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By Shina Abubakar A final year student of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Oluwole Oluwasegun of the department of Marerial Science and engineering has reportedly committed suicide. A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Olarewaju Abiodun on Wednesday disclosed that the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon at the off campus hostel of the deceased. Abiodun added that the management was informed of the incident in the afternoon that the deceased committed suicide at his residence located around Damico area of Ooni layout in the ancient town. “Upon receipt of the information, the University’s Quick Response and Security…

The opportunity is to build systems that can support them without losing the human relationships that make them work. For us, that means making fundraising easier, creating better ways for people to discover and support causes, improving trust around who is raising money, and gradually building the tools that allow organisations and fundraisers to manage their work and communicate with their supporters. In this article, Nabila Okino explores how Africa can better harness its culture of generosity through stronger digital infrastructure. Drawing on the evolution of financial infrastructure, she argues that philanthropy also needs the connective rails to make giving…

Emma Okonji As Nigeria prepares for the next general elections in 2027, stakeholders in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector have stressed the need for the government to strengthen broadband and internet connectivity to enable seamless electoral processes across states. The stakeholders spoke at The Nigeria eGovernment Summit and Awards 2026, which was held in Lagos, with the theme: ‘Mainstreaming Technologies in Nigeria Election Management.’ The Commissioner, Science and Technology, Cross River State, Asso. Prof. Justin Beshel, in his lead paper presentation at a panel session moderated by the CEO of VDT Communications, Mr. Biodun Omoniyi, explained that although…

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Nintendo GameCube, the first console I ever bought with my own money. I vividly remember getting on the bus after school with a year’s worth of savings safely zipped into the pocket of my bag and going to a branch of Currys, where I dumped a bunch of notes, coins and vouchers on the counter to collect my pre-order. (It turned out that some of the vouchers from the previous Christmas had expired, but the guy at the checkout clearly felt so sorry for me that he redeemed them anyway. If you’re…

The Greens are just four points behind Labour in urban constituencies across the UK, putting them within touching distance of taking as many as 40 seats if the result was replicated at the next election, according to new polling by a Labour-linked thinktank.The survey by ThinkLabour, which has extensive links to Andy Burnham’s government, finds that urban voters have moved in large numbers towards the UK’s Green parties since the 2024 general election. The research highlights the challenge Labour faces in holding on to the Holborn and St Pancras seat in the face of a challenge from Zack Polanski, the…

Around the world, billions of people still lack reliable access to safe drinking water. The United Nations estimates that 2.2 billion people do not have safely managed drinking water, while regions from California to the Middle East increasingly rely on desalination plants to turn ocean water into fresh water. Desalination can provide a critical water supply, but today’s most common methods come with significant drawbacks. Reverse osmosis forces water through specialized membranes to remove salt, while thermal distillation uses heat to separate fresh water from seawater. Both approaches can consume large amounts of energy, often require water treatment before and…

Nigeria’s Flamingos opened their 2026 WAFU B U-17 Girls’ Cup campaign with a 5-0 demolition of Niger on Wednesday, scoring three times in the final eight minutes to underline their dominance. Captain Chidi Harmony opened the scoring in the 16th minute before Awawu Bashiru doubled Nigeria’s advantage in the 35th minute. The Flamingos carried their 2-0 lead into half-time and continued to control the contest after the restart, although they had a goal ruled out for offside in the 42nd minute. Nigeria eventually turned their dominance into a rout with a late flurry of goals. Ohunene Sunday made it 3-0…

 The National Theatre, Nigeria, has announced ‘Circus in Motion: The Lagos Contemporary Circus Festival,’ set to take place on October 3–4, 2026, at the National Theatre in Lagos.  Under the theme ‘Reimagining Nigerian Performance for the Global Stage,’ the landmark initiative aims to establish a sustainable, homegrown performing arts industry by fusing traditional West African acrobatics, folklore, music and storytelling with contemporary circus techniques.   Ahead of the festival premiere, a two-week intensive training residency will bring together young Nigerian performers and international circus companies; including Fekat Circus (Ethiopia), SenCirk (Senegal), Ivoire Cirque Décalé (Côte d’Ivoire), and Jessica Arpin (Switzerland).  Developed…

In a bid to hasten solutions to power outages and disruptions across the country, the Federal Government is planning to establish a national call centre where electricity consumers can lodge complaints and have them resolved. The Minister of Power, Chief Joseph Tegbe, disclosed this on Wednesday at the commissioning of a 3-megawatt hybrid mini-grid project and renewable energy workshop and training centre at the Yakubu Gowon University, formerly the University of Abuja. According to a statement, Tegbe said the initiative would also provide a dedicated channel for reporting vandalism of critical electricity infrastructure for immediate action and remediation. “My office…