Ayman al-Zawahiri’s death at the hands of a US drone strike has raised questions about who will replace him as the leader of al Qaeda. While the terrorist group is not short of contenders, its ranks are sparser and more geographically dispersed than 10 or 20 years ago. Here’s what we know about who could be…

The identities of the family of six are the father, Abdubakar Garba; his wife, Maryam; and their 10-year-old son, Ibrahim; Fatima (7); Imran (5); and Zainab, who is one-and-a-half-year old. Garba, who is a staff member of the National Assembly Service Commission, is the son of a former Military Administrator in Kano and Benue States….

The decentralized file system solution known as IPFS is becoming the new “hotbed” for hosting phishing sites, researchers have warned. Cybersecurity firm Trustwave SpiderLabs, which disclosed specifics of the spam campaigns, said it identified no less than 3,000 emails containing IPFS phishing URLs as an attack vector in the last three months. IPFS, short for…

While friction between the so-called Ankole and Taliban factions in the ANC was expected to have fizzled out after the party’s KwaZulu-Natal conference, some members continue to don an Arab scarf to identify themselves as “the Talibans”. Experts have warned that using the name could anger the real Muslim Taliban extremist group “and who knows…

Thunderstorms and heavy rains bringing possible floods, landslides, and lightning are forecast across northern Japan through at least Aug. 4. As of early Aug. 3, the Japan Meteorological Administration has issued the following warnings: Purple (highest level on a three-tier scale) warnings for heavy rain and landslides: Akita, Aomori, and Iwate prefectures. Red heavy rain and…