Friday, 17 April, 2026

Category: Technology


By Ijeoma John, Nnewi Hundreds of youths within Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State are set to benefit from the ongoing Nnewi Youth Digital Skills Bootcamp, sponsored by Hon. Ekene Iwuchukwu, as part of his philanthropic gestures. The Read more…


Artemis II’s astronauts closed out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century with a Pacific splashdown on Friday, blazing new records near the moon with grace and joy. It was a dramatic grand finale to a mission that revealed not only Read more…


The group also published footage that appears to show Halevi holding meetings with senior Arab officials, including those from Qatar and Jordan. The pro-Iranian hacking group Handala claimed to have breached the phone of former IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Herzi Halevi, according to Read more…


One U.S. service member was rescued and at least one was missing after two U.S. military planes went down in separate incidents including the first shoot-down since the war began nearly five weeks ago. It was the first time U.S. aircraft have Read more…


Israel struck Iran’s nuclear facilities hours after threatening to “escalate and expand” its campaign against Tehran on Friday. Iran vowed to retaliate and struck a base in Saudi Arabia, wounding U.S. service members and damaging planes. A month into the Read more…


Russia offered to stop intelligence-sharing with Iran if the US agreed to do the same with Ukraine, according to a report. Moscow has expanded its intelligence-sharing and military co-operation with Tehran since the US and Israeli strikes against Iran started three weeks Read more…


A US F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at US air base in the Middle East after it was struck by what is believed to be Iranian fire, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Capt. Tim Hawkins, Read more…


Missile debris that Iranian officials claim was recovered from the deadly strikes which hit an elementary school in southern Iran on February 28 appears to be from an American Tomahawk cruise missile, according to CNN analysis. Four photographs of the fragments were Read more…


Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region, according to two officials familiar with U.S. intelligence on the matter. The officials, who were not authorized to comment publicly Read more…


U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he should be involved in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader as the U.S. and Israel hammered the country for a sixth day. Iran kept up retaliatory attacks on Israel, American bases and countries around the region. Read more…


The distinctive buzz of Iranian-designed drones has become a familiar sound in Ukraine over the past four years. Now, it’s increasingly heard across the Persian Gulf as Tehran strikes back with the cheap but effective weapons following the attack by the Read more…


Nigeria’s national power grid collapsed on Friday, marking the first system failure recorded in 2026 and causing a nationwide blackout. Data obtained from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) showed that electricity generation dropped to zero megawatts (MW) during the Read more…