By Joy Aliyu Michael Umeokoli, an Artificial Intelligence, AI, and Software Engineer, in this interview, explains why media literacy alone cannot help individuals spot AI-generated fakes. He also shares insights on how model developers can design systems that make synthetic media traceable, among other issues. Excerpts: AI-generated content is now everywhere, from realistic deepfake speeches […]

“This will shock you; I learnt Spanish online. I used an app to learn Spanish and I think I speak well”

•Hosting IATF in Lagos goes beyond Customs By Dickson Omobola  Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, is at the International African Trade  Fair, IATF, 2025, currently holding in Algiers, Algeria. In this monitored interview, Adeniyi spoke on the need to simplify port processes to raise export volumes, among others. Excerpts Why do we need to reduce the cost […]

Every child deserves to dream, but for many in underserved communities across Nigeria, those dreams are often buried under the weight of hunger, poverty, and lack of access to education. Solape Fayemi knows this reality all too well.Having walked the same path as a public-school student who once witnessed school mates come to school barefoot […]

‘PDP won 7 of 10 wards in my LG. But results were overturned for APC. PDP didn’t go to court. I concluded PDP was no longer serious

There are also challenges in taxing cryptocurrencies and digital assets. Another challenge is the jurisdictional issues such as cross border transactions

Those complaining are rabble-rousers and political jobbers. The real northern leaders appreciate what Tinubu is doing

Tells Atiku, others ‘to go and rest’, leave the stage for younger men By Soni Daniel, Editor, Northern Region The Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu, is unhappy that politicians who have had numerous opportunities to serve Nigeria but failed, have now connived to hijack the party from the […]

So some Fulani have embarked on banditry or what have you for whatever reason, but they cannot do it alone

In this interview, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State and former aspirant for the Akure South/Akure North Federal Constituency, Balarabe Abiodun Akinwumi, bares his mind on a number of burning national issues including the 2027 polls, the state of the nation and the way forward for Nigeria.