By Hassan Sulaiman The Society for Peace and Practice (SPSP) has conferred its highest honour of Fellow on Professor Tunde Akanni Musbau at it’s 2026 annual conference held in Ibadan, OOO state, Nigeria. Professor Akanni is a distinguished scholar of the department of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies, Faculty of Communication, Lagos State University. Akanni has distinguished himself in academic responsibilities of teaching, research and community linkage. He joined the department in 2001 as Assistant Lecturer and rose through the rank and file to attain the zenith of his career. Before joining LASU, Akanni had a stint with…
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The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called for urgent reforms to Nigeria’s food system, warning that industrial agriculture, restrictions on farmers’ rights to indigenous seeds and the neglect of agroecology are undermining food sovereignty, nutrition and climate resilience. The environmental organisation said hunger amid abundant natural and human resources reflected deeper failures in political and economic choices, stressing that tackling food insecurity required more than increasing agricultural output. In a statement to mark World Food Day, HOMEF urged governments to address the root causes of hunger and malnutrition, protect farmers’ rights, strengthen local food systems and ensure that…
Three Sahel states broke away from regional bloc in January 2025 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) have agreed to establish joint working groups to negotiate a cooperation framework, marking a fresh diplomatic push to bridge divisions between the regional bloc and the three Sahelian countries that withdrew from it. The agreement was reached in Dakar, Senegal, on Saturday at the first ministerial meeting of the ECOWAS-AES Dialogue on Cooperation, where the two sides committed to structured technical discussions aimed at defining the terms of their future relationship. The move comes…
The Director-General of the Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development (MBNCWD), Dr Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, has called for a structured partnership with the media to promote women’s leadership, strengthen gender-sensitive reporting and hold governments and institutions accountable for policies aimed at improving the lives of women and girls. She said the media must move beyond reporting activities marking International Women’s Day to consistently highlighting women’s contributions, exposing barriers to their advancement and tracking the implementation of policies designed to address their challenges. Benjamins-Laniyi made the call at the weekend in Abuja when the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, has commended the Director-General of the Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development (MBNCWD), Dr Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, for championing women’s leadership in the media and promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities. The council, in a birthday message signed by its Chairman, Comrade Grace Ike, praised Benjamins-Laniyi’s leadership, describing her as an advocate of gender equality whose efforts have helped create opportunities for women to assume leadership positions and influence public discourse. Ike said the MBNCWD director-general had demonstrated a commitment to advancing women’s participation in leadership through mentorship,…
Wisdom Kwati Group, a Nigerian conglomerate, has unveiled plans to grow its consolidated revenue to $100 billion by 2036 and pursue listings on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) and London Stock Exchange in 2027, setting out an ambitious expansion programme spanning real estate, agriculture, financial technology, aviation and manufacturing. The group announced the 10-year growth blueprint, tagged Vision 2036, during the inauguration of its corporate headquarters in Abuja and the presentation of Wisdom Kwati Smart City Plc as a public limited company. Its Chairman, Wisdom Kwati, said the $100 billion revenue target represented a long-term ambition rather than the group’s current…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a Saudi Arabia-bound consignment of cannabis concealed in a gallon of palm oil at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, while uncovering 8,725 kilogrammes of powdered tramadol worth more than N6.98 billion at the Apapa Port in Lagos. The nationwide crackdown also led to the arrest of an 85-year-old grandmother with 179 kilogrammes of cannabis in Edo State, the destruction of 7,500 kilogrammes of the substance at a farm in Ondo State and the seizure of hundreds of thousands of opioid pills and capsules across several states. The operations, which…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has said the state has lost infrastructure, electrical materials and metals worth billions of naira to metal scavengers, locally known as Ajakuta, citing the losses and security risks as reasons for the ban on scrap metal trading in the state. Zulum, who disclosed this at the weekend while addressing operators in the trade, urged them to submit proposals on how they could continue their businesses without undermining security or destroying public infrastructure. He said the ban was introduced in the overall interest of the state and was not intended to deprive traders of their livelihoods,…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi Senator Shehu Buba Umar, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in Bauchi State for the 2027 general elections, has hosted party candidates, leaders, executives, and key stakeholders at a strategic meeting in Kano to strengthen the party’s campaign structures ahead of the polls. The meeting brought together PRP candidates at all levels, members of the State Executive Committee, stakeholders, coordinators from across the 20 local government areas of Bauchi State, and the party’s National Publicity Secretary. The gathering focused on harmonizing campaign strategies, strengthening internal coordination, establishing effective campaign councils and directorates,…
By: Dr James Bwala Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s supporters often defend his political career by pointing to his long experience in public service, his influence in Nigerian politics, and the important positions he has held. Recently, Naibi Abdul Aziz, one of Atiku’s apologists, argued that Atiku had already made a name for himself before I even understood the meaning of journalism. He further stated that Vice President Kashim Shettima was still a boy when Atiku was in government. I agreed with him on one narrow point: I was not born on the same day as Atiku Abubakar, and neither…