AfricaWorld Newspaper 4th March 2023

Losing
 opposition
 candidates
 have
 called
 for
 the
 overturn
 of
 Nigeria's
 presidential

election
 results,
 which
 are
 in
 favor
 of
 Bola
 T inubu,
 the
 ruling
 party's
 candidate.
 Peter
 Obi
 and
 Atiku
 Abubakar
 have
 vowed
 to
 challenge
 T inubu's
 victory
 in
 courts,
 citing
 vote

EDIT ORIAL

By:
 The
Editor­in­Chief

Af r i c a h a s

e x p e r i e n c e d a
 r a p i d c l i m b i n
 population
 growth
 in
 the
 past
 years,
 highlighting
 t h e i m p o r t a n c e f o r
 d e v e l o p m e n t t o m e e t
 the
 needs
 of
 the
 people.

As
 populations
 grow ,
 so
 does
 the
 risk
 of
 natural
 disasters
 and
 climater e l a t e d p h e n o m e n a ,
 such
as
flooding.
Given
 t h e r i s i n g n u m b e r o f
 communities
 vulnerable
 to
 the
 threat
 of
 floods,
 t h e n e e d f o r
 i n v e s t m e n t s i n fl o o ds e n s i t i v e i n f r a s t r u c t u r e
 has
 become
 pressing.
 Investment
 in
 this
 kind
 of
 infrastructure
 serves
 t w o p u r p o s e s : t o
 minimise
 the
 risk
 posed
 to
communities
through
 flood
 prevention,
 and
 to
 ensure
 the
 quality
 of
 life
 of
 people
 living
 in
 these
 a r e a s b y p r o v i d i n g
 b e t t e r a c c e s s t o
 essential
 services.

T h e m o s t c o m m o n
 strategies
 employed
 to
 c o m b a t t h e i m p a c t o f
 floods
 in
 Africa
 are
 the
 c o n s t r u c t i o n o f
 retention
 dams,
 such
 as
 t h e K i a m b e r e D a m i n
 Kenya,
 and
 levees,
 as
 s e e n i n N a w a l ,
 S e n e g a l T h e s e
 i r r i g a t i o n s y s t e m s
 c a p t u r e , s t o r e , a n d
 utilise
 water ,
 while
 also

providing
 food,
 protection,
 and
 access
 to
 sanitation
 s y s t e m s . W h i l e t h e s e
 p h y s i c a l s t r u c t u r a l
 c h a n g e s h a v e b e e n
 effective
 in
 some
 cases,
 they
 have
 not
 been
 able
 to
 keep
 up
 with
 the
 influx
 of
 p e o p l e , w h o s e d e m a n d

tr a d i ti o n a l m a te r i a l s a n d
 p r o v i d e a s a f e a n d
 c o m f o r t a b l e l i v i n g
 e n v i r o n m e n t f o r
 c o m m u n i t i e s .

I n v e s t m e n t s i n t h e s e
 a r e a s c a n a l s o h e l p t o
 r e d u c e w a t e r ­ b o r n e
 diseases,
 as
 well
 as
 food

in
 place.
 This
 should
 be
 t a i l o r e d t o m e e t c u r r e n t
 and
 future
 needs,
 taking
 i n t o a c c o u n t l o c a l
 d e m o g r a p h i c s , w e a t h e r
 p a t t e r n s , a n d o t h e r
 environmental
 factors.
 In
 addition,
 there
 should
 be
 system­wide
 analyses
 of
 the
 causes
 and
 effects
 o f fl o o d s , s o t h a t
 e ff e c t i v e p r o t e c t i o n
 s t r a t e g i e s c a n b e
 i m p l e m e n t e d . T h i s
 research
 should
 inform
 d e c i s i o n s r e g a r d i n g
 t h e m o s t e ff e c t i v e
 m i t i g a t i o n m e a s u r e s ,
 such
 as
 the
 building
 of
 fl o o d ­ p r o t e c t i o n d a m s
 and
 the
 use
 of
 early
 warning
 systems.

f o r a c c e s s t o s e r v i c e s

c o n t i n u e s t o e x p a n d I n
 order
 to
 keep
 up
 with
 rapid

p o p u l a t i o n g r o w t h a n d
 d e m a n d s f o r s e r v i c e
 delivery ,
 it
 is
 necessary
 for

Africa
 to
 invest
 in
 sources
 o f fl o o d ­ s e n s i t i v e
 infrastructure.

E x a m p l e s o f fl o o ds e n s i t i v e i n f r a s t r u c t u r e
 are
 wastewater
 treatment

f a c i l i t i e s , s o t h a t
 contaminants
 in
 water
 can
 be
 removed
 before
 being

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

e n v i r o n m e n t , a n d fl o o d ­

r e s i l i e n t h o u s i n g , w h i c h

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

fl o o d i n g b e t t e r t h a n

insecurity
 caused
 by
 the
 d e s t r u c t i o n o f c r o p s b y
 floods.
 Additionally ,
 these
 infrastructure
 projects
 can
 be
 linked
 to
 larger
 goals
 of

e c o n o m i c d e v e l o p m e n t ,
 s u c h a s c r e a t i n g
 industries
 in
 rural
 areas,
 p r o v i d i n g f o o d s t o r a g e
 and
 storage
 capabilities,
 a n d p r o v i d i n g o t h e r

i n f r a s t r u c t u r e ­ r e l a t e d
 jobs.

