Art:Examining identity, spirituality, cultural knowledge across generations through the eyes of 5 artists
By Chris Onuoha Affinity Gallery, based in Lagos has been intentionally consistent in bringing together,…
Beyond the Lens: Nigeria’s Unseen Crisis of Unmaintained CCTV Networks
By Henry Igwebuike Across Nigeria’s urban centers, closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras have rapidly become a standard fixture on the facades of commercial hubs, private residences, educational institutions, and industrial facilities. Prompted by rising security concerns, property owners increasingly view surveillance hardware as an indispensable first line of defense. However, this aggressive deployment masks a critical…
Bridging 500 Kilometres in Seconds: The Dawn of West African Telesurgery
By Henry Igwebuike At Redeemer’s Health Village in Mowe, Ogun State, a surgeon seated at a master console manipulated articulated controllers while watching high-definition, three-dimensional video feed. Five hundred kilometres away, in an operating theatre at Nisa Premier Hospital in Abuja, a patient lay prepared for a radical nephrectomy to remove a cancerous kidney tumor….
Oba Elerinmo celebrates African Juju music giant ‘King Sunny Ade’ @ 80
…hails his musical legacy By Chris Onuoha His Royal Majesty Oba (Dr.) Michael Odunayo Ajayi, JP, FIADRN, FICMN, FIIM (UK), Arowotawaya II, the Elerinmo of Erinmo-Ijesa Kingdom, has felicitated with the legendary Juju music maestro, King Sunny Ade, on his 80th birthday. King Sunny Ade who turns eighty years today, September 22, 2026 is undisputably,…
CLIMATE ALERT: NIHSA rings warning gong on imminent flood threat, lists 15 prone States in Nigeria
By Chris Onuoha Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA has issued a strong warning over imminent flood threat that will affect some flood prone areas in Nigeria, warning the zones to take precautionary measures to avoid disaster. This also came as the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has activated its zonal directorates and operations offices across…
DESTINATION AND LEISURE: Addis Ababa repositions to lead, as Billionaire Al-Amoudi invests $116m in the sector
By Chris Onuoha Africa hospitality sector gets a boost as Saudi billionaire, Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi concludes plan to invest a $116 million hotel expansion in Ethiopia’s capital. As Addis Ababa seeks to strengthen its hospitality infrastructure with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) completing an $80 million investment loan, Saudi billionaire, Al-Amoudi picks interest in…
UNGA ’26: Shettima arrives New York, represents Nigeria
By Editor The 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly UNGA, commences in New York with several Heads of state, envoys and diplomatic coys on ground to deliberate salient global issues. It is expected that such a high profile summit demands countries number one citizens to lead as the tradition has been. However, Nigeria…
NKRUMAH VS. NYERERE: TWO VISIONS OF AFRICAN UNITY
In 1963, Africa faced a fundamental choice. Kwame Nkrumah said: UNITE NOW.One government. One foreign policy. One army. A common currency. A United States of Africa. Julius Nyerere argued: BUILD FIRST.Strengthen independent nations, develop regional blocs, and gradually construct a unified continental framework. The difference was not whether Africa should unite. It was how—and how…
ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE: Lagos traffic agency bans skate-shoe users on highways
By Chris Onuoha A fun-loving rolling skate shoes and kits often used for recreational and leisure purposes has eventually turned to a life threatening business-purpose rides, as captured by the the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The agency under whose care Lagos State manages every traffic situation, was disturbed at the rate, the once…
CULTURE: What becomes of a people with blurred direction
WHAT DO WE DO NOW, BECOME NIGERIANS? Come, let me take you back to 1970, just nine months after the Nigerian Civil War had ended. Far away from Nigeria, in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was living in exile. For months, he had remained largely silent. Then, according to this remarkable FLAMINGO magazine interview,…
Art:Examining identity, spirituality, cultural knowledge across generations through the eyes of 5 artists
By Chris Onuoha Affinity Gallery, based in Lagos has been intentionally consistent in bringing together, an assemblage of young, curious and creative minds in what one would describe as a collage of vibrant minds. Since inception, the art house has tried to maintain that niche that singles unique creatives with wild, thought provoking and philosophically…
