he
news
about
Indigenous
People
Of
Biafra
IPOB
leader's
Thursday
discharge
and
T acquittal
triggered
a
wave
of
celebrations
across
Nigeria's
South
East
regions
and
elsewhere
across
the
globe,
particularly
among
IPOBnated
Nigerians
in
the
diaspora. C ontinues
p a ge
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B A G ,
S A Y S
F O R M E R
W O R L D
C H A M P I O N
L A H M U G A N D A ' S
W I N N I E
N W A G I
D A T E S
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A N X I E T Y
T R A I L
K A N U ' S A C Q U I T T A L
A S
N I G E R I A N
G O V T
F I G H T S
B A C K M A L A W I A N
G O V T
U N D E R
H E A V Y
C R I T I C I S M
F O R
P A Y I N G
K 7 5 0
M I L L I O N
T O
B U T C H E R Y
F O R
F E R T I L I Z E R
P R O C U R E M E N T B y :
O l l u s
N d o m u
EDIT ORIAL
O u r
T e a c h e r s
O u r
S p i n e
Better
late
than
n e v e r , H a p p y
T e a c h e r s D a y
t o o u r t e a c h e r s
s e r v i n g i n d i ff e r e n t
p a r t s o f A f r i c a O n
W ednesday ,
October
5 t h , t e a c h e r s w o r l dover
celebrated
their
i n e s t i m a b l e y e t
u n d e r r e p o r t e d a n d
u n d e r r a t e d r o l e i n
creating
a
better
world
for
all.
It's
nobrainer
that
being
a
teacher
is
no
longer
fashionable.
I t i s n o l o n g e r
f a s h i o n a b l e b e c a u s e
of
the
poor
conditions
o f s e r v i c e s e r v i n g
teachers
continue
to
e n d u r e . P o l i t i c a l
i n t e r f e r e n c e i n t h e
a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f
education
continue
to
hamper
changes
and
t h e m o s t n e e d e d
a u t o n o m y E v e n s o ,
t e a c h e r s a r e s t i l l
g e n e r a l s t o r e c k o n
with
at
the
battlefront
o f t h e w a r a g a i n s t
ignorance.
They
remain
a s u r e g u i d e w h e r e
i n t e l l e c t u a l
d e v e l o p m e n t i s
concerned.
I n t h e w o r d s o f E v e
Garrison,
c o m p a s
knowledge,
T h e s e m
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
2
r
"A teacher
is
a
s t h a t a c t i v a t e s
the
magnets
of
curiosity ,
and
wisdom."
a g n e t s o f
curiosity ,
knowledge
and
wisdom
are
fundamentals
of
meaningful
living
which
fi n d s e x p r e s s i o n i n
respect
for
humanity
and
nature,
belief
in
God
and
s e r v i c e t o o n e a n o t h e r F r o m u s a t A f r i c a w o r l d
N e w s p a p e r , H a p p y
T eachers
Day
to
our
dear
teachers.
T each
the
world
to
a
star's
worth.
By:
The
EditorinChief
T h e
t o n g u e c a n n o t
c l a i m
t o
b e
i g n o r a n t
o f
w h a t
t h e
t e e t h a r e
d o i n g .
I v o r i a n
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
3A F R I - W I Z D O M
A L L
T H A T
G L I T T E R S
A R E N ' T
G O L D
F e r m e n t a t i o n
w a s
a s s o c i a t e d
w i t h d e c a y
and
rotting
t h e s t a t e o f
f o u l s m e l l i n g
d e c o m p o s i t i o n T h o u g h
t h e
P h a r i s e e s
w a n t e d
e v e r y o n e t o
r e c o g n i z e
t h a t t h e y
w e r e p i o u s
a n d g o o d
Jews
as
they
m e t i c u l o u s l y
a n d
s c r u p u l o u s l y
p e r f o r m e d
t h e i r r e l i g i o u s d u t i e s Jesus
turned
the
table
o n t h e m b y d e c l a r i n g
t h a t o u t w a r d
a p p e a r a n c e d o e s n o t
a l w a y s m a t c h t h e
inward
intentions
of
the
h e a r t A n y o n e c a n
display
outward
signs
of
g o o d n e s s w h i l e
inwardly
harboring
evil
thoughts
and
intentions.
H i d d e n f e a r s a r e
dangerous.