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

i n v e s t m e n t s i n fl o o dsensitive
 infrastructure
 do
 not
 become
 outmoded,
 it

i s n e c e s s a r y t o h a v e a
 w e l l ­ t h o u g h t ­ o u t ,
 r e g i o n a l l y ­ i n f o r m e d p l a n

Ove ra l l ,
 th e n e e d fo r
 i n v e s t m e n t s i n fl o o ds e n s i t i v e i n f r a s t r u c t u r e
 has
 become
 increasingly
 u r g e n t f o r A f r i c a n
 countries.
 By
 investing
 in
 these
 areas,
 communities
 c a n b e c o m e m o r e
 resilient
 to
 the
 threats
 of
 fl o o d i n g , a n d a c c e s s t o
 essential
 services
 can
 be
 improved.
 By
 taking
 into
 a c c o u n t r e s e a r c h a n d
 understanding
 the
 causes
 a n d e ff e c t s o f fl o o d i n g ,
 A f r i c a n c o u n t r i e s c a n
 p r o v i d e s a f e a n d
 c o m f o r t a b l e l i v i n g
 c o n d i t i o n s f o r t h e i r
 p o p u l a t i o n a n d b o o s t
 economic
 growth.

A f r i c a
 m u s t
 i n v e s t
 i n
 fl o o ds e n s i t i v e
 i n f r a s t r u c t u r e

J E S U S
 D O E S
 N O T
 P R O M I S E
 A
 T R O U B L E
 F R E E
 L I F E

Je s u s d o e s n o t
 p r o m i s e a
 trouble
 free
 life
 in
 t h i s w o r l d . C o n s i d e r
 this
 truth
 also:

" M y s o n ,
 i f y o u
 a s p i r e t o
 serve
 the

L o r d ,
 p r e p a r e
 y o u r s e l f
 f o r a n
 o r d e a l "

(Eccles
 2:
 1 ) .

T r o u b l e s
 a r e
 o p p o r t u n i ty
 to
 grow
 s p i r i t u a l l y . " I
 p r o m i s e
 to
 be
 your
 strength
 in
 proportion
 to
 the
 trust
 you
 place
 on
 Me."
 The
 more
 you
 trust
 Jesus,
 the
 more
 He
 is
 your
 comfort,
 strength
 and
 security
 in
 trials.

V irtue
 and
 Iniquity
 are
 two
 very
 big
 words
 to
 r e fl e c t u p o n a s
 C h r i s t i a n s a n d
 e s p e c i a l l y i n o u r
 Lenten
 journey Much
 has
 been
 written
 and
 s a i d a b o u t b o t h , f o r

 these
 two
 words
 not
 only
 define
 a
 person,

b u t

hold
 the
 key
 to
 our
 s a l v a t i o n . W h e n
 v i r t u o u s p e r s o n
 forsake
 the
 virtue
 and

time
 reading
 the
 Bible.
 T o
 invite
 the
 Holy
 Spirit
 into
 our
 lives
 each
 day ,
 a c k n o w l e d g i n g H i s

 presence.
 W e
 will
 then

us
 harm.
 Amen

L o r d J e s u s , m a y w e
 only
 think
 and
 say
 what
 is
 pleasing
 to
 Y ou
 and
 b e o f
 k i n d
 s e r v i c e
 to
all
that
 we
 meet.
 Amen

c o m m i t i n i q u i t y ,
 i n i q u i t y w i l l l e a d t o
 d e a t h . G o d d i d n o t
 p r e p a r e a l i s t o f t h e
 t r a i t s o n e m u s t
 p o s s e s s t o l i v e a
 virtuous
 life.
 The
 Bible

as
 our
 guide
 illustrate
 the
 kinds
 of
 traits
 that
 a
 person
 of
 virtue
 should
 stive
 for

W e
 are
 also
 fortunate
 that
 we
 do
 not
 walk
 this
 path
 alone,
 but
 rather ,

 with
 God
 at
 our
 side
 to
 guide
 us.
 Let
 us
 commit
 to
 getting
 to
 know
 God
 better T o
 spend
 more

u n d e r s t a n d w h a t i t
 means
 to
 be
 Christ­like
 and
 work
 to
 emulate
 H i m i n o u r t h o u g h t s ,
 w o r d s a n d d e e d s .
 A l l o w C h r i s t t o l e a d ,
 then
 our
 path
 will
 be
 made
 straight,
 and
 we
 can
 live
 a
 virtuous
 life
 that
 gives
 honor
 to
 our
 Lord.

PRA YERS

Lord
 Jesus,
 our
 hearts

a r e c o l d M a k e t h e m
 warm,
 compassionate,
 and
 forgiving
 towards
 all,
 even
 those
 who
 do

L o r d
 J e s u s ,
 g i v e u s
 p e a c e ,
 love
 and
 l i g h t i n
 o u r
 h e a r t s
 and
 heal
 a l l o u r
 d i s e a s e s .
 Amen

L o r d J e s u s , a l l o u r
 prayers
 we
 present
 to
 Y ou
 grant
 them
 we
 pray .
 Amen

, a s E z e k i e l s a y s ,

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

T H E R I G H T E O U S W E E P S

O n l y t h e w i c k e d h a t c h e s
 a r o u n d It's
 fluctuating
 wildly ,
 ablaze
 on
 e a r t h

The
 righteous
 dies,
 calamities
 p e r f u m e d . W i s h y o u c a n
 p e r c e i v e t h e r o t t e n !

What
 shall
 the
 righteous
 do?
 Thought
 the
 world
 for
 them?

Erasing
slowly ,
as
the
negative
 beings
 fledged
 in
 hugely I
 feel
 l i k e c r y i n g !

Arise
 oh
 ye!
 Surpass
 and
 shine. Corrupt
 the
 darkness
 and
 beam
 brightly Be
 the
 sun
 that
 giv'th
 the
 moon
 light
 at
 night,
 and
 so
 f o r e v e r d i g r e s s e s f o r
 righteousness.

S H U T T L E I N T H E D A R K
 ROOM

I
 sat
 on
 silicon
 crystal
 mixed
 with; White
 chalky
 powder ,
 beauty
 suit
 around.

What
 molded
 for
 many
 buttocks
 to
 sit.

