Australia is reeling after a major Optus network outage left people unable to reach emergency services — a failure now tied to the deaths of three people. What Happened The outage struck around midnight on Thursday and lasted 13 hours, affecting more than 600 people across South Australia, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory. Victims include an eight-week-old baby and a...

As Nigeria marks another June 12, the children of Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola—the acclaimed winner of the historic 1993 presidential election—have made a heartfelt appeal to President Bola Tinubu. They urged him to back the symbolic date with legislation, making June 12 a permanent fixture in Nigeria’s law books as Democracy Day. This, they said, would ensure the day is no...

The Federal Government has announced plans to transition the Nigerian Civil Service to a fully paperless system by the end of 2025. This was disclosed by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday as part of events marking the 2025 African Public Service Day and Civil Service Week. Dr. Walson-Jack said the...

The trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, over an alleged $4.5 billion fraud hit a major roadblock following a dispute between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the defence team regarding the forensic examination of key digital evidence. At the centre of the dispute is an iPhone and extracted WhatsApp chats presented by the EFCC as part...

The African Union (AU) has issued a strong rebuke of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban, which targeted citizens from seven AU member states. Labeling the policy as discriminatory and unjust, the AU warned that the move could trigger serious diplomatic fallout between the continent and the United States. The ban, first implemented during Trump’s...