FRANKLYN ELUAGU BUILDS SAFETY-TECH PLATFORM TO TACKLE AFRICA’S EVERYDAY SECURITY FEARS
Nigerian entrepreneur and digital communications professional Franklyn Eluagu is making a move into the safety-technology space with a platform designed to address everyday personal-security concerns across Africa. The initiative, known as Virgua, is focused on using technology to help people…
Brazil’s President Lula hails oil discovery near Amazon river
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has hailed the discovery of oil near the mouth of the Amazon river.Speaking after the find was announced by Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras, he said it could be “a passport to the…
NIGERIAN DRONE MAKER RAISES $52 MILLION AS GHANA FACTORY SET TO BECOME AFRICA’S LARGEST
Nigerian defence-technology startup Terra Industries has raised an additional $18 million, bringing its total seed funding to $52 million as it prepares to expand its drone manufacturing operations in Ghana and open its first international office in London. The Abuja-based…
Chinese robotics giant Unitree soars in stock market debut
The world’s biggest humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics made its stock market debut in Shanghai on Wednesday, with its shares soaring by more than 600% in early trading. In the highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO), the Chinese firm’s shares…
Egypt shuts down biscuit factory making fake versions of popular sandwich biscuits with charcoal instead of cocoa
Egyptian authorities have shut down an unlicensed biscuit factory after inspectors found it was producing imitation biscuits using expired ingredients and charcoal-based colouring instead of cocoa. The factory, located in Kafr Shukr in Qalyubia governorate, was raided during a food-safety…
Remi Tinubu Flags Off National Community Food Bank
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday launched the South-West Zonal National Community Food Bank in Ogun State, urging state governments across the region to replicate the initiative to strengthen the fight against food insecurity and malnutrition….
NOLLYWOOD ACTOR TAIWO HASSAN REPORTEDLY DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 4 CANCER
The daughters of veteran Yoruba actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, have appealed for urgent medical intervention for their father, who they said is battling stage-four cancer. Lima and Kira Taiwo made the appeal in separate videos shared on…
NFF SACKS SUPER FALCONS TECHNICAL CREW AFTER WAFCON, WORLD CUP SETBACKS
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has directed the technical crew of the Super Falcons, led by head coach Justine Madugu, to step down from their positions with immediate effect following the team’s disappointing 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON)…
Jason Arday, professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row, found dead
Professor Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge sociology professor and the university’s youngest Black professor, has died at the age of 41 after becoming the centre of a major controversy over allegations concerning his academic work. Arday was found…
SOUTH AFRICA ANTI-IMMIGRATION GROUP SETS SEPTEMBER 30 DEADLINE FOR UNDOCUMENTED FOREIGNERS
South Africa’s anti-immigration movement, March and March, has issued a fresh deadline of September 30, 2026, for undocumented foreigners to leave the country. The group announced the new deadline on Monday, August 17, during a protest in Durban held alongside…