Silver
 moon
 i
 gaze
 for
 while,
 scary
 sound;

Rings
 afar
 behind
 the
 banana
 wing;

Grabbed
 by
 the
 sphere
 close
 dost,
 ears
 wide
 to
 hear

Deep
 voice,
 momentum
 from
 the
 chord
 within;

Slight
 corrupt
 of
 sounds
 in
 silent
 night,
 via;

Dogs
 barks
 wild,
 cricket
 chirp
 in
 niche
 tencely

I
 stood
 up,
 tip­toed,
 closed
 the
 door
 that
 ride;

T o
 and
 fro,
 grey
 cube
 of
 sand
 splashed
 heavily;

O n t h e p a v e t u c k e d d e e p i n
 ground,
 cyclic
 wide; And
 so
 my
 hairs
 erect,
 sneaking
 into;

T h e d a r k r o o m o f c a l m s t a t e
 through
 the
 door
 route. The
 wind
 blows
 hard,
 and
 so
 the
 door
 banged
 rough.

W e e d d a n c e s a s h e b r u s h e d
 them
 with
 dirt
 palms. Though
 hiding
 from
 glow ,
 resting

By:
Iroegbu
Chibuike

on
 cloud,
 tough;

T o r u n f r o m t h e c o a r s e l i g h t
 casted
 down.

Shadow
 fades
 not,
 follows
 and
 sneaks
 in
 tint;

W i t h h i m , p l a c e w h e r e t h e
 soldier
 ant
 hunting;

For
 daily
 bread
 under
 the
 carpet
 zinc;

Delight,
 prays
 no
 rage
 foul
 to
 shot
 gotten.

Lo!
 In
 blink,
 climbed
 his
 petty
 dusty
 leg.

T rates
 and
 trates
 within,
 biting
 the
 scrotum;

A h ! O h m y G o o d n e s s ! ­ ­ ­ ­
 swinging
 hinds
 on
 deck. My
 eyes
 through
 the
 dowing
 glass
 from
 the
 room;

Sighting
 the
 fairly
 face
 wrinkled
 by
 pain.

Thus,
 caught
 bitten
 on
 prank
 behind
 the
 lain.

T h e e a g l e ' s w i n g w e a k . T r a p s e t c a u g h t i t ' s p o i n t e d
 l e g s ; A n d s o r e m a i n s s t i l l

I t ' s s t r e n g h t l i e s w i t h i n F o r g o t i t c a n b e p u l l e d o u t ; From
 bush
 monkey's
 trap.

T h e m o u s e t r e a d s o n
 the;Carpet
 grass
 in
 pains,
 inskin;Out­skin,
 stung
 by
 bee.

C h o l e r a
 O u t b r e a k s
 T r a i l
 F l o o d s
 i n
 8
 A f r i c a n
 C o u n t r i e s

Tw e l v e A f r i c a n

c o u n t r i e s a r e

c u r r e n t l y b a t t l i n g

c h o l e r a o u t b r e a k s , w i t h

S o u t h A f r i c a , T a n z a n i a ,
 and
 Zimbabwe
 being
 the
 latest
 to
 detect
 cases.

Although
 weekly
 cholera

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

c o u n t r i e s h a v e b e e n
 declining,
 the
 risk
 of
 the
 disease
 spreading
 is
 still
 high
 due
 to
 heavy
 flooding
 caused
 by
 seasonal
 rains
 and
 tropical
 cyclones
 in
 southern
 Africa.

By
 February
 26,
 2023,
 the
 n u m b e r o f n e w c h o l e r a
 c a s e s h a d d r o p p e d t o

2,880
 ­
 a
 37%
 decrease
 compared
 to
 the
 previous
 w e e k ' s 4 , 5 8 4 c a s e s Unfortunately ,
 the
 number

By:
Vesla
Centurion
Kals

of
 deaths
 remained
 nearly
 unchanged,
 only
 declining
 marginally
 from
 82
 to
 81.

I n M o z a m b i q u e , T r o p i c a l
 Storm
 Freddy ,
 which
 made
 l a n d f a l l o n F e b r u a r y 2 4 ,
 2 0

, c a u s e d e x t e n s i v e

damaged
 or
 destroyed,
 and
 n e a r l y 3 , 5 0 0 k m o f r o a d
 h a v e b e e n d a m a g e d ,
 a c c o r d i n g t o p r e l i m i n a r y
 findings.

damage
 to
 infrastructure.
 More
 than
 44,000
 people
 h a v e b e e n a ff e c t e d , 5 5
 health
 facilities
 have
 been

T o s u p p o r t t h e c h o l e r a
 response,
 the
 W orld
 Health
 Organisation
 has
 deployed
 80
 experts
 to
 the
 affected
 countries.
 Additionally ,
 over
 the
 past
 two
 months,
 WHO
 h a s s h i p p e d 4 5 5 t o n s o f
 critical
 cholera
 supplies
 to
 M a l a w i , M o z a m b i q u e ,
 B u r u n d i , t h e D e m o c r a t i c
 R e p u b l i c o f t h e C o n g o ,
 Ghana,
 Kenya,
 and
 Zambia
 t o b o l s t e r o u t b r e a k
 p r e p a r e d n e s s a n d
 response.

F E A R
 G R I P S
 K E N Y A N

L G B T Q
 C O M M U N I T Y

A F T E R
 C O U R T
 R U L I N G

Th e S u p r e m e
 Court's
 landmark
 r u l i n g t h a t
 m e m b e r s o f t h e

L G B T Q c o m m u n i t y
 h a v e t h e r i g h t t o
 associate,
 despite
 the
 i l l e g a l i t y o f s a m e ­ s e x
 m a r r i a g e , h a s b e e n
 m e t w i t h fi e r c e
 o p p o s i t i o n f r o m
 r e l i g i o u s l e a d e r s a n d
 legislators.

M e m b e r s o f t h e
 Lesbian,
 Gay ,
 Bisexual,
 T r a n s g e n d e r , a n d
 Queer
 community
 have
 left
 feeling
 vulnerable
 and
 fearful
 for
 their
 safety

I n r e s p o n s e , C a t h o l i caligned
 MPs
 have
 vowed
 to
 take
 action
 to
 prevent
 the
 registration
 of
 a
 gay

r i g h t s l o b b y g r o u p b y
 d i s b a n d i n g t h e N G O
 Board.

