AfricaWorld Newspaper 29th April 2023

mid
 international
 calls
 for
 dialogue,
 the
 Sudanese
 army
 and
 the
 Rapid
 Support
 A Forces
 (RSF)
 agreed
 Thursday
 to
 extend
 the
 humanitarian
 ceasefire
 for
 an
 additional
 72
 hours. This
 followed
 an
 initiative
 put
 forward
 by
 the
 Intergovernmental
 Authority

C ontinues
p a ge
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EDIT ORIAL

By:
 The
Editor­in­Chief

K E N N E T H
 K A U N D A

L I V E S
 O N

As a P a n ­

A f r i c a n

p u b l i c a t i o n
 d e d i c a t e d t o
 p r o m o t i n g A f r i c a n
 i d e o l o g i e s a n d
 advancing
 the
 welfare
 o f o u r c o n t i n e n t , w e
 a r e h o n o r e d t o
 d e d i c a t e t h i s w e e k ' s
 e d i t o r i a l t o Z a m b i a ' s
 f o u n d i n g f a t h e r , D r K e n n e t h D a v i d

Buchizya
 Kaunda.
 On

A p r i l 2 8 t h , Z a m b i a
 remembers
 this
 great
 l e a d e r w h o p a s s e d
 a w a y l a s t y e a r ,
 l e a v i n g b e h i n d a
 legacy
 that
 continues
 to
 inspire
 generations.

Dr Kaunda
 was
 a
 true
 hero
 of
 the
 liberation
 movement,
 renowned
 a c r o s s A f r i c a f o r h i s
 t i r e l e s s e ff o r t s i n
 f r e e i n g o t h e r
 c o u n t r i e s f r o m t h e

shackles
 of
 colonialism

I n

Z a m b i a ,

his
 name
 is

s y n o n y m o

u s w i t h

p e a c e ,

u n i t y , a n d

p a t r i o t i s m .

He
 laid
 the

f o u n d a t i o n

f o r t r i b a l

c o e x i s t e n c

e a n d

p e a c e f u l

t r a n s f e r o f

power
 from

o n e p a r t y t o a n o t h e r ,

setting
 an
 example
 for

other
 African
 nations
 to

follow .

Dr Kaunda
 was
 the
 first

Z a m b i a n P r e s i d e n t t o

p e a c e f u l l y h a n d o v e r

p o w e r w h e n h e l o s t

e l e c t i o n s t o h i s

o p p o n e n t , D r . F r e d r i c k

C h i l u b a S i n c e t h e n ,

Z a m b i a h a s s e e n
 peaceful
 transitions
 and
 has
 become
 a
 beacon
 of
 democracy ,
 peace,
 and
 h o p e a c r o s s t h e
 continent.

A t A f r i c a W o r l d

N e w s p a p e r , w e p a y
 t r i b u t e t o D r . K a u n d a

a n d h i s r e m a r k a b l e

c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o A f r i c a W e w i s h Z a m b i a

c o n t i n u e d p e a c e a n d
 p r o s p e r i t y , n o t j u s t f o r
 t o d a y b u t f o r
 g e n e r a t i o n s t o c o m e .

May
 his
 legacy
 live
 on,
 i n s p i r i n g f u t u r e
 generations
 to
 strive
 for
 a
 better
 Africa.

J E W S
 K N O W
 T H E R E
 I S
 S O M E T H I N G
 S P E

L
 A B O U T
 J E S U S
 C H R I S T

The
 Jews
 know

t h e r e i s

s o m e t h i n g
 special
 about
 Jesus

Christ.
 That
 He
 may

b e t h e

Messiah,
 or
 at

l e a s t a

p r o p h e t T h e y
 are
 curious,
 so

t h e y f o l l o w

H i m a n d a s k

q u e s t i o n s

l i k i n g

e v e r y t h i n g H e

s a i d u n t i l

Jesus
 has
 said

s o m e t h i n g
 truly
 shocking.

He
 wants
 them

to
 eat
 His
 flesh

a n d d r i n k H i s

blood!
 T o
 this
 point,

m o s t o f t h e c r o w d

h a s b e e n w i l l i n g t o

a c c e p t H i m a s a

b r e a d ­ p r o v i d e r

T h e y l o o k f o r

u n d e r s t a n d i n g ,
 especially
 what
 they

c a n b e c o m f o r t a b l e

w i t h . T h e i r i d e a s

a b o u t t h e M e s s i a h

a r e m a t e r i a l i s t i c ,

b a s e d o n t h e r e ­

e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f

David's
 Throne
 at
 the
 e x p e n s e o f t h e
 Romans.
 Jesus,
 on
 t h e o t h e r h a n d ,
 wants
 to
 take
 them
 to
 a
 new
 level,
 to
 the

mystery
 of
 the
 loving
 generosity
 of
 God.

In
 His
 goodness,
 God
 h a s g i v e n u s

C I A

Jesus
 is
 and
 why
 He

c a l l s H i m s e l f t h e
 bread
 of
 life.

T h e m i r a c l e o f t h e

e x t e n s i v e l y f r o m
 Jesus'
 teaching
 on
 the
 b r e a d o f l i f e . J e s u s

m a d e H i m s e l f a
 p e r f e c t o ff e r i n g a n d
 s a c r i fi c e t o G o d
 on
 our
 behalf.
 W e
 a r e n o w G o d ' s
 m o u t h , h a n d s ,
 and
 feet.
 God
 has
 decided
 to
 make
 H i m s e l f
 h a n d i c a p p e d
 w i t h o u t y o u r
 obedient
 service.

PRA YERS

i n t e l l i g e n c e s o t h a t

w e c a n u n d e r s t a n d

s o m e o f t h e t r u t h s

a b o u t H i m . T h e s e

simpler
 truths
 do
 not

reveal
the
full
glory
of

God.
 They
 are
 not
 as

f u l fi l l i n g a s s o m e o f

t h e m o r e i m p o r t a n t

truths
 about
 Him.
 The

J e w s w e r e

scandalized
 and
 even

t h e d i s c i p l e s w e r e

d i v i d e d w h e n J e s u s

said
 "unless
 you
 eat

My
 flesh
 and
 drink
 My

b l o o d , y o u h a v e n o

life
 in
 you."
 What
 a

h a r d s a y i n g , u n l e s s

you
 understand
 who

m u l t i p l i c a t i o n o f t h e
 loaves
 (John
 6:3­13),
 when
 Jesus
 said
 the
 b l e s s i n g , b r o k e a n d
 distributed
 the
 loaves
 through
 His
 disciples
 to
 feed
 the
 multitude,

i s a s i g n t h a t

p r e fi g u r e d t h e
 s u p e r a b u n d a n c e o f
 the
 unique
 bread
 of

t h e E u c h a r i s t , o r

L o r d ' s S u p p e r . T h e
 Gospel
 of
 John
 has
 no
 account
 of
 the
 Last
 Supper
meal
(just
the
 f o o t w a s h i n g
 ceremony
 and
 Jesus'
 f a r e w e l l d i s c o u r s e )

Instead,
 John
 quotes

Lord
 Jesus,
 help
 us
 to
 realise
 that
 the
 greatest
 gifts
 Y ou
 give
 may
 be
 b e y o n d o u r
 understanding.
 Amen

Risen
 Lord,
 here
 we
 are
 (Acts
 9:10).
 Use
 us
 f o r Yo u r K i n g d o m .

