By Alade Adisa “There was enough evidence that the government of President Obasanjo was reluctant to find the killers of Bola Ige.” – Chief Bisi Akande When Chief James Ajibola Ige, SAN, was murdered on December 23, 2001, few days after resigning his position as Nigeria’s Minister of Justice, some thought it would be a matter of days before the assailants would be arrested and brought to justice. Their optimism…

The writer is a science commentator An unfamiliar message now sits on the homepage of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It reads: “CDC’s website is being modified to comply with President Trump’s executive orders.” The executive orders, which crack down on perceived wokeness in government agencies, have thrown American science into chaos since they were signed in late January. One, targeting “illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunity”,…

UK universities face financial strain as student visa rules tighten, reducing international enrollments. Rising costs and tuition freezes worsen the crisis. Since May 2023, the UK government has implemented sweeping changes to student visa policies, limiting the ability of international students to bring dependants. Effective from January 1, 2024, only students enrolled in postgraduate research programs, such as PhD courses, or those receiving government-sponsored scholarships for courses exceeding six months,…

  US president’s outlandish idea has dramatically raised stakes and would create another catastrophe for Palestinians For weeks, Arab leaders have been waiting anxiously to gauge how US President Donald Trump would respond to the Middle East’s biggest crisis in decades, wary of his unpredictability, his lack of understanding of a complex region and his unabashed pro-Israel bias. But none in their wildest dreams would have expected the extraordinary,…

A proposed amendment to a landmark assisted dying bill in England and Wales has ignited fierce debate over the inclusion of mentally ill and disabled individuals who have a terminal prognosis of six months or less. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, who has represented Spen Valley since 2021, introduced the private member’s bill aiming to grant terminally ill patients the right to medically assisted death. On Wednesday, she proposed an amendment…

Study finds link between using the devices and worse performance but suggests the answer does not lie in school bans alone Banning phones in schools does not improve children’s marks or mental health, a study has found. The University of Birmingham found that students’ sleep, exercise and academic record did not differ between schools with and without phone bans in place. Evidence also showed restrictive phone policies did not lower the overall time young people…

Long time, no fashion gist! Nigerian celebrities have set out to make this year a fashion-memorable one. Nigerian celebrities and fashionistas do not need a runway to make fashion statements. Any time of the day, they make a fashion statement that leaves jaw-dropping. In January, there was a lot of fashion buzzkill by celebrities. In this article, I will be reviewing some of these looks that caught my attention maybe…

Last year’s Met Gala was a runway of dreams with its dress code as the Garden of Time. However for the Met Gala 2025, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced the dress code for the event in May: “Tailored for You.” This dress code celebrates the accompanying exhibit, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” which focuses on suiting and menswear, particularly Black menswear over the centuries. André Leon Talley 5th Avenue,…

World Cancer Day 2025 Every February 4th, the world marks World Cancer Day, a global initiative dedicated to raising awareness and driving action against cancer. This year makes it 25 years since the signing of the Charter of Paris Against Cancer at the World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium. The World Cancer Day 2025 theme, “United by Unique,” underscores the importance of personalized, patient-centered care, recognizing that each…

Donald Trump is making good on his threats. Giving Elon Musk plenipotentiary powers, driving a cyber truck through the US constitution, threatening allies with economic war, blaming DEI for the country’s worst air crash in years and obliterating America’s aid agency are just a sample of moves in his opening fortnight. Trump is burning America’s rule book. If he carries on like this, Democrats will have no choice but to…

Nigeria has announced significant domestic health sector investments following a shift in the United States’ (U.S.) development assistance policy. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved two major initiatives, aimed at bolstering human capital development and sustaining essential healthcare services across the country. The approved plans include a $1 billion initiative to enhance human capital development and N4.8 billion for the Presidential Treatment Programme for HIV patients. The announcement came after…

The leaders of Mexico and Canada each said they had struck agreements to pause tariffs for 30 days, but levies on products from China were still set to take effect just after midnight. Here are the latest developments. President Trump and the leaders of Mexico and Canada struck last-minute deals on Monday to postpone the imposition of hefty tariffs on goods exported to the United States, averting at least temporarily…