By:
Joshua
Illya

K e n y a ' s
 P e n a l C o d e
 s t r i c t l y
 p r o h i b i t s
 s a m e ­ s e x
 relations
 and
 i m p o s e s a
 1 4 ­ y e a r j a i l
 sentence
 for
 t h o s e f o u n d
 g u i l t y o f
 e n g a g i n g i n
 h o m o s e x u a l
 activities.

T h i s r u l i n g
 has
 sparked
 a h e a t e d
 debate
 over
 the
 rights
 of
 the
 L G B T Q c o m m u n i t y i n
 Kenya.

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

P D P
 O p e n
 T o
 F o r m i n g
 A l l i a n c e
 W i t h
 L a b o u r

P a r t y ' s
 P e t e r
 O b i
 -
 A t i k u

V i c e
 P r e s i d e n t
 C o m m i s s i o n s
 K u m a s i
 C e n t r a l
 M o s q u e

G e r m a n y
 A s k s
 S w i t z e r l a n d

T o
 T e l l
 M o t h b a l l e d
 L e o p a r d

2
 T a n k s

N L C
 S u s p e n d s
 I n d e fi n i t e
 S t r i k e
 I n
 A b i a

A
 S e l f
 -
 P r o p e l l e d
 A r t i l l e d

 V e h i c l e

F i r e s
 O n
 T h e
 F r o n t l i n e ,
 D o n e t s k

R e g i o n ,
 U k r a i n e .

S a m i
 P r o t e s t e r s ,
 G r e t a
 T h u n b e r g ,

E n d
 D e m o n s t r a t i o n s
 A g a i n s t

W i n d
 T u r b i n e s

S o m e
 C o n g o l e s e
 P r o t e s t
 A n d

Q u e s t i o n
 M o t i v e s
 O f
 M a c r o n

V i s i t

P r e s i d e n t
 J o e
 B i d e n
 G r e e t s
 H i s

F o r m e r
 C h i e f
 M e d i c a l
 A d v i s e r
 D r .

A n t h o n y
 F a u c i
 A n d
 H i s
 W i f e
 D r .

C h r i s t i n e
 G r a d y

B u l l d o z e r s
 B e i n g
 U s e d
 T o
 D e m o l i s h
 I l l e g a l
 C o n s t r u c t i o n
 D u r i n g
 A

D e m o l i t i o n
 D r i v e
 A t
 S i l s a k o
 B e e l ,
 I n
 G u w a h a t i
 I n d i a .

B l a s t
 A t
 N i g e r i a
 O i l
 P i p e l i n e ,
 E x p l o s i o n
 R o c k s
 R i v e r s .

o

U k r a i n e ' s
 B e s i e g e d
 B a k h m u t

K O B E
 B R Y A N T ’ S
 F A M I L Y

T O
 R E C E I V E
 A L M O S T
 2 9

M L N
 U S D
 F R O M
 L . A

C O U N T Y
 F O R
 L E A K I N G

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

M E S S I
 W I N S
 2 0 2 2

B E S T
 F I F A
 M E N ’ S

P L A Y E R
 A W A R D

Los
 Angeles,
 U.S.
 |

Xinhua
 |
 The
 family
 o f l a t e N B A s t a r
 Kobe
 Bryant
 will
 receive
 a
 28.85
 million
 U.S.
 dollars
 s e t t l e m e n t f r o m L o s
 A n g e l e s C o u n t y , i n t h e
 w e s t e r n U S s t a t e o f
 California,
 over
 the
 retired
 NBA star
 helicopter
 crash
 photos.

T h e s e t t l e m e n t w o u l d
 resolve
 all
 claims
 involving
 the
 county ,
 Mira
 Hashmall,
 lead
 trial
 counsel
 for
 Los
 A n g e l e s C o u n t y i n t h e
 case,
 said
 in
 a
 statement

T uesday

K o b e a n d h i s d a u g h t e r
 Giannia
 Bryant
 were
 killed
 o n J a n 2 6 , 2 0 2 0 , i n a
 helicopter
 crash
 incident
 with
 other
 seven
 people
 on
 board
 in
 Los
 Angeles.

L a t e r t h a t y e a r , K o b e ' s
 w i d o w , V a n e s s a B r y a n t ,
 s u e d t h e L o s A n g e l e s
 County
 for
 negligence
 and
 invasion
 of
 privacy
 for
 the
 s h e r i ff ' s d e p a r t m e n t
 personnel
 from
 the
 county
 leaking
 graphic
 photos
 of
 the
 crash
 site
 to
 public,
 including
showing
them
in
 a
 bar

The
 sheriff's
 deputies
 and

firefighters
 who
 rushed
 to

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

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

c a r n a g e , i n c l u d i n g t h e

m a n g l e d r e m a i n s o f t h e

L o s A n g e l e s L a k e r s '
 legend
and
his
13­year­old
 daughter

T u e s d a y ' s s e t t l e m e n t w i l l
 also
 resolve
 all
 outstanding
 claims
 in
 state
 court
 and
 any
 future
 claims
 by
 the

B r y a n t ' s t h r e e o t h e r

c h i l d r e n , a c c o r d i n g t o

H a s h m a l l , w h o s a i d “ w e
 hope
 Ms.
 Bryant
 and
 her
 children
 continue
 to
 heal
 from
 their
 loss.”

“ T o d a y m a r k s t h e
 s u c c e s s f u l c u l m i n a t i o n o f

Mrs.
 Bryant's
 courageous
 battle
 to
 hold
 accountable
 those
 who
 engaged
 in
 this

g r o t e s q u e c o n d u c t , ”
 V anessa
 Bryant's
 attorney
 Luis
 Li
 said
 in
 a
 statement
 quoted
 by
 local
 media.

