Is It Safe to Travel to Russia? What You Need to Know
Is it safe to travel to Russia in 2025? The question remains complicated, with no universal answer. Since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the tourism landscape has shifted dramatically. For many travelers, especially those from Western nations, the idea of…
UK Welcomes First ‘Three-Parent’ Babies
It’s a scientific breakthrough in the fight against Mitochondrial Disease with eight babies all born through this process. The method, pioneered by UK scientists, combined the egg and sperm from a mum and dad with a second egg from a donor woman.…
Diplomatic Digest to Host Anniversary Lecture, Awards in Abuja — Focus on Tinubu’s 4D Foreign Policy and Technical Aid Corps
In what promises to be a remarkable gathering of policy influencers, media professionals, and diplomats, Diplomatic Digest, one of Nigeria’s foremost media platforms, is set to mark its anniversary with a high-level lecture, dinner, and awards ceremony…
Craze For Labubu Doll Pops Profit Surge to 350 Percent
A toy giant in China, Pop Mart has reported a staggering profit surge of at least 350% for the first half of 2025, due to the explosive global popularity of its viral Labubu dolls. The Beijing-based company said its revenue more than tripled during the…
Meta Deletes 10 Million Fake Profiles in Major Crackdown on Spam and Content Theft
The parent company of Facebook, Meta has announced the removal of more than 10 million fake profiles and 500,000 spam accounts in the first half of 2025 as part of a renewed push to promote originality and protect authentic content creators. The social…
World Youth Skills Day 2025: Empowering Nigeria’s Youth Through AI and Digital Innovation
As the world marks World Youth Skills Day 2025 today, July 15, attention turns once again to the pressing need to equip young people with the right tools to access an increasingly complex and digital world. This year’s theme, “Youth Empowerment…
Digital Lifelines Under Climate Threat – Global Report Warns of Risks to Data Centres
A new global report has issued a steely warning about the vulnerability of data centres to the intensifying impacts of climate change. This signal is coming being that data centres are the critical infrastructure powering the world’s digital economy.…
Deal with the signal, avoid the noise
The difference between those who merely cope and those who excel lies in one key principle: the ability to filter the signal from the noise. This idea, which applies equally to life, leadership, and strategy, is crucial when navigating any path that…
The Buhari You Didn’t Know
When news broke of the death of Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, in a London hospital at the age of 82, the country was once again confronted with the complex legacy of a man whose life straddled military rule and democratic governance. To…
It’s Time to Let Go of ‘African American’
John McWhorter An opinion writer put this together for New York Times. …. I’m no fan of performative identity politics, and I think racial preferences are long past their expiration date. Yet I don’t think the New York City mayoral candidate Zohran…