Nigeria’s 2027 election campaign has officially entered a new phase, but the first National Peace Accord signed by presidential candidates is already facing an important question: will politicians actually follow the rules they have just promised to respect? Presidential candidates and political party leaders gathered in Abuja on Tuesday to sign the accord ahead of…
A rice and cash distribution by Gbenda Terver, Senior Special Assistant to Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia on Youth Organisations, has triggered a fresh debate over the relationship between youth welfare and political mobilisation in the state. Videos circulating online show Terver distributing 10kg bags of rice and ₦2,000 to young people in Otukpo. He…
When the Commonwealth Games began in Glasgow, many expected Team Nigeria to compete strongly in its traditional events. By the time the curtain fell, Nigeria had finished seventh overall with 24 medals (10 gold, seven silver and seven bronze), emerging as Africa’s highest-ranked nation at the Games. On paper, that is a successful campaign. The…
A viral discussion on X comparing maternal deaths in Nigeria, the United Kingdom and Norway has reignited concerns over the country’s maternal healthcare crisis. While some posts claimed Nigeria recorded 90,000 maternal deaths in 2023, the latest estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, the World Bank Group and the United Nations Population…
Davido is making sure Carter Efe isn’t just watching the Crystal Palace concert from Nigeria. The Afrobeats superstar reportedly flew the popular streamer to London ahead of his August 14 performance at Crystal Palace Bowl, where Davido is set to headline alongside artists including Omah Lay and Black Sherif. And honestly, this feels less like…
Norway is mourning the death of King Harald V, who died at the age of 89 on August 28 after more than three decades on the throne. His death has ended one of the longest modern chapters in Norway’s royal history, while his son, Crown Prince Haakon, has immediately become King Haakon VIII. The transition…
Plateau State’s cholera outbreak has reached 537 suspected cases and 17 deaths, but the latest figures also tell a more complicated story. While the number of people affected continues to rise, health authorities say active transmission has been brought under control in several of the areas that were previously hit hardest. The outbreak began in…
The Lagos State Police Command has sealed a suspected fake alcohol factory in Badagry and arrested a 48-year-old man as concerns over unsafe and unregulated alcoholic drinks grow across Nigeria. Police operatives raided the facility in Yafin, Badagry, after receiving information from members of the public. They recovered suspected adulterated alcoholic drinks, empty bottles, wine…
Russia’s latest parliamentary election has created a sharp divide between Moscow’s official results and the European Union’s response. While Russia’s Central Election Commission says President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party has won 355 of the 450 seats in the State Duma, the EU has rejected the election process and said it will not recognise voting…
South Korean semiconductor giants Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have secured a combined $950 billion in long-term agreements to supply advanced artificial intelligence and memory chips to some of the biggest technology companies in the United States, marking one of the largest semiconductor partnerships ever announced. The agreements were unveiled during South Korean President Lee…