“ S h e f o u g h t f o r h e r

h u s b a n d , h e r d a u g h t e r ,

a n d a l l t h o s e i n t h e

c o m m u n i t y w h o s e

d e c e a s e d f a m i l y w e r e

t r e a t e d w i t h s i m i l a r

d i s r e s p e c t . W e h o p e h e r

v i c t o r y a t t r i a l a n d t h i s

settlement
 will
 put
 an
 end

t o t h i s p r a c t i c e , ” t h e
 statement
 said.

Pa r i s , F r a n c e |

X i n h u a | L i o n e l
 Messi
 of
 Argentina
 won
 the
 Best
 FIF A Men's

P l a y e r A w a r d 2 0 2 2 a n d

Argentina
 was
 the
 biggest
 winner
 of
 the
 Best
 FIF A

F o o t b a l l A w a r d s 2 0 2 2
 here
 on
 Monday

This
 is
 the
 second
 time
 Messi
 won
 the
 award
 after
 he
 first
 won
 it
 in
 2019
 and

A r g e n t i n a , c h a m p i o n o f

t h e 2 0 2 2 Q a t a r W o r l d
 Cup,
 pocketed
 away
 with
 f o u r t r o p h i e s a t t h e

ceremony

A r g e n t i n a ' s h e a d c o a c h

L i o n e l S c a l o n i w o n t h e
 Best
 Men's
 Coach
 A ward,

E m i l i a n o M a r t i n e z w o n
 t h e B e s t M e n ' s

G o a l k e e p e r A w a r d a n d
 the
 Argentine
 Fans
 won
 the
 Best
 Fan
 A ward
 for
 the
 first
 time.

Alexia
 Putellas
 of
 Spain

w o n t h e B e s t F I F A

W o m e n ' s P l a y e r A w a r d
 2022
 for
 the
 second
 time
 in
 a
 row

After
 the
 opening
 speech
 of
 FIF A President
 Gianni

I n f a n t i n o , t h e c e r e m o n y
 started
 with
 a
 video
 tribute

to
 Brazilian
 legend
 Pele,
 who
 passed
 away
 at
 age
 of
 82
 on
 December
 29,
 2022.

P e l e ' s w i f e M a r c i a A o k i
 r e c e i v e d a s p e c i a l
 r e c o g n i t i o n a w a r d f r o m
 Brazilian
 legend
 Ronaldo
 and
 President
 Infantino.

T h e B e s t W o m e n ' s
 G o a l k e e p e r w a s M a r y
 Earps
 of
 England
 and
 the
 Best
 W omen's
 Coach
 went
 t o S a r i n a W i e g m a n o f
 E n g l a n d ' s w o m e n ' s
 national
 team.

M a r c i n O l e k s y , P o l a n d ' s
 a m p u t e e f o o t b a l l e r , w o n
 t h e P u s k a s Aw a r d ( B e s t
 G o a l ) w i t h h i s o n e ­ f o o t
 volley
 scored
 in
 a
 match
 b e t w e e n h i s t e a m W a r t a
 Poznan
 and
 Stal
 Rzeszow
 on
 November
 6,
 2022.

T h e F a i r P l a y A w a r d
 w i n n e r w a s L u k a
 Lochoshvili
 of
 Georgia.
 In
 F e b r u a r y 2 0 2 2 , w h i l e
 playing
 for
 W olfsberger
 AC
 against
 Austria
 in
 V ienna,
 L o c h o s h v i l i t o o k o u t t h e
 tongue
 of
 Austrian
 player
 G e o r g T e i g l w h o w a s
 unable
 to
 breathe
 after
 a
 c o l l i s i o n a n d h a d
 swallowed
 his
 own
 tongue.

G E T
 A
 W O M A N
 W H O
 L O V E S

Y O U ,
 I T ' S
 L E S S
 E X P E N S I V E

When
 it
 comes

t o

r e l a t i o n s h i p s ,
 w o m e n a r e o f t e n
 l o o k i n g f o r e m o t i o n a l
 support
 and
 an
 equal
 p a r t n e r w h o w i l l b e
 t h e r e f o r t h e m n o
 matter
 what.
 Men
 often
 v i e w r e l a t i o n s h i p s
 differently
 and
 may
 be

l o o k i n g f o r
 a r o m a n t i c

c o n n e c t i o n
 o r s o m e
 p h y s i c a l
 pleasure.
 It

c a n b e
 d i ffi c u l t f o r

m e n a n d
 w o m e n t o
 meet
 in
 the
 middle,
 but
 w h e n i t

c o m e s t o
 choosing
 a

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

b e n e fi t s t o

l o v i n g a w o m a n w h o
 loves
 you
 too.

O n e o f t h e m a j o r
 benefits
 of
 choosing
 a
 partner
 that
 loves
 you
 i s t h a t i t i s l e s s
 e x p e n s i v e . M a n y

r e l a t i o n s h i p s r e q u i r e
 financial
 investment
 in

o r d e r t o w o r k o u t ,
 w h e t h e r i t b e f a n c y
 d a t e n i g h t s o r
 a c c o m m o d a t i n g e a c h
 o t h e r ' s n e e d s Y o u
 don't
 have
 to
 fork
 over
 cash
 if
 both
 partners
 are
 already
 invested
 in
 o n e a n o t h e r . P e o p l e

w h o l o v e e a c h o t h e r

b r i n g o u t t h e b e s t i n

e a c h o t h e r , s o t h e r e
 shouldn't
 be
 a
 need
 to
 impress
 each
 other
 with

b i g g e s t u r e s a l l t h e

t i m e . A r e l a t i o n s h i p

filled
 with
 mutual
 love

a n d r e s p e c t w i l l b e
 naturally
 self­sustaining

a n d d o e s n ' t r e q u i r e

y o u w i t h u n w a v e r i n g
 s u p p o r t . C h o o s i n g a
 partner
 who
 loves
 you
 will
 also
 mean
 you
 won't
 h a v e t o d e a l w i t h
 unnecessary
 drama
 or
 d i s a p p o i n t m e n t W omen
 who
 love
 their
 p a r t n e r s a r e m a t u r e
 and
 secure
 in
 their
 love,
 which
 alleviates
 many

By:
Ollus
Ndomu

like
 this,
 but
 it
 will
 be
 one
 o f t h e b e s t d e c i s i o n s
 y o u ' v e e v e r m a d e H a v i n g s o m e o n e w h o
 truly
 loves
 and
 cares
 for
 y o u w i l l g i v e y o u t h e
 security
 and
 confidence
 t o r e a c h h e i g h t s y o u
 never
 thought
 possible.