W e
all
walk
around
with
fears
in
our
h e a r t s , s o m e a r e v e r y
visible
in
our
faces
and
speech,
others
are
well
c o n c e a l e d w i t h i n o u r
awareness.
Some
of
us
do
not
realize
how
we
are
controlled
by
our
fears.
We m i s t a k e n l y b e l i e v e
t h a t w e c a n o v e r c o m e
our
fears
by
being
more
p o w e r f u l , h a v i n g m o r e
money
and
being
better
armed
than
the
people
around
us.
J e s u s
s a i d
“ B e
a f r a i d
o f t h e
o n e
w h o
a f t e r
k i l l i n g
has
the
p o w e r
t o c a s t
i n t o
G e h e n n a ,
y e s , I
tell
you,
b e
a f r a i d
o f t h a t
o n e . ”
T h e s e
d a y s
there
are
a
lot
of
hard
things
happening,
and
it
can
seem
difficult
to
stay
p o s i t i v e a n d t o b e
grateful,
but
even
in
the
midst
of
hardships
there
a r e s t i l l t h i n g s t o b e
t h a n k f u l f o r W e c a n
continue
to
praise
God
f o r t h e g o o d t h i n g s
a r o u n d u s , “ t h e L o r d
looks
down
He
sees
all.
The
first
letter
of
St.
John
says
it
well:
Perfect
love
drives
out
fear!”
(I
John
PRA YERS
L o r d J e s u s , m a y L o v e
a n d g r a c e h e l p u s
overcome
every
fear
we
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
4
E V A N G E L I S M 4:18)
have!
Amen
Lord
Jesus,
may
the
light
o f Y o u r w o r d f r e e o u r
hearts
from
the
deception
of
sin
and
consume
us
w i t h a b u r n i n g l o v e f o r
Y o u r t r u t h a n d
righteousness.
Amen
Lord
Jesus,
we
pray
for
the
end
of
the
war ,
crisis,
d i s e a s e s , g r a n t j o y ,
p e a c e , h a p p i n e s s ,
p r o s p e r i t y , g r a c e ,
p r o t e c t i o n , p r o m o t i o n ,
comfort
to
us;
eternal
to
the
departed
and
answer
to
all
our
prayers.
Amen
B y
M a b e l
O w a b u m u w a
V
H E A V
N
C R
K
T
5
C
S
F
R
P A Y
T
B U T C H E R Y
F O R
F E R T
d e n
L a
g
t
m
paying
(US$727,000)
m e a t
the
f e r t i
t h e
L
Z E R
P R O C U R E M E N T M
I n p u
s P r o g r a m m e
(AIP).
T h e b a c k l a s h
follows
the
Ministry
o f A g r i c u l t u r e ' s
T h u r s d a y
c o n fi r m a t i o n t h a t
the
money
was
paid
to
a
United
Kingdom
b a s e d B a r k a a t F o o d s
L i m i t e d C o m p a n y a s
a d v a n c e p a y m e n t f o r
f e r t i l i z e r w h i c h h a s n o t
been
delivered
so
far .
In
a
statement,
Ministry
of
A g r i c u l t u r e P r i n c i p a l
S e c r e t a r y S a n d r a m
M a w e r u r e f u t e d e a r l i e r
a l l e g a t i o n s t h a t
government
had
lost
K30
billion
through
a
dubious
fertilizer
deal.
M a w e r u e x p l a i n e d t h a t
t h e m i n i s t r y e n g a g e d
S m a l l h o l d e r F
i
fruits
and
juices. Malawians
took
to
social
m e d i a
v
s u
t
laundering.
a l l
a t i
we
have
front
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
5T R E N D S
A F R I C A M A L A W I A N
G O
T
U N D E R
Y
I
I
I
M
O
I
G
7
0
M I L L I O N
O
I
I
a l a w i a n s h a v e
a k e n t o s o c i a l
e d i a i n
o u n c i n g t h e
z a r u s C h a k w e r a
o v e r n m e n t f o r
K750
million
to
a
c o m p a n y f o r
procurement
of
l i z e r m e a n t f o r
A ff o r d a b l e
t
a r m e r s
Fertilizer
Revolving
Fund
o f M a l a w i ( S F F R M ) t o
p r o c e s s f e r t i l i z e r
procurement
for
AIP . S F F R M e n t e r e d i n t o
c o n t r a c t w i t h B a r k a a t , a
m i d d l e m a n w i t h a
production
line
with
Y ara
L i m i t e d w h i c h i s a w e l l k n o w n f e r t i l i z e r s u p p l i e r .
