As Nigeria grapples with the alarming statistic of 20.1 million out-of-school children—the second-highest rate in the world after India—prominent businessman and politician, Engr. Henrich Akomolafe, has issued a clarion call to the government and...
Children’s Day in Nigeria is celebrated on May 27th across Nigeria. This international holiday since it began in 1964, is timed at celebrating children, raising awareness about issues affecting them, and appreciating their role as the future of...
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a significant cause of various cancers, including oral, anal, penile, and cervical cancers. This deadly virus does not discriminate, infecting both men and women. In Nigeria, HPV is alarmingly common, with over 1.5...
Novels are movies on pages. If you are looking for books to spend time with this weekend, you may want to check out these four: Thirteen Months of Sunrise, by Rania Mamoun, translated by Elisabeth Jaquette (Comma Press, 2019) In this powerful debut...
In an era where smartphones dominate daily life, a growing number of individuals are seeking refuge in simpler, feature-limited phones. These self-labeled neo-Luddites and tech-stressed consumers are turning to “dumbphones,” a category...
In 2022, an experimental flight test of the Zephyr aircraft captivated the aviation world. Launched in the USA, this remarkable plane flew nonstop for an astonishing 64 days, covering a distance of 140,000 nautical miles (259,000 kilometers). It...
Yesterday, while I was trying to get to Agege from Ojodu-Berger, I hopped on a bus and saw a kid who should be in school threatening to break the side mirror of the bus (Korope). I was so livid that I asked the bus driver why he was pleading with...
The situation in violence-ravaged Haiti is becoming increasingly desperate. The United Nations Children’s Fund Unicef has sounded the alarm, warning that the country’s health system is “on the verge of collapse.” According to...
Danjuma Audu sees the aviation industry in Nigeria as a work-in-progress. He captures the developments, positives and challenges in this writeup. The aviation sector is fast becoming one of the best performing sectors of the Nigerian economy with...
Inter Milan has been taken over by the US fund Oaktree after the Serie A champions’ outgoing owners, Suning, missed a deadline to repay a debt worth hundreds of millions of euros. In a statement on Wednesday, May 22, Oaktree announced they had...