Amen

M y
 C h i l d h o o d
 M e m o r i e s
 1

My c h i l d h o o d
 was
 filled
 with
 u n f o r g e t t a b l e
 m e m o r i e s t h a t I
 cherish
 to
 this
 day I
 can
 recall
 them
 as
 if
 t h e y h a p p e n e d j u s t
 y e s t e r d a y , a n d t h e y
 always
 bring
 a
 smile
 to
 my
 face.
 My
 daughter
 once
 asked
 me
 how
 I
 remembered
 them
 so
 v i v i d l y , a n d I
 couldn't
 help
 but
 w o n d e r t h e
 s a m e t h i n g
 myself.
 Perhaps
 it
 was
 my
 natural
 intelligence
 that
 made
 me
 stand
 o u t f r o m t h e
 c r o w d . I h a d a
 w a y o f g a i n i n g
 t h e l o v e a n d
 a d m i r a t i o n o f
 t h o s e a r o u n d
 me
 effortlessly .
 I
 had
 a
 particular

f o n d n e s s f o r
 b a b i e s , a n d I
 w o u l d s e e k
 t h e m o u t
 wherever
 I
 went.
 T h i s o f t e n
 e a r n e d m e a
 s c o l d i n g f r o m
 my
 mother ,
 but
 I
 c o u l d n ' t h e l p
 m y s e l f M o t h e r s
 trusted
 me
 with
 their
 little
 ones,
 but
 always
 kept
 a
 watchful
 eye
 on
 m e I w a s s k i l l e d a t
 bathing
 babies
 without
 getting
 soap
 or
 water
 i n t h e i r e y e s , a n d I
 l o v e d w a s h i n g t h e i r
 clothes
 and
 feeders. O n e d a y , w h e n m y
 m o t h e r w a s h e a v i l y

p r e g n a n t w i t h h e r

f o u r t h c h i l d , I w a s

p l a y i n g i n t h e s c h o o l

field
 with
 my
 friends.
 I

s a w h e r w a l k i n g

t o w a r d s u s , a n d I

q u i c k l y h i d s o s h e

w o u l d n ' t s e n d m e

h o m e . A f t e r w h a t f e l t

l i k e h o u r s , m y f a t h e r

came
 looking
 for
 me.

He
 beckoned
 me
 over

out
 with
 sweaty
 faces
 a n d g l o v e d h a n d s . I
 stood
 there,
 confused
 and
 a
 little
 afraid
 that
 t h e y w o u l d s h o u t a t
 me.
 One
 of
 them
 asked
 about
 my
 mother ,
 and
 I
 r e p l i e d t h a t s h e w a s
 the
 reason
 I
 was
 there.
 She
 told
 me
 to
 go
 home
 and
 tell
 my
 father
 that
 it
 was
 a
 boy .
 I
 ran
 back
 to

the
field

t o p l a y ,

f o r g e t t i

ng
 that
 I

h a d

b e e n

sent
 on

a n
 errand.

A f t e r

w h a t

f e l t l i k e

a n

eternity ,

m y

f a t h e r

fi n a l l y

a r r i v e d

a t t h e

fi e l d i n

s e a r c h

o f m e

A s

soon
as

I s a w

and
 told
 me
 to
 go
 to
 the
 maternity
 ward
 and
 ask

t h e n u r s e s h o w m y

mother
 was
 doing.
 The
 hospital
 was
 quite
 far ,
 but
 I
 knew
 the
 way I
 dashed
 off
 immediately

and
 arrived
 at
 the
 ward

to
 find
 it
 empty I
 saw
 a
 door
 that
 looked
 like
 an

office
 and
 knocked
 on

it.
 T wo
 nurses
 peered

h i m , I r e a l i z e d t h a t I
 had
 forgotten
 to
 deliver
 an
 important
 message.

I
 sprinted
 towards
 him,
 shouting,
 "They
 said
 I

s h o u l d t e l l y o u i t ' s a

b o y ! " T h e j o y o n h i s

f a c e w a s

u n m i s t a k a b l e . T h a t
 boy
 is
 now
 a
 successful
 medical
 doctor .

As
 my
 father
 began
 to
 walk
 away ,
 I
 continued
 p l a y i n g H e r e t u r n e d
 late
 that
 night,
 and
 the
 following
 day ,
 he
 sent
 my
 siblings
 and
 me
 to
 visit
 our
 mother
 at
 the
 m a t e r n i t y w a r d . I w a s
 hesitant
 to
 approach
 the
 n e w b o r n s , a s I f o u n d
 them
 small
 and
 fragile.
 H o w e v e r , o n c e t h e y
 g r e w a b i t , I w o u l d
 become
 their
 friend
 and
 fight
 to
 carry
 them. My
 love
 for
 babies
 often
 landed
 me
 in
 trouble
 at
 h o m e . M y m o t h e r ' s
 cane
 was
 always
 at
 the
 ready ,
 and
 I
 would
 cry
 a f t e r e a c h b e a t i n g .
 D e s p i t e t h e
 punishment,
 I
 continued
 t o v i s i t h o m e s w i t h
 babies.
 One
 day ,
 I
 even
 l e f t c h u r c h e a r l y
 because
 I
 was
 carrying
 a c r y i n g i n f a n t M y
 m o t h e r c a u g h t m e
 outside
 and
 I
 panicked,
 throwing
 the
 baby
 to
 the
 g r o u n d a n d r u n n i n g
 away My
 father
 came
 to
 m y r e s c u e a n d m a d e
 me
 promise
 never
 to
 go
 near
 babies
 again,
 let
 alone
 carry
 them.

A l t h o u g h I m a d e t h e
 promise,
 it
 was
 not
 from
 my
 heart.
 My
 father
 took
 m e h o m e a n d m a d e
 s u r e t h a t I w a s n o t
 b e a t e n b y a n y o n e .
 D e s p i t e t h e
 consequences,
 my
 love
 f o r b a b i e s r e m a i n e d
 strong.

M Y
 P O E T R Y
 C O R N E R

PILLAR
 OF
 LIFE

Impulse
 speed
 signal
 of
 pitch

c r a c k l e t o u c h

By:
Iroegbu
Chibuike

seech
 conscious"For
 roses
 in
 the
 garden
 mist
 with
 thorns”

N a t u r

e
 flour

w a v e

n o f

b e a u

p a r a d

i s e T h

e

f a i r e s t m e l a n c h i o u s r i s e i n

heavenGiant
 pillar
 harder
 than

r o c k ; w h e r e m e n m i n e A l l
 p o w e r s s u p p l i c a t e , n o t b e
 s h a k e n C a n k e r w o r m
 b i c k e r i n g s u n r a g e s i n
 d e f a u l t W a g i n g t r i c h o t o m y
 noeuvres
 of
 dauntWhich
 rive
 fl a m e u n s e e n e l e m e n t a l
 t o u c h R o u n d o c e a n p i n n a c l e

triangular
 tauntWhere
 armors
 o f d u n g e o n b a s e a n d
 t r i g g e r S u r p l u s o n t h e
 monumental
 monic.All
 count
 and
 notch
 towards
 fulfilment
 pathWhen
 men
 relent
 to
 realm
 u n d e m o n i c N a y ; f o r l i f e
 tragedies
 and
 strategiesCalls
 f o r r e b u k e t o g a r m e n t o f
 miseries.

JUDGE
 OF
 THE
 EMPIRE

R e fl e x
 r e s p o n s e
 l y r i c a l
 t o
 c a r n a l

E a r d r u m s b e a t d e e p e r

i n t i m a t e l y s t r o n g

White
 doves
 flying
 above
 sky
 i n w o n d e r

Sternum
 pound
 upon
 the
 rayed

b r o n z e w i t h v e i n

K i l o k n o c k t o w a r d s t h e

a t m o s p h e r e ; t o n e d

Oh
 hail!
 Oh
 hail!
 For
 He's
 judge

a m o n g m e n

Citadel
 of
 holy
 partite
 perfumes

E m p i r e v e r s i t y o f

n o r m e n c l a t u r e s

T h e w a n d e r i n g p e r p l e x i n

p e n i t e n t t h r o v e

Puncture
 nail
 to
 balloons
 of
 bad

c r e a t u r e s

R u p t u r e f o l l i c l e o f d a r k n e s s ,

b u r s t w o e

T h r o n e o f J a s p e r G o d s i t s

a b o d e w i t h t e a m ;

And
 gives
 judgement
 the
 day
 of
 rapture
 scene.

