The National Security Adviser, Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, has said that the Federal Government is currently putting measures in place to amend the 2015 Cybercrimes Act to cater to issues originating from developing technologies such as AI. Ribadu disclosed this on Wednesday at a two-day conference by the Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) in…
North Korea has fired a long ranged missile assumed to be an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) into Japan’s sea on Wednesday, July 12. This followed after Pyongyang threatened to shoot down recent US spy plane air raiding its territory. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo-jong who made the accusation said if same…
Not fewer than 86 people have been rescued from a boat by the Spanish coast guard following a swift search for migrants who had been missing at sea coast more than a week. The BBC reports that the rescued vessel have been 70 nautical miles (130km) south-west of the Canary Islands and was carrying people…
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday denied that Senator Abdulaziz Yari was arrested because he refused to pick President Bola Tinubu’s phone call. Spokesman of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya, in a statement illustrated it as laughable. He however confirmed Yari was invited by the Service but did not disclose why. The DSS spokesman said…
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested 15 persons allegedly spotted for shootings in parts of the State on Tuesday. While comforming the arrest, the Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi, Faleye Olaleye said that an herbalists was apprehended too who was known to specialises in preparing charms for the suspects was also arrested. He further…
Troops fighting to relieve the country of criminal elements, terrorists/bandits, and economic saboteurs have abolished 51 terrorists/bandits in several operations while also bailing a total of 94 kidnapped civilians from captivity. This is just as a total of 210 criminal elements including terrorists, their observers, armed bandits, perpetrators of oil theft; IPOB/ESN militants among others…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke The 2nd Zone Command of the Nigeria Police has charged two men, who allegedly specialise in hacking into bank customers’ funds. The Zonal Public Relations Officer, SP Hauwa Idris-Adamu, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Idris-Adamu said that the arrest followed a request received from a bank…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke It was drama in Warri as a Sienna car driver (name withheld) bit off the ear of a Vehicle Inspection Officer, (VIO) identified as Papu Prosper during a heated argument, while they were on patrol in Warri, Delta State. The incident transpired during an argument over expired particulars in