Nigeria Edges Toward a Hunger Emergency as Global Leaders Call for Action
Nigeria is on the brink of a deepening hunger crisis, with new projections warning that over 33 million people could face severe food shortages and malnutrition by 2026 unless swift, coordinated intervention takes place. Findings from the 2025 Global…
Climate Finance in Focus as Global Leaders Warn of Rising Threats to Food Security
Climate change is wreaking havoc on global food systems, pushing agriculture to its limits and deepening the vulnerability of millions across the world. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and increasingly frequent extreme weather events are slashing…
My cursory Journey into drugs – Duke of Shomolu
Yesterday I saw the drug Loud for the first time in my life It was tiny, looked green and was wrapped in transparent nylon. The dealer handed it over to the buyer, and it sold for N500. The buyer took it, got a cigarette, tore it, poured the tobacco…
UK to Enforce Tougher Asylum Regime, Extending Path to Residency to 20 Years
The UK government is preparing to roll out one of the most far-reaching overhauls of its asylum system in decades, introducing stricter rules that could keep refugees in a state of temporary protection for up to 20 years before becoming eligible for…
Oyo Climbs Steady on New Climate Change Rankings
Oyo State has recorded a significant leap in Nigeria’s Sub national Climate Governance Performance Rating and Ranking, moving from 34th position in 2024 to 7th position in 2025. The new ranking is one of the most impressive Improvements among the…
How Ondo State Can Turn Sports Into Its Next Major Economic Engine – By Opeyemi Akinyode
Ondo State stands at a defining moment, one that can change how we view youth empowerment, economic development, and social transformation. Today, sports has become one of the most powerful economic engine and fortunately, Ondo state possesses the raw…
When the Seasons Speak Again – A Poem By Bolutife Oluwadele
It wasn’t the first snow, But the heavens opened today With a quieter kind of reverence A reminder that God still turns The pages of the year With the gentlest of hands. No thunder, no trumpet, Just flakes descending like soft scriptures,…
Does Anyone Want an Optimus Robot like Musk?Â
Elon Musk has done it again, this time, not with a rocket launch or a new Tesla model, but with an eye-popping pay deal that could make him the first trillionaire CEO in history. At Tesla’s annual general meeting on Thursday, shareholders voted…
‘Students Must Be Free to Debate Difficult Topics’ — Organisers Ahead of Lagos Dare2Debate Competition
Organisers of the upcoming Dare2Debate competition in Lagos have called on education stakeholders to encourage students to freely engage with controversial issues, warning that limiting expression in schools could undermine academic integrity and…
13 Nations Join Forces to Combat Climate Disinformation at COP30
Thirteen nations have joined hands to confront one of the most insidious challenges undermining climate action: the spread of misinformation and disinformation about climate change. The countries endorsed a new global pact known as the “Declaration on…