PRONE
 NIGHBrood

"
 ah

t r a n s p a

r e n t

b r o

k e n

g l a s

s

t e e t

h
 jectW alking
 on
 gush
 littering

b l o o d d i m e n s i o n H i s w o u n d

u n m e r i t e d c a u s e d b y c r y s t a l

t h r e a t S e n s i b l e t o w r a t h , t h r i l l

p a i n s w i t h a u c t i o n L i f e
 encompasses
 prone
 jectory
 to
 falseAnd
 breaches
 the
 horns
 of

t r i c k i s h w i l d b u l l s S y m p h o n y

p a r a t o t a u n t s i n d u n g

c a u s e W h i c h s i n g s a s w e e t

melody
 of
 no
 goodHollow
 pit

c a n o p e d w i t h r a i n b o w

l i n e n C o l o u r s o f a t t r a c t i o n i n

glittering
 modeBlends
 of
 scenty
 fume
 diffused
 in
 trinchesWith

celestial
 embrace
 when
 nose
 of

c l o s e F a c t s o f t r a g e d y i n l i f e

SHADOW
 MOON

T h e
 a n g l e
 f a l l i n
 h o r i z o n
 string
 p a c e U n d i m p e d
 u n s e e n
 s p i r i t a l
 s a n c t o r u m D a rk
 sky;
 w i t c h e s a n d w i z a r d s t r i v a l
 trace?Ranching;
 plat
 beneath
 c a n o p y f o r u m B e d g a l a x i e s
 g l i s t e n e v e r j u v e n i l e We a t h e r
 d i s r u p t w a v e s d i s t i n c t r o a r s
 p e a k a r s e ; O f s t a u n c h
 e p h e m e r a l w h e n b e a m r a y s
 r i d e B a c k t h r o t i n p e n i t e n t ,
 h u n t i n g t r i c k b a s k B e w i l d
 v i g o u r l i s t i c d e i t y a b o d e T h e
 w i t h d r a w a l i t ' s t o p n o t c h
 d e t r i m e n t F o r b l o o d t h i r s t y
 m i g r a n t s w h o o f t a m e d
 throll;Spinate
 round
 the
 deep
 k n o w n g r o v e f o r e s t
 t r e n c h R e a d y i n g r e a t m a s s ,
 b e t r o t h e s t o k i l i s " W h o t r a n ss u p p l y , g r a n t i n g w e a p o n s t o
 kill.

B y
 I r o e g b u
 C h i b u i k e

W h y
 W o o d p e c k e r s
 b u i l d
 c a s t l e s
 i n
 t r e e s

In t h e o l d e n

d a y s , t r e e s

c o m m u n i c a t e
 to
 birds
 that
 build
 n e s t s o n i t . L i f e
 was
 easier
 and
 it
 was
 live
 and
 let
 l i v e b e t w e e n

a n i m a l s a n d
 plants.
 It
 was
 this
 p e r i o d t h a t t h e
 u n d e r s t a n d i n g

c a m e b e t w e e n

l i v i n g t h i n g s o n
 h o w t o s u p p o r t
 each
 other .

T h e w o o d p e c k e r

was
 an
 elite
 bird

w i t h s t r o n g

f e a t u r e s a m o n g

c o n t e m p o r a r i e s .

U n f o r t u n a t e l y ,

other
 birds
 would

n o t h e a r o f t h a t ,

i n c l u d i n g t r e e s

that
 provided
 free

a c c o m m o d a t i o n .

A n i n c i d e n t

h a p p e n e d d u r i n g

t h a t p e r i o d t h a t

t h e w o o d p e c k e r s

f e l t v e r y u n s a f e

a m o n g o t h e r s .

T h e i n c i d e n t

a r o s e o u t o f

j e a l o u s y f r o m
 o t h e r b i r d s a n d
 r e p t i l e s t h a t
 s h a r e d s a m e
 d w e l l i n g p l a c e
 and
 habitat.

As
 a
 matter
 of
 fact,
 the
 continued
 loss

o f o ff s p r i n g s

m a d e i t r e a c h a

s p e c i a l
 a g r e e m e n t w i t h
 trees
 that
 offered
 i t s p e c i a l a n d

d e s i g n a t e d
 s p a c e s
 i n
 t r u n k s
 a n d
 barks
 to
 b u i l d
 f o r t i fi e d
 n e s t s .
 E v e r
 s i n c e
 that
 era,
 t h e
 w o o d p e c k e r
 h a s
 gone
 on
 to
 show
 i t s c a p a c i t y a s a
 g e n i u s a n d
 p a c e s e t t e r b y
 teaching
 the
 world
 g r e a t i n n o v a t i v e
 i d e a s i n
 e n g i n e e r i n g b o t h
 i n w o o d w o r k a n d
 o t h e r w i s e . M o r e
 s o , t h e r a t e o f

mortality
 rate
 has
 gone
 down
 as
 their
 style
 of
 mansions
 n o w p r o v i d e
 p r o t e c t i o n , s a f e t y
 and
 dignity .

By
Uk achuk wu
Ok orie

8
 S I E R R A
 L E O N E

N A T I O N A L S
 P E R I S H
 A T
 S E A

By:
Naomi
T appia

The
 Embassy
 of
 the

R e p u b l i c o f S i e r r a
 L e o n e i n A n k a r a ,
 T u r k e y , h a s i s s u e d a
 p r e s s r e l e a s e o n t h e
 a l l e g e d d e a t h o f S i e r r a

L e o n e n a t i o n a l s i n t h a t
 c o u n t r y , t h e l o c a l
 Calabash
 Newspaper
 has
 reported.

The
 release
 states
 that: “ T h e E m b a s s y o f t h e
 Republic
 of
 Sierra
 Leone
 in
 Ankara,
 Türkiye,
 would
 like
 to
 inform
 the
 general
 p u b l i c a t h o m e a n d
 a b r o a d ; a n d t h e S i e r r a
 L e o n e a n C o m m u n i t y i n
 T ü r k i y e , t h a t 8 ( e i g h t )
 p e o p l e w h o w e r e
 i d e n t i fi e d a s S i e r r a

Leonean
 citizens
 died
 last
 month
 in
 a
 gruesome
 sea
 c r o s s i n g t r a g e d y f r o m

Türkiye
 to
 Greece;
 in
 the
 Aegean
 Sea
 that
 divides

the
 two
 countries.

“The
 Embassy
 would
 also
 want
 to
 inform
 that
 upon
 h e a r i n g t h e d e v a s t a t i n g
 news,
 wrote
 a
 Note
 V erbal

to
 the
 T urkish
 Ministry
 of
 Foreign
 Affairs,
 being
 the
 usual
 protocol,
 requesting
 the
 issuance
 of
 Diplomatic

a p p r o v a l f o r s t a ff o f t h e

E m b a s s y

to
 visit
 the

s c e n e o f

t h e

i n c i d e n c e

f o r

i d e n t i fi c a t ion
 and
 to

c o n v e y

s a m e t o

t h e i r

f a m i l i e s

and
 loved

o n e s ; a s

t h e c a s e
 may
 be.

“Consequent
 of
 the
 above,
 the
Embassy
dispatched
a
 team
 to
 Izmir ,
 where
 the
 unfortunate
incidence
took
 place.
 The
 delegation
 from
 t h e M i s s i o n w a s
 a c c o m p a n i e d b y t h e
 P r e s i d e n t o f t h e S i e r r a

L e o n e C o m m u n i t y i n

T ü r k i y e , M r M o h a m e d

Shaka
 Sesay
 and
 a
 Sierra
 L e o n e a n m e d i c a l s t u d e n t
 who
 is
 fluent
 in
 T urkish,
 Mr Daniel
 Kargbo.

