About Us
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Attending breast screening appointment could save your life
We are more than just individuals - we are a powerful community of mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends, intertwined in a shared journey of life. In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, it's easy to forget the importance of prioritising our
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Reflecting on the challenges still facing women
This year's Women's History Month is a moment to reflect on the challenges still facing women around the world, and in the UK. In Southwark, my organisation, the Women’s Health Advocacy Network (WHAN) stands with survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based
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The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 645 (March 19 - April 1 2025)
Attacks on people with Albinism in Tanzania
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Photo: Alex Wynter, IFRC
Attacks on people with albinism in Tanzania: African court holds government responsible – why it matters
People with albinism face widespread discrimination in many sub-Saharan African countries. In Tanzania, this minority has been subjected to extreme forms of violence. The government’s failure to protect their rights prompted the filing of a case
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Nasir El-Rufai’s Defections: PDP, CPC, APC, SDP
Perhaps the most important political event, this week in Nigeria, so far, nobody knows if there would be a free-for-all fight in Rivers State tomorrow, or some melodrama in Osun State or elsewhere, before the week runs out – is the announced
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The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 644 (March 5 - 18 2025)
African Union's new Chair has a long list of tough tasks
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Everyday moments that shape your child’s future
As a registered educational psychologist and a mother, I’ve seen and experienced firsthand how the earliest moments of a child’s life can shape their future. A child is at the centre of every family - loved, nurtured, and celebrated. In many Black
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Amb. Danny El-Ashkar strengthens dominance in Africa’s Defence market and rejects Rwandan Arms Deal for the third time
Ambassador Danny El-Ashkar, the Economic Commissioner at the European Parliamentary Union and Chairman of Prince Invest Group, continues to expand his influence in Africa’s defence market. Over the past six months, he has secured a series of major
IA Foundation holds 6th Annual Charity Gala on April 26
In its quest to mitigate the worrying situation where Nigeria has over 18.3 million children out of school - the highest number globally, according to UNICEF; UK Charity - IA-Foundation holds its 6th Annual Charity Gala on April 26, 2025, at Double
10 Feb 2025
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From a colonial hill town to Idris Elba’s island masterplan: what do these Sierra Leone developments tell us about urban elites?
Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, is celebrated as a city founded to resettle freed slaves in the 1790s. Over the following century, it became a truly cosmopolitan port city as people from across western Africa and the Americas made it their home.
7 Jan 2025
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Amb. Danny El-Ashkar strengthens dominance in Africa’s Defence market and rejects Rwandan Arms Deal for the third time
Ambassador Danny El-Ashkar, the Economic Commissioner at the European Parliamentary Union and Chairman of Prince Invest Group, continues to expand his influence in Africa’s defence market. Over the past six months, he has secured a series of major
3 Mar 2025
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Reflecting on the challenges still facing women
This year's Women's History Month is a moment to reflect on the challenges still facing women around the world, and in the UK. In Southwark, my organisation, the Women’s Health Advocacy Network (WHAN) stands with survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based
26 Mar 2025
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Wole Olanipekun at 72!
For decades, Olanipekun has been an amiable Watcher at the Bench. This personable individual, humanist extraordinaire and an indefatigable and undefeatable iconic silk has now carved a niche for himself in high-profile clientele by handling public
27 Nov 2023
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Dilemma of unending promises in democracy
It is a glorious thing to have a tested leader as the President of a country. It is also a blessing when the President means what he says and when what he says is not just believable but also approved by the people. Such a society is bound to swim
27 Nov 2023
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Insecurity: Time to heed Zulum’s warning
At a programme in honour of the reconstituted North-East Development Commission (NEDC) recently, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, warned that Nigeria risked being wiped off the map in the near future if no proactive steps were taken to
20 Nov 2023
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Beyond the barrel: The tourism imperative (1)
Nigeria is at the moment in a precarious position, teetering like a heavy toddler due to the instability of its monocrop economy. The country’s heavy dependence on crude (not even refined) petroleum exports exposes a cumulative effect of defective
9 Sep 2024
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Photo: Okeile, Wikicommons CCA-SA 4.0 International
Beyond the barrel: The tourism imperative (2)
According to the World Tourism Organization, tourism generates over $1 trillion in exports annually, creating millions of jobs and stimulating local economies. Be that as it may, it is important to note that Nigeria's vast growth and development
16 Sep 2024
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This time next year!
In the midst of Nigeria's complex economic and political landscape, meaningful conversations become crucial catalysts for change. My recent discussion with Bolade Agbola, a distinguished Agricultural Economist, stockbroker, banker and Business
30 Sep 2024
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