At
 the
 end
 of
 the
 day ,
 a

m o n e y t o b e
 successful.

On
 an
 emotional
 level,
 a

woman
 who
 loves
 you
 will
 be
 your
 biggest
 fan
 and
 deepest
 supporter .

W omen
 who
 love
 their
 partners
 aren't
 afraid
 to

s h o w t h e i r e m o t i o n s
 and
 make
 the
 effort
 to
 nurture
 the
 relationship.

If
 something
 is
 wrong,
 they
 will
 take
 the
 time
 to

figure
 out
 why
 and
 help
 come
 to
 a
 solution.
 A woman
 who
 loves
 you

of
 the
 common
 issues
 t h a t a r i s e i n
 relationships.

Another
 major
 benefit
 of
 l o v i n g a w o m a n w h o
 loves
 you
 is
 that
 it
 will
 m a k e y o u f e e l g o o d
 about
 yourself
 and
 your
 life.
 W omen
 who
 love

t h e i r p a r t n e r s u s u a l l y
 come
 from
 a
 place
 of
 s e c u r i t y i n t h e
 r e l a t i o n s h i p , s o y o u
 w o n ' t h a v e t o w o r r y
 a b o u t h e r s u d d e n l y

l e a v i n g . I t m a y b e
 nerve­wracking
 to
 give
 yourself
 up
 to
 someone

woman
 who
 loves
 you
 is
 a g i f t t h a t y o u s h o u l d
 c h e r i s h S u r v e y i n g t h e
 r e l a t i o n s h i p l a n d s c a p e
 can
 be
 scary ,
 but
 it
 is
 always
 worth
 it
 to
 find
 the
 r i g h t p a r t n e r L o v i n g a
 woman
 who
 loves
 you
 is
 b e n e fi c i a l o n m a n y
 l e v e l s a n d i s f a r l e s s
 e x p e n s i v e t h a n m o s t
 o t h e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s . S o
 take
 the
 plunge
 and
 find
 someone
 who
 loves
 you
 just
 as
 much
 as
 you
 love
 them
 –
 it'll
 be
 one
 of
 the
 best
 decisions
 you
 ever
 make.

F A S H I O N

E y e f u l
 J e w e l r y
 S h o w c a s e
 C o m i n

E g y p t

a n d

a d o r n

m e n t

s ,

s u c h

as
 his

5 4

c m ­

t a l l

g o l d

m a s k

d e c o r

a t e d

w i t h

l a p i s

l a z u l i ,

t u r q u

o i s e ,

a m a z

o n i t e ,

q u a r t

z,
 and

c h a l c

e d o n

Fo r t h o u s a n d s o f
 y e a r s , j e w e l r y,
 o r n a m e n t s , a n d
 other
 accessories
 have
 been
 an
 essential
 part
 of
 African
 fashion
 and
 l i f e s t y l e . T h e y h a v e
 b e e n u s e d t o
 a c c e s s o r i z e a p p a r e l ,
 rituals,
 communication,
 protection,
 and
 power ,
 among
 other
 important

u s e s U n f o r t u n a t e l y ,
 many
 of
 these
 pieces
 h a v e b e e n l o s t a n d

looted
 by
 other
 nations.

The
 forthcoming
 Grand

E g y p t i a n M u s e u m
 (GEM)
 in
 Cairo,
 set
 to
 open
 later
 this
 year
 or
 in

2 0 2 3 , w i l l d i s p l a y a

w e a l t h o f a c c e s s o r i e s

and
 ornaments
 inspired
 by
 those
 discovered
 in
 t h e t o m b o f K i n g

T utankhamun
 over
 100
 years
 ago.
 This
 hoard

of
 5000
 items
 included
 many
 gem­set
 objects

y ( a s
 w e l l a s g l a s s a n d
 faience).

O t h e r n o t a b l e p i e c e s
 i n c l u d e d t h e f a m o u s
 winged
 scarab
 pectoral
 and
 the
 golden
 throne
 of
 the
 king.
 Additionally ,

a
 scarved
 scarab
 made

o f s i l i c a ­ r i c h

t r a n s p a r e n t t o
 t r a n s l u c e n t i m p a c t i t e
 g l a s s f r o m t h e L i b y a
 a n d E g y p t b o r d e r ,

By:
Jemimah
Chungu

k n o w n i n t h e t r a d e a s
 Libyan
 desert
 glass,
 was
 also
 found.

The
 possessors
 of
 these
 j e w e l r y a n d o r n a m e n t s
 were
 buried
 with
 them
 to
 c o n s u m e p o w e r a n d
 wealth
 in
 their
 present
 and
 afterlife,
 to
 be
 protected,
 and
 to
 communicate
 to
 the
 sacred.

In
 late
 December
 of
 last
 year ,
 a
 stunning
 collection
 o f p o w e r f u l j e w e l r y w a s
 discovered
 in
 a
 small
 shaft
 and
 chamber
 from
 the
 18th
 dynasty
 tomb
 in
 Armarna,
 Egypt.
 This
 was
 the
 same
 time
 period
 in
 which
 Egypt
 was
 ruled
 by
 King
 T ut
 and
 Armana
 was
 home
 to
 the
 cult
 of
 the
 Aten,
 the
 sun
 g o d A h r a m o n l i n e
 re p o rte d th a t
 th e j e w e l ry
 w a s m a d e o f g o l d a n d
 soapstone.