T h e c o n t r a c t w a s f o r
25,000
metric
tonnes
and
B a r k a a t d e m a n d e d a n
a d v a n c e p a y m e n t o f
U S $ 7 2 7 , 0 0 0 t o l o c k t h e
price. W h e n M a l a w i p a i d t h e
money
through
Ecobank,
B a r k a a t c a n c e l l e d t h e
contract
saying
it
had
lost
t h e p r o d u c t i o n l i n e w i t h
Y ara
and
could
not
commit
to
supply
the
fertilizer . “Barkaat
agreed
to
transfer
t h e f e e b a c k t o S F F R M
t h r o u g h t h e s a m e b a n k This
advance
commitment
f e e r e p a y m e n t o f a b o u t
K750
million
is
under
recall
b y E c o b a n k a n d w i l l b e
r e c e i v e d b y t h e e n d o f
O c t o b e r 2 0 2 2 , ” s a i d
Maweru. D o c u m e n t s o b t a i n e d b y
t h e l o c a l n e w s p a p e r ,
M a l a w i 2 4 , i n d i c a t e d t h a t
the
company
entrusted
by
g o v e r n m e n t f o r s u c h a
h u g e c o n t r a c t w a s
r e g i s t e r e d a s a
s l a u g h t e r h o u s e , w i t h i t s
b u s i n e s s f o c u s i n g
wholesale
of
meat,
dairy
products
as
well
as
c
i n g f o r
n
e s
i g
o n a m i d
s p i c i o n s o f m o n e y
“What
in
of
us
is
just
a
tip
of
clear
case
o f F r a u d , M o n e y
L a u n d e r i n g , R a c k e t e e r i n g
a n d L o o t i n g o f p u b l i c
money
through
AIP ,”
Social
commentator
Joshua
Chisa
M b e l e w r o t e i n a
F a c e b o o k p o s t i n
w h i c h h e a l s o
d e m a n d e d t h e fi r i n g
o f M i n i s t e r o f
A g r i c u l t u r e L o b i n
Lowe. “With
this,
I'm
inviting
A C B , F i s c a l P o l i c e ,
Attorney
General
and
D i r e c t o r o f P u b l i c
Prosecution
to
open
a
criminal
investigation.
I ' m e q u a l l y m o v i n g
P a r l i a m e n t r e l e v a n t
portfolio
committee
to
s u m m o n y o u f o r
questioning. “It's
just
incomprehensible
t h a t M a l a w i G o v e r n m e n t
would
have
entered
into
a
f e r t i l i z e r c o n t r a c t w i t h a
B u t c h e r y i n U K W e
d e m a n d u r g e n t a n s w e r s W e a l s o d e m a n d y o u r
r e m o v a l f r o m C a b i n e t , ”
Mbele
wrote. A n o t h e r S o c i a l
c o m m e n t a t o r O n j e z a n i
Kenani
wrote
on
Facebook:
“ B u y i n g n a t i o n a l f e r t i l i z e r
from
a
butcher W e're
living
i n i n t e r e s t i n g t i m e s A n y w a y , w h a t I fi n d
e n c o u r a g i n g i s t h a t t h e
President
absolutely
hates
corruption.
That
is
what
he
says.” By:
Joshua
Illya
L I B E R I A N
C O U R T
J A I L S
T W O
O V E R
I M P E R S O N A T I O N
Liberian
Court
jailed
A this
week
two
men
for
purporting
to
be
E d i t o r s a n d R e p o r t e r
'
w o r k i n g f o r t h e c o u n t r
l e a d i n g n e w s o u t l e
FrontPage
Africa.
A c c o r d i n g t o F r o n t P a g e
Africa,
the
two
men
were
i n v o l v e d i n i m p e r s o n a t i o n
with
intent
to
extort
money
and
blackmail
government
o ffi c i a l s
On
W ednesday ,
Oct.