“At
 the
 different
 mortuaries
 i n I z m i r , M r M o h a m e d
 Shaka
 Sesay
 identified
 from
 the
 database
 at
 least
 5
 (five)
 d e c e a s e d w h o m h e
 c o n fi r m e d t o b e S i e r r a
 L e o n e a n s . T h e T u r k i s h
 a u t h o r i t i e s s a i d t h e y h a d
 already
 buried
 the
 remains
 b e c a u s e c o r p s e s h a v e
 gone
 bad
 before
 they
 were
 discovered
 on
 the
 sea.

“ T h e E m b a s s y o f t h e
 Republic
 of
 Sierra
 Leone
 in
 Ankara,
 Türkiye,
 wishes
 to
 express
 its
 condolences
 to
 the
 affected
 families,
 whilst
 it
 continues
 to
 monitor
 the
 s i t u a t i o n c l o s e l y , ” t h e
 release
 stated.

Th e S e c r e t a r y

General
of
Liberia's
 U n i t y P a r t y h a s
 issued
 a
 warning
 to
 the
 ruling
 party ,
 the
 Coalition
 f o r D e m o c r a t i c C h a n g e ,
 u r g i n g t h e m t o a v o i d
 causing
 chaos
 during
 the
 declaration
 ceremony
 for
 t h e r u n n i n g ­ m a t e o f

J o s e p h B o a k a i , t h e
 p a r t y ' s s t a n d a r d b e a r e r ,
 this
 week.

Amos
 T weh,
 the
 party's
 Secretary
 General,
 made
 t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t o n
 W e d n e s d a y d u r i n g a
 press
 conference
 at
 the
 p a r t y ' s h e a d q u a r t e r s i n
 Monrovia.

He
 revealed
 that
 the
 Unity
 P a r t y h a d r e c e i v e d

information
 that
 the
 ruling

p a r t y h a d p l a n t e d

e l e m e n t s t o c a u s e

m a y h e m d u r i n g t h e

c e l e b r a t i o n b y

a p p r e h e n d i n g f o r m e r

Chief
 Justice
 Gloria
 Musu

Scott.

A l t h o u g h T w e h d i d n o t

explicitly
 state
 the
 reason

for
 the
 reported
 arrest,
 he
 cautioned
 the
 government

a g a i n s t

a r r e s t i n g

S c o t t o n

the
 eve
 of

t h e i r

c e l e b r a t i o

n.

H e

e m p h a s i z

e d t h a t

a r r e s t i n g

Scott,
 who
 is
 a
 partisan
 of
 the
 Unity
 Party ,
 would
 be
 a

t r a v e s t y o f j u s t i c e a n d
 would
 not
 be
 tolerated
 by

t h e f o r m e r r u l i n g U n i t y

P a r t y . H o w e v e r , h e

clarified
 that
 the
 party
 does

n o t o b s t r u c t j u s t i c e f r o m
 being
 dispensed.

R e c e n t l y , u n k n o w n
 a s s a i l a n t s r a i d e d J u s t i c e

Gloria
 Musu
 Scott's
 home,
 leading
 to
 the
 death
 of
 her
 d a u g h t e r a n d i n j u r i n g
 several
 of
 her
 siblings. T w e h s t a t e d t h a t a l l
 partisans
 of
 the
 party
 would
 stand
 by
 the
 former
 Chief
 J u s t i c e , S e n a t o r , a n d
 Justice
 Minister
 as
 one
 of
 them.

He
 warned
 that
 any
 attempt
 t o a p p r e h e n d h e r w o u l d
 result
 in
 apprehending
 all
 p a r t i s a n s o f t h e p a r t y ,
 adding
 that
 the
 Unity
 Party
 had
 immensely
 contributed
 to
 establishing
 a
 platform
 for
 good
 governance
 in
 the
 country
 during
 the
 twelve
 y e a r s o f A f r i c a ' s fi r s t
 d e m o c r a t i c a l l y e l e c t e d
 female
 President's
 rule.

N I G E R I A
 B A C K T R A C K S
 O N
 F U E L
 S U B S I D I E S
 R E M O V A L

By:
Jess y
Madur a

Ac c o r d i n g t o
 Mary
 Izuaka's

r e c e n t a r t i c l e
 for
 The
 Conversation,
 t h e N a t i o n a l
 Economic
 Council
 of
 Nigeria
 has
 decided
 t o s u s p e n d t h e
 p l a n n e d r e m o v a l o f
 fuel
 subsidies.

T h e c o u n c i l
 recognizes
 the
 need
 f o r f u r t h e r
 c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h
 stakeholders
 and
 the
 i n c o m i n g
 administration
 before
 m a k i n g s u c h a
 significant
 decision.

W h i l e t h e c o u n c i l
 agrees
 that
 the
 fuel
 s u b s i d y i s
 u n s u s t a i n a b l e a n d

s h o u l d b e r e m o v e d

s o o n e r r a t h e r t h a n

l a t e r , t h e y a l s o

a c k n o w l e d g e t h e

p o t e n t i a l n e g a t i v e

i m p a c t o n o r d i n a r y
 Nigerians.

T h i s i s w h y t h e
 government
 is
 actively

s e e k i n g a l t e r n a t i v e s

to
 the
 subsidy ,
 as
 the
 2023
 national
 budget

o n l y p r o v i d e s f o r i t

until
 June
 of
 that
 year

T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l

Monetary
 Fund
 (IMF)

h a s u r g e d f o r t h e

r e m o v a l o f t h e

s u b s i d y , c i t i n g i t s

s i g n i fi c a n t

c o n t r i b u t i o n t o

revenue
 loss
 and
 its

i m p a c t o n t h e

government's
 ability
 to

f u n d d e v e l o p m e n t a l
 projects. However ,
 the
 Nigerian
 g o v e r n m e n t i s
 committed
 to
 finding
 a
 solution
 that
 balances
 e c o n o m i c
 sustainability
 with
 the
 w e l l ­ b e i n g o f i t s
 citizens.

In
 April
 2023,
 Nigeria
 s e c u r e d a g e n e r o u s
 $800
 million
 in
 grants
 from
 the
 W orld
 Bank
 to
 scale
 up
 its
 social
 p r o g r a m s a h e a d o f
 the
 subsidy
 removal. This
 funding
 will
 help
 mitigate
 the
 potential
 negative
 effects
 of
 the
 subsidy's
 removal
 and
 ensure
 that
 Nigerians
 are
 not
 left
 behind
 in

the
 country's
 economic
 progress.

O v e r a l l , t h e N i g e r i a n
 government
 is
 taking
 a
 t h o u g h t f u l a n d
 measured
 approach
 to
 t h e r e m o v a l o f f u e l
 subsidies,
 recognizing
 t h e n e e d f o r
 c o n s u l t a t i o n a n d
 alternative
 solutions.

W i t h t h e s u p p o r t o f
 i n t e r n a t i o n a l
 organizations
 like
 the
 W orld
 Bank,
 Nigeria
 is
 w e l l ­ p o s i t i o n e d t o
 navigate
 this
 complex
 issue
 and
 continue
 on
 i t s p a t h t o w a r d s
 economic
 growth
 and
 development.

B l a c k
 M a r k e t
 D

C

By:
Joshua
Illy a

depreciation.

