On Wednesday, May 7, 134 cardinals will gather in one of the most secretive and spiritually charged rituals in the world in the election of a new Pope. For those curious about what really happens behind the locked doors of the Vatican, the 2024...
Nigeria is lucky. Nigeria needs help. The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has launched an ambitious new five-year Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Nigeria, pledging to commit $650 million annually from 2025 to 2030 to drive economic...
A gang rape video recently made rounds on X, and for the life of me, I cannot understand why anyone would share or derive pleasure from such a horrific violation. Rape, in any form, is a cruel theft of dignity and consent. A gang rape, where...
Every year on May 1, the world pauses to honour the backbone of society, its workers. Known globally as International Labour Day, this occasion dates back to the Haymarket affair in 1886, when American workers in Chicago rallied for an eight-hour...
As humanity prepares for its next great leap returning to the Moon and eventually venturing to Mars an uncomfortable but necessary question looms: what happens if someone dies out there? Since the dawn of human space exploration over six decades...
No one saw it coming. A sudden, sweeping blackout plunged millions across Spain and Portugal into the dark, forcing cities to hit pause and people to improvise in real time. It wasn’t just a power cut, it was a wake-up call. For hours on end...
The Lagos State Government in partnership with UNICEF held a symbolic ‘Walk for Polio’ on Tuesday, as part of activities marking the 2025 World Immunization Week and Polio Week. The event was aimed at mobilizing stronger public and political...
Climate change conversations are getting interesting and taking dynamic forms every passing day. It’s billowing past its western source to having a global common place. In Nigeria, these conversations are getting bolder and embracing...
The Nigerian government is gearing up to launch the National Agribusiness Policy Mechanism (NAPM), a transformative initiative aimed at strengthening agricultural productivity, stabilising food prices, and driving economic growth. The NAPM is part...
The Nigerian government in the past secured a total of $364 million in credits from three major multilateral banks—the World Bank, African Development Bank (AfDB), and Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), to fund malaria interventions in 13 states...