12,
the
publication
carried
a
story
s a y i n g “ D e f e n d a n t C y r u s
Jackson
Doe,
33,
a
resident
of
Front
Street
in
Monrovia,
and
CoDefendant
Junior
V Foley
were
charged
by
the
L i b e r i a N a t i o n a l P o l i c e
along
with
one
George
V aye
with
forgery ,
impersonating
o ffi c i a l s , c r i m i n a l
c o n s p i r a c y , c r i m i n a l
f a c i l i t a t i o n , a n d c r i m i n a l
s o l i c i t a t i o n i n v i o l a t i o n o f
s e c t i o n s 1 5 7 0 , 1 0 2 a n d
10.3
of
the
revised
pan
law
of
Liberia.”
a n d
a l m o s t v i c t i m s i n c l u d e t h e
Auditor
General,
P Garsuah
Jackson,
Deputy
Speaker
J.
h i m a n d w e r e r e q u e s t i n g
fi n a n c i a l a s s i s t a n c e a n d i n
some
instances,
attempting
to
blackmail
them.
Mr .
Dodoo
said,
as
part
of
their
s c h e m e , t h e y p r e s e n t e d a
f o r g e d I D c a r d b e a r i n g h i s
n a m e a n d p i c t u r e v i a
WhatsApp
to
validate
to
their
'victims'
that
they
were
indeed
Lennart
Dodoo.
He
said
this
action
on
their
p a r t h a s b r o u g h t h i s
reputation,
the
reputation
of
h i s r e p o r t e r s a n d t h e
institution
to
public
disrepute.
T h e M o n r o v i
criminal,
e c t o r
t h e M i n i s t e r o f
Foreign
Affairs,
and
Senator
Prince
Moye,
among
others. T h e E d i t o r i a l C h i e f a d d e d
that
sometime
in
September ,
h e r e c e i v e d c a l l s f r o m
s e v e r a l t o p g o v e r n m e n t
officials
and
other
prominent
citizens
that
the
defendants
called
them
purporting
to
be
New
Penal
Law
of
Liberia,
for
which
they
were
sentenced.
Meanwhile,
defendants
Cyrus
Jackson
Doe
and
Junior
V
Folley
are
currently
held
in
Central
Prison,
also
known
as
South
Beach.
N T R I E
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
6T R E N D S
A F R I C A
s
y
s
t
T h e p u b l i c a t i o n c o n t i n u e d
that
“they
were
reported
to
t h e P o l i c e b y
F r o n t P a g e A f r i c a ' s N e w s
Desk
Chief,
Lennart
Dodoo
f o r
i m p e r s o n a t i ng
him
and
o t h e r
reporters
of
F r o n t P a g e A frica. M r D o d o o
e x p l a i n e d
t h a t t h e
s u s p e c t s
would
often
c a l l h i g h r a n k i n g
g o v e r n m e n t
o ffi c i a l s ,
prominent
business
people
a n d c i t i z e n s i n t r o d u c i n g
t h e m s e l v e s a s L e n n a r t
D o d o o , E d i t o r o f
F r o n t P a g e A f r i c a , t o e x t o r t
money
from
them. S o m e o f t h e i r v i c t i m s
F o n a t i K o ff a , P r o f . W i l s o n
T arpeh,
Comptroller
General
J a n g a K o w o , A s s t . M i n .
J e s s i e K o b o i , M r. D e w i t t
v o n B a l m o o s , t h e E P S
D i r
,
a C i t y C o u r t
d e s c r i b e d t h e d e f e n d a n t s '
a c t i o n a s u n l a w f u l , w i c k e d ,
and
intentional
and
t h a t i t v i o l a t e s S e c t i o n s
1 5 7 0 , 1 0 2 a n d 1 0 3 o f t h e
.
d e t e n t i o n a t t h e M o n r o v i a
By:
Naomi
Tappia G 7 A S K S
W O R L D
B A N K
T O
S U P P O R T
S T R U G G L I N G
A F R I C A N
C O U
S By:
Ryan
Martins
Obed
h e w o r l d ' s l e a d i n g
T economies
under
the
G 7 b a n n e r h a v e
called
on
the
W orld
Bank
to
fi n a n c i a l l y s u p p o r t A f r i c a n
countries
which
are
facing
economic
crisises
due
to
the
g l o b a l p a n d e m i c a n d
RussianUkraine
war T h e G 7 i s p a r t o f t h e
o n g o i n g Wo r l d B a n k a n d
I n t e r n a t i o n a l M o n e t a r y
F u n d I M F w i t h A f r i c a n
F i n a n c e M i n s t e r s i n
W ashington
D.C. Canada,
France,
Germany ,
I t a l y , J a p a n , t h e U n i t e d
Kingdom,
the
United
States
a n d t h e E u r o p e a n U n i o n
member
countries
of
the
G7.
