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Former popular 700 Club anchorman, the Nigerian oyinbo, Mr. Victor Oladokun was on his Twitter handle, responding to a birthday greeting from the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Mr. Akinwumi Adesina when he (Oladokun) acknowledged their unbroken friendship which he said they have built for 46 years. With periodic pictures, Mr. Oladokun wrote: […]
Continue ReadingPresident of African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina took to Twitter to share the adorable moment two powerful women took turns to straighten his bow tie. Adesina attended the Compact with Africa Conference with the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, in Berlin, Germany. World Trade Organisation (WTO) DG, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and International Monetary Fund (IMF) […]
Continue ReadingThe independent panel of experts, headed by former Irish President Mary Robinson, has cleared the beleaguered leader of the African Bank of Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina Ayodeji, of corruption allegations, according to AFP. Adesina, 60, a charismatic speaker known for his elegant suits and bow ties, became the first Nigerian to helm the AfDB in […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday June 2, met with embattled President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina at the presidential villa in Abuja. The meeting is coming in the wake of the crisis rocking the AfDB following allegation of corruption against Adesina. Earlier reports showed that the crisis has been centered on US’ rejection of […]
Continue ReadingPresident of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, has denied all the allegations of wrongdoing leveled against him by some staff of the bank. In January, some staff of the AFDB had accused Adesina of 20 breaches of the bank’s code of conduct, including “unethical conduct, private gain, an impediment to efficiency, preferential treatment, […]
Continue ReadingFormer Minister of Agriculture and current President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina took to Twitter to share photos of the 3 professors that came through for him financially in a chain-help sequence while in school. According to Adesina, the academics gave him money and even offered him scholarship for his Masters and PhD program. He tweeted:
Continue ReadingNigeria’s former Minister of Agriculture and current President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Mr. Akin Adesina has been honoured by King Mswati III of Swaziland. Adesina shared photos from the traditional royal Reed dance event and wrote: “the King Mswati III of Eswatini gave me the greatest honor ever: to be dressed like the […]
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