AI Image Tools and the Governance Vacuum Feature Rollout, Safety Fallout ELON Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, triggered global outrage days after unveiling a new “edit image” feature integrated into X in late December 2025. Designed to let users manipulate images directly on the platform, the tool was swiftly accused of being weaponised for explicit harm—most […]
By TAYO TAIWO (T. T.) OLUWOLE “Opportunity, Tragedy, and the Battle for a Liveable City” Economic Swagger vs. Urban Fragility LAGOS spent 2025 courting investors while struggling to protect residents. The Lagos Tourism Fair in April targeted ₦5 billion in sales, hosted 220 vendors, and projected 75,000 […]
Reform Myths, Politics & Economic Opportunity Misinformation as a National Security Risk TAXATION became a trending crisis on 1 January 2026, not because of new levies, but new lies. Viral claims that banks would freeze personal accounts or unilaterally debit 25 per cent of deposits were false. Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Tax Reform […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE A New Platform for Youth Engagement OMONIGHO Oborevwori, daughter of Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, has launched the maiden edition of the Delta Youth Carnival, drawing over 5,000 young people to the Trade Fair Arena, Osubi, in Okpe Local Government Area on December 29, 2025. Organised through her […]
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH Import Surge to Boost Supply Chains NIGERIA’S major seaports are gearing up for a significant influx of import traffic at the start of the year, with no fewer than 41 ships laden with petroleum products, foodstuffs and assorted cargoes expected to dock at the Apapa, Tin-Can Island and Lekki Deep Sea […]
NIGERIA’S labour market stakeholders are pushing for a shift from punitive hiring mandates to incentive-driven inclusion, as leading employment platform Jobberman Nigeria and the Mastercard Foundation launch the second phase of their work transition initiative, Young Nigeria Works. Expanding Access for Young Nigerians with Disabilities Unveiled at the AbilityX Project Enable Africa inclusion event – […]
By TOSI ORE Human Impact, Intelligence and Institutional Fragility Lens 2025 proved that Nigeria’s war on terror was fought—but fragility, not firepower, became the country’s biggest enemy. The year began with measurable military outcomes but closed with deeper questions around intelligence failure, border porosity, forest-based insurgent mobility, […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE THE First Lady of Delta State, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, has begun 2026 with a high-impact humanitarian outreach, celebrating the state’s first baby of the year and clearing unpaid maternity bills for indigent mothers at the General Hospital, Ughelli. The visit was coordinated through her You Matter Charity Foundation, a platform […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE MOHAMMED Daki, Vice President of Morocco’s National Association of Media and Publishers (ANME), has called for the establishment of a strong and cohesive network of African journalists to project the continent more positively on the global stage. Speaking in an interview on Thursday in Casablanca, Daki said African journalists must work more […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE Security Response and Crowd Control Focus THE Delta State Police Command has disrupted what it described as a coordinated attempt by hoodlums and criminal elements to hijack New Year Eve celebrations in parts of Asaba metropolis, arresting 43 suspects and recovering multiple vehicles, drugs and dangerous items. According to a statement issued […]