President Donald Trump on Monday said he is placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying National Guard troops in order to address what he claims is out-of-control crime in the capital city. Trump, who has threatened to put Washington under federal control, made the announcement at a news conference at the…
The Political Affairs, Peace and Security Department (PAPS) of the African Union Commission, through its Gender Peace and Security Programme (GPSP) and FemWise-Africa Secretariat, in partnership with Nett4Peace and GIZ, successfully convened Member States in Benin for the Annual Coordination Meeting on the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda, marking 25 years since UN Security…
National treasury said it found malware in its IT environment this week that might be linked to the recent attack on Microsoft infrastructure using a vulnerability in the software giant’s SharePoint software. According to a statement on Wednesday, treasury’s systems are up and running, suggesting the attack was not successful. “On Tuesday afternoon, national treasury…
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the removal of 2,000 National Guard troops who were mobilized in response to protests in Los Angeles last month over immigration raids, a Pentagon official said Tuesday. “Thanks to our troops who stepped up to answer the call, the lawlessness in Los Angeles is subsiding,” chief Pentagon spokesman Sean…
France’s far-right National Rally party has accused authorities of a “new harassment campaign”, after police raided its headquarters in an inquiry into its campaign finances. Party president Jordan Bardella said the “spectacular and unprecedented operation” was a “serious attack on pluralism and democratic change”. Prosecutors said they were investigating potential acts of “fraud committed against…
Debby Lawson, founder and COO of Fastizers, speaking during launch of the company’s Nibit brand. Interview with Debby LawsonFOUNDER, FASTIZERS FOOD AND CONFECTIONERY Lives in: Nigeria Fastizers Food and Confectionery, a Nigerian snack food company best known for its cookies, was founded in 2010 by Debby Lawson. She started the business with just 960 naira…
The National Hockey League (NHL) has named Sony an official NHL technology partner. Image supplied The NHL and Sony will work together to evolve the NHL experience for fans, as well as NHL coaches, officials, players and broadcasters, by increasing Sony’s Beyond Sports’ production of NHL animated data visualisations, broadening usage of Sony’s Hawk-Eye measuring…