This
 discovery
 of
 jewelry
 in
 E g y p t i s y e t a n o t h e r
 t e s t a m e n t t o t h e e a r l y
 k n o w l e d g e ,
 c r a f t s m a n s h i p , a n d
 t e c h n o l o g y o f a n c i e n t
 A f r i c a , d i s p r o v i n g t h e
 notion
 of
 "historical
 African
 primitivity ."

g
 i n

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

N I G E R I A ' S
 T O N T O
 T A L K S
 S E L F - S A C R I F I C E

Fo r m e r

N i g e r i a n
 m o v i e s t a r

T o n t o D i k e h h a s
 r e v e a l e d t h a t s h e
 always
 puts
 others
 before
 herself.

She
 has
 disclosed
 that
 she
 sacrifices
 in
 order
 to
 help
 others
 r i s e , w h i c h s h e
 b e l i e v e s i s t h e
 s o u r c e o f h e r
 greatness.

In
 her
 own
 words,
 she
 stated,
 “I
 have
 s o m e t i m e s s e t
 m y s e l f o n fi r e t o
 keep
 others
 warm…

That's
 my
 part­way
 to
 every
 greatness
 I
 have
 achieved
 and
 s t i l l a i m i n g t o
 attain!!!”

T o n t o C h a r i t y

D i k e h , b o r n o n 9

J u n e 1 9 8 5 , i s a

N i g e r i a n a c t r e s s ,
 s i n g e r , s o n g w r i t e r ,
 a n d h u m a n i t a r i a n

w h o
 o n
 2 7
 A u g u s t
 200 0 ,
 e s t a b l i s h e d
 t h e

T o n t o

D i k e h

F o und a t i o n.
 I n
 J u n e
 202 2 ,
 she
 was
 announced
 a s t h e d e p u t y
 g o v e r n o r s h i p
 candidate
 under
 the
 A f r i c a n D e m o c r a t i c

Congress
 in
 the
 2023
 R i v e r s S t a t e
 g u b e r n a t o r i a l
 election.

Her
 declaration
 was
 m e t w i t h g r e a t
 enthusiasm
 from
 the
 p e o p l e o f P o r t
 Harcourt.

By:
A yishie tu
A siedu

I N F L A T I O N
 H I T S

N I G E R I A ' S
 S O C I A L

E N V I R O N M E N T

By:
Jemimah
Chungu

As a n t i c i p a t e d ,

N i g e r i a ' s

i n fl a t i o n r a t e
 s k y r o c k e t e d i n 2 0 2 2 ,

drastically
 affecting
 the

s o c i a l a n d e c o n o m i c
 e n v i r o n m e n t

T h e c o u n t r y

h a s s e e n a n

i n c r e a s e o f

2 2 % i n

inflation
 since

D e c e m b e r o f

t h a t y e a r ,

l e a v i n g a

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

o f t h e

p o p u l a t i o n

l i v i n g i n

p o v e r t y a n d
 s u r v i v i n g o n
 l e s s t h a n $ 1
 per
 day .
 This
 h a s m a d e i t
 d i ffi c u l t f o r N i g e r i a t o
 r e a c h i t s s u s t a i n a b l e
 development
 goals
 and
 m i l l e n n i u m
 d e v e l o p m e n t g o a l s ,
 while
 the
 gap
 between
 t h e r i c h a n d t h e p o o r
 has
 only
 grown
 in
 the
 p a s t t h r e e m o n t h s o f
 2023.

The
 prices
 of
 fuel
 have
 a l s o r i s e n t h i s y e a r,
 which
 has
 had
 a
 domino
 e ff e c t o n t h e c o s t o f
 commodities.
 According
 to
 Punch,
 the
 Nigerian
 N a t i o n a l P e t r o l e u m

C o m p a n y L i m i t e d h a s

b e e n s e l l i n g p e t r o l

b e t w e e n N 1 9 4 a n d

N 2 0 0 / l i t r e , w h i l e

i n d e p e n d e n t m a r k e t e r s

h a v e b e e n c h a r g i n g

naira
 redesign
 policy
 has
 o n l y e x a c e r b a t e d t h e
 situation,
 plunging
 many
 citizens
 into
 hardship.

However ,
 there
 is
 hope

b e t w e e n N 2 5 0 a n d

N 3 4 0 / l i t r e I n s o m e

a r e a s , s u c h a s P o r t

H a r c o u r t , R i v e r s S t a t e ,

Osun,
 Oyo
 and
 others,
 fuel
 prices
 have
 been
 as
 high
 as
 N600
 per
 litre.

It
 is
 likely
 that
 this
 status
 quo
 will
 remain
 for
 a
 long

p e r i o d o f t i m e , l e a v i n g

m a n y N i g e r i a n s i n

h u n g e r a n d f o r c i n g

o t h e r s t o r e s o r t t o

b a r t e r i n g i n o r d e r t o

access
 basic
 necessities

such
 as
 food.
 The
 cash

c r u n c h c a u s e d b y t h e

Central
 Bank
 of
 Nigeria's

in
 the
 form
 of
 Presidentelect
 T inubu
 Bola
 and
 his
 8 0 ­ p a g e m a n i f e s t o ,
 "Renewed
 Hope
 2023".

During
 his
 campaign,
 he
 proposed
 a
 new
 plan
 to

c h a n g e N i g e r i a ' s
 situation
 and
 bring
 the
 country
 out
 of
 its
 current
 economic
 crisis.

I n h i s m a n i f e s t o , B o l a

d e c l a r e d h i s

c o m m i t m e n t t o

e x e c u t i n g e ff e c t i v e
 exchange
 rate
 policies,

i n c r e a s i n g G r o s s

D o m e s t i c P r o d u c t

( G D P ) , i n i t i a t i n g a n

industrial
 and
 agricultural
 revolution,
 creating
 more
 jobs,
 and
 stabilizing
 the
 e c o n o m y H e
 a c k n o w l e d g e d t h a t t h e
 exchange
 rate
 and
 other
 e c o n o m i c
 i n d i c a t o r s i n
 the
 country
 are
 largely
 due
 to
 g l o b a l f a c t o r s
 b e y o n d t h e
 n a t i o n ' s
 c o n t r o l . H e
 noted
 that
 the
 r e c e n t d i p i n
 t h e e x c h a n g e
 rate
 is
 primarily
 c a u s e d b y
 g l o b a l s u p p l y
 and
 production
 s h o r t f a l l s , a s
 w e l l a s
 N i g e r i a ' s
 d i m i n i s h e d l e v e l s o f o i l
 production
 and
 its
 limited
 c a p a c i t y t o e x p a n d
 manufacturing.

