A new UN report says 645 million people remained hungry in 2025 despite gradual global progress, as rising food costs and widening inequalities threaten efforts…
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…245 documented civic space violations, 570 media reports expose deepening pressures on free expression, accountability, and public trust. By Collins Odigie Ojiehanor Nearly three decades…
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By Collins Odigie Ojiehanor On April 14, 2015, Rasheed Adetunji left home in Lagos expecting to return before nightfall. Instead, plainclothes officers attached to the…
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Artificial intelligence is transforming how people work, communicate and create. But behind its growing popularity lies a darker economy, one where personal data has become…
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By Patrick Omoake As the world grapples with rising food prices, accelerating climate change, persistent malnutrition, and an overstretched agricultural system, one humble food group…
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By Patrick Omoake and Collins Odigie Ojiehanor With about 19.3 million new cancer cases and nearly 10 million deaths recorded worldwide in 2020, according to…
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… Inside Nigeria’s Oral Health and Dental Hygiene Crisis By Collins Odigie Ojiehanor “I thought it was just ordinary toothache,” she said with a heavy…
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By Collins Odigie Ojiehanor and Patrick Omoake For centuries, palm trees have stood tall across the African continent, not only as symbols of tropical beauty…
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By Patrick Omoake When Ugandan conservationist Brian Tumwesigye first visited Bugala Island on Lake Victoria, he was struck by its beauty. Fishermen casting their nets…
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By Collins Odigie Ojiehanor The air we breathe is silently claiming more lives than alcohol, unsafe water, or even malnutrition. From choking city streets to…
View More New Global Report Links 7.9 Million Deaths to Air Pollution