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Ned Nwoko to petition security agencies over alleged online harassment
By Deborah Nnamdi Senator Ned Nwoko (APC–Delta North) has threatened legal action against what he describes as a renewed wave of online harassment, cyberstalking, and coordinated defamatory content targeted at him. In a statement issued on Thursday by his Communications Team in Abuja, the senator condemned the rise in what…
Read More »NDLEA arrests 44 suspects, seizes over 2,000kg of illicit drugs in Edo
By Deborah Nnamdi The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of 44 suspected drug traffickers and the seizure of 2,059.83 kilogrammes of illicit substances in November. State Commander, Dr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, revealed this on Thursday during a press briefing in Benin,…
Read More »Police rescue five kidnap victims in Rivers
By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Police Command has rescued five persons abducted by suspected cultists in Emuoha Local Government Area of the state. The victims — Prince London, Azubuike Kelechukwu, Elizabeth Aniete, Onyebuchi Precious, and London Sampson — were freed unhurt in the early hours of Thursday at Rumudogo…
Read More »Police kill two kidnap suspects in Imo, rescue victim
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Agwa Division of the Imo State Police Command have killed two suspected kidnappers during a patrol operation along the Obudi–Mgbala Road. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, told journalists at the police headquarters in Owerri that the suspects were shot dead on Tuesday after…
Read More »Tinubu swears in ex-CDS Musa as new defence minister
By Deborah Nnamdi Nigeria’s immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd), on Thursday took the oath of office as the country’s new Minister of Defence, signalling another major step in President Bola Tinubu’s restructuring of the national security framework. The ceremony, held at the State House…
Read More »Ibas, Ohakim, Dambazau among Tinubu’s new ambassadorial nominees
By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a fresh list of non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. The nominees, unveiled during Thursday’s plenary, include former Chief of Naval Staff and immediate past Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas; former presidential aide, Ita Enang; former Imo…
Read More »Meta deleting under-16 accounts as Australia enforces youth ban
Tech giant Meta has begun removing users under the age of 16 from Instagram, Threads and Facebook in Australia as the country prepares to enforce a world-first ban on underage social media use. The move comes ahead of December 10, when a new law requiring major online platforms to block…
Read More »US imposes visa ban on perpetrators of religious freedom violators
The United States has announced a visa ban on individuals found to have directed, authorised, supported, or participated in violations of religious freedom, a move that may also extend to their immediate family members. The US Department of State disclosed the development on Wednesday in a statement titled “Combating Egregious…
Read More »Senate confirms ex-CDS Christopher Musa as defence minister
By Deborah Nnamdi The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, as Nigeria’s Minister of Defence after an intense five-hour screening session. General Musa’s confirmation came barely 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu forwarded his name to the upper chamber for approval. His appointment arrives…
Read More »Many feared dead in Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway multiple crash
A major road crash involving several vehicles on the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway on Wednesday has claimed multiple lives near the New Gariki Market, witnesses said. The collision, which triggered panic among traders and road users, involved four trailers loaded with cattle and goods, two commercial buses, two Sienna vehicles, and…
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