AT a packed comedy night in Johannesburg, laughter rang out as stand-up performers skewered the bizarre spectacle of a chartered flight that carried around 50 white South Africans to the United States for what was reportedly ‘refugee resettlement’. According to a report by AFP, the…
AS 92-year-old President Paul Biya remains silent on whether he will seek another term in Cameroon’s October 2025 election, younger voters are growing increasingly vocal in their calls for political change. According to a report by AFP, Biya — in power since 1982 — has…
GERMANY is open to signing a labour mobility agreement with Ghana that could see thousands of young Ghanaians take up legal employment in Europe, Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced. In a Facebook post on May 14, Ablakwa revealed that…
AFRICA is better prepared to benefit from today’s critical minerals boom than during past commodity cycles, thanks to robust policy frameworks and a sharper focus on local value addition, according to a senior United Nations economist. John R. Sloan, from the United…
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has issued a public warning to foreign activists not to interfere in Tanzania’s internal affairs, following the arrest and deportation of two regional human rights defenders who attempted to attend a court hearing for opposition leader Tundu…
THE enemy is behind everything that happens to anyone here. In electronics and computing, a glitch is an unexpected software or hardware malfunction. Here, you have your phone frozen or your app crashed, you respond cursing the devil that is…
In every democratic society, civic rights—such as freedom of speech, assembly, and protest—are sacred. They empower the people to demand accountability, fairness, and justice. However, when these rights are misused to shield criminal behavior or promote illegitimate causes, they…
THE ongoing scandal of corruption at Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, stands as a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities in our academic institutions, where power, authority, and financial mismanagement frequently intersect. The findings from the due diligence exercise and…
THE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has revealed 15 projects undertaken by the FCT Administration that would be inaugurated to celebrate President Bola Tinubu second anniversary. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the…
THE Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has commenced a manhunt for seven inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ilesa, Osun, following damage to the facility’s perimeter wall caused by heavy rainfall. In a statement on Tuesday in…
