The African Union has officially marked the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), celebrating over six decades of collective pursuit toward liberation, integration, and development. In a powerful address delivered on Monday, African Union…
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called for the urgent development and adoption of a comprehensive Pan-African framework on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The group argues that the framework must be firmly grounded in human rights, democratic accountability, inclusion, and African…
By Lasisi Olagunju | The English Premier League ended yesterday with Arsenal crowned champions. But that triumph almost slipped away because, two weeks earlier, a stolen goal arrived disguised as a legitimate one. I watched the West Ham–Arsenal match of…
By Lasisi Olagunju | The military high command has come out to say that the gunmen who abducted schoolchildren and murdered their teachers in Ogbomoso were JAS men. JAS (Jama’tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad) is a splinter of Boko Haram.…
Accountability and public tracking organization, Tracka, has sent an urgent SOS to the Kogi State Government over the deplorable condition of Community Secondary School in Gegu-Beki, Kogi Local Government Area. For over four decades, hundreds of children have been forced…
The Federal Government, through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has commenced the distribution of vital relief materials to residents displaced and affected by recent banditry attacks in the Alawa and Bagna communities of Shiroro Local Government Area, Niger State.…
Canada’s Secretary of State for International Development, Honourable Randeep Sarai, recently visited the AI UniPod at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to witness firsthand the cutting-edge, youth-led technological advancements shaping the country’s future. Co-hosted by UNDP Nigeria and the university’s…
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have intensified surveillance efforts, identifying more than 900 suspected Ebola cases, including 101 confirmed cases, as a volatile mix of disease and violence threatens to overwhelm the region. The crisis…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has officially concluded its Federal House of Representatives primary elections across Abia State. The highly anticipated exercise has drawn widespread praise from local stakeholders, independent observers, youth groups, and community leaders, who commended the party…
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has officially appointed Dr. Yann Bedzigui as his new Chief of Staff. The high-profile appointment is expected to strengthen the leadership team as the Commission navigates complex continental…
