More than half of Syrian children out of school: Save the Children to AFP
About half of school-age children in Syria are missing out on education after nearly 14 years of civil war, Save the Children told AFP on Monday, calling for “immediate action”.The overwhelming majority of Syrian children are also in need of immediate humanitarian assistance including food, the charity said…
Israel must face consequences over Gaza campaign: UN experts
United Nations rights experts on Monday said Israel must face the consequences of “inflicting maximum suffering” on Palestinian civilians in Gaza, alleging Israel was defying international law and being sheltered by its allies.”International humanitarian law comprises a set of universal and binding rules to protect civilian objects and persons who are not…Influencers Discuss Arrival of AGI As OpenAI’s O3 Model Ignites AI Hype
While many express awe at its impressive performance across various benchmarks, including exceeding human performance on coding and scientific reasoning tasks, others raise concerns about its high cost and the potential for overhyping its artificial general intelligence (AGI) capabilities…
Benue Assembly Passes N550.1bn 2025 Budget Into Law
December 30, (THEWILL) – The Benue State House of Assembly has passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill, amounting to N550,112,988,930.45, into law during its plenary session on Monday. The budget, titled “Budget of Human Capital Development, Food Security, and Digital Economy,” was approved following its third reading presided over by the Speaker…
Defamation: ‘I’m ready for war,’ says Dele Farotimi
Irrepressible human rights activist, Barr. Dele Farotimi, on Sunday said that his battle axes have been sharpened, and his guns primed, ready for war as he faces his ongoing trial. Farotimi said in a post on X that he’s strong enough to confront principalities and powers…
Nigeria: The burden, the prospects in New Year
Tribune Online Nigeria: The burden, the prospects in New Year Prologue People are the foundations upon which society and governments are built. With the evolution of government systems, human beings and their interactions generate events and activities that are usually categorized into the good, the bad…
DSS arrests activist over claims of French military base under Tinubu’s govt
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Mahdi Shehu, a prominent whistleblower and rights activist in Kaduna, over a controversial social media post alleging that France was influencing Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu to establish a French military base in the Northwestern region. Mr. Shehu’s post…
‘Nigerians overlooked my ethnicity, religion and spoke for me’ — Dele Farotimi breaks down in tears
Dele Farotimi, a human rights advocate, has appreciated Nigerians for standing by him during his time in prison. Farotimi was remanded by the Ekiti state magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti for 21 days after he was accused of “criminally defaming” Afe Babalola, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN…
TOP 5 STORIES OF THE DAY | SERAP Urges President Tinubu to Lead by Example in Asset Declaration Transparency
SERAP Urges President Tinubu to Lead by Example in Asset Declaration Transparency The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has … Read » TOP 5 STORIES OF THE DAY | SERAP Urges President Tinubu to Lead by Example in Asset Declaration Transparency on YNaija…