Scholars and security experts have urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take immediate and strategic action toward addressing Nigeria’s escalating insecurity, stressing that impunity and lack of accountability are major enablers of violence across the country. The appeal was contained in a communique issued at the end of the 2nd Virtual Symposium organized by the Centre for Peace Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (CPS-UDUS), signed by its Director, Prof. Uthman Abdullahi AbdulQadir, which serves as the official source of this report. In the communique, the symposium called on President Tinubu to urgently convene meetings of the National Defence Council (NDC)…
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In Africa, since 2007, there has been a growing interest in monitoring space weather by a few regional space agencies under the aegis of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and its partners. The UNOOSA partners’ initiatives have also raised the need for infrastructure, funding and human capital development. Some of the progress recorded so far includes the establishment of research centres, siting modelling equipment in the centres and raising awareness about space weather’s unique impacts on the continent that lies across the equatorial region. Space agencies such as the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and…
When scientists in Iceland confirmed the discovery of three mosquitoes in October, 2025, the first ever found in the nation’s history, the world barely paused. Yet beneath the curiosity of that news lies a deeper warning: if mosquitoes can now survive in Iceland, climate change has redrawn the world’s biological map. For decades, Iceland stood as one of the very few mosquito-free zones on Earth. Its icy winters, unpredictable temperature swings, and isolation from continental landmasses made survival impossible for these tiny but resilient creatures. Until now. The discovery may seem trivial but it is not. It is a symbolic…
This is a follow-up to my article on August 20th, 2025, with a slightly different title, “Salamatu-WOFAN on Climate Change: Turning Adversity into Prosperity,” published in this column. WOFAN, under the ICON 2 project funded by the Mastercard Foundation, sponsored a high-level training workshop for selected key stakeholders at the Hyatt Place Hotel on Whitechapel Road, East London, United Kingdom. The stakeholders from the private and public sectors in Nigeria, China, the UK, and India included academia- and university-based experts, legal and financial specialists, agriculturalists, interns, and a leading media expert. The theme of the training was “Strategic Leadership in…
The controversy surrounding the academic records of Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has taken a significant new turn as London Metropolitan University has officially acknowledged receipt of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request seeking clarification on the Minister’s claimed qualifications. The request was filed on November 17, 2025, by Valen Legal Practitioners on behalf of the Asiwaju Media Team leader, Prince Emorioloye Owolemi of Ondo State, and transmitted to the University’s Freedom of Information Officer. The University confirmed receiving the detailed petition the same day. According to the letter, the legal firm is demanding verification of three major…
We have seen how America behaves when it sets its sights on invading a country. All the indices regarding Nigeria point in that direction. Its President has set the ball rolling, and we can already see how the chips are falling into place. Nigeria and South Africa are on his radar, but first things first—Nigeria is the easier prey. South Africa has proved to be a more formidable global player, so they are handling it with caution. But just as our ancestors had ways of warding off the evil eye, our leaders, too, must find ways to deflect the looming…
The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has confirmed that armed bandits invaded St Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara local government area of Niger state. In a memo titled “Attack and kindnapping of pupils, students and teachers of St Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri” signed by the Diocesan Secretary, Jatau Luka Joseph, stated that pupils, and teachers were abudcted while a security personnel was badly shot. The Diocesan Secretary stated that the incident occurred between 1:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. and has caused fear and distress within the school community. “The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora strongly…
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Wednesday presented a proposed ₦1.368 trillion budget for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. According to a statement by his spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the budget allocates 68% (₦934.6 billion) to capital projects aimed at accelerating development across key sectors. The remaining 32% (₦433.4 billion) is dedicated to recurrent expenditure. Governor Yusuf said the 2026 proposal reflects his administration’s commitment to expanding infrastructure, enhancing social services, and improving the welfare of citizens. The largest allocations go to three priority sectors: Education: ₦405.3 billion (30%) Infrastructure: ₦346.2 billion (25%)…
“You have to be very careful introducing the truth to the Black man, who has never previously heard the truth about himself.” – Brother Malcolm X Whenever America wants to invade, it invades. They concoct reasons from the air that make them look like angels out to save humanity. However, by the end of their invasions, after wreaking havoc on stable nations, the world always realises their deceit. On December 20, 1989, in an operation code-named “Operation Just Cause”, the US invaded Panama to overthrow the country’s leader, Manuel Noriega, because, according to them, he had become “a brutal dictator and a liability for the US…