1 THE ILLUSION OF ENTITLEMENT OHANAEZE NDIGBO: A BELEAGUERED MOTHER ELEPHANT OUR MBAISE PRESIDENT VOL. 3 23-29 AUGUST 2020 2 CONTENTS Economy 25. The New CAMA and the Rules of ‘Karma’ 28. The Imminent Death of the Cinemas 31. How Content Lavy Could Hamper Creativity, Increase Unemployment Culture and Lifestyle 33. Saving the Book Industry 35. Burna Boy Struggles to Rise in Twice as Tall 37. Year 2020: Travel Destinations in Nigeria 42. Reopening Cinemas in Nigeria 44. A Period to Celebrate Women Health 45. The Hunger Pandemic International Affairs 47. Akinwunmi Adesina: Struggling with the Image of Nigeria 3. Stories Around the Globe 3. NIGERIA Great People 4. AFRICA 50. Simon Bako Lalong: Peace and Development in the Plateau 4. THE REST OF THE WORLD Outstanding Careers From the Editor-in-Chief 52. Mallam Bello Maccido 6. The Illusion of Entitlement HERstory Cover Story 58. Benedikter Molokwu 8. Power is not Served on a Platter 11. Our Mbaise President 14. The South-East: No Longer at Ease in Nigeria 18. Ohanaeze Ndigbo: A Beleaguered Mother Elephant Obverse 21. The Historical Vantage of Nigeria’s Problem Dr. Iwebunor Okwechime Website and social media handles Dr. Aminu Umar The Journal is a Pan-Nigerian online newspaper that engages all Dr. Moses Yakubu segments of the Nigerian life. The Journal provides objective and Dr. Abiodun Bello professional analysis on national and international issues with a www.thejournalnigeria.com critical and progressive balance. Editor The Journal is published by May University Press Limited. Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Femi Morgan Address: 51c Gbolahan Awe Close, off Jubril Liadi Street, off Dr. Udu Yakubu Emmanuel Keshi Street, Magodo Phase 2, Lagos. Creative Director Editorial Board Aduroja Olawale Contact: LT. Gen Chikadibia l. 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Government Girls’ elimination of Sayinna, in the state. According The late Osagie, who tried Secondary School, Doma, a top commander of the to Faosat Sanni, the to pay the officer the sum in Gombe State have tested Islamic State of West State’s commissioner for of N250 for a plug that positive to the Corona Africa Province (ISWA), Women Affairs and Social was bought and returned, virus, summing up the total also known as Boko Inclusion, the extension was beaten to death by of eight infected students in Haram. The successful of the maternity leave was the officer who saw the Nigeria. The commission operations of the troops necessary to ensure that action of the deceased as further said: “we gave were commended by the adequate care was given to an embarrassment. Bala preference to students military high command babies, while their mothers Elkana, spokesperson for returning from epicentre who further urged them also have the time for the Lagos State Police states like Kaduna, Kano, to maintain the onslaught proper self-care. Command, confirmed Yobe and Lagos; places against enemies of the the incident and said that have registered high country. N13 BILLION FOR investigation into the cases of the COVID-19”. COMMUNITY incident is ongoing. Ihuwa Yahaya, Governor 48M BARRELS POLICING of Gombe State, affirmed OF CRUDE OIL - Laolu Akande, the AFRICA that all students found to MISSING OR NOT spokesperson to the test positive would receive MISSING country’s Vice President, medical care and would Senator Solomon Adeola of Professor Yemi Osinbajo, MALI PRESIDENT not be allowed to miss their the Lagos-West Senatorial has stated that the approval FORCED TO exams. District has raised the of the 13 billion naira RESIGN issue of alleged missing by President Buhari is Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, OONI’S PALACE barrels of crude oil and the reflective of his plan to President of Mali, has been ON FIRE unapproved yearly budget revamp the security system forced to step down hours Panic filled the air in the of the Nigeria National in the country. “At today’s after he and his Prime ancient city of Ile-Ife as fire Petroleum Corporation NEC, Osinbajo asked Minister, Boubou Cisse, razed one of the buildings (NNPC). Mele Kyari, the Governors, Secretary to were taken to a military in the palace of the Ooni Group Managing Director the Government of the camp in Bamako by soldiers, of Ife, Oba Adeyeye (GMD) of NNPC, in his Federation (SGF), Finance due to a coup that followed