• United States Moves To Expand Broadband Influence in West Africa Amid China Telecom

    United States Moves To Expand Broadband Influence in West Africa Amid China Telecom0

    The United States Trade and Development Agency has unveiled a new digital infrastructure initiative aimed at increasing American telecommunications presence across West Africa, in what analysts see as a strategic response to China’s dominance in the region’s telecom sector. The programme will support plans to deploy approximately 1,500 American-made wireless communication base stations across Nigeria,

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  • Atiku Abubakar Says Rising Abductions and Killings Reflect Collapse of State Authority in Nigeria

    Atiku Abubakar Says Rising Abductions and Killings Reflect Collapse of State Authority in Nigeria0

    Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly criticised the federal government over worsening insecurity, saying the continued wave of killings and school abductions shows that the Nigerian state is steadily losing control. Reacting to the abduction of students and teachers in Ogbomoso and recent deadly attacks in Katsina State, Atiku described the incidents as evidence

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  • DSS Witness: Ribadu Confirms Disputed Call Cited in El-Rufai Wiretap Trial

    DSS Witness: Ribadu Confirms Disputed Call Cited in El-Rufai Wiretap Trial0

    A Department of State Services (DSS) witness has told a Federal High Court that the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, confirmed that a phone conversation referenced by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, actually took place. The witness, who testified under the identifier “APC” for security reasons, said investigators interviewed Ribadu after a television interview

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