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Akanimo Sampson

Nigerian Army and Nigeria’s Worsening Crisis

Akanimo Sampson May 05, 2021

A seeming spirited attempt by the Nigerian Army to downplay the Fulanisation agenda that is stoking the fire of the deepening division in Nigeria, does not appear to be dousing the security crisis in the country. Senior citizen, Chief Robert Clarke, is even warning that Nigeria might not survive the next six months. Clarke, a legal […]

UNCTAD Warns of Danger of Unequal Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines

Akanimo Sampson May 05, 2021

Unequal distribution of COVID-19 vaccines will affect countries’ abilities to recover from the crisis, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), has warned in a new report. In a new portal tracking the pandemic’s impact on trade and development, UNCTAD also pointed out that the global economy’s uneven recovery from COVID-19 continues. The portal seeks […]

AfDB: African Women Disproportionately Affected by Poverty

Akanimo Sampson May 02, 2021

A new African country gender profiles developed by the African Development Bank says African women are still disproportionately affected by poverty, and the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating gender inequalities. The profiles also found that gender stereotypes are present in most countries and have a negative impact on women’s lives and livelihoods. Some of these impacts […]

Nigerian Company Incurs AfDB’s Wrath for Fraudulent Practices, Blocked for 3 Years

Akanimo Sampson May 02, 2021

A Nigerian company has incurred the wrath of African Development Bank Group for being entangled fraudulent practices. As a result, the Bank Group has blocked the company for three years. The Bank on April 28 2021, announced a 36-month debarment of Maxicare Company (Nigeria) Limited with effect from last February 23. Maxicare Company (Nigeria) Limited […]

Deby’s Death Still Fueling Internal Cracks in Chad

Akanimo Sampson May 01, 2021

Internal political chasm is still deepening in Chad despite the assassination of the country’s late President, Idriss Deby. Informed sources say Deby’s death is promoting an internal uprising against his son, feeding off the population’s unhappiness over his father’s alleged abuse and mismanagement of the country’s oil resources. The war lord Deby, 68, who allegedly […]

Dearth of Medical Doctors Hits North as Nigeria Bleeds 

Akanimo Sampson Apr 30, 2021

A dearth of medical doctors is hitting the northern part of Nigeria as the country continues to bleed as a result of insecurity. National President of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Prof. Innocent Ujah, has confirmed this. According to him, insecurity was driving away doctors and other health workers from the Borno State, the epicentre of […]

Madagascar: WFP Cries Out for $74 Million as 1.35 Million People in Need of Food, Nutrition Assistance

Akanimo Sampson Apr 30, 2021

Not less than 1.35 million people in southern Madagascar are currently in urgent need of emergency food and nutrition assistance due to consecutive years of drought. The situation has been critical since September 2020, the start of the lean season when families had already depleted their food supplies and eaten their vital seed stocks, leaving nothing for the […]

Matawalle Declares War on Bandits’ Arms Suppliers, Informants 

Akanimo Sampson Apr 30, 2021

In Zamfara State, the hot spot of banditry in Northern Nigeria, bulldozers are now eating the assets of those supplying arms and information to bandits. The directive to level their buildings comes from the state Governor, Muhammad Bello Matawalle. He ordered security agencies to be demolishing the houses of informants and those supplying arms to […]

Rape: Nollywood Actor, Baba Ijesha Likely to go Home Tomorrow

Akanimo Sampson Apr 29, 2021

Embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, who was arrested recently over allegations of molesting a minor, is likely to be released from custody on Friday. The Punch reports that the ongoing strike action by members of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria has prevented courts in the state from sitting and this has […]

Why Somalia is Boiling  

Akanimo Sampson Apr 29, 2021

The current violence rocking Somalia is largely due to the failure of the country’s leaders to “prioritize the national interest” and resolve their political impasse. The United Nations and international partners working to support a lasting peace and democratic election process across the troubled country said on Sunday, April 11 that they were highly concerned by the […]

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