NIMC disowns 12,000 Youths ‘selling’ BVNs, NINs to fintechs in Nigeria, denies liability  

The National Identity Management Commission has disowned about 12,000 Nigerian youths residing across the country who are allegedly selling personal information details of victims( including Bank Verification Numbers and NIN) to some... Read more »

Kenya: Education Reforms On Track As Govt Expands Access and Quality – Kindiki

Nairobi — Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has asserted that the government will not relent in its sweeping reforms to deliver accessible, relevant, and quality education for all learners, stating that Kenya has... Read more »

Medical groups concerned that RFK Jr. may dismiss panel of primary care experts : NPR

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on during a news conference at the USDA headquarters in Washington, D.C., on July 14. Top medical groups are alarmed by... Read more »

How Crikey plans to cover the 48th Parliament

One week into the new parliament, members have been sworn in, the maiden speeches are rolling out, and the government is well and truly down to business. Much has been said about... Read more »

Ukraine to receive 33,000 AI drone kits under US defense deal, FT reports

Ukraine will receive 33,000 artificial intelligence-powered drone kits by the end of the year under a new contract between the U.S. Defense Department and U.S.-German software firm Auterion, the Financial Times reported... Read more »

The Tea app was intended to help women date safely. Then it got hacked

Tea, a provocative dating app designed to let women anonymously ask or warn each other about men they’d encountered, rocketed to the top spot on the U.S. Apple App Store this week.... Read more »

Kenya: Vocal Ruto Critic ‘Abducted’ in Dar es Salaam

Nairobi — Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi, a leading critic of President William Ruto’s church fundraising spree, has been reported missing in Dar es Salaam under circumstances that rights groups claim point to... Read more »

‘I earn £100K a year but still feel the cost of living like anyone else’

Jack Kim says he has had to swap M&S for Sainsbury’s, only eats out once a week, and now goes on European city breaks rather than long holidays to Asia Jack Kim... Read more »

PM Modi’s BIG statement on ‘Operation Sindoor’, says, ‘No safe heaven for India’s enemies and…’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, i.e., July 27, said that India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ — launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack which had claimed 26 lives — has compelled the... Read more »

Summer McIntosh makes golden start to ambitious program at world championships

Singapore – Teenage phenomenon Summer McIntosh captured gold in ominous fashion on the opening day of the world swimming championships on Sunday as Australia claimed a relay double in Singapore. The 18-year-old... Read more »