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When people talk about the “AI race,” Africa often feels like a spectator watching from the stands. America, China, and Europe are sprinting ahead, backed by billions of dollars and huge machines powering their innovations. Meanwhile, on our side, the questions are louder than the answers: Where does Africa stand? Are we already left behind? […]

Bassey Otu, Governor of Cross River State, has reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to strengthening the judiciary as the state commenced the 2025/2026 Legal Year with a thanksgiving service at the Assemblies of God Church, Akim, Calabar. Represented by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem, Governor Otu, described the […]

The Sahara Centre has launched a new cultural and intellectual platform, Mangrove Sessions, designed to use film, literature, technology and storytelling as bridges between indigenous knowledge, creativity, and social transformation. The first edition of the series will kick off in partnership with Yenwa Gallery on Saturday, 4th October. The film screening will feature two films […]

President Bola Tinubu delayed the exit of Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in June. The Cable reported that an unpublicised send-off dinner was held in honour of Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), at the Continental Hotel in Abuja on June 15. Afte clearing his desk […]

A new housing project being developed by the Abuja Cooperative City Project with the backing of the federal government will, on completion, deliver 10,000 housing units targeted at federal workers and members of the cooperative. The estate, which is located in Jibi town, behind Mopol Barracks, Dei Dei, along Kubwa Expressway, sits on 700 hectares […]

In a most inspiring testament to the power of providing hope, healthcare, shelter, feeding and education to the vulnerable citizens who survived the horrendous havoc unleashed by all manner of insurgents, especially in the North-East geo-political zone, the true-life tales of some of them are soul-lifting. In fact, they paint a perfect picture of how […]

When French interior designer Anne Deneuchatel sat down to write a book, she was not chronicling a glamorous life in Paris or a flourishing design career. Instead, her book, Je ne serai plus une proie (“I Will No Longer Be a Prey”), lays bare how she was seduced, manipulated, and ultimately defrauded of more than […]

The recent move by the Nigerian Government to suspend the export of raw shea nuts will generate an estimated $300 million in the short term, and up to $3 billion annually by 2027, the Nigerian Agribusiness Group has stated. The policy was made to drastically reduce an estimated 40% of the global market for shea […]

Nigeria has granted visa-free entry to citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis, marking the first time Africa’s largest economy has extended such privileges to a nation outside the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and beyond the African continent. The policy, effective from September 26, 2025, was facilitated through the AfriCaribbean Investment Summit (AACIS), […]

Nigeria’s telecommunications industry is witnessing a notable resurgence, with total subscriptions climbing to 171.6 million in August 2025, up from 169.3 million in July, according to the latest data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This 2.2 million subscriber increase signals a robust recovery and growing demand for connectivity across the West African nation. […]