Th i s w e e k , t h e
 parallel
 market
 e x c h a n g e r a t e
 i n Z i m b a b w e h a s
 b r e a c h e d t h e

Z W L 2 , 0 0 0 m a r k ,
 l e a d i n g t o p r i c e
 i n c r e a s e s a n d c a l l s
 from
 experts
 for
 the
 g o v e r n m e n t t o
 address
 the
 drivers
 of
 inflation.

N e w Z i m b a b w e . c o m
 visited
 black
 market
 d e a l e r s i n H a r a r e ' s
 C e n t r a l B u s i n e s s

D i s t r i c t o n

W e d n e s d a y a n d
 found
 that
 they
 were
 p a y i n g U S $ 1 :
 Z W L 1 , 7 0 0 a s t h e
 g e n e r a l l y a c c e s s i b l e
 premium,
 while
 those

p u r c h a s i n g t h e
 greenback
 paid
 a
 high
 of
 US$1:
 ZWL2,200.

In
contrast,
the
official

f o r e i g n c u r r e n c y

a u c t i o n m a r k e t p e g s

t h e Z i m b a b w e d o l l a r
 at
 US$1:ZWL1,026.

This
 development
 has

l e f t a s e c t i o n o f t h e

c o u n t r y ' s c i t i z e n s
 without
 access
 to
 the

U S d o l l a r f a c i n g t h e

w r a t h o f p r i c e
 increases,
 which
 are

u n f o r t u n a t e l y m o v i n g

at
 a
 much
 faster
 pace

as
 traders
 are
 hedging

a g a i n s t s p e c u l a t i v e
 exchange
 rate
 hikes.

H o w e v e r , m a r k e t

a n a l y s t s h a v e

d o w n p l a y e d t h e

i m p a c t o f t h e Z W L

p r i c e h i k e s , i n s i s t i n g

t h a t s i n c e t h e

e c o n o m y i s

w i t n e s s i n g 7 0 %

t r a n s a c t i o n s i n U S
 dollars,
 the
 impact
 will
 be
 minimal.

E c o n o m i c e x p e r t D r

P r o s p e r C h i t a m b a r a

c o m m e n t e d o n t h e
 developments,
 stating

t h a t t h e c u r r e n t

p r e m i u m s a r e n o t

s u s t a i n a b l e , b u t
 u l t i m a t e l y , m o n e y

s u p p l y i s t h e m a i n

c a u s e o f t h e
 depreciation.
 Lessons
 drawn
 from
 the
 past
 show
 that
 this
 factor

h a s a l w a y s d r i v e n

e x c h a n g e r a t e

ZWL liquidity
 has
 s u r g e d d u e t o a
 number
 of
 factors,
 s u c h a s
 g o v e r n m e n t
 p a y m e n t s t o
 contractors
 and
 a
 r e c e n t w a v e o f
 s a l a r y i n c r e a s e s
 in
 local
 currency . Recipients
 of
 such
 monies
 rush
 to
 the
 parallel
 market
 to
 exchange
 for
 US
 d o l l a r s , p i l i n g
 pressure
 on
 ZWL. C h i t a m b a r a s a i d
 that
 such
 liquidity
 triggers
 instability
 a n d c a l l e d f o r t h e
 government
 to
 keep
 a
 tight
 lid
 on
 expenditure.

"In
 the
 short
 term
 it
 may
 however
 be
 difficult
 to
 t a m e t h e s i t u a t i o n
 u n l e s s w e u r g e n t l y
 c o n v e n e a s o c i a l
 contract.
 It's
 a
 difficult
 situation,
 we
 need
 to
 address
 the
 drivers
 of
 i n fl a t i o n s p e c i fi c a l l y
 m o n e y s u p p l y a n d
 indiscipline.

"In
 the
 long
 term
 efforts
 m u s t b e s e r i o u s l y
 i n v e s t e d t o w a r d s
 a d d r e s s i n g t h e
 i n f o r m a l e c o n o m y
 c h a l l e n g e b e d e v i l l i n g
 the
 economy ,"
 he
 said.

e a l s
 B a l l o o n

o m m o d i t i e s
 P r i c e s
 i n
 Z i m b a b w e

P i c t o r i a l
 N e w s

K elechi
Nz elu

A t t a c k
 O n
 B u r k i n a
 F a s o
 M i l i t a r y
 P o s t
 K i l l s
 A t
 L e a s t
 3 3
 S o l d i e r s .

A s
 U . S

 a n d
 P h i l i p p i n e
 D e f e n c e
 T i e s
 G r o w ,

 C h i n a

 W a r n s
 O v e r
 T a i w a n
 T e n s i o n s .

J o h n n e s b u r g
 B e a t s
 L a g o s ,
 C a i r o
 ,

O t h e r s
 T o
 R a n k
 M o s t
 C u l t u r a l l y

V i b r a n t
 A f r i c a n
 C i t y .

K i d n a p p e d
 N P C
 C o m m i s s i o n e r

R e g a i n s
 F r e e d o m
 F i v e
 D a y s
 A f t e r .

W o m a n ' s
 B r o t h e r s
 T i e
 H e r
 H u s b a n d
 T o
 T r e e ,
 F l o g
 H i m
 M e r c i l e s s l y
 F o r
 C o n s t a n t l y
 B e a t i n g
 H e r

d a n
 C a r t o o n i s t
 H i g h l i g h t s
 P o o r
 H e a l t h c a r e
 V i a S o c i a l
 M e d i a .

i
 D r i v e r
 A r r e s t e d
 F o r
 P o i n t i n g
 G u n
 A t
 M o t o r c y c l i s t
 I n
 M e l a k a .

E T I H A D
 P L A Y E R
 O F
 T H E
 M O N T H :
 A P R I L
 N O M I N E E S

Th e r e w e r e
 n u m e r o u s
 c a n d i d a t e s f o r
 the
 Etihad
 April
 Player
 o f t h e M o n t h a f t e r
 another
 stellar
 month
 for
 City

However ,
 there
 can
 be
 o n l y t h r e e a n d
 t h e r e f o r e
 J o h n
 S t o n e s ,
 K e v i n D e
 B r u y n e
 a n d E r l i n g
 H a a l a n d
 a r e a l l u p
 for
 the
 vote
 t h i s m o n t h
 – a n d
 here's
 why

J O H N

ST ONES: T wo
 goals,
 o n e a s s i s t
 and
 a
 host
 o f t o p
 performances
 ensured
 S t o n e s m a d e t h e
 shortlist
 this
 month.

The
 England
 defender
 h a s b e e n i n q u i t e
 m a g n i fi c e n t f o r m f o r
 m u c h o f t h e s e a s o n
 and
 is
 one
 of
 our
 most
 popular
 players.

H i s s t u n n i n g s t r i k e
 against
 Leicester
 and
 s o a r i n g h e a d e r
 a g a i n s t A r s e n a l w e r e
 crucial
 goals
 at
 crucial
 moments.

S t o n e s i s a s t r o n g

contender
 for
 the
 April
 vote.

KEVIN
 DE
 BRUYNE

T h r e e g o a l s a n d fi v e
 a s s i s t s … j u s t y o u r
 a v e r a g e m o n t h f o r
 KDB!

d e l i g h t f u l b a c k p o s t
 c r o s s t h a t E r l i n g
 Haaland
 scored
 from.

H e l a i d o n H a a l a n d ' s
 s e c o n d g o a l a s C i t y
 blitzed
 the
 Foxes
 in
 the
 o p e n i n g 2 5 m i n u t e s
 and
 it
 was
 his
 ball
 to
 the

With
 seven
 goals
 and
 t h r e e a s s i s t s , o u r
 N o r w e g i a n g o a l
 machine
 has
 enjoyed
 a
 wonderful
 month.

Our
 master
 craftsman
 h a s p e a k e d a t t h e
 perfect
 time,
 with
 some
 of
 his
 performances
 in

A p r i l s i m p l y
 breathtaking.