B o l a h a s b e e n a n
 advocate
 of
 the
 removal
 of
 fuel
 subsidies,
 which
 h a v e c o s t N i g e r i a a n
 e s t i m a t e d N 1 0 . 9 t r i l l i o n
 over
 the
 past
 eight
 years.

Other
 factors
 contributing
 to
 the
 country's
 economic
 w o e s i n c l u d e d i s e a s e s ,
 s o c i a l ­ p o l i t i c a l u n r e s t ,
 high
 crime
 rates,
 and
 high
 unemployment.

T h e
 s t o r y
 o f
 N i g e r i a
 p r e s i d e n t i a l
 e l e c t i o n
 i s
 a
 p a t h e t i c
 o n e ,
 a n d
 a
 c h a l l e n g e
 o n
 y o u t h s
 a n d
 O b i d i e n t s .

U k a c h u k w u
 O k o r i e

-
 P o e t
 &
 W r i t e r

UY

Uy ok anjo
T r ading,
a
r egis ter ed
media
entit y
(in
Z ambia)
oper ating
as
 A fricaw orld
Ne w spaper ,
A fricaw orld
Repor ts ,

The
A frican
International
 Magazine
and
Uy ok anjo
T V ,
invites
applications
fr om
suitably
qualified
 Z ambians
f or
the
position
o f
Of fice
Secr e tar y .

Main
Responsibilities

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 ull
Gr ade
t w elv e
(12)
C er tificate;

-
Secr e tarial
cer tificate
with
30
w or ds
per
minute
t yping
speed
 

(added
adv antage)

-
C omputer
Liter ate;

-
Able
to
use
Micr oso f t
Suit

-
C oor dinating
and
or ganisational
abilities;

-
Mus t
hav e
at
leas t
one
(1)
y ear
pr ac tical
experience

-
Mus t
no t
be
abo v e
28
y ear s
old.

-
Mus t
be
a
r esident
o f
Ndola
to wn

Individuals
mee ting
the
abo v e
qualifications
should
send
their
 application
le t ter ,
C V
and
cop y
o f
NR C
 to:
africaw orldne w s@gmail. com +260
96
3839574,
+353
(89)
975
6769.

NB:
Only
shor tlis ted
applicants
will
be
contac ted.

N I G E R I A N
 O P P O S I T I O N

C H A L L E N G E S
 T I N U B U ' S
 W I N

Assembly
 election
 of
 last

S a t u r d a y w e r e g r o s s l y
 flawed
 in
 every
 [way]
 and

a s s u c h m u s t b e

c h a l l e n g e d , " h e t o l d
 reporters
 in
 the
 capital,
 Abuja.

At
 least
 four
 other
 parties
 a r e j o i n i n g t h e m i n
 challenging
 the
 results.

All
 aggrieved
 losing
 have
 21
 days
 from
 the
 day
 the
 results
 were
 announced
 to
 the
 T inubu's
 win.

allAfrica.

N o p r e s i d e n t i a l e l e c t i o n
 r e s u l t s h a v e e v e r b e e n
 o v e r t u r n e d b y N i g e r i a ' s
 Supreme
 Court.

A l m o s t 2 5 m i l l i o n p e o p l e
 cast
 a
 ballot
 last
 Saturday
 in
 a v o t e t h a t w a s l a r g e l y
 p e a c e f u l b u t m a r k e d b y
 long
 delays
 and
 the
 slow
 a r r i v a l o f o n l i n e r e s u l t s ,
 a n g e r i n g v o t e r s a n d
 o p p o s i t i o n p a r t i e s w h o
 claim
 massive
 vote­rigging.

a r t y
 c a n d i d a t e P e t e r
 O b i s a i d
 at
 a
 news
 c o n f e r e n ce
 in
 the
 capital,
 claiming
 it
 was
 marred
 by
 irregularities.

H o u r s l a t e r ,
 s e c o n d ­ p l a c e
 candidate
 Atiku

A b u b a k a r w i t h
 t h e P e o p l e ' s

D e m o c r a t i c
 P a r t y a l s o
 rejected
 defeat,

s a y i n g h e w a s

c o n s u l t i n g w i t h
 h i s l a w y e r s o n
 h o w t o
 c h a l l e n g e t h e
 outcome.

"I
 have
 come
 to
 t h e c o n c l u s i o n
 t h a t t h e p r o c e s s e s a n d
 o u t c o m e o f t h e
 presidential
 and
 National

H o w e v e r, a n e l e c t i o n
 can
 be
 invalidated
 only
 if
 i t i s p r o v e n t h a t t h e
 n a t i o n a l e l e c t o r a l b o d y
 did
 not
 follow
 the
 law
 and

T h e o p p o s i t i o n s a i d t h e
 delay
 in
 uploading
 results
 from
 the
 country's
 177,000
 p o l l i n g s t a t i o n s t o t h e
 electoral
 body's
 portal
 could
 h a v e m a d e
 room
 for
 vote
 tampering.

M e a n w h i l e ,
 P r e s i d e n telect
 T inubu,
 e x p r e s s e d
 his
 readiness
 to
 defend
 his
 m a n d a t e i n
 court,
 saying
 h e a c c e p t s
 t h e d e c i s i o n
 o f t h e
 d i s g r u n t l e d
 opponents
 to
 challenge
 the
 o u t c o m e o f
 t h e e l e c t i o n A d d i t i o n a l
 r e p o r t i n g b y
 allAfrica

acted
 in
 ways
 that
 could
 have
 changed
 the
 result,