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  • Technovation: Air Peace rewards victorious Anambra students

    Air Peace has congratulated five Anambra State students and their teachers on emerging victorious in the recent Technology challenge held in the United States, honouring them with free return Owerri-Abuja tickets to facilitate their visit to the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday.

    The five Anambra students from Regina Pacies Secondary School, Onitsha represented Nigeria and Africa at the World Technovation Challenge in the Silicon Valley in San Francisco, United States and defeated Spain, USA, Turkey, Uzbekistan and China to lift the gold medal in the contest.

    They were billed for a reception by the Federal Government at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday in company with Miracle Igboke, their mentor and Chief Executive Officer of Edufun Technik STEM, Uchenna Onwuamaegbu Ugwu and principal, Rev. Fr Vincent Ezeaka.

    The girls won the technology contest with the mobile application innovation, FD-Detector they developed to assist in checking fake pharmaceutical products in Nigeria.

    A statement signed by Air Peace Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah said the carrier was proud of the schoolgirls’ rare feat.

    Read Also: Air Peace launches Kaduna service

    The development, Air Peace insisted, was proof that its effort to develop engineering capacity in Nigeria’s aviation industry was not a misplaced venture.

    “We are very proud of the feat of these young girls from Nigeria. At Air Peace, we believe that given the right environment and encouragement Nigerians will excel in all their undertakings. These girls have proved beyond a doubt that Nigerians possess everything it takes to rank among the best in the world.

    “This is the motivation for the huge investment Air Peace has continued to make in the training of young Nigerians in aviation engineering. We will continue to recognise, encourage and reward excellence,” the airline said.

     

  • What our politicians can learn from USA

    The United States of America always shows the world how to honour heroes. This laudable national trait was again exemplified for the world to see over the weekend with the dignified pomp and pageantry that characterised the burial ceremonies of Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul and that of the iconic American politician and statesman, Senator John Sidney McCain. This piece is not on the star-studded illustrious life of Aretha Franklin but on the life of Senator John McCain because of the lessons that can be learnt from his intense and colourful political life by our rather confused and sometimes unpatriotic political class.

    Senator McCain who died on August 25, after a long battle with brain cancer was born in 1936 and started his illustrious life in the USA Navy following the examples of his grandfather and father who were Admiral and Rear Admiral in US Navy respectively. He was in US Navy from 1958 to 1973, and during his time in the navy, he saw action in Vietnam. In 1967, his plane was shot down while flying over Hanoi and was miraculously rescued and captured by the Vietnamese.  The Vietnamese kept him in a dehumanizing dungeon called ‘Hanoi Hilton’ where as a prisoner of war, he was beaten, tortured and permanently disabled in his arms and legs. He refused the offer to be released when the Vietnamese found out that his father was a Rear Admiral in US Navy. This was a ploy by the Vietnamese to use him for propaganda purposes. He spent a total of five and half years as a prisoner of war before his release in 1973. After his release he continued to serve in the navy and was honourably discharged as a Captain.

    Although the contributions of the late Senator McCain in the military would remain indelible in the history of USA, it is in the arena of politics that he would forever be remembered and honoured. After leaving the navy, he joined politics as a Republican and he became a member of the House of Representative representing the state of Arizona in 1983. He held this seat for two terms and in 1987 he was elected into US Senate taking over the seat vacated by legendary Barry Goldwater. He was in the senate from that time until his death recently.

    Although Senator McCain was a man known for his impatience and temper, he was able to work with other senators especially with the Democrats for the good of his country. Among his friends in the Democratic Party in the senate were the late Ted Kennedy, Joe Biden, and Joe Liebermann. He was one of the powerful senators referred to as the ‘the three Amingos’. The other two who are still alive are Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Joe Liebermann of Connecticut. Senator McCain was regarded as a conservative but this did not make him not to disagree with his Republican colleagues on principles. Through his co-operation with other senators, he was able to get through the senate, landmark bills that had great impact on ordinary American citizens. As chairman of Senate Armed Forces Committee, he left no stone unturned to make the life comfortable for American veterans who fought for USA in many wars. In him the veterans had a voice. It is on record that his decisive vote at the senate floor even when he was sick prevented the Republican dominated senate from truncating the Obamacare which is the health care programme designed to give health insurance to millions of poor Americans who were not previously covered by any insurance.

