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Africa is bearing a disproportionate burden of global biodiversity loss, threatening food security, livelihoods, clean water and climate resilience across the continent. Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Astrid Schomaker, disclosed this during a major scientific and policy meeting in Nairobi. Schomaker said biodiversity loss was not an abstract environmental problem for Africans, particularly rural communities, farmers, …

Ekpoma, Edo State – A leading African scholar of peace and conflict studies, Professor Cyrille Dalex Ngamen Kouassi, has called for a fundamental rethink of Africa’s political trajectory, arguing that the continent should embrace what he describes as “communocracy.” According to him, communocracy as an indigenous governance philosophy rooted in African communal values it is a more sustainable pathway to …

…Elders appeal to BTC to call proponents to order Odionwere and elders of Ogheghe Osemwende Village in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State have declared that neither Uhunmwoke Orhuma nor Oke-Aroma is an autonomous community. They insist that the settlements are a quarter within Ogheghe Osemwende, as affirmed by a 2022 public announcement of the Benin Traditional Council. The …

  According to the bank, it activated its incident response protocols and implemented cybersecurity measures immediately after discovering the breach. Zenith Bank has informed its customers that it is investigating an incident involving unauthorised access to limited customer information, including email addresses and phone numbers, assuring them that its banking services and digital channels remain secure and fully operational. In …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said the political crisis in Rivers State denied Governor Siminalayi Fubara the opportunity to seek a second term, blaming what he described as poor advice from political associates and external interests. Wike made the remarks during the August edition of his monthly media chat, aired live on Channels TV on …

WASHINGTON (AP) — An association of thousands of FBI agents and other groups are backing a lawsuit filed by three bureau employees who were fired last year for their roles in an investigation into President Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election. A legal brief by the FBI Agents Association is one of five filed …

President Bola Tinubu has approved salary increases of between 30 and 80 per cent for Nigeria’s armed forces personnel. The pay package that will benefit approximately 250,000 personnel and take effect from September 1, 2026, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed in a statement signed Tuesday. Onanuga said the graduated structure of the increase …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot-tall (76-meter) memorial arch could disrupt the historical significance of dozens of sites near its planned location, according to an assessment by the National Park Service. Many of Washington’s monuments, buildings and sites have been carefully planned over decades to reflect significant moments in the nation’s history and evoke symbolism in being connected …

The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that it is investigating the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, AIG Moshood Jimoh, over allegations raised by social media personality, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan. The Force said the AIG had been invited for questioning as part of an internal administrative review, while the criminal matter linked to …

Inclusivity Welfare of women in the Diaspora Welfare of Women in Nigeria “In the women department there are a lot of women that have children that are dealing with autism; some of these women, they don’t know where to go for resources. They feel overwhelmed, there is no support. Meanwhile we have the next person who is probably a social …