A NIGERIAN tech company has trumped an Israeli competitor to secure a $1.2 million security contract, marking a significant milestone for Africa’s autonomous defence sector. Terrahaptix, a startup based in Abuja, landed the five-year deal with private security outfit Nethawk…
A UGANDAN human rights activist has accused Tanzanian security operatives of subjecting her to rape and torture during a secretive detention this past week, in what is fast becoming a regional human rights flashpoint. Agather Atuhaire, who heads the Uganda-based…
SIERA Leone’s First Lady, Fatima Bio, has fiercely rejected claims she secretly amassed a multimillion-dollar property portfolio in The Gambia, calling a recent exposé a calculated smear campaign. The allegations surfaced in an investigation by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project…
GERMANY has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening partnership with Nigeria in recognition of the country’s strategic partner in sub-Saharan Africa. The country also described Nigeria as its second largest trading partner in the African region. German Foreign Affairs Minister, Johann…
THE Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has urged the World Bank to increase its support for Nigeria’s plans to upgrade existing dams and develop new irrigation systems. He said the enhanced support would help advance…
Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc says it has recorded its highest net profit of N39.9 billion in 2024, compared to N20.6 billion in 2023. Mr Gbenga Oyebode, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Okomu Oil Palm Company, made this…
THE ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has disbursed more than 2.5 billion dollars supporting about 300 projects across the ECOWAS subregion since its inception in 1999. EBID President, Dr George Donkor, made this known during an interactive…
A man sentenced to death for the 1989 murder of his wife and her two sons was executed in Tennessee on Thursday, according to the state’s Department of Correction. Oscar Smith, 75, was the third death row inmate to be…
A NEW chapter in African aviation is taking flight as Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Conakry, Cape Verde, and Gambia throw their weight behind the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). The breakthrough came during the 18th plenary session of…
SENEGAL has charged a former mining minister with embezzlement in an expanding anti-corruption drive targeting senior figures from the previous administration, AFP reported Wednesday. Aissatou Sophie Gladima, who held the mining portfolio under former President Macky Sall, was formally charged by…