K e y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m
Africa
that
are
attending
the
o n g o i n g
m e e t i n g
i n c l u d e
o ffi c i a l s
f r o m
G h a n a ,
T u n i s i a ,
M o r o c c o ,
S e n e g a l
a n d
Zambia. I n a T V
i n t e r v i e w , t h e G h a n i a n
Finance
Minister ,
Ken
OforiAtta
said
Thursday ,
Oct.
13
t h a t t h e m e e t i n g w a s
historical
since
it
was
the
first
time
the
G7
invited
African
Finance
Ministers
for
such
discussions. He
added
that
the
meeting
w a s m e a n t t o l o o k a t t h e
operations
of
IMF
and
how
it
can
add
to
the
capital
needs
to
make
sure
that
things
do
not
deteriorate. “The
empathy
is
clear ,
the
need
to
[introduce]
something
n e w a n d t h e r e f o r e , t h e i r
i n t e r e s t i n e n c o u r a g i n g t h e
w o r l d B a n k t o fi n d m o r e
r e s o u r c e , t a p p i n g i n t o t h e
private
sector
so
that
they
will
s t a b i l i z e w h e r e t h i n g s a r e
going. “They
have
reduced
growth
rate
to
2.7
per
cent
expecting
a g r i m a n d d i ffi c u l t p e r i o d ,
they
don't
want
to
make
sure
t h a t t h i n g s d e t e r i o r a t e f r o m
l i q u i d l y t o i n s o l v e n c y t o
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A
G R A B
B A G ,
S A Y S
F O R M E R
W O R L D
C H A M P I O N
L A H M
B
erlin,
Germany
|
Xinhua
| T h e o u t c o m e o f t h e
2022
FIF A W orld
Cup
is
unpredictable
and
remains
a
grab
bag,
said
Germany's
2014
world
champion
Philipp
Lahm.
“Y ou
haven't
got
a
clear
favorite
from
Europe
as
the
top
teams
seem
to
currently
struggle
and
deal
with
various
difficulties,”
the
38yearold
former
German
team
captain
told
Xinhua
in
an
interview
N e v e r t h e l e s s ,
E u r o p e a n
t e a m s a n d
S o u t h
A m e r i c a n
f a v o r i t e s s u c h
a s B r a z i l a n d
A r g e n t i n a a r e
going
to
battle
t h i n g s o u t When
it
comes
t o t a k i n g t h e
football
crown,
the
former
defender
added,
“I
am
sure
about
that.”
D e s p i t e a w e l l o i l e d
q u a l i fi c a t i o n p e r f o r m a n c e , i t
remains
uncertain
how
the
fivetime
world
champion
Brazil
and
A r g e n t i n a w i l l p e r f o r m w h e n
m e e t i n g s t r o n g E u r o p e a n
t e a m s , t h e 2 0 1 3 C h a m p i o n s
League
winner
stated.
“They
have
done
a
great
job
in
the
qualification,
but
a
W orld
Cup
is
about
meeting
the
best,”
Lahm
said.
R e g a r d i n g A s i a n n a t i o n s ,
Lahm
is
curious
to
witness
if
they
can
take
their
“passionate
g a m e s h a p e d b y i n t e n s e
running”
into
the
tournament.
As
Lahm
put
it,
a
W orld
Cup
t o u r n a m e n t c o m e s n e a r a
m a r a t h o n “ a s y o u n e e d t o
s t e a d i l y p e r f o r m o v e r s e v e n
games.”
That
includes
winning
tight
games
while
not
delivering
festivals.
constant
teams
o t h e C h a m p i o n s
L e a g u e “ T h a t m i g h t b e t h e
b i g g e s t d i ff e r e n c e t o S o u t h
American
sides.
A W orld
Cup
is
a b o u t d e l i v e r i n g o v e r s e v e r a l
weeks.”
T o
win
a
major ,
it
is
inevitable
for
a
coach
to
implement
a
clear
jobprofile
for
every
one
of
his
p l a y e r s “ Y o u n e e d a c l e a r
structure
and
hierarchy
as
the
team
leaders
need
to
provide
orientation
for
the
rest
of
the
team.”
