The House of Representatives,on Tuesday, passed for second reading, a bill seeking to create state police and other community security agencies such as Amotekun in the Southwest and others. This bill seeks to excise Item 45 (Police and other government security services) from the Exclusive Legislative List and place same on the Concurrent Legislative List to give vent to the establishment of security outfits by state governments to tackle insecurity at the state and local tiers of government. The sponsor of the Bill, Rep. Luke Onofiok (PDP-Akwa Ibom), while leading the debate during plenary, noted that the federal structuring…
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Two owners of a nightclub have been arrested for alleged internet fraud in Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial hub. The suspects – Boniface Odenigbo Amandianeze and Olasunmbo Olawale Winfunke – were nabbed by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren confirmed this in a statement issued on Monday. He said their recent arrest on Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island area of the state followed credible intelligence about their alleged involvement in romance scam, business email compromise, benefit scam, credit card fraud and money laundering. “Upon their arrest, four exotic cars, mobile devices, laptop computers, jewelry and wristwatches…
Two suspected drug peddlers have been arrested by officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSDC) in Katsina State. They were apprehended in Katsina at about 7:30 pm last night, in possession of 173 parcels of Cannabis Sativa worth millions of Naira. Following credible intelligence, operatives of the NSCDC intercepted the suspects Sunday Isaac, a 59-year-old, and Salisu Hamisu, a 30-year-old, along the Kofar Kaura quarters area of Yahaya Madaki way. Spokesman of the State Command, DSC Mohammed Abdara in a press briefing held at the command headquarters, Katsina, noted that the achievement was part of an effort…
At least 24 persons have been killed by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram Terrorists in Dabna a farming community three kilometres away from Graha the hometown of the Secretary to the Federal Government, Boss Mustapha. The community is said to have come under attack in the early hours of Wednesday, with insurgents shooting sporadically and setting houses and shops ablaze. Witnesses say residents scampered into the nearby bushes for safety even as the gunmen proceeded to invade a neighbouring community. As of noon today, sources say the Boko Haram fighters were still operating within the area. Sources within…
Armed bandits had stormed the Bethel Baptist School in Maraban Rido, Kaduna State, in the early hours of Monday, overcoming the security guards and abducting the students. The management of the Bethel Baptist School in Kaduna State has confirmed that a total of 125 students were taken away by the bandits who attacked the school on Monday. The Proprietor of the school, who is also the President of Kaduna Baptist Conference, Reverend Ishaya Jangado, made the confirmation in a statement on Tuesday after a meeting with parents of the abducted students to discuss ways to rescue the students. Jangado said…
At least 19 persons, mostly farmers, have been reportedly killed after bandits attacked Tsauwa Village in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. Although the police are yet to confirm the incident, an eyewitness said in a phone conversation on Tuesday that the hoodlums invaded the village late Monday night. According to the eyewitness, the bandits who stormed the village on motorbikes and armed with sophisticated weapons started shooting sporadically even as they set the entire village ablaze. A similar incident had occurred in the same villages on February 2, 2020, claiming the lives of 30 people, mostly women and…
The Southern Governors’Forum, SGF, on Monday, insisted that any law enforcement agency carrying out an operation in any of the states in the South must take permission from the state governor, who is the chief security officer of the state just as it insisted the next President of the country should emerge from the South. Reading the communique after its closed-door meeting, Governor Rotimi of Ondo State, the forum, however, kept mum on the recent arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, and the attack on Yoruba freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyemo also known as…
Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system will be released later this year and systems that are compatible with the new version of Windows may be upgraded to it free of charge. Administrators have a choice when it comes to the Windows 11 update: keep a device on Windows 10; which is supported until 2025, or update to the new operating system. Microsoft revealed that Windows 11 won’t be pushed forcefully to systems running Windows 10 via Windows Update. Administrators need to seek for the update actively using Windows Updates. Whether the process is going to change in the future remains…
Facebook “actioned” over 30 million content pieces across 10 violation categories during May 15-June 15 in the country; the social media giant said in its maiden monthly compliance report as mandated by the IT rules. Instagram took action against about two million pieces across nine categories during the same period. Under the new IT rules, large digital platforms (with over 5 million users) will have to publish periodic compliance reports every month; mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken thereon. The report is to also include the number of specific communication links or parts of information that the…
The tech giant Apple is planning to roll out 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with radial redesigns to current models; in September this year . As per Mashable India, the new devices will be quite a radical redesign of current models; especially the 13-inch MacBook Pro, which is likely to be replaced with the 14-inch variant. The new devices are expected to have new, ‘Mini-LED’ displays; and a faster processor with the first successor to Apple’s M1 chip. Reportedly, the 16-inch MacBook Pro is currently being shipped with an Intel chip; which is expected to change in the future,…