HaloBraids Could Transform Hairstyling industry Forever
Nigerian-American engineer and Harvard graduate Yinka Ogunbiyi is taking on one of the beauty industry’s most time-consuming tasks with HaloBraid, a robotic system designed to assist professional hairstylists in braiding textured hair. Ogunbiyi, a…
The World’s Deepest Places: Five Ocean Depths That Push the Limits of Exploration
They humans have only explored 5 percent of the world’s oceans depth. Isn’t that something? Far beneath the ocean surface, beyond the reach of sunlight and ordinary submarines, lies a world of extraordinary pressure, near-freezing…
Nigeria’s Drug Crisis Deepens as Millions Battle Addiction, Stigma and Limited Access to Treatment
The global drug crisis is no longer simply a problem of illegal substances or criminal networks. It is increasingly a public health and social challenge affecting individuals, families and entire communities, with young people among those most vulnerable…
NPC, UNICEF Demonstrate Digital Birth Registration Process in Lagos
The National Population Commission (NPC), in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has intensified efforts to improve birth registration in Nigeria with a practical demonstration of the digital registration process at the Eti-Osa…
The Ballad of Empty Mind – A Poem by Bolutife Oluwadele
A Ballad of Empty Mind Behold the sage who scrolls at dawn, With thumb a-blur and mind withdrawn, Who skims a headline, reads a tweet, And deems his morning brain complete. He knows no history, knows no fact; Yet nuance cannot pierce his act. Yet…
Cristiano Ronaldo Marries Georgina Rodríguez in Private Portugal Ceremony
There were guesses but only Critiano Ronaldo knew when. Now, it’s all done as the superstar footballer has finally tied the knot with his longterm girlfriend, Georgina Rodríguez. Doing it his way. It was a private civil ceremony in Cascais,…
UNICEF: Unregistered Children Risk Losing Access to Education, Healthcare, Social Protection
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that children without birth registration risk being excluded from essential public services and social protection programmes, stressing that legal identity is a foundation for exercising basic rights…
Osun 2026: The Key Facts as the State Heads to the Poll
Osun State is set to decide its political future on Saturday, August 15, 2026, when voters across the state’s 30 local government areas will choose the next governor. The election has attracted intense attention because Osun has historically been…
Super Falcons Miss Out as Algeria, Morocco, Cameroon, Malawi Secure WAFCON Semi-Final, World Cup Spots
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have failed to qualify directly for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup after losing to Cameroon in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The defeat means Nigeria will…
China Evacuates Over One Million as Typhoon Dolphin Hits Eastern Region
Authorities in China have evacuated more than one million people from vulnerable communities in eastern China, including Shanghai, as Typhoon Dolphin brought powerful winds, torrential rain and widespread disruption to the region. The typhoon made its…
