.Silas Jonathan, the digital investigations manager for the Digital Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Information Disorder Analysis Centre (DAIDAC), has won the 2025 Michael Elliot Award for Excellence in African Storytelling for Nigeria. The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) made this announcement via its official X handle @ICFJ. “Announcing the 2025 winners of the Michael Elliott Award for…
Niger’s military government has a taken a decisive move signaling a break from its colonial legacy, as it has officially designated Hausa as the nation’s new national language, effectively altering the status of French. The language shift was enshrined in a newly released charter, published in a special edition of the government’s official journal on…
The Lagos State Government has arrested and arraigned the principal of Babs Fafunwa Millennium Senior Secondary School, Ojodu-Berger, for allegedly attempting to cover up the sexual molestation of 11 female students by a teacher at the school. A source familiar with the case confirmed to SaharaReporters that the principal, Osunrinde Omotayo Abiodun, was arraigned by…
A 42-year-old Limpopo pastor has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for r@ping a 25-year-old woman under the guise of offering her spiritual healing. The Mahwelereng Regional Court handed down the sentence, convicting Thabiso Victor Mongatane for the 2022 r@pe that took place in Masodi village. According to Limpopo police spokesperson Colonel Malesela…
The Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership has announced plans to track the compliance of Nigerian tertiary institutions with the recent directive issued by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa. In a statement signed by the centre’s media adviser, Aliyu Jalal, and shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday, the centre said a dedicated countdown for…
