Ensuring connectivity through rail transport: The BRI example in Nigeria
Director of Rail Transport Service in Nigerian Ministry of Transportation, Engr T Mohammed Babakobi felicitating with CCECC Boss during the event. As part of countdown to successful hosting of the forthcoming Belt & Road Initiative in Beijing this month, China and Nigeria look on the gains of BRI in Nigeria by assessing the impacts of Abuja-Kaduna More...
Reforming, decongesting the prisons through Fast-Track Approach
Vivian Okejeme in this piece highlights the activities of the Presidential Committee on Prisons Reform and Decongestion as 119 inmates regain freedom when the committee visited prisons in Delta and Edo states. Vivian More...
Uncovering Nazi massacre of Jews on Belarus building site
Human remains were found as construction workers dug foundations for a new apartment block Slowly, gently even, young soldiers scrape away the dirt of decades from human bones. Tangled with the remains are shreds More...
Lion Mama: The woman who fought off her daughter’s rapists
Nokubonga Qampi became known as the “Lion Mama” in South Africa after she killed one of three men raping her daughter and wounded the others. She was charged with murder – but after a public outcry the More...
We provide better services for Hajj Pilgrims -Habib
Alhaji Nasir Habib Alhaji Nasir Habib is the General Manager of NAMIRA UMRAH and HAJJ SERVICES based in Abuja. In this interview with Abba Ekku Onyeka, he spoke on issues concerning intending pilgrims. Can you introduce More...
Why is the Islamic State group still active around the world?
After months of fighting, the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) has finally lost Baghuz, a village in eastern Syria that came to represent the final chapter in its self-styled caliphate. While this is a major blow, More...
Brexit debate: Do petitions ever work?
Laura Coryton (centre right) started her first-ever petition in 2015 More than five million people in the UK have signed a petition calling on the government to stop Brexit by revoking Article 50. It’s the most More...
Cyclone Idai: How prepared was southern Africa?
Cyclone Idai, which struck the coastline of Mozambique on 14 March, has caused devastation and heavy loss of life. The UN says 1.7 million people in Mozambique lived in the path of the cyclone, with a further 920,000 More...
Cyclone Idai: What’s the role of climate change?
Unless a rich benefactor steps in, the role of human-induced climate change in Cyclone Idai is unlikely to be clearly determined. The scientists with the expertise simply don’t have the resources to do the large More...
How prevalent is far-right extremism?
The shootings at two mosques in New Zealand, which left 50 people dead and dozens wounded, have led to renewed questions about the extent of far-right extremism. The British security minister has said it is “perfectly More...