The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a large consignment of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Strategic Command, Lagos. A statement by the NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja said that the consignment was concealed in heads of im…
One ant for $220: The new frontier of wildlife trafficking The ants are flying in Kenya at the moment. During this rainy season, swarms can be seen leaving the thousands of anthills in and around Gilgil, a quiet agricultural town in Kenya's Rift Valley that has emerged as the centre of a booming il…
Today Athayde Tonhasca Júnior is back with one of his patented text-and-photo posts, which have always been very informative. Today he talks about palms and their pollinators in one area of Brazil. Athayde’s captions are indented, and you can enlarge his photos by clicking on them. Beneficial sabot…
Another weekend in the UFC comes around Saturday, and a familiar face returns in Seattle for Fight Night. One of the best fighters in middleweight history, Israel Adesanya, headlines for the promotion against Joe Pyfer. We have 12 fights to dive into this weekend, and an obscene eight of them are p…
India saw a total of 24,700 maternal deaths in 2023 translating to a maternal mortality ratio of 116 per one lakh livebirths. Also Read: UN report lauds India’s sharp decline in child mortality rates Estimates suggest that Pakistan saw a total of 10,300 maternal deaths the same year, while the Afri…
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Ripple’s head of coverage for the Middle East, Africa, Turkey, and Central Asia reckons that the world’s most sophisticated digital-asset markets are not in New York, London, or Singapore, but across Africa. With 54 countries and more than 1.5 billion people building financial rails from the ground…
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday nullified the January 2024 dissolution of the board and management of Union Bank of Nigeria by the Central Bank of Nigeria, declaring the action ultra vires. In his judgment, Justice Aneke set aside all decisions take…
Eight teams will compete in the maiden Italian Embassy U-20 Cup scheduled to hold in May, as organisers unveil plans for a grassroots-focused tournament aimed at nurturing young football talents in Nigeria. The competition, an initiative driven by Rudder Sports Management Limited, will also feature…
Zenith Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Kennedy Okwudili as an Executive Director of the bank, effective May 1, 2026. The bank made this known in a corporate disclosure through the Nigerian Exchange Ltd on Tuesday. It noted that the appointment aligned with its tradition and succession…
This story is taken from the spring 2026 issue of Dazed, which is on sale internationally now. Order a copy of the magazine here. All over the world, Gen Zs are transforming rap music. Terminally online Brits have formed the viral UK Ug scene. American rappers like Nettspend and 2slimey have develo…
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TECNO is ushering in a new era of mobile intelligence in Nigeria and across emerging markets with the upcoming beta launch of EllaClaw, the first mobile AI agent powered by the OpenClaw framework and built to simplify everyday digital experiences. Deeply integrated into Ella, TECNO’s AI assistant, …
The following accomplished professionals, Mr. Femi Fadayin, Hon. Johnson Sunday Babatunde, Mrs. Adeola Olamide Fabamise, and Mr. Rotimi Oluwole, have successfully completed their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees for the 2024/2025 academic year from Olusegun Agagu University of Scienc…
There was a time when authority was earned quietly through competence, consistency and character. Today, authority competes with attention. In a digital ecosystem driven by algorithms, outrage and instant validation, many professionals are confronting a troubling question: Are we building careers, …
Chinese national arrested over attempt to smuggle 2,000 queen ants from Kenya A Chinese national has been arrested in Kenya's main airport accused of attempting to smuggle more than 2,000 queen garden ants out of the country. Zhang Kequn was intercepted during a security check at Jomo Kenyatta Inte…
Figures Abstract Commercial bat guano fertilizers distributed in Thailand were screened for the presence of coronavirus genomes to assess potential public health risks. A total of 41 samples were analyzed for Alphacoronavirus (AlphaCoV) and Betacoronavirus (BetaCoV) using partial Spike (S) gene seq…
Most retail traders in Nigeria use MT5 like it is only a place to open and close trades. They check a chart, drop an indicator, place a position, and repeat the cycle. It works, but it is often slow, reactive, and full of guesswork because they never explore the tools that actually make the platfor…
France’s Canal+ teases new partnerships with Sky and Google as it hails ‘transformational year’ French media powerhouse Canal+ has revealed new partnerships with Sky, Google Cloud and OpenAI as it published its 2025 preliminary financial results in what the broadcaster described as a “successful an…
