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International Series experience is key as Sampson books first major spot through Open Qualifying
Chinese rising star Sampson Zheng credited The International Series for sharpening his game after securing a sensational runner-up finish at Final Qualifying and a coveted spot in The Open Championship this year. The 23-year-old booked his...

NHEA 2025 Spotlights Nigeria’s Leading Healthcare Innovators, Institutions
4 The 11th edition of the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA), on Friday, spotlighted outstanding individuals and institutions advancing excellence across the healthcare ecosystem in Nigeria, at the at the Convention Centre, Eko Hotel &...

The 10 Best YA Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
YA? You mean, for teenagers? How could anything written for teens possibly be worthy of any artistic merit? Kids these days, expecting literary brilliance in form of an age appropriate novel! Back in my day, the only thing we expected from a book...

Morocco Approves New Laws to Strengthen Professional Journalism
Rabat — The Moroccan government has approved two important draft laws today aimed at strengthening the legal framework governing professional journalism. Following the weekly cabinet meeting on Thursday, Mustapha Baitas, the government...

Contract crunch: Why CMOs must get closer to the fine print
The IAS Media Assurance Masterclass Series reveals 70% of procurement professionals are overwhelmed by marketing contracts while agencies quietly exploit the gaps. In an increasingly complex and fragmented marketing landscape, contract compliance...
What South African pensioners should know about July 2025 SASSA grant payments
Thousands of South African pensioners are anxiously awaiting their July 2025 SASSA Old-Age Grant payments, which were scheduled for Wednesday. This comes after the sudden suspension of grants for many in June. While the payments offer critical...

NYC’s Socialist Darling Said He Was Both ‘Asian’ And ‘African American’ On Ivy League Application
Despite emphasizing his Muslim background during his campaign, Democrat New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani marked himself as both “Asian” and “African American” on his Columbia University application in 2009, according to The New York...
Kenya On Fire Again, By Dimeji Macaulay & Nikos Anastasiadis
On June 6, 2025, 31-year-old teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang was arrested by the police in Kenya. Two days later, his father received the dead, tortured body of his son from the police. They claimed that he had died of “self-inflicted wounds,”...

Last Soldier Standing: Review of ‘Rewriting Hisstory: A Fifty-Year Journey to Uncover the Truth About Alger Hiss’ by Jeff Kisseloff
As a grandchild of Whittaker Chambers who has studied the historiography of the famous events around my grandfather, I’m always eager for the next book on the Hiss-Chambers Case of 1948-1950. After all, in my family, family lore is a matter of...

Tariff-free access to help Africa boost trade
A floral decoration at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing, China, Sept 2, 2024. [Photo/VCG] As Western countries shift gears and retreat into protectionism by erecting nontariff barriers and slapping tariffs as high as 50 percent on...

Two Decades and A Dream: Oremeyi Akah’s Journey to Empowering Africa
Oremeyi Akah has left an indelible mark on the fintech landscape in Africa. Recently, she launched her captivating memoir, “Two Decades and a Dream”, a powerful reflection of her journey. As the Chief Customer Success Officer at Interswitch, she...

Masobe Books to publish Dr Dakuku Peterside’s bold new essays on Nigeria
Masobe Books has announced the forthcoming release of Beneath the Surface: Essays on Nigeria’s Chequered Journey, a powerful collection of essays by acclaimed columnist and public policy expert Dr Dakuku Peterside. Scheduled for release in October...

Anthony Kila: Nigeria’s Constitution Begins With A Fallacy That Must Be Corrected
Anthony Kila, a distinguished member of The Patriots, has offered a pointed critique of the Nigerian constitution, arguing that its most fundamental flaw lies at the very beginning — the phrase “we the people.” He made these remarks when asked...

US Consulate opens ‘29th American Space in Nigeria’ to boost cultural ties
Acting United States Consul General, JoEllen Gorg, on Thursday, joined Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, to officially open the Ogun Tech Hub Window on America, the 29th American Space in Nigeria. This new center, the second in Abeokuta, was...

AMCON obligors damaged the Nigerian economy, says AMCON boss Gbenga Alade
Gbenga Alade, the managing director and chief executive officer of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), has said that obligors of the Corporation damaged the Nigerian economy because they never intended to repay the loans they...

AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - "Training seminar" for judges and prosecutors canceled
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - Under pressure from legal experts, lawyers, and members of civil society, an order requiring Zimbabwean judges to participate in a series of training courses at the Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology of the ruling Zimbabwe...

African Human Rights Inter-University Essay Competition: IHRAM Unveils Judges
The International Human Rights Art Movement (IHRAM), renowned for its commitment to promoting human rights through artistic expression, has officially announced the panel of judges for the recently concluded African Human Rights Inter-University...

Kenya Hara sketches out his design career and creative impulses in Draw
Internationally acclaimed Japanese designer Kenya Hara believes that the practice of sketching is pivotal to articulating what is intrinsically human. For Hara, art director at MUJI and president of the Nippon Design Center Inc., the...

Tanzanian PM to step down in surprise move
Tanzania's Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has announced that he will not seek re-election in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, effectively preventing him from being re-appointed. Majaliwa had earlier said that he would defend his...

Back to the Future: Oluwadele’s light-hearted commentary on Nigeria’s social, economic, political issues, by Michael Olatunbosun
“Back to the Future (Winepress, 2024)” is a collection of poems written in Pidgin English. The work, written by Dr. Bolutife Oluwadele, is described as a collection of dialogical poems in Pidgin. Dr Bolutife is a versatile chartered Accountant...