Ogunwusi. The fire, which response to the allegations, Minister, and the Inspector- months of mass protests was suspected to have said there were no records General of Police (IGP) against alleged corruption emerged from an electric of ships that sailed out of to work out modalities on and maladministration of spark, started around 1:14 the Nigerian shore. He how the funds would be the economy. Israel Wague, p.m. and lasted for about further affirmed that no well utilised to ensure an Mali’s Air Force Deputy 23 minutes. It was later barrel of crude oil was effective implementation Chief of Staff, said that put out by the fire service missing, as falsely alleged. of community policing in their intent is not to hold from the state government. Kyari said that they are Nigeria, and then report on to power, but to work There was no record of ready for investigation. back to NEC,” Akande towards the stability of the casualties. noted. country. 4 ECOWAS SUDAN SACKS THE REST OF THE MASTERCARD SANCTIONS MALI FOREIGN MINISTRY WORLD FOUNDATION ON SPOKESMAN THE CHANGING The Economic Community Haidar Badawi, Foreign NATURE OF WORK of West African States Ministry Spokesperson for RUSSIAN ACTIVIST A report released by (ECOWAS) has suspended Sudan, has been sacked POISONED MasterCard Foundation Mali from the regional over recent remarks made Alexei Navalny, a 44-year- on Secondary Education body, following the on behalf of his country. old Russian opposition in Africa stresses the need military coup that forced The remarks were based on activist and an outspoken to groom students for President Boubacar Keita normalising relations with critic of the Russian future work. Reeta Roy, out of the presidential Israel. The controversial President, Vladimir Putin, CEO of MasterCard seat. The regional body statement made inferred was reported to have been Foundation, said findings also closed the country’s that Khartoum was poisoned. It was suspected show that changes in land and air borders, and engaging in a peace that he drank the poison in the nature of work have stopped all economic trade agreement with Israel. his tea at the airport café in placed a premium on skills and financial transaction Sudan has no diplomatic Omsk, on his return flight that help young people flows between ECOWAS relations with Isreal. Omar to Moscow from Omsk to be adaptable, improve member states and Mali, Qamareddin, Sudan’s in Siberia. He is currently productivity, become pending the time effective Foreign Minister, disclosed in coma. A mobile video resilient and be creative constitutional orders is that the government of showed medical personnel problem solvers. Reeta reinstated in the country. Sudan never discussed the rushing onboard the plane said that digitalization, issue at any point and in when Navalny screamed in automation and 12 PRISON any form. agony. Vyacheslav Gimadi, technological advancement WARDERS a lawyer with Navalny’s are changing the nature of ARRESTED IN SOUTH AFRICA foundation, attributed work in Africa. SOMALI ELECTRICITY the incident to Navalny’s COMPANY political activities. COLOMBIAN Hassan Hussein, Somali CONTINUES EX-PRESIDENT Justice Minister, has POWER CUT FORMER CIA RESIGNS SENATE declared the arrest of OFFICER TRADES SEAT nine inmates, six civilians Eskom, the South African US DEFENSE Alvaro Uribe, former and twelve prison electricity company, has SECRET TO CHINA Colombian President, warders, totaling 25, after extended scheduled power has resigned his senate concluding an investigation cut as a result of the power Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, seat after being placed on on illegal trading of system being seriously a naturalised US citizen house arrest as a result of weapons in a prison in constrained. The load born in Hong Kong, was the allegation of witness Somalia. The weapons shedding which had been arrested on Friday after tampering and fraud raised smuggled were used in planned and scheduled being accused by federal against him. The 68-year- a shootout by prisoners was put in place in order to prosecutors in the US for old ex-President said it was against security officers avert total blackout of the selling highly sensitive impossible to return to the guarding the prison, in the overstretched power system information about the senate he had served due to capital Mogadishu, in an of the country.