Ibadan Book and Arts Festival to Host Niyi Osundare in Special Literary Prelude
The Ibadan Book and Arts Festival (ÌbàFest) is set to hold a remarkable literary gathering titled Invocations of the Word: A Day of Poetry and Conversations with Niyi Osundare on Saturday, August 16, 2025. The event, which will serve as a prelude to the…
PDP Faithful Rally Behind Peter Obafemi as He Declares 2026 Ekiti Guber Ambition
In a show of political strength and grassroots mobilisation, thousands of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters across Ekiti State thronged Ikole-Ekiti on Tuesday to witness the formal declaration of Peter Obafemi’s ambition to contest the 2026…
WhatsApp Cracks Down on Global Scam Networks, Removes 6.8 Million Fraudulent Accounts
Meta Chat app, WhatsApp, has taken down 6.8 million accounts linked to global scam operations in the first half of 2025, its parent company Meta has revealed. The majority of these accounts were tied to organised scam centres operating out of Southeast…
The Plastic Crisis: Can the World Finally Agree to Clean It Up?
The struggles of the world with the growing environmental and health burden of plastic pollution is drawing delegates from more than 170 countries to the discussion table. This time, they are meeting in Geneva to hammer out a long-delayed global treaty…
Tesla Grants Elon Musk $29 Billion Share Award As AI Talent War Rages on
Tesla has awarded Elon Musk $29 billion (£21.7 billion) worth of company shares, following a U.S. court ruling that voided his previous $56 billion compensation package. The decision to offer the new shares comes as Musk’s ongoing legal appeal against a…
Retired Captain Urges State of Emergency on Military Welfare, Reacts To New Coalition Formation
A retired Nigerian military officer, Captain Olasunkanmi Ishola, has issued a strong call for the federal government to declare a state of emergency on the welfare of military and paramilitary personnel across the country. Speaking on the current affairs…
Life and Death Cruise: A Streetwise Gospel from Palmwine Sounds
Reading is aging gracefully, at least not on social media. There’s something refreshingly chaotic, audacious, and unfiltered about Life and Death Cruise, another poetry collection by Palmwine Sounds. From the very first lines, the book barrels forward…
Ethiopia Leads Continental Push for Fair Climate Finance and Green Development
Ethiopia is preparing to host the second edition of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), scheduled for September 8 to 10, in Addis Ababa, in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC). Themed “Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing for…
Opinion: Can AI take your Job?
Can AI take your Job? The question should be; would you allow it? There’s a quiet anxiety rippling across offices, studios, and classrooms. It isn’t always spoken aloud, but it hums beneath meetings, hangs over job boards, and lingers in the pauses after…
Nigerian Government, AFDB Backs Agribusiness Project in Oyo
There is a new Agribusiness Hub in Oyo that is now set to redefine Nigeria’s food economy. Leaders across federal, state, and continental institutions on Saturday launched the Ijaiye Agribusiness Industrial Hub under the Special Agro-Industrial…
