Bangladesh is moving toward executing its former leader, Sheikh Hasina, a decision that has reignited tensions between Dhaka and New Delhi. The Bangladesh plans...
Nigeria — The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Abdullahi, has revealed that three global technology giants — Google, LinkedIn and TikTok collectively deactivated more than 28 million user accounts within the last year. The accounts were removed for fraud, impersonation and distributing harmful or misleading content, with a significant portion traced to actors operating from Nigeria.
Abdullahi made the disclosure in Abuja during a symposium on digital innovations in crisis communication organised by the Centre for Crisis Communication. He warned that the scale of abusive activity uncovered by tech platforms shows how rapidly social media is being weaponized in Nigeria’s digital environment.
According to him, Google alone shut down 9,680,141 accounts during...
After months of devastating conflict and humanitarian crisis, world leaders are once again rallying around calls for a Gaza ceasefire deal. The question that now dominates discussions is not just how to achieve a truce, but who can realistically enforce it. Ceasefires in Gaza have often been short-lived, collapsing under mutual distrust, external pressures, and internal political rivalries. The challenge is not simply about signatures on paper it is about creating credible enforcement mechanisms that both Israel and Hamas trust enough to respect.
Enforcing peace in Gaza is uniquely difficult. The territory is governed by Hamas, which Israel and several Western nations classify as a terrorist organization. This complicates diplomatic engagement and makes direct enforcement nearly...