Angolan president earns Nobel Peace Prize nod for diplomacy in Africa
Angolan President, João Lourenço, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his significant contributions to peace and stability across Africa. The nomination, submitted by respected Angolan academic and international policy analyst, Afonso Botáz, highlights President Lourenço’s effective diplomacy in mediating regional conflicts and his commitment to national reconciliation and justice. Botáz […]
Foundation honors 15 women entrepreneurs tackling global healthcare, food challenges
Fifteen women entrepreneurs from Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, and Asia Pacific have been recognised for their work in tackling health and food security challenges through the 2025 Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award, in partnership with the Impact Hub Network.
From South Asia with love
By AMINU JAHUN The title for this piece is borrowed from Ian Fleming’s fifth James Bond series “From Russia With Love”. Whereas Fleming explores post- Second World War relations between the former Soviet Union, an emergent global power and the declining BrItish Empire in his book, this piece briefly discusses the Generation Z-led protests akin to […]
The supreme powers of the President(5), by Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative of how President Olusegun Obasanjo suspended Governor Joshua Dariye of Plateau State from office and dissolved the State House of Assembly following religious crisis in the state. He immediately appointed the former Chief of Army Staff, General Muhammed Chris Alli(rtd) (December 25, 1944 – November 19, 2023), as Administrator of […]
Tackling the open defecation crisis
Nigerians are assaulted daily by disgusting sights of people defecating in the open. Beyond the obvious revulsion it evokes, this practice poses a great risk to citizens and the environment. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, as of 2021, about 46 million Nigerians still engaged in open defecation. The figure could be far […]
My late brother, Mouftah, by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed
“Every soul shall taste death, and you will only be given your (full) compensation on the Day of Resurrection.”.– Surah Al-Imran, 3 (185). When the Daily Trust newspaper of Thursday last week published the story of the loss of my brother Mouftah with my name in the title, I felt it was unfair to him. He […]