His
 two
 goals
 against

A r s e n a l w e r e s u b l i m e

and
 it
 was
 from
 his
 free­

k i c k t h a t S t o n e s
 doubled
 the
 Blues'
 lead
 in
 the
 same
 game.

H e b e g a n t h e m o n t h

w i t h a g o a l a n d a n

a s s i s t a g a i n s t

Liverpool,
 then
 set
 City

o n t h e w a y a t

N o r w e g i a n a w a y t o

B a y e r n M u n i c h t h a t
 ended
 with
 another
 vital
 g o a l a t t h e A l l i a n z
 Arena.

W i l l K e v i n g e t y o u r
 vote?.

ERLING
 HAALAND:

H a a l a n d h a s b e e n i n
 i r r e p r e s s i b l e f o r m
 d u r i n g A p r i l ( a n d a l l
 season
 for
 that
 matter).

B u t t h i s m o n t h h a s
 proved
 what
 a
 fantastic
 team
 player
 he
 is.

His
 partnership
 with
 De
 Bruyne
 has
 blossomed
 to
 become
 one
 of
 the
 m o s t
 l e t h a l
 i n
 E u r o p e a n
 f o o t b a l l a n d
 he
 has
 m o v e d
 o n t o
 4 9
 g o a l s
 for
 the
 c a m p a i g n
 a h e a d
 o f t h e
 t r i p t o
 F u l h a m.

T w o g o a l s a g a i n s t
 S a i n t s , a g o a l a n d
 a s s i s t a t h o m e t o
 B a y e r n , t w o g o a l s
 a g a i n s t L e i c e s t e r , a
 g o a l a w a y t o B a y e r n
 and
 then
 a
 goal
 and
 two
 assists
 against
 Arsenal.

Stunning.

So,
 who
 will
 you
 vote
 for?

The
 poll
 is
 open
 now
 and
 closes
 at
 10am
 on
 Monday ,
 May
 1.

G U A R D I O L A :
 W E
 A R E

WH E R E
 W E
 W A N T
 T O
 B E

Pe p G u a r d i o l a
 s a y s h i s t e a m
 a r e i n t h e
 position
 he
 wanted
 us
 to
 be
 in
 following
 the
 41 w i n o v e r l e a d e r s
 Arsenal.

Though
 the
 Blues
 still
 t r a i l t h e G u n n e r s b y
 two
 points,
 Guardiola's
 men
 have
 two
 games
 i n h a n d a n d s e v e n
 games
 to
 play .

T h e b o s s
 a d m i t t e d a h e a d
 of
 this
 game,
 he
 w o u l d h a v e
 p r e f e r r e d t o b e
 w h e r e A r s e n a l
 w e r e – b u t
 k n o w i n g t h e
 destiny
 is
 now
 in
 h i s t e a m ' s
 h a n d s , h e
 wouldn't
 want
 to
 change
 places.

A s k e d w h a t h i s
 p r e f e r e n c e i s ,
 G u a r d i o l a s a i d :
 “ A b s o l u t e l y m y
 position
 now .
 I
 would
 love
 to
 be
 two
 games
 ahead
 with
 six
 points.

“It
 depends
 on
 us.
 Until
 t o d a y I p r e f e r t h e
 p o s i t i o n f o r A r s e n a l
 b e c a u s e i f A r s e n a l
 b e a t u s i t i s i n t h e i r
 hands.
 Now
 it
 is
 in
 our
 destiny .

“I
 have
 a
 feeling
 the
 next
 three
 games
 will
 dictate
 a
 lot.

“ F u l h a m h a v e c o m e
 from
 the
 Championship
 and
 this
 season
 have
 been
 amazing.

“ W e p l a y a t h o m e
 a g a i n s t L e e d s a n d
 W e s t H a m . W e f e e l
 c o m f o r t a b l e h e r e w i t h
 the
 crowd.

w e r e b e t t e r f o r l o n g
 periods
 in
 the
 clash
 in
 North
 London.

“T oday
 was
 a
 game
 like
 i n t h e E m i r a t e s , ” h e
 said.

“

A r s e n a l w e r e m u c h
 b e t t e r t h a n u s t h e r e W e
 won
 the
 game.
 W e
 h a d t o a d j u s t

B e r n a r d o f o u n d t h e
 m o m e n t u m t o p u n i s h
 t h e m , b u t K e v i n t o l d
 m e h e h a d s o m e
 niggles
 in
 his
 legs,
 so
 I
 made
 a
 substitution.

“I
 don't
 underestimate
 Arsenal
 for
 one
 second.
 I
 know
 how
 good
 they
 a r e I g i v e i n c r e d i b l e
 credit
 to
 what
 they
 have
 done.

“I
 prefer
 to
 think
 they
 didn't
 have
 their
 best
 level
 b e c a u s e w e
 w e r e r e a l l y
 good.

“The
 next
 three
 games
 will
 be
 really
 important.

“ T h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t
 thing
 is
 the
 destiny
 is
 in
 our
 hands.
 When
 you
 arrive
 at
 the
 end
 of
 the
 season,
 most
 important
 thing
 is
 it
 depends
 on
 us.

“ W e s t i l l h a v e s e v e n
 games.”

T h e C i t y b o s s a l s o
 a d m i t t e d t h e r e w e r e
 subtle
 tweaks
 needed

f o r t h e r e ­ m a t c h w i t h

t h e G u n n e r s , h a v i n g
 felt
 Mikel
 Arteta's
 side

something.

“The
 game
 there
 was
 long
 ball,
 long
 ball
 to
 Erling.

“T oday
 we
 were
 more
 patient
 with
 them
 all.
 He
 wins
 the
 second
 ball.
 He
 is
 a
 master .

“Kevin
 is
 so
 important.
 There
 was
 less
 time
 to
 play
 these
 types
 of
 ball.
 They
 were
 man
 to
 man
 with
 aggression.

“ W h e n w e c a n fi n d

K e v i n a n d r u n , h e i s
 unstoppable.
 Jack
 and

“ I p r e f e r t o
 a n a l y s e t h a t
 g a m e n o t
 s a y i n g t h e y
 were
 not
 good.
 W e
 were
 really
 good.

“If
 we
 play
 like
 today
 we
 a r e a n i n c r e d i b l y
 c o m p e t i t i v e t e a m b u t
 t h e r e a r e m a n y g o o d
 t e a m s a r o u n d t h e
 world.

“T o
 have
 this
 mentality ,
 t h i s i s t h e m o s t
 satisfaction
 I
 have
 as
 a
 manager

“Of
 course
 we
 want
 to
 w i n b u t h o w t h e y
 b e h a v e , I a m r e a l l y
 i m p r e s s e d b e c a u s e I
 know
 how
 difficult
 it
 is.”

O p p o s i t e
 G e n d e r
 B e s t i e s

Ch e a t i n g i n a
 r e l a t i o n s h i p s
 h a s b e c o m e
 m o r e p r e v a l e n t t h a t
 c o m m i t t i n g t o
 s o m e o n e n o w l o o k s
 m o r e o f a s u i c i d e
 mission.
 Perhaps
 the
 advent
 of
 social
 media
 a n d t e c h n o l o g y h a s
 s i g n i fi c a n t l y c h a n g e d
 our
 perception
 of
 f a i t h f u l n e s s a n d
 s e l f ­ r e s p e c t s o
 t h a t s l e e p i n g
 a r o u n d , a n y h o w
 and
 with
 anyone
 is
 n o l o n g e r a b i g
 d e a l . O n e
 c o m m o n f a c t o r
 that
 is
 worsening
 t h e c h e a t i n g
 p r o b l e m i s
 o p p o s i t e g e n d e r
 b e s t i e s . W h i l e
 having
 a
 best
 friend
 of
 t h e o p p o s i t e g e n d e r
 may
 seem
 harmless,
 it
 o f t e n c r e a t e a
 loophole
 for
 cheating
 to
 occur .
 In
 this
 special
 e d i t i o n o f T h e
 S p o t l i g h t , w e w i l l
 examine
 the
 reasons
 why
 opposite
 gender
 b e s t i e s a t e m p t i n g
 path
 to
 cheating
 and
 the
 steps
 that
 can
 be
 taken
 to
 prevent
 it.

