 470 bank accounts to defraud at least 10 American banks. A Nigerian man, Ahmed Ponle, has pleaded guilty to…

Nigeria: I Battled With Mind Tumour

Nigeria: I Battled With Mind Tumour

Nigerian medical expert, Dr. Chinonso Egemba better known as Aproko Doctor, has revealed his health battle with brain tumour. He made this known via a video he shared on his Facebook page on Monday, where…