France
for
instance
can
count
on
one
of
the
strongest
squads
due
to
individual
quality ,
but
“to
get
that
power
on
the
road
team
efforts
are
vital,”
he
noted.
S P A N I S H
P R E S S
H I G H L I G H T
D A M A G E
T O
E C O N O M Y
A F T E R
A R C A
C H A M P I O N S
L E A G U E
F L O P
Th e C h a m p i o n s L e a g u e
h a s b e e n c r u e l t o
Barcelona
who
face
early
e x i t n e x t m a t c h w e e k Barcelona
photo
media.
Madrid,
Spain
|
Xinhua
|
FC
Barcelona's
33
draw
at
home
to
Inter
Milan
on
W ednesday
n i g h t l e a v e s t h e d e b t r
e
w h o s e B a r c e l o n a c o l u m n i s t
David
Sanchez
defines
Barca's
Champions
League
display
as
“ f r i g h t e n i n g a n d r i d i c u l o u s , ”
adding
that
“Xavi
is
shown
up”
by
this.
the
verge
of
an
early
exit
from
the
Champions
League
for
the
second
year
in
succession.
club
s
Barca
have
to
win
both
of
their
group
games
against
Bayern
Munich
and
V iktoria
Plzen
and
hope
that
Inter
fail
to
win
either
of
theirs.
However ,
given
that
Plzen
are
arguably
the
weakest
team
in
the
competition
and
Inter's
next
game
is
at
home
to
the
Czechs,
nobody
is
expecting
a
miracle
and
Barca's
fate
could
even
be
sealed
before
they
kick
off
at
home
to
Bayern
on
October
26
if
Inter
beat
Plzen
in
the
early
kick
off.
“The
Champions
League
has
been
cruel
to
us,”
said
Barca
coach
Xavi
Hernandez
after
the
g a m e , i n w h i c h h i s s i d e ' s
defense
left
wide
open
spaces
for
Inter
to
exploit
in
the
second
half.
T h e S p a n i s h s
Diario
AS
pointed
to
the
sale
of
club
assets
that
Barcelona
made
in
the
summer
to
allow
them
to
spend
around
150
million
euros
i n n e w s i g n i n g s a n d fi t t h e
players
into
their
wage
ceiling.
“865
million
euros
thrown
away
and
in
ruins,”
h e a d l i n e s
A S , a l s o
s a y i n g t h a t
the
project
of
c l u b
p r e s i d e n t
J o a n
Laporta
“has
b e e n
damaged.”
T h e p r o B a r c e l o n a ' E l M u n d o
D e p o r t i v o ' e x p r e s s e d i t s
disappointment
that
“no
Barca
p l a y e r t o o k r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o
speak
in
the
mixed
zone”
to
the
w a i t i n g j o u r n a l i s t s , a n d
highlights
the
economic
damage
to
the
club.
“The
club
could
lose
over
21
million
euros
if
they
don't
reach
the
quarterfinals,”
points
out
the
paper ,
adding
that
the
club
had
calculated
for
those
21
million
e u r o s i n i t s b u d g e t f o r t h e
season.
F i n a l l y , ' S p o r t ' , a n o t h e r
B a r c e l o n a b a s e d p a p e r ,
headlines
“Barca
can't
get
over
their
demons
in
the
Champions
League,”
with
another
headline
“ E y e s l o o k i n g a t t h e fl o o r ,
incredulity
“On
the
edge
of
the
disaster
of
every
headlines
Marca,
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
9
2
M o s t i m p o r t a n t f r o m t h e
perspective
of
the
tournament
director
of
the
2024
UEF A Euro
h o s t e d b y G e r m a n y i s “ t h a t
teams
find
a
healthy
balance
b e t w e e n o ff e n s e e ff o r t s a n d
defense
issues.” T h e c u r i o u s r e s u l t s i n t h e
Nations
League
give
evidence,
“that
it
has
become
increasingly
d i ffi c u l t f o r f a v o r i t e s t o c o m e
b a c k w h e n c o n c e d i n g a g o a l
against
an
underdog.” M o s t o f t h e
u n d e r d o g s
a r e w e l l o r g a n i z e d
w h e n i t
c o m e s t o
d e f e n d i n g
covering
the
e n t i r e p i t c h .