    The late Senator McCain was a legend in US politics. Although he fought and lost some big political battles in the US senate, he did not show bitterness towards his political adversaries. He quickly forgave and carried on to the next battle for good governance in USA. This salutary trait was exhibited in his attitude towards the people of Vietnam and President George W. Bush. Despite his terrible ordeal in the hands of the Vietnamese when he was captured as prisoner of war, he was largely responsible for the restoration of diplomatic relationship between USA and Vietnam under President Bill Clinton in 1995. Also,despite the fact that George W. Bush ran a very scurrilous and damaging campaign against him during the contest for the nomination for the candidate to represent the Republican Party at the 2000 presidential election, he chose him and President Obama, another political opponent to give eulogies at his funeral. The only person whose politics was very repulsive to the late senator is President Donald Trump. During his lifetime, the senator did not hide his disdain for the divisive politics of Donald Trump and he requested without mincing words that Trump should not attend his funeral where an unprecedented political unity was demonstrated by USA politicians.

    Since the world is now a global village brought together in an unprecedented way by satellite televisions, I am sure most of our lawmakers in both the Senate and House of Representatives watched the funeral ceremonies of the late Senator John McCain. I am sure they listened also to all the achievements attributed to this man. It is my hope that our lawmakers have used the opportunity to learn some lessons from his brand of politics. The politics of John McCain was not ‘do or die politics’ which our politicians relish.  There is no record that Senator John McCain reached out across the aisle to convince other politicians of the need to vote for themselves humungous and obscene salaries and allowances out of tune to the living standard of an average American citizen. He did not join others to impede and delay the passage of the budget submitted by the executive arm of the government. All his actions in the US Senate we were told were for the good of the country and the betterment of the world. For this many people have suggested the Capitol Hill which houses the Senate and the House of Representatives in Washington be named after him.

    Our present politics in Nigeria is very toxic as there is very little cooperation among people with different political affiliations to come together for the good of the nation. Our politicians usually come together to feather their political nests. In the pre-independence politics in Nigeria, we had parliamentarians who like the late Senator John McCain, crossed the political divide to work constructively with political opponents for the good of the country. Such politicians included S.L. Akintola, K.O. Mbadiwe,J. S.  Tarka, Dennis Osadebay, MaitamaSule and BukarDipcharima.  Chief Osadebay, an NCNC member served as the Deputy Speaker in the Action Group dominated Western House of Assembly.  It is on record that the motion for Nigeria’s independence was passed in the House of Representatives through the working together of parliamentarians from different political parties. While the motion for independence moved by Chief Anthony Enahoro on March 31, 1953 during the budget session of the Nigerian House of Representatives split the country into two irreconcilable groups with a serious threat to Nigerian unity, the one moved by Chief S. L. Akintola on March 26, 1957 was easily passed and the motion rallied the whole country behind the call for independence. The late Chief Akintola who was a powerful orator and parliamentarian was able to get his motion passed by the whole House of Representatives because of his ability to skilfully reach out to leaders of other political parties.

    That was a proud moment in Nigerian political history. I have not seen such a moment in our recent history. Why is it difficult for our senators and members in the House of Representatives to cross the aisle and fashion out among themselves irrespective of political affiliations an acceptable political structure to replace this present faulty and crippled federal structure? The slogan “politics without bitterness” propagated in the Second Republic by Alhaji Ibrahim Waziri has been replaced by politics of “do or die “. Nigeria needs politicians in the mode of the late Senator John McCain whose politics is for service to his nation and not for personal greed and gain.

     

    • Professor Lucas writes from Old Bodija, Ibadan.

  • Ijebu Ode wearing festive look ahead of Eid-el-Kabir festival

    Few hours to the celebration of the Eid-el-Kabir and few days to the celebration of the annual “Ojude-Oba’’ Festival, scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 23, enthusiasm is at a fever-pitch in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.

    Socioeconomic activities in Ijebu-Ode where the “Ojude-Oba’’ Festival is celebrated annually have continued to witnesses positive spikes as one enters the ancient town.

