Airtel Africa’s AI-powered Spam Alert Service detects 205m SMS in six months
CITIZENS COMPASS—Over 205 million spam Short Messages (SMS) were detected by Airtel Africa’s pioneering Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered spam detection service, Spam Alert in 13 (thirteen) of its markets over…
Police arrest NURTW chieftain for alleged murder, assault
CITIZENS COMPASS—The Lagos State Police Command on Friday, said it has arrested a chieftain of National Union Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Samsideen Oladiti ‘m’, popularly known as “Shameleon for…
Glo-sponsored African Voices, features star author, Chimamanda Adichie
CITIZENS COMPASS—CNN African Voices Changemakers this week beams its light on celebrated author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The 30-minute magazine programme is sponsored by telecommunications company, Globacom. The author was…
My father doesn’t deserve re-election—President’s daughter
CITIZENS COMPASS —Brenda Biya, the daughter of President Paul Biya of Cameroon, has called on Cameroonians not to vote for her father in the upcoming October 2025 presidential election.…
Qatari Prime Minister says Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ for Israeli hostages
CITIZENS COMPASS—Qatar’s prime minister excoriated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an exclusive interview with CNN on Wednesday, calling Israel’s attempted assassination of Hamas leaders in Doha “barbaric.” “We…
Civil society group lauds Tinubu for restoring democracy in Rivers
CITIZENS COMPASS—-A civil society organization, the Centre for Social and Economic Rights (CSER), has applauded President Bola Tinubu for terminating the six- month suspension of democratic structures in Rivers…
Lagos to fish out student smokers in viral video
CITIZENS COMPASS—The Lagos State Government on Wednesday, reacted to a viral video which captured some secondary students smoking and engaging in illicit behaviour. A concerned citizen shared the video…
Six more deaths recorded from Lagos fire as death toll hits 10
CITIZENS COMPASS—The death toll from the inferno that gutted a six-storey building housing a branch of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Lagos Island in Lagos State, has reached 10…
How government workers die in Lagos fire
CITIZENS COMPASS—Four government workers have been confirmed dead following the inferno which gutted the six-storey building housing a branch of United Bank for Africa (UBA) in Lagos State. The…
Why APC’s new wave of lies, bigotry and daily propaganda against GRV keep failing
By Abanikanda Olumoro CITIZENS COMPASS—Recently I saw some videos on social media showing some transport union leaders strategising ahead for President Bola Tinubu's re-election in 2027 with emphasis…