“ O n e c a n
say ,
the
gap
h a s
s h r u n k e n , ”
L a h m
added. A n u n u s u a l l y s h o r t p r e tournament
preparation
phase
i s a c h a l l e n g e f o r t h e
participants. European
might
enjoy
the
a d v a n t a g e o f b e i n g u s e d t o
highlevel
competition
t h a n k s t
i d d
n
on
T h e
r e s u l t ,
w h i c h
c a m e
a f t e r
a
t h r i l l i n g
g a m e ,
m e a n
p o r t i n g p r e s s
w a s a l s o c r u e l o n T h u r s d a y
m o r n i n g , w i t h t h e M a d r i d
b a s e d , D i a r i o A S a n d M a r c a
both
twisting
the
knife.
year ,”
,
shame…
the
image
that
reflects
Barca's
drama
like
none
other .” On
Sunday ,
Barca
will
travel
to
the
Santiago
Bernabeu
Stadium
to
play
Real
Madrid:
a
game
that
offer
a
chance
of
redemption
—
or
total
despair
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music
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event
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a r t i s t s i n c l u d i n g
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d i s h
on
African
recipes
is
M a d e s u .
T h i s i s a
C o n g o l e s e d i s h
m a d e
f r o m
b e a n s
a n d a
c o m b i n a t i o n o f
o t h e r
i n g r e d i e n t s.
O n e
u n i q u e
t h i n g
a b o u t
b e a n s i s
that,
it
can
b e
a c c o m p a nied
with
a l m o s t
a n y k i n d
of
food
or
r a t h e r
dish.
INGREDIENTS
2
cups
of
beans(
red
kidney
beans
suites
well)
Some
salt
An
onion
2 t a b l e s p o o n s o f
tomato
puree
Some
corridor
Black
pepper
2tbsp
of
Olive
oil 3
garlic
cloves
1leaf
onion
Canned
(1)
chopped
tomatoes
Some
chilli
(
optional)
Madesu
S o c k t h e b e a n s
overnight
as
it
is
one
way
which
helps
to
cook
it
faster
R e m o v e t h e b e a n s
from
the
soaked
water
and
cook
it
for
an
hour
or
more
depending
on
how
l o n g i t t a k e s f o r i t t o
become
tender
Then
remove
it
from
the
heat
and
reserve
it
for
later
use.
I n a n o t h e r
saucepan,
pour
in
the
o l i v e o i l , f r y t h e
chopped
fresh
garlic,
chopped
onions
and
saute
until
it
becomes
tender
s t o c k c u b e s , t o m a t o
p u r e e a n d a l l o w i t t o
saute
for
20
minutes
on
low
heat,
then
stir
it.
O n c e t h e s a u c e h a s
simmered,
pour
it
into
the
beans
you
had
set
reserved,
add
a
cup
of
water
and
let
it
simmer
for
20
minutes
again
until
the
sauce
becomes
thick.
Then
add
salt,
the
t o m a t o e s , b l a c k
p e p p e r , c o r r i d o r ,
Serve
it
with
rice
or
boiled
cassava.
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media
entit y
(in
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oper ating
as
A fricaw orld
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A fricaw orld
Repor ts ,
The
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and
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T V ,
invites
applications
fr om
suitably
qualified
Z ambians
f or
the
position
o f
Of fice
Secr e tar y . T o
under tak e
the
pr o vision
o f
secr e tarial
and
adminis tr ativ e
ser vices
in
or der
to
f acilitate
e f f ec tiv e
oper ations . Qualifications: -
F
ade
t w elv e
(12)
C er tificate;
e tarial
cer tificate
with
30
w or ds
per
minute
t yping
speed
(added
adv antage) -
C omputer
Liter ate; -
Able
to
use
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or ganisational
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O Y
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T R A I L
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A N U ' S A S
N I G E R I A N
G O V T
F I G H T S
B A C K
d i s c h a r g e d a n d n o t
a c q u i t t e d , " s a i d a
spokesperson
for
Attorney
General
Abubakar
Malami,
so
it
appears
unlikely
he
independent
state
in
the
c o u n t y ' s s o u t h e a s t e r n
region.
In
2021,
Mr Kanu,
a
holder
of
the
UK
passport
was
seized
and
sent
b a c k h o m e t o
stay
in
detention.
technically
a
"free
man."
