In 2019, my son, Gidado Shuaib—News Digest publisher and host of the annual Campus Journalism Awards (CJA)—found himself enmeshed in a defamation case that stemmed from a report he and award-winning journalist Alfred Olufemi, published regarding alleged hemp smoking by workers in a factory owned by a powerful individual. This ignited a series of events…

The Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN) in Kano has received official approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence Medicine, Architecture, and other academic programmes. The ratification was announced by Dr. Habeeb Awaisu, Vice President of Administration, when he received participants in the PRNigeria Young Communication Fellowship on a guided tour of…

Dutch Eredivisie giant Ajax has launched a crowdfunding initiative to support Nigerian ex-player Tijani Babangida, who was involved in a car accident that claimed the lives of his son and brother. The heartfelt support was launched during the match against Almere City FC after the Super Eagles winger was invited as a guest of honour…

A mayor in Mexico's central San Luis Potosi state, who was a member of the ruling Morena party, was shot dead on Sunday along with three other people, local authorities said.

Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has urged President Bola Tinubu to caution Vice President Kashim Shettima over his criticism of the UK Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch. This was after Shettima tackled Badenoch for distancing herself from Nigeria and speaking of how corrupt the country is while affirming her Yoruba…