May 29, 2019

Unfathomable Mercy: A full length TV drama series 4

May 29, 2019 10:52 pm

By Nze Ujunwa MarkAnthony

_{12. INT. NGOZI’S RESIDENCE. DAY.}

_{NGOZI in her BATHROOM, washing her FACE and after which she wipes off the DROPLETS OF WATER with a sparkling WHITE TOWEL and comes out, going to her DRESSING TABLE and picks up her MOBILE PHONE to call KEN, who’s still sleeping and wraps his arms around LUCY.}

_KEN

_{Who’s it?}

_NGOZI

_{Hi Ken! Good morning, it’s me Ngozi; don’t you have my number on your phone anymore?}

_KEN

_{Morning, I do, just that you woke me up.}

_NGOZI

_{Sorry about that but I thought I told}…

Nigeria, Biafra, And The Injustice

May 29, 2019 9:15 pm

By MarkAnthony Ujunwa Nze

“You must clear the enemy from Obinze in 24 hours or submit your resignation from the army”.

– General C. Odumegwu Ojukwu to Lt. Col. Ogbugo Kalu.

A few hours later, Lt. Col. Kalu valiantly ordered a heavy counter attack with the Biafran forces using the Ogbunigwe mine and victoriously regained 80% of the ground and halted the Nigerian battalions that advanced towards Owerri from Port Harcourt.

Only Col. E.A. Etuk’s Nigeria 16th Division could withstand the heavy, and strategic bombardment that Lt. Col. Kalu championed with nearly 60,000 rounds of ammunition, 300 mortars, 200 …

China set to hit back at US with rare earths

May 29, 2019 6:09 am

President Xi Jinping’s visit to a rare earths plant last week had sparked speculation that China would use its dominant position as an exporter of rare earths to the United States as leverage in the trade war.

Rare earths are a group of 17 chemical elements used in everything from high-tech consumer electronics to military equipment. The prospect that their value could soar as a result of the trade war caused sharp increases in the share prices of producers, including the company visited by Xi.

While China has so far not explicitly said it would restrict rare earths sales to …

Kenya unveiled Africa’s largest wind power plant on Friday, a project aimed at reducing electricity costs and dependence on fossil fuels and moving the nation to meet its ambitious goal of 100% green energy next year.

Kenya seeks $750m loan from World Bank

May 29, 2019 5:55 am

Kenya is negotiating with the World Bank for a $750 million loan for budgetary support, documents on the proposed funding posted on the lender’s website showed.

The East African nation has multiple development funding programs, worth billions of dollars, with the World Bank but the funding bypasses the Kenyan treasury and is usually channeled straight into the projects.

If the $750 million (591.8 million pounds) loan gets approved, it will be the first time in years the World Bank is putting cash straight into the Treasury Department to be used at the discretion of the government, said a source with …