     Both the indigenes as well as visitors, tourists and dealers in souvenirs have begun to arrive the state for the annual carnival-like “Ojude-Oba’’ Festival which holds on Aug.23 with the theme: Ojude-Oba: Celebration of Rich Cultural Heritage.

    The “Ojude-Oba’’ Festival is an annual reunion of sons and daughters of Ijebu-Ode, their in-laws, and invited guests usually held two days after the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

    Our reporters observed a beehive of activities by residents who had their rams and other livestock tied within their compounds for the celebrations of both festivals.

     Also, it was observed that hotels in the town and its environs had been fully booked while operators of outdoor bars, tricycles, motorcycles and relaxation spots had begun to count their gains.

    Ijebu-Ode, a town predominantly occupied by Muslims, comes alive every Eid-el-Kabir alongside the age-old “Ojude-Oba’’, which is celebrated to honour the Awujale of Ijebuland.

    Several corporate organisations had displayed their advert billboards as a way of participating in the celebration of the two festivals.

    Ishola Fatungase, a resident of the town and a paint dealer, said that they were looking forward to a memorable celebration of the “Ojude-Oba’’ Festival.

    Read Also: Eid-el-Kabir: Ambode urges Muslims to embrace love, unity

    He, however, appealed to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), in charge of power distribution in the area, to make the event memorable through uninterrupted power supply.

    “The icing on the cake for us will be full-scale-power supply throughout the period of the sallah to make it lively for us as well as being able to preserve our drinks and consumables. 

    “For me as a Muslim, it is the only time of the year I get to see most of my  family members as they are  located in different parts of the country and outside the country,” he said. 

    Another respondent, Gbenga Otukoya, a civil servant, lamented the high cost of rams this year as compared to the same period last year.

    “I just returned from Imowo Eleran market, where livestock is considerably sold cheaply. Yet, I could not afford the type of ram I wanted due to the high price.

    “A medium-sized ram, sold last year for N60, 000 is now N85, 000 at the market, while cows sell for between N120, 000 and N180, 000 or even higher depending on the quality. 

    “A large ram is going for between N120, 000 and N150, 000.

    “We are in a joyful mood as expected but the only downturn is that most people are not as buoyant financially to celebrate the sallah and Ojude-Oba as expected,” Otukoya said.

    Mr Dare Odusanya, a car dealer based in Chicago, USA, said he arrived in the country two weeks ago to have ample time to savour the holiday mood in the town alongside his other family members.

    “The high point for me apart from the sallah break is the Ojude-Oba festival which is celebrated with so much pomp and pageantry.

     “The festival is colourful and unique as it’s a spectacle to behold given the magnitude of attractions and displays that grace the occasion. 

    “I strategically fix my vacation to correspond with this occasion and also invite my white friends to Nigeria just to grace the grandeur of the “Ojude-Oba’’ Festival,” Odusanya said.

    The Chairman of the Ojude Oba Planning Committee, Otunba Wahab Osinusi had previously assured participants coming to witness it of maximum security and safety.

    “The festival is not only about equestrian display, parade of culture and tradition, merry-making and funfair.

    “It is also to boost commerce and trade in its entirety as commercial and trading activities are at their peak before, during and after the festival.

    “All the facilities; hotels, restaurants, artisans, craftsmen, transporters, professionals, market men and women, among others are fully engaged with several multiplier corporate effects,” Osinusi said.

    He assured intending visitors and guests coming for the event of adequate medical services, security and traffic management saying all security agencies were working assiduously to ensure a hitch free celebration.

    Several hundreds of thousands of people including visitors and guests from diverse cultures and nationalities are expected to grace the 2018 edition of the Ojude-Oba Festival that began over 100 years ago. 

  • Oil rises as U.S. renew sanctions against Iran

    Oil prices rose on Tuesday as the U.S. reintroduced sanctions against major crude exporter, Iran, tightening global markets.

    Meanwhile,  heatwave across Europe and other areas pushes oil up.

    Sweet Brent crude oil futures were at 74.08  dollars per barrel.

    U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up at 69.21 dollars a barrel.

