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Nigeria-China loans: This is my story

By Theophilus Abbah August 11, 2020 176 0

By Theophilus Abbah A hot and deadly arrow flying across Nigeria over Chinese loans hit my heart and mind last Friday, destabilizing my weekend, and leaving me with bleary eyes. The arrow was very devastating because, like every victim of misfortune, I did not forecast it. As the debate on the sovereignty clause in Chinese […]Continue Reading

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Over 130 killed in Kaduna in 6 months

By Theophilus Abbah July 24, 2020 186 0

No fewer than 130 persons have been killed in Kaduna State this year, according to media reports. Data mined by this website show that most of the killings took place in Kajuru Local Government Area in Southern Kaduna. As a result of the killings many women of Southern Kaduna came out in their numbers to […]Continue Reading

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AfDB impacts in Africa endorse Adesina’s second-term bid as president

By Theophilus Abbah July 17, 2020 159 0

By Theophilus Abbah The impact of Dr Akinwumi Adesina’s presidency at the African Development Bank (AfDB) in the last five years could be felt and touched in many parts of Africa. They speak eloquently in favour of his re-election as president of the development bank, in spite of opposition from the United States. At an […]Continue Reading

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Peculiar mode of development of Korea

By Theophilus Abbah July 7, 2020 161 0

The international community is showing special interest in the mode of development peculiar to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), which has followed the road of its choice without a single mistake and failure for over 70 years. When a nation takes its destiny in its own hands and carves it out by its […]Continue Reading

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Covid-19 Today

By Theophilus Abbah April 22, 2020 166 0

Here is an update on Covid-19 in Nigeria     Latest Report InfogramContinue Reading

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10 Takeaway from Buhari’s second speech on Covid-19

By Theophilus Abbah April 14, 2020 175 0

 92% of all identified contacts with Covid-19 positive persons has been identified. Testing capacity doubled – 1,500 tests could be conducted daily 7,000 health care workers trained in ‘infection prevention and control’ Health care workers across all the treatment centers have been provided with the personal protective equipment NCDC team deployed in 19 out of […]Continue Reading

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[Intelligence] Covid-19 Expenditure and 2020 Health Budget

By Theophilus Abbah April 11, 2020 181 0

Nigeria’s federal and state governments have been on a spending spree to frustrate the spread of coronavirus. Imperative as the spending is, it has raised concerns about the fate of the 2020 health budget. With several health challenges like poor primary healthcare delivery, high maternal mortality rate, poor immunization of children, deaths due to typhoid […]Continue Reading

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[My Covid-19 Diary] Day 6: Fuel price jerked up as more than 500 Africans die

By Theophilus Abbah April 8, 2020 218 Post a comment

By Theophilus Abbah As I started my car engine this evening to ride out of boredom into the locked down world, I noticed that my fuel had drained. The red sign on the gauge jeered at him as if to say it would certainly draw some cash from my drained pocket. Even if I had […]Continue Reading

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[My Covid-19 Diary]: Day 5 – Coronavirus infects the flesh and heart of media

By Theophilus Abbah April 7, 2020 192 3

Like Israelites who lost appetite for Manna and panted for flesh in the desert, I began to thirst and hunger after news in the print format. My hankering for news online dwindled and faded as the borders among social media platforms blurred on my handheld device and laptop. I craved for my newspaper with varieties […]Continue Reading

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[My Covid-19 Diary] Day 4: Fighting a deadly disease with ill-motivated forces

By Theophilus Abbah April 4, 2020 143 0

Tea. Yam. Eba. Beans. Bread. Food, food, food. Eat. Eat. Eat. I’ve begun to feel guilty, like I felt as a boy, and being fed by my mother. I tell this story to my children to discourage them from yielding to the snare of gluttony. On many occasions, my mother would whip me with her […]Continue Reading

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Covid-19: Today’s Report

By Theophilus Abbah April 3, 2020 155 0

The charts below show the current state of Covid-19 in Nigeria. Death is still low, but there are concerns about its spread in the South-West, especially. There are fewer cases in the North. But this does not give a clear idea of the situation there, because fewer tests have been conducted in that part of […]Continue Reading

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[My Covid-19 Diary] Day 3 – Breakfast without bread in a blackout

By Theophilus Abbah April 3, 2020 162 0

By Theophilus Abbah Blanket blackout, darkness, sweats and fatigue ruled and ruined the night before Tuesday, March 31, when life would grind to a halt and the curse, we, Abuja residents, feared most would be unleashed to drench and drown us. Blackout, because electricity supply had become so unreliable that both government and the governed […]Continue Reading