Drone Show Illuminates Dunhuang During Chinese New Year Holiday

Kingsley Oyong Akam24 February 2026

By CNS DUNHUANG, Gansu Province, Feb. 22, 2026 — A spectacular drone show lit up the night sky over Dunhuang during the Spring Festival holiday, drawing large crowds to the historic oasis city along the ancient Silk Road. More than 1,000 drones took flight each evening in carefully choreographed formations, creating luminous images inspired by...

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2027 and the Illusion of Choice: How Electoral Irregularities and Institutional Capture Threaten Nigeria’s Democracy

Kingsley Oyong Akam22 February 2026

The February 21, 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, alongside by-elections in Kano State, offered an unsettling preview of Nigeria’s democratic trajectory ahead of the 2027 general elections. Reports from election observers and civil society organisations — including Yiaga Africa and the Situation Room — documented procedural lapses, alleged interference, and instances of...

Hamnet’ vs ‘One Battle After Another’: Experts predict BAFTA winners

Kingsley Oyong Akam21 February 2026

By Reuters LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) — A vampire thriller, an action-packed dark comedy and a Shakespearean heartbreaker go head-to-head at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday evening, with experts tipping Hamnet as the film to beat. Britain’s highest film honours will see Hamnet, One Battle After Another and Sinners battle for the prestigious...

Food aid in Somalia could halt within weeks due to funding shortages, WFP warns

Kingsley Oyong Akam21 February 2026

GENEVA — The U.N. World Food Programme warned on Friday that its life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Somalia could grind to a halt by April unless new funding is secured, putting millions of people at risk of worsening hunger. An estimated 4.4 million people face crisis-level food insecurity, with nearly one million of them...

Trump pivots to new 10% global tariff, new probes after Supreme Court setback

Kingsley Oyong Akam21 February 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Drone Strike Hits Makeyevka in Donetsk People’s Republic

Kingsley Oyong Akam18 January 2026

MAKEYEVKA, Donetsk People’s Republic — A drone strike attributed to the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the eastern city of Makeyevka overnight, destroying multiple vehicles and causing significant damage to infrastructure at a local service station. The attack, part of the ongoing hostilities in the region, reportedly targeted the Krasnogvardeysky (Chervonogvardeysky) district. Local authorities said a...

Ofcom Launches Investigation into X Over Grok AI’s Alleged Generation of Sexualised and Illegal Content

Kingsley Oyong Akam12 January 2026

The United Kingdom’s communications regulator, Ofcom (the Office of Communications), has opened a formal investigation into X (formerly Twitter) following serious concerns that the platform’s Grok AI chatbot may have been used to generate and disseminate highly sexualised and potentially illegal content. The investigation centres on allegations that Grok — the artificial intelligence system developed...

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