    The U.S. sanctions against Iran, which shipped out almost three million barrels per day (bpd) of crude in July, officially came into effect at 12.01 a.m. U.S. Eastern time (04.01 GMT) on Tuesday.

    Many countries, including U.S. allies in Europe as well as China and India, oppose the sanctions, but the U.S. government said it wants as many countries as possible to stop buying Iranian oil.

    “It is our policy to get as many countries to zero as quickly as possible.

    “’We are going to work with individual countries on a case-by-case basis, but our goal is to reduce the amount of revenue and hard currency going into Iran,” said a senior U.S. administration official on Monday.

    French bank Societe Generale said there was currently a “comfortable supply” in physical crude markets, but noted, “Iran sanctions will take another one million bpd off the markets.”

    This would leave markets with a little spare capacity to deal with unforeseen disruptions, it said.

    Some analysts warned that a global heat wave could also now affect oil demand.

    Much of the northern hemisphere has been gripped by extreme heat this summer, pushing up demand for industrial and residential cooling.

    This mostly impacts demand for power fuels such as thermal coal and natural gas. (ReutersNAN)

  • 10 killed in USA school shooting

    Ten people were killed and 10 others were injured in a shooting yesterday at a high school in the southeastern Texas city of Santa Fe, USA.

    Authorities said two people were detained in the shooting at Santa Fe High School.

    The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office identified the shooter as 17 year old Dimitrios Pagourtzis.

    He is in jail, accused of capital murder, the sheriff’s office said.

    The alleged shooter used a shotgun and a revolver that were legally owned by his father, Abbott told reporters. Two school resource officers were on the campus and confronted the shooter “early on in the process,” Abbott said.

    Abbott said investigators found journals on a computer and cell phone owned by the suspect.

    The governor offered his sympathies to the victims then called for lawmakers and others to come together to prevent more tragedies. “We need to do more than just pray for the victims and their families. It’s time in Texas that we take action to step up and make sure this tragedy is never repeated ever again.”

    Retired Houston Police officer John Barnes was one of the people shot at Santa Fe High School, University of Texas Medical Board Director of Media Relations Raul Reyes said. The Houston police chief tweeted that he visited the hospital where Barnes was being treated and that Barnes was “hanging in there.”

  • Floyd prefers Happy New Money’ to Happy New Year!

    Floyd prefers Happy New Money’ to Happy New Year!

    Floyd Mayweather has revealed he prefers to say ” I am happy getting new money every year, that the traditional greeting of “Happy New Year” used worldwide to usher in a new year.

    .As if that were not enough the 50 fights 50 wins man looked away from the camera as if seeing money elsewhere and queried why he should face the camera  if there is no money there.

    Mayweather took to social media Wednesday to post an alternative New Year’s message to his followers, insisting his mind will still be focused on money in 2018.

    The 40-year-old could be seen looking away from the camera while wearing an outlandish suit and commented that a successful 2018 for him would be adding to his already enormous bank balance.

    ‘Everyone likes to say “Happy New Year”…I like to say “I’m happy getting new money every year!”,’ Mayweather posted on Instagram. ‘Why should I look in the camera? That’s not where the money is.’

    The American is currently enjoying time off after he beat Conor McGregor in one of the biggest sporting spectacles of 2017 and it remains to be seen whether the duo will come face to face again.

    Prior to his most recent fight it was estimated Mayweather’s career earnings had reached $700million, with the contest against McGregor seeing him earn upwards of $300m.

    Mayweather revealed earlier this week that signing with boxing promotion company Top Rank was the biggest mistake of his career.

    He bought himself out of his Top Rank contract in 2006, taking himself out of promoter Bob Arum’s control and going on to become the highest paid fighter of all time.

    ‘As of today, the worst thing I ever did in my career was sign with Top Rank,’ Mayweather told FightHype.

    ‘One of my family members was money hungry and went behind my back. That’s the worst thing I ever did.

    ‘The worst thing I ever did was sign with Top Rank, because I was destined to be big anyway. ‘I was destined to be a superstar anyway.’

  • 11,710 Nigerians studying in USA, says report

    There are 11,710 Nigerian students studying in the United States (U.S.), according to a report of the International Educational Exchange data released by the Institute of International Education (IIE).

