Text: Samuel Jegede and Kristine Grønhaug Photo: Samuel Jegede
Violent attacks. The Boko Haram crisis. Fighting over land. Economic insecurity. There are many dangers facing the people of Nigeria. What is it like for parents, teachers and children to live with these threats?
“We don’t have peace of mind. We never know what could happen, whether we’re at home or on our farm or elsewhere. You can be attacked anywhere nowadays,” said Aishatu Musa, mother of four (pictured above).
(UN News)* —AI looks set to be transformative for us all, but it also brings a real risk of job losses and widening social and economic divides. UN experts are focusing on how to manage that transition, to ensure the benefits of the technology outweigh the threats.
Whether you are a “doomer” or a “boomer” on the subject, it’s impossible to ignore AI, which is seeping into every corner of our personal and professional lives.
The UN has been banging the drum for a “people-first” approach to the subject for years now.
UN Secretary-General António Guterreswarned the Security Councilback in 2024 that the fate of humanity “must never be left to the ‘black box’ of an algorithm,”and that people must always retain oversight and control over AI decision-making to ensure that human rights are upheld.
The Greek government has introduced an immigration bill with measures that explicitly link nongovernmental groups and humanitarian workers with criminal conduct, when in reality they are helping people in distress trying to reach Greece.
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 30 2026 (IPS)* –– UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was dead on target when he told the Security Council last week that the rule of law worldwide is being replaced by the law of the jungle.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres (seated at right) speaks to reporters at a press conference at UN Headquarters, in New York. UN Photo/Mark Garten
“We see flagrant violations of international law and brazen disregard for the UN Charter. From Gaza to Ukraine, and around the world, the rule of law is being treated as an à la carte menu,” he pointed out, as mass killings continue.
“The New York Times on January 28 quoted a recent study pointing out the four-year war between Russia and Ukraine has resulted in over “two million killed, wounded or missing.”
20 Jan 2026 – Europe woke up in 2026 with a hangover and a revelation: Wait… we’re a colony?Apparently, watching Nicolás Maduro paraded in Nike gear like a petty criminal was funny—until Europeans realized they, too, are potential Maduros. Same script, better tailoring.
Cue France, Britain or Germany sending troops to do “symbolic” military exercises with Denmark, to “discourage” Donald Trump from annexing Greenland. Symbolic being the key word.
Because let’s be serious for half a second—just half. Europe is already under American military occupation. The main army stationed on European soil is not French, not German, not Danish.
HUMAN WRONGS WATCH 