Ondo Ogun Festival: The biggest street carnival in Africa
By Yomisaint Adebayo Ancient tradition, modern spectacle and a sea of white and blue converge in Ondo City in a breathtaking celebration of heritage, love, peace and unity. There is a particular time of the year when Ondo City seems to remember itself. As August gives way to September and the signs of the annual […]
The dilemma of the Super Falcons bonanza
By SUNNY IKHIOYA For once, in a very long time, the nation was in unison, expressing pure joy and fulfilment. You can feel, breathe, and catch it. It was so overwhelming that the Aso Rock seat of power was caught up with it, and the President and First Lady leading the way. People in a nation […]
Colombian Plane Scandal: Port Sudan authority’s ‘lies’ collapse under media scrutiny
By Mathew Ndeti After Sudanese authorities, through their official media, claimed to have downed a United Arab Emirates plane allegedly carrying Colombian “mercenaries” during its landing at Nyala Airport in Darfur, the narrative quickly collapsed under the scrutiny of the Western media, especially after it was inflated with allegations that “dozens” of mercenaries were killed. […]
The unjustified attacks on Onoh’s defence of Tinubu
By Adolphus Ude A lot of sentiments have been expressed by some individuals particularly, of persons of Igbo origin, attacking the former campaign spokesman of President Bola Tinubu, Dr. Josef Onoh on his defenses of the Tinubu administration. I’ve been provoked by the sentimental attacks, and I wish to submit, subtly, that as a proud […]
The Nigerian data scientist quietly reshaping banking decisions
By KABIR FAGGE As banks across Nigeria and West Africa race to modernise, a quiet transformation is taking place. Not in front-facing apps or glossy fintech interfaces, but deep within their data systems. At the core of this shift is a growing reliance on applied machine learning to improve customer targeting, reduce risk, and guide branch […]
INEC Nationwide Continuous Voter Registration Exercise: A call to action for new and unregistered voters
By Paul James The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced to the general public that the 2025 Nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) will commence in August 2025. Online pre-registration will be available on the INEC website http://cvr.inecnigeria.org, starting August 18, 2025. In-person registration will take place at 811 centres across the 774 Local Government […]