    The latest figure also showed an increase of 9.7 per cent  over the previous year.

    Overall, the number of African students in the United States climbed to 37,735, an increase of 6.7 per cent from 2015/2016.  Fifty-six per cent are pursuing undergraduate degrees and 28.7  per cent are involved in graduate studies.

    Nigeria accounts for 31 per cent of Africa’s students in the United States and ranks 12th in the world, having improved its standing from 14th a year ago.

    Nigeria, therefore, retained its top ranking as the number one source of African students studying in the United States, according to the 2017 Open Doors Report released on Monday.

    The country, the report stated,is followed closely by Kenya with a total of 3,189 students and Ghana comes third with 3111 students.

    Nigerians are enrolled in more than 1,000 institutions in 51 U.S. states and territories.  Eighteen per cent of Nigeria’s students in the U.S. are studying in Texas.  Other states with a large number of Nigerian students include New York, Florida, Massachusetts and Maryland.

    In a statement issued by the U.S. Embassy, Abuja, “This year alone, Nigerian students using EducationUSA services recorded $9 million in scholarships and financial aid awarded to newly admitted students.  EducationUSA is a network of over 425 international student advising centres in more than 175 countries.  The centres at the U.S. Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos annually advise more than 60,000 prospective students at outreach presentations, weekly orientations and college fairs.”

    The report said the overall number of international students in the United States increased by three per cent over the previous year.

    This marks the eleventh consecutive year of continued expansion of the total number of international students in U.S. higher education.

  • Magu in Austria, says EFCC recovered N738.9bn in two years

    Magu in Austria, says EFCC recovered N738.9bn in two years

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC ) on Wednesday in Austria said it recovered loots totaling N738.9 billion or $2.9 billion between May, 2015 and Oct. 20, 2017.

    Its Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu, stated this at the ongoing 7th Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption holding in Vienna.

    Spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, gave account of Magu’s engagement in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.

    In a presentation titled: “International Cooperation in Relation to Tecnical Assistance: The Nigerian Experience”, Magu said the sum was exclusive of smaller currencies in Durham, CRA and British Pound.

    He stated that the commission had made a lot of recoveries locally using the mechanism of the non-conviction based forfeiture provided under Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.

    “Within this year alone, the commission recovered stolen assets running into several millions of US Dollars and billions in naira.

    “These include the sum of $43 million recovered from Deziani Allison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum and N2 billion spread in seven accounts within three Nigerian banks laundered from the Federal Capital Territory Police Command Salary Accounts”, he explained.

    Magu, who was said to be a panelist at the Implementation Review Group attended by over 100 delegates, detailed the Nigerian efforts in asset recovery.

    He said the country had also made progress in specific cases related to Abacha loot, Malabu Oil, Diezani and associates, and the arms procurement scandal.

    These efforts, he said, cut across Switzerland, USA, UK, UAE, Jersey Island and Panama.
    In his recommendations, the EFCC boss sought improved coordination and cooperation among state parties in asset recovery.

    He said this could be done through the consideration and adoption of measures that would remove traditional barriers such as bank secrecy in line with Article 46(8) and dual Criminality Article 46(9) as well as simplify legal technicalities in the recovery and repatriation of stolen funds.

    He further sought measures to reduce cost of recovery of assets for developing countries and ensure speedy return of all stolen assets to victim states in line with the current resolution sponsored by Nigeria.

    He also called for sanction and prosecution of any financial institution that violates AML/CFT measures and the maintenance of a public register on beneficial ownership.

    Meanwhile, Nigeria has received global commendation for its doggedness in tracing and recovery of its solen assets, according to the commission’s spokesman.

    Uwujaren said the commendation came at a meeting between Magu and Dr Nassar Abaalkhail, the Head of International Collaboration, National Anti-Corruption Commission, Saudi Arabia.

    The meeting, which held on the sidelines of the conference, followed Magu’s presentation, Uwujaren said.

    He quoted Abaalkhail as saying that Nigeria’s efforts at loot recovery were remarkable.

    “From what I have heard, Nigeria’s effort at asset tracing is remarkable. Nigeria is indeed a role model for countries, including developed countries.

