Year-end Review: Saudi Arabia Leads Efforts Towards Regional Stability in 2024
2024 has been marked by a myriad of global and regional conflicts that have caused heavy death toll and dire humanitarian crises. From Gaza to Lebanon, Syria and Sudan, Saudi Arabia has led global and regional efforts to bring these crises to an end, alleviate humanitarian suffering and achieve peace and stability across the Middle…Nigerian military, Amnesty International trade words over ‘accidental bombings’
The military high command and the rights organisation, Amnesty International, on Tuesday, clashed over the series of accidental bombings by the air and land forces in their bid to clear terrorists from their enclaves which also affected some villagers. While Amnesty International stated that troops deserve to be probed and held accountable for their actions…
Kindness Defeats Witchcraft: Apostle Suleman’s Cross-Over Lecture at ‘Mercy Night’
Evil is very much alive and well in this world. We are reminded of this fact as we see it play out almost often. Although evil occurs and serves as a stark reminder of the cruelty that exists within humankind, showing kindness can easily defeat evil acts…
NIWA in 2024: The Oyebamiji effect
… a story of growth and human capacity building to enhance safety on waterways On assumption of office as the Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr Bola Oyebamiji made one thing clear: His genuine intention to move the agency forward, enhance safety and block leakages. …
Minister blames poor organization for Yuletide food queue stampedes, cites global parallels
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Nentawe Yilwatda, has attributed the tragic food queue stampedes during the 2024 Yuletide season in Nigeria to poor organizational planning by private distributors. Speaking during Channels Television’s 2024 Year-End Review, Yilwatda highlighted that such incidents are not unique to Nigeria and have occurred even in...
A Whole-Brain Phenomenon: New Research Challenges Old Theories of Intelligence
A new study shows that intelligence is best predicted by global brain connectivity, not just specific regions, indicating a more holistic neural basis for cognition. They examined fluid, crystallized, and general intelligence using fMRI data, finding that general intelligence had the strongest predictive power. The human brain is the central organ that controls our body…
One of longest-held inmates at Guantanamo repatriated to Tunisia
One of Guantanamo Bay’s first inmates, Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi, has been repatriated to Tunisia, the US has announced. Yazidi was accused by the US of having ties to a group allegedly close to al-Qaida; rights groups have long refuted the allegations…Food queue stampedes happened in US, not exclusive to Nigeria – Minister
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nentawe Yilwatda, said food queue stampedes are not limited to Nigeria, stressing that they have also happened in advanced parts of the world like the United States. This is as he blamed poor organisation for the food queue stampedes that recently happened in parts of…
UN criticises Taliban ban on Afghan women in NGO roles
Afghan women and children wait for their turn to see a doctor at Yaka Dokan health clinic run by nonprofit organization World Vision, in Yaka Dokan village, Herat, Afghanistan, October 23, 2024. — ReutersUN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, urged Afghanistan’s Taliban…