From Rapid Response to National Command, The Tunji Disu You Don’t Know
The appointment of Tunji Disu as the new Inspector-General of Police in Nigeria comes with high stakes. The new police boss is a career officer known for high-stakes operations, community-focused strategies and an uncommon sporting pedigree. Disu’s…
Killed on Command: The ‘Zero Line’ Lifts the Lid on Russia’s Brutal Frontline Reality
It’s not a story for another, it’s a daring tale of how death-hound commands smear blood on the Russia-Ukraine war. A chilling new BBC documentary has pulled back the curtain on what former Russian soldiers describe as a culture of fear,…
Don Calls for Revival of Yoruba in Homes, Schools
Nigeria’s indigenous languages is swimming against a tide of neglect, indifference and poor appetite for the values attached to languages. A public affairs analyst and accountant, Dr. Bolutife Oluwadele, has therefore called for urgent reforms in…
Telecom Operators Back Real-Time Result Transmission as 2027 Election Debate Intensifies
Nigeria’s major telecommunications operators have declared the country’s network infrastructure capable of supporting real-time electronic transmission of election results, reinforcing earlier assessments by the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Why Nigeria’s Billionaire Had to Look to India for Skills
The revelation that Aliko Dangote recruited 11,000 Indian technicians to run his refinery because Nigeria couldn’t find 100 qualified locally isn’t a scandal but one that shows uncomfortable truths about Africa’s educational failures.…
Milk and Mirrors Wins Best Short Film at London Indie Film Festival
This short film tastefully shines light on Postpartum Identity. Part of its recurring theme is the emotional fracture and the invisible labour of motherhood that helped the movie take top honours at one of the United Kingdom’s leading independent cinema…
Yoruba Language is Fading into The Background and The Warning Signs Are Everywhere
The words arrive smoothly, effortlessly, with the polished cadence of someone educated in Nigeria’s finest schools. They are articulate. They are precise. They are, almost invariably, English. Gather a group of young professionals in Lagos or any…
Female Genital Schistosomiasis and the Politics of Neglect: Why Universal Health Coverage Must Confront Gendered Blind Spots
For centuries, medicine has treated pain differently depending on whose body it lives in. When a man falls ill and cannot work, the problem is seen as economic. It affects productivity. Therefore, solutions are pursued. When a woman experiences pain…
Cat Tumours Could Unlock New Hope in the Fight Against Cancer
Could the answer to some of humanity’s most stubborn cancers be quietly padding around our living rooms? In a groundbreaking international study, scientists have mapped the tumour DNA of nearly 500 domestic cats, revealing striking genetic similarities…
Why Always Vini?
Vini, why him always? Its a simply question that exposes a major Achilles heel in football – Racism. For all its worth Vinicius is not the only black player in the world, but he seems to carry much of the weight of ‘slurs’ hurled at…