By Christian Aburime In the academic sphere, economic world, and Nigeria’s vibrant socio-political landscape, the name Chukwuma Charles Soludo, continues to shine with unparalleled brilliance. As the incumbent Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Soludo’s…

EFCC Mourns Lamorde

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), received with shock the sudden death of one of its former Executive Chairman,  Mr.  Ibrahim Lamorde. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, Lamorde, pioneer Director…

4 days to 365 days of President Tinubu on the throne

  By  Dr. Bolaji  Akinyemi. Ending my response to Reno Omokri’s assessment of  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT’s) one year in office and his adulation of Appointees and Ministers who simply deserve commendations, beginning with the…

48-year-old Paris-bound businessman excretes 111 wraps of cocaine at Abuja airport

  Stanley Ihedigbo   Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a 48-year-old Paris, France-bound businessman, Emmanuel Okechuku Orjinze for ingesting 111 wraps of cocaine, which he excreted after days of observation…

Indian government is weaponizing laws to silence, intimidate journalists

  by Hanan Zaffar and Jyoti Thakur   As India carries out the world’s largest-ever election this year, an alarming trend must not go overlooked: the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is weaponizing legislation to go…

State of AI-generated news on search engines,  how journalists can respond

    by Barbara Basbanes Richter   In January, 404 Media ran a story alleging that Google News boosts AI-generated, repurposed news articles over original human-reported ones. In the piece, reporter Joseph Cox reviewed multiple examples…

Ahead of presidential election, Tunisia’s media freedom is eroding

    by Stratton Marsh   This fall, Tunisia will head to the polls for its first presidential election since President Kais Saied carried out a “self-coup” in 2021, dissolving the country’s Parliament and rewriting the…

How AI facilitates spread of misinformation, disinformation, advancing authoritarian agendas

    by Nicole Schilit “We already can’t tell fact from fiction because the first generation of AI in social media didn’t actually anchor on facts and [instead] spread lies, fear, anger, hate.” At a panel…

A “coffee shop” approach to creating an independent news outlet

  by Muskan Bansal   Journalism has been navigating an existential crisis for two decades. Newsrooms have shuttered, layoffs have become commonplace, and consumption of traditional news sources, including print, broadcast and digital, has declined. At…

Rite Foods celebrates Africa Day, highlighting importance of education, consumer empowerment

    Stanley Ihedigbo Leading name in the African food and beverage industry, Rite Foods has joined the African continent in celebrating Africa Day 2024. This year’s theme, “Educate an African fit for the 21st Century:…

Nigerian workers, wait for a fair national minimum wage

  By Kenechukwu Aguolu The Nigerian workforce eagerly awaits an increase in the national minimum wage, as they struggle to cope with the country’s economic challenges. The Federal Government has taken a step in the right…