T h e p r o m i n e n t l a w y e r
f u r t h e r s a i d " t h e f e d e r a l
government
should
comply
w i t h t h e j u d g e m e n t a n d
release
Nnamdi
Kanu".
A c c o
to
the
court,
t h e
c o n t r o v e r s i al
separatist
l e a d e r h a d
b e e n
i l l e g a l l y
a r r e s t e d
a b r o a d
a d d i n g t h a t e v e n h i s
e x t r a d i t i o n f r o m K e n y a
was
unconstitutional.
The
court's
ruling
is
major
b l o w t o t h e f e d e r a l
g o v e r n m e n t w h i c h h a d
detained
IPOB's
Kanu
on
a n u m b e r t r e a s o n a n d
t e r r o r i s m r e l a t e d
charges.
I n a F a c e b o o k p o s t t o
c o n fi r m t h e r u l i n g , h i s
c o u n s e l , I f e a n y i E j i o f o r
w r o t e " A p p e a l a l l o w e d O n y e n d u M a z i N n a m d i
K A N U , d i s c h a r g e d a n d
acquitted.
W e
have
won!
V i c t o r y v i c t o r y v i c t o r y
victory ."
R e a c t i n g F r i d a y t o t h e
t u r n o f e v e n t s , t h e
g o v e r n m e n t s a i d t h a t i t
was
exploring
other
legal
avenues
to
overturn
the
court's
ruling.
" K a n u w a s o n l y
will
be
freed
imminently
T h e A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l ' s
o ffi c e a d d e d t h a t t h e
court's
decision
was
only
based
on
the
extradition
of
M r K a n u ,
and
did
not
a p p l y t o
t h o s e
c h a r g e s
t h a t
p r e d a t e i t
w h i c h
" r e m a i n
v a l i d
i s s u e s f o r
j u d i c i a l
d e t e r m i n a t ion".
Mr Kanu
who
denies
any
w r o n g d o i n g , w a s
originally
arrested
in
2015
but
he
fled
Nigeria
in
2017
while
out
on
bail.
The
Nigerian
government
is
working
to
silence
IPOB,
a
group
campaigning
for
t h e c r e a t i o n o f a n
T h e c a s e h a d
b e c o m e e v e n
more
interesting
a s t h e A p p e a l
Court
also
ruled
the
Federal
High
C o u r t d i d n o t
h a v e t h e
jurisdiction
to
try
Mr
Kanu.
H e i n i t i a l l y f a c e d 1 5
c h a r g e s , b u t e i g h t h a d
previously
been
dropped.
Mr Kanu's
lawyers
are
also
e n g a g i n g a u t h o r i t i e s t o
have
their
client
released.
"No
new
charges
can
ever
s t i c k " a g a i n s t M r K a n u
because
"the
extraordinary
r e n d i t i o n h a s c r e a t e d a
p e r m a n e n t b a r r i e r t o h i s
p r o s e c u t i o n H e m u s t b e
r e l e a s e d fi r s t , " A l o y
Ejimakor
said
on
T witter .
He
also
added
that
Mr
Kanu
s h o u l d b e f r e e t o t r a v e l
without
hinderance.
As
of
Friday
afternoon,
t h e I P O B l e a d e r h a d
not
yet
been
released
from
detention
but
his
lawyers
confirmed
they
were
seeking
to
have
him
freed
as
per
the
court
order .
T h e I g b o p e o p l e ' s
d e s i r e t o h a v e a n
i n d e p e n d e n t s t a t e
d a t e s f r o m a s f a r a s
early
1960s.
I n a n i n t e r v i e w w i t h t h e
B B C , C o n s t i t u t i o n a l a n d
H u m a n R i g h t s L a w y e r
L u k a M u s a H a r u n a s a i d
t h e c o u r t ' s r u l i n g m e a n t
there
was
nothing
to
stop
M r K a n u f r o m b e i n g r e a r r a i g n e d o n d i ff e r e n t
c h a r g e s b u t a l s o
a c k n o w l e d g e d t h a t t h e
I P O B l e a d e r w a s n o w
In
1967
ethnic
Igbo
leaders
declared
independence
for
the
state
of
Biafra,
but
after
a
civil
war ,
which
led
to
the
deaths
of
up
to
a
million
p e o p l e , t h e s e c e s s i o n i s t
rebellion
was
defeated.
It
has
now
been
reawakened
t h e w e l l c o o r d i n a t e d
movement,
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