Oruruo Samuel Okechukwu

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Cocaine Corridor: How West Africa Became a Global Drug Superhighway

An investigation into international trafficking networks and the involvement of local elites The story begins with something almost absurd. A mayor in Niger, driving through...

Young Minds Meet Tomorrow’s Technology at Abuja Innovation Lab

Students, teachers, and graduates gather at American Space to explore how smart technology can solve everyday problems The excitement was palpable last Friday morning at...

Correcting the Record: Ikedi Ohakim’s 2027 Bid and His Legacy

A Rejoinder to Sam Onwuemeodo’s “Ohakim: 2007, 2011, 2027…” There is a subtle danger in political writing cloaked in nostalgia. While Sam Onwuemeodo’s recent article...

The Sahel’s Water Wars: A Crisis of Scarcity, Survival, and Conflict

Across the vast expanse of African Sahel, where the Sahara Desert meets the savannah grasslands, a silent war is being fought over humanity's most...

BREAKING: Former President Muhammadu Buhari Dies at 82

Nigeria is in shock following the news that former President Muhammadu Buhari, has passed away in a London hospital on Sunday, 13 July 2025, at about 4:30 p.m....

Ohakim’s Message to the Youths: Learn Skills, Lead the Future

"Any human being without a skill in the 21st century is like an animal in the bush. You have nothing to offer society." — Dr....

Why is Madagascar Starving While Others Survive Drought

Southern Madagascar faces a deadly famine. But unlike Cape Verde and Namibia, where drought is also a reality, this crisis stems from deeper failures...

Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis: A Forgotten War the World Ignores

A story that started with linguistic marginalisation, then mass displacement, and international silence KYIV. GAZA. KHARTOUM. These names dominate global media headlines, triggering emergency UN...

Forgotten Minds: Inside Nigeria’s Hidden Mental Health Emergency

Beyond the Bridge: What Lagos Suicides Reveal About Nigeria’s Mental Health Collapse It is a quiet emergency, one that creeps in far from the cameras...

WaterAids and Cummins WASH projects changing Abuja schools

WaterAid in partnership with Cummins Inc. is committed to provide members of the most vulnerable communities the know-how and resources to access to safe, clean,...

Blood on the Yam Fields: The Agony of Benue State, Nigeria

How thousands are being slaughtered in Nigeria’s Food basket while the nation looked the other way The crimson dawn over Benue State no longer promises...

Justice Denied, Love Defiant: The Soueif Family’s Protest

In a quiet London hospital room, Dr. Laila Soueif’s frail frame bears witness to a mother’s unyielding resolve. At 40 kilograms lighter than when...

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