By Olayinka Ajayi Lawrence Olufemi Obisakin, a conflict management expert and retired ambassador, served in Nigeria’s Foreign Service from 1981 to 2016. He retired as Ambassador to the Republic of Benin. In this interview, Obisakin speaks on the US visa conditions, the threat by some world powers to recognize the Palestine State as their war against Israel […]

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 […]

With just two days to the proposed nationwide strike by the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), a new voice has entered the fray, offering a firm counter-narrative. The Direct Trucking Company Drivers Association (DTCDA) has issued a strongly worded statement asserting the constitutional rights of drivers and rejecting any form of […]

A bloody weekend across Nigeria left at least 102 people dead, including security personnel and suspected bandits, in a series of violent incidents reported in Borno, Sokoto, Edo and Katsina states.

“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 […]

A man, Eze Elechi Amadi has explained why he killed his 18-year-old younger brother, Otu Ifeanyi, in Kajola, in Odigbo council area of Ondo state.

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 […]

When security personnel became suspicious, he reportedly scaled the fence into the compound and proceeded to her apartment

“Time has come for us to reverse the old narratives that separated us from our brothers across the Niger”

‘This exercise is mandatory and forms part of our collective responsibility in sustaining the Governor’s education reform agenda’

By Emmanuel Iheaka OWERRI — Youths of Naze in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State on Friday stormed the office of the state Environmental Transformation Commission (ENTRACO) to protest the activities of taskforce agents in the state, following the death of a motorist. The victim, whose identity had not been confirmed as of […]

Residents of Malabo in Fufore Local Government of Adamawa have raised concern over the outbreak of a strange ailment affecting body parts and causing severe pain among victims. Some patients who spoke to Newsmen in Malabo on Friday, said that the disease usually begins like a boil, later bursts, and gradually eats up the flesh, […]

An 80-year-old woman in Japan sent money to an online fraudster who told her he was an astronaut stranded on a spaceship – and needed the cash to buy oxygen.

The suspects, all students of the Federal University, Otuoke, were presented at the police headquarters in Yenagoa.