The
 main
 reason
 why
 o p p o s i t e g e n d e r
 besties
 a
 loophole
 for
 cheating
 is
 due
 to
 the
 emotional
 connection

t h a t t h e y s h a r e People
 tend
 to
 confide

i n t h e i r b e s t f r i e n d s

m o r e t h a n a n y o n e

e l s e , a n d w h e n i t i s

s o m e o n e o f t h e
 opposite
 gender ,
 it
 can
 create
 an
 intimacy
 that
 may
 lead
 to
 romantic

f e e l i n g s T h i s
 emotional
 bond
 can
 be

a s l i p p e r y s l o p e ,
 especially
 if
 one
 of
 the

u l t i m a t e l y l e a d t o

c h e a t i n g a s o n e
 p a r t n e r s e e k s

v a l i d a t i o n a n d

c o m p a n i o n s h i p
 elsewhere.

In
 addition
 to
 emotional

c o n n e c t i o n s a n d

j e a l o u s y , p h y s i c a l
 attraction
 can
 also
 play

By:
Ollus
Ndomu

Partners
 should
 discuss

t h e i r t h o u g h t s a n d
 f e e l i n g s a b o u t t h e
 f r i e n d s h i p a n d s e t
 b o u n d a r i e s i f
 necessary .
 T ime
 spent
 with
 best
 friends
 of
 the
 opposite
 gender
 should
 be
 done
 together ,
 when
 p o s s i b l e , t o a v o i d
 f e e l i n g s o f
 j e a l o u s y a n d
 s u s p i c i o n .
 L a s t l y ,
 honesty
 about
 a n y r o m a n t i c
 f e e l i n g s t h a t
 m a y d e v e l o p
 s h o u l d b e
 d i s c u s s e d

p a r t i e s i n v o l v e d h a s
 feelings
 that
 go
 beyond
 friendship.

A n o t h e r r e a s o n w h y

o p p o s i t e g e n d e r

b e s t i e s c a n b e

d e t r i m e n t a l t o a

r e l a t i o n s h i p i s t h a t

s p e n d i n g t i m e w i t h

s o m e o n e o f t h e

o p p o s i t e g e n d e r

without
 your
 significant

o t h e r c a n c r e a t e

f e e l i n g s o f j e a l o u s y

and
 suspicion.
 It
 can
 be
 easy
 for
 one
 partner
 to

feel
 left
 out
 or
 excluded

f r o m t h e f r i e n d s h i p ,

w h i c h c a n l e a d t o

i n s e c u r i t y a n d t r u s t

i s s u e s T h i s c a n

a r o l e i n c h e a t i n g .

W h e n s p e n d i n g t i m e

w i t h s o m e o n e o f t h e

o p p o s i t e g e n d e r ,

physical
 attraction
 may

d e v e l o p , e s p e c i a l l y i f

the
 person
 is
 attractive

a n d h a s s i m i l a r

i n t e r e s t s . T h i s

a t t r a c t i o n c a n b e a

s p a r k t h a t i g n i t e s a

c h e a t i n g s i t u a t i o n , a s

the
 person
 may
 begin

to
 desire
 more
 than
 just
 a
 friendship
 with
 their
 bestie.

T o p r e v e n t o p p o s i t e

g e n d e r b e s t i e s f r o m

b e c o m i n g a l o o p h o l e

f o r c h e a t i n g , h o n e s t

communication
 is
 key

immediately
 to
 a v o i d a n y
 c h e a t i n g f r o m
 happening. S u m m a r i l y ,
 w h i l e h a v i n g a n
 opposite
 gender
 bestie
 may
 seem
 harmless,
 it
 can
 create
 a
 loophole
 f o r c h e a t i n g t o o c c u r .
 T h e e m o t i o n a l
 c o n n e c t i o n , j e a l o u s y ,
 and
 physical
 attraction
 that
 may
 occur
 can
 be
 d a n g e r o u s t o a
 relationship,
 leading
 to
 i n fi d e l i t y . H o w e v e r , b y
 p r a c t i c i n g o p e n a n d
 honest
 communication,
 setting
 boundaries,
 and
 being
 aware
 of
 potential
 r i s k s , c o u p l e s c a n
 p r e v e n t t h e i r o p p o s i t e
 g e n d e r b e s t i e s f r o m
 b e c o m i n g a p a t h t o
 cheating.

A s
 L o o p h o l e s
 F o r
 C h e a t i n g

A F R I T A I N M E N T

D A V I D O
 S P E A K S
 A B O U T
 O W N
 M U S I C

I N S P I R A T I O N

By:
A yishie tu
A siedu

Da v i d
 A d e d e j i
 A d e l e k e ,
 better
 known
 as
 Davido,
 is
 a w o r l dr e n o w n e d
 N i g e r i a n
 m u s i c i c o n
 who
 recently
 revealed
 the
 r e a s o n
 b e h i n d h i s
 p a s s i o n f o r
 singing
 in
 an
 i n t e r v i e w
 with
 Forbes.

D e s p i t e
 s t a r t i n g o ff a s a
 p r o d u c e r , D a v i d o
 quickly
 realized
 that
 h e h a d a n a t u r a l
 talent
 for
 music
 that
 surpassed
 many
 of
 t h e a r t i s t s h e w a s
 recording.

D u r i n g t h e
 i n t e r v i e w , D a v i d o
 shared
 that
 he
 had
 always
 wanted
 to
 be
 in
 the
 background
 of
 things,
 but
 his
 older
 cousin,
 who
 was
 the

m u s i c i a n o f t h e
 family ,
 inspired
 him
 to
 pursue
 music.

W i t h h i s n a t u r a l
 affinity
 for
 computers

a n d t e c h n o l o g y ,

D a v i d o q u i c k l y
 learned
 how
 to
 record
 music
 from
 Y ouT ube
 and
 began
 recording
 artists.

It
 was
 during
 this
 time

t h a t D a v i d o ' s t a l e n t
 for
 music
 production
 became
 apparent
 as

h e w o u l d o f t e n

c o r r e c t m i s t a k e s

made
 by
 the
 artists
 he
 w a s r e c o r d i n g ,
 s u g g e s t i n g
 a l t e r n a t i v e w a y s t o
 sing
 a
 particular
 line
 that
 would
 catch
 the
 listener's
 ear

O v e r t i m e , D a v i d o
 realized
 that
 he
 was
 better
 than
 the
 artists
 he
 was
 recording
 and
 decided
 to
 record
 a
 song
 himself. The
 first
 song
 Davido
 ever
 recorded
 was
 a

hit,
 and
 the
 rest,
 as
 they
 say ,
 is
 history ,
 he
 i s t o d a y o n e o f t h e
 m o s t s u c c e s s f u l
 musicians
 in
 Nigeria
 a n d h a s g a i n e d
 i n t e r n a t i o n a l
 r e c o g n i t i o n f o r h i s
 u n i q u e s o u n d a n d
 style.

H i s s t o r y i s a
 t e s t a m e n t t o t h e
 power
 of
 hard
 work,
 d e d i c a t i o n , a n d
 natural
 talent.

T h e
 a t r o c i t i e s
 b y
 S u d a n ' s
 w a r r i n g
 g e n e r a l s
 B u r h a n a n d
 H e m e d t i
 i s
 a
 m i r r o r
 o f
 m a n y
 p r e t e n t i o u s
 A f r i c a n
 l e a d e r s .

