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Justin Timberlake cracked a joke about being labeled “white” while in custody following his 2024 DUI arrest in Long Island, New York. Award-winning pop star Justin Timberlake has recently made headlines following the release of police bodycam footage from his June 2024 DUI arrest in the Hamptons. In the newly surfaced footage, Timberlake is seen […]

A Chicago police officer has been suspended from duty for another improper stop and search of a Black civilian. Officer Richard Rodriguez Jr. just faced repercussions for previous violations against Black Chicagoans’ rights. Now, a ruling from a Chicago Police Board member will hold Rodriguez accountable for this repeated offense toward Black men in the […]

By EBUKA UKOH Nigeria is ranked 106th on the Global Happiness Index. Noteworthy too is that Nigeria, over the years, dropped all the way from 102nd to another position before settling at 106th. At the same time, Nigeria stands among the world’s most terror-affected countries, with violence claiming lives at an alarming pace. In recent months, […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, on Monday met with President Bola Tinubu, assuring him of stronger ties in security and trade despite global economic volatility. The meeting was held at the President’s Lagos home. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam […]

“The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies”– African proverb In the last four weeks we have witnessed the highest upsurge of organized violence in our country. Even for a nation that has lived with endemic violence for the last 14 years (not counting the violence over grievances in the Niger […]

By Juliet Umeh Nigeria’s telecommunications sector has attracted over $75 billion in infrastructure investment since its liberalisation in 2001, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has disclosed. The commission made this known in its Spectrum Roadmap for the Communications Sector 2026–2030, a policy document designed to strengthen regulatory clarity and guide the efficient allocation and utilisation […]

By Steve Oko March 22, 2023, will remain a landmark date in Abia State’s political history—a day when tension gave way to triumph, and the will of the people prevailed. The governorship election, held on Saturday, March 18, began as a routine democratic exercise but quickly evolved into a four-day political drama that captured the […]

By John Alechenu, Abuja Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has called on members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who defected during the party’s leadership crisis to return and contribute to rebuilding efforts. She said their experience, institutional memory, and commitment to national development were crucial to repositioning the party and restoring its relevance in Nigeria’s political […]

The Southwest of Nigeria leads in several aspects of life in the country today because its pioneering leader, Obafemi Awolowo had before independence in 1960, created for his people, a reformative self-awareness governance system. As premier of the then Western Region, Awolowo introduced free education for all in addition to a combined radio and television […]

By Murjanatu Abba Digital platforms are no longer just communication tools; they are becoming the primary environment where African cultural memory is preserved, interpreted and contested. As younger generations migrate from communal spaces to algorithm-driven networks, the question is no longer whether storytelling will survive, but who controls its form and meaning. In many African homes, […]

A long time ago, there was an annual festival in a community in Ekiti. Its purpose was to highlight anti-social behaviour and to serve as some form of accountability mechanism. The young people would dance around the community and visit homes of ‘offenders’, those who had stolen farm produce, cheated their labourers, slept with the […]

By Dickson Omobola Mrs Olubunmi Kuku is the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN. In thisinterview, Kuku speaks on plans to turn the country’s international airports into a hub, reasons the introduction of cashless policy caused chaos for travellers and other airport users and the 22 to 24 months timeframe given […]