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By Dr. Mfoniso Xael Introduction: When Climate Negotiations Become a Mirror Every climate COP tells a story, not just about emissions and mitigation, but about power, politics, and whose voices count when the world is negotiating its survival. COP30 in Belém, described by Brazil’s leadership as the “COP of Truth,” forced the world to confront…
By Nnimmo Bassey The opening and closing of COP30 were marked by significant events. Not about climate ambition or high sounding speeches but by unplanned events. First was the determined entry into the COP venue by indigenous protesters who felt excluded from the conference and needed to be heard. They charged through the security and…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has said its organs will meet and decide on the next line of action as the ultimatum it issued to the Federal Government over the looming industrial action in public tertiary institutions expires on Saturday (today). The acting Secretary-General of the NLC, Benson Upah, disclosed this in an interview with our…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 20 Filipino sailors caught ferrying at least 20 kilogrammes of cocaine from Brazil to Lagos’s main port. The anti-narcotics agency also intercepted the laden vessel- MV Nord Bosporus marked 9760110 from the port of Santos in Brazil at the Apapa seaport in Lagos with no less…
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has met with the United States Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, following US President Donald Trump’s threat against Nigeria. Hegseth announced the visit in a post on his official X on Friday. He said he received Ribadu and his team to discuss the killing of Christians in Nigeria. “Yesterday, I…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted in evidence three video clips supplied by the Department of State Services (DSS) to puncture claims of duress by five suspected masterminds of the 2011 bombing of the United Nations complex in the city facing trial. The presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, subsequently fixed the fifth of…
The Federal Government has ordered the immediate closure of 41 Federal Unity Colleges over rising security concerns. The directive was issued through a circular dated November 21, 2025, from the Federal Ministry of Education. According to the document, the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, approved the shutdown following “recent security challenges” in parts of the…
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped an undisclosed number of students during an attack on St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, Niger State. It was learnt that the attackers stormed the school, said to be a private Catholic school located in the Agwara Local Government Area of the state, in the early hours of Friday. Sources…
…Our democracy stands because of people like Jonathan — Tinubu Former President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday warned that Nigeria’s democracy was being ‘suffocated’ by reckless political behaviour, cautioning that politics should never be reduced to a playground for unruly conduct. This came as President Bola Tinubu said that democracy was standing in Nigeria because of the…
Olusegun Awolowo, a grandson of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, has died. The Awolowo family announced his passing on Thursday. He was 62. “With extremely heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Olusegun Awolowo,” the statement read. The family described him as “the world’s most phenomenal husband, father and…