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on Development
 (IGAD)

t o o r g a n i s e a m e e t i n g
 b e t w e e n t h e l e a d e r s o f
 the
 warring
 parties
 while
 the
 US
 State
 Department
 p l a n s t o f o r m a n
 international
 committee
 to
 m e d i a t e a p e r m a n e n t
 truce.

U S S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e
 Antony
 Blinken
 welcomed
 " t h e S u d a n e s e A r m e d
 F o r c e s a n d R a p i d
 S u p p o r t F o r c e s '
 announcement
 extending
 the
 ceasefire
 in
 Sudan
 by
 an
 additional
 72
 hours.
 In
 unison
 with
 international
 and
 regional
 partners,
 we
 urge
 the
 parties
 to
 commit
 t o e n d t h e fi g h t i n g a n d
 e n s u r e u n i m p e d e d
 humanitarian
 access".

T h e A U ­ I G A D ­ U N
 T rilateral
 Mechanism
 and
 the
 Sudan
 Quad
 (Saudi
 A r a b i a , U A E , U K , a n d
 U S A ) m e m b e r s l a u d e d
 the
 extended
 armistice
 as
 well.

"W e
 also
 welcome
 their
 r e a d i n e s s t o e n g a g e i n
 d i a l o g u e t o w a r d s
 e s t a b l i s h i n g a m o r e
 d u r a b l e c e s s a t i o n o f
 h o s t i l i t i e s a n d e n s u r i n g
 unimpeded
 humanitarian
 access.
 This
 initial
 phase
 of
 diplomacy
 to
 establish
 a
 process
 to
 achieve
 a
 p e r m a n e n t c e s s a t i o n o f
 h o s t i l i t i e s a n d
 h u m a n i t a r i a n
 a r r a n g e m e n t s w i l l
 c o n t r i b u t e t o a c t i o n o n
 d e v e l o p m e n t o f a d ee s c a l a t i o n p l a n a s
 o u t l i n e d i n t h e A p r i l 2 0

A f r i c a n U n i o n
 communique,
 which
 was
 endorsed
 by
 the
 League

o f A r a b S t a t e s , t h e

E u r o p e a n U n i o n , t h e

T roika,
 and
 other
 bilateral

p a r t n e r s , " t h e c o u n t r i e s
 said
 in
 a
 joint
 statement
 on

Thursday

T h e S u d a n e s e A r m y

G e n e r a l C o m m a n d

f o r " d e ­ e s c a l a t i o n a n d
 r e t u r n t o t h e n e g o t i a t i n g
 t a b l e , a n d t o a l l o w t h e
 h i g h ­ l e v e l I G A D p e a c em i s s i o n t o t a k e p l a c e
 without
 any
 further
 delay".

SAF
 spokesperson
 Nabil

A b d a l l a h c o n fi r m e d t h e

e x t e n

d e d

a r m i s

t i c e ,

s t a t i n

g
 that

E l

B u r h a

n

a g r e e

d i n

p r i n c i

ple
 to

s e n d

announced
 Thursday
 that

L t G e n A b d e l f a t t a h E l

Burhan,
 chairman
 of
 the

S o v e r e i g n t y C o u n c i l a n d
 commander­in­chief
 of
 the

S u d a n A r m e d F o r c e s

( S A F ) , a g r e e d t o a n

i n i t i a t i v e p u t f o r w a r d b y

IGAD*
 to
 extend
 the
 April

24­27
 armistice
 brokered

b y t h e U S A a n d S a u d i

Arabia
 with
 an
 additional

72
 hours,
 starting
 today

S o u t h S u d a n P r e s i d e n t

a n d C h a i r o f t h e I G A D
 mediation
 team
 Salva
 Kiir

M a y a r d i t o n We d n e s d a y
 briefed
 the
 IGAD
 members
 on
 his
 engagement
 with
 El

B u r h a n a n d S R F

C o m m a n d e r M o h a m e d

'Hemedti'
 Dagalo.

W o r k n e h G e b e y e h u , t h e
 e x e c u t i v e s e c r e t a r y o f

I G A D c o m m e n d e d

"President
 Kiir's
 consistent
 engagement
 and
 support
 to
 IGAD
 mediation
 efforts"
 and
 underscored
 the
 need

a
 representative
 to
 Juba,
 the
 capital
 of
 South
 Sudan,
 to
 negotiate
 the
 details
 of
 the
 IGAD
 initiative.

South
 Sudanese
 Foreign
 Minister
 Deng
 Dau
 told
 Al
 Jazeera
 that
 the
 proposal
 of
 Salva
 Kiir
 requires
 that

t h e t w o p a r t i e s t o t h e

c o n fl i c t s e n d t h e i r
 representatives
 in
 order
 to

s t a r t n e g o t i a t i n g a
 permanent
 truce.

"A direct
 dialogue
 between
 the
 two
 men
 is
 not
 possible
 at
 the
 present
 time."

The
 USA are
 also
 working
 to
 achieve
 "a
 more
 durable

e n d t o t h e fi g h t i n g , " U S

S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t
 S p o k e s p e r s o n V e d a n t
 Patel
 reported
 on
 T uesday "W e
 are
 coordinating
 with
 regional
 and
 international
 p a r t n e r s a n d S u d a n e s e
 c i v i l i a n s t a k e h o l d e r s t o
 assist
 in
 the
 creation
 of
 a
 committee
 to
 oversee
 the
 n e g o t i a t i o n , c o n c l u s i o n ,

a n d i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f a
 p e r m a n e n t c e s s a t i o n o f
 hostilities
 and
 humanitarian
 arrangements
 in
 Sudan." The
 earlier
 ceasefires
 did
 n o t h o l d e v e r y w h e r e , a s
 fi g h t i n g c o n t i n u e d i n
 various
 parts
 of
 the
 country .
 The
 large­scale
 battles
 that
 erupted
 between
 the
 army
 a n d t h e R S F a l m o s t t w o
 weeks
 ago,
 have
 led
 to
 a
 h u m a n i t a r i a n c a t a s t r o p h e Additional
 text
 by
 allAfrica.
 Gathering
 by
 Joshua
 Illya,
 Editing
 by
 Ollus
 Ndomu T h e U N O ffi c e f o r t h e
 C o o r d i n a t i o n o f
 H u m a n i t a r i a n A ff a i r s
 (OCHA)
 in
 Sudan
 reported
 t h a t a t l e a s t 4 2 7 p e o p l e
 have
 been
 killed
 and
 more
 than
 3,700
 injured.

"However ,
 the
 actual
 death
 toll
 is
 expected
 to
 be
 much
 higher ,
 as
 access
 has
 not
 b e e n p o s s i b l e t o m a n y
 l o c a t i o n s w h e r e p e o p l e
 h a v e b e e n k i l l e d , a n d
 current
 figures
 include
 only
 deaths
 reported
 to
 health
 facilities,"
 OCHA said
 in
 its
 l a t e s t S i t u a t i o n R e p o r t
 released
 on
 W ednesday . I n r e s p o n s e t o t h e
 e x t r e m e l y d i r e
 humanitarian
 situation,
 the
 UN
 International
 Children's
 E m e r g e n c y F u n d
 ( U N I C E F ) , W o r l d V i s i o n ,
 and
 Save
 the
 Children
 on
 W ednesday
 highlighted
 the
 danger
 to
 children
 "if
 the
 c u r r e n t c e a s e fi r e i s n o t
 r e s p e c t e d b y a l l p a r t i e s Millions
 of
 vulnerable
 girls
 and
 boys
 need
 immediate
 h u m a n i t a r i a n a s s i s t a n c e ,
 and
 all
 children
 need
 to
 be
 protected
 from
 harm."