    “We have so much to learn from Nigeria”, he said.

    Uwujaren said the Iranian National Focal Point for the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, Dr Mohsen Mardal, also commended the Nigerian presentation.

    Similarly, the Commissioner, Sierra Leone Anti-Corruption Agency, Ady Macauley, said the EFCC was not only “formidable, but a pride to the African States”.

    “My men were in Nigeria a fortnight ago to understudy your operations, I must confess, we have a lot to learn in investigation, prosecution and asset recovery”.

    NAN

  • Sokoto partners Kent Varsity on culture

    In its bid to further strengthen and consolidate its quest for standard and quality education ,Sokoto State government says it has set in motion machinery geared towards a bilateral partnership with Kent University, USA on academic and cultural exchange.

    The scope of the agreement will see to the exchange of students for traditional exchange programs as well as academic personnel for teaching and research.

    Spokesman of Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Malam Imam Imam, announced the development in a statement made available to The Nation.

    The governor said the agreement was signed by the state Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Muhammad Jabbi Kilgori and Dr. Linda Robertson of Kent University’s Gerald Read Centre for International and Intercultural Education.

    During a courtesy visit to Tambuwal at the Government House in Sokoto, Robertson said the agreement also involved organisation of joint seminars and conferences, hosting of faculty members from partner institutions, and development of joint research and publications.

    “It also involves development of specialised degree completion programs, accelerated attention for girls to girls’ education and teacher improvement activities,” she added.

    According to Robertson, her visit to Sokoto has afforded her the opportunity of assessing government’s commitment to turning around the fortune of the education sector in a state which has just declared a state of emergency in the education sector.

    “Your decision to declare a state of emergency in the education sector shows fully how committed you are to addressing the challenges facing the sector. I am happy that you have followed up on the declaration by implementing recommendations offered by professionals to help the sector improve,” Robertson said.”

    In his remarks, Tambuwal said Sokoto has a reputation for keeping to agreements, assuring that the MoU would be implemented to the letter.

    He praised Robertson for visiting Sokoto and interacting with stakeholders and youth organisations, saying the state is open for further agreements with interested entities to move all sectors forward.

  • UNAIDS, NNPA partner to empower journalists

    UNAIDS, NNPA partner to empower journalists

    The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) in collaboration with National Newspapers Publishers Association ( NNPA ), USA, have pledged to empower journalists in West and Central Africa with skills and gadgets to improve their proficiency.

    Dr Djibrill Diallo, Regional Director, UNAIDS, disclosed this during the regional media workshop organised by the agency in Dakar, Senegal, with the theme: “Informing the messengers to change the face of the fight against HIV in West and Central Africa’’.

    He said the partnership between UNAIDS and African-American media partner networks was within the framework of 2017-2021 Plan of UNAIDS.

    He said that UNAIDS has the support of the Deputy Secretary General of United Nation to design a sustainable funding mechanism for the partnership.

    While speaking on the conference, the regional director said that UNAIDS has designed a Catch-Up Plan for West and Central Africa with the aim of fast-tracking HIV/AIDS response in the region.

    He explained that the catch-up plan was an essential step towards the realisation 90-90-90 UNAIDS target by 2020 and ending AIDS as a public health challenge by 2030.

    Diallo said the 90-90-90 target means that 90 per cent of the population will know their status, while another 90 per cent of the people found to be living with HIV would be enrolled for treatment by 2020.

    The UN official added the last 90 refers to the 90 per cent of the people living with HIV, who are enrolled on treatment suppressed by the virus in their body by 2030.

    He said the catch-up plan is an 18-month initiative aimed at enhancing HIV response in the region to the speed of those countries already on track of achieving the 90-90-90 target.

    Diallo said the plan aims to put additional 1.2 million people living with HIV on treatment by the end of 2018.

    Speaking earlier, Mr Cloves Campbell, President of NNPA, said the partnership would enable reports emanating from journalists within the region to feature in over 205 African-American newspapers.

    He said that the partnership entails an exchange of journalists, supporting media organisations with equipment and attending the annual convention at USA for a greater networking.

    Campbell said this is to enable African-Americans have the reports from the origin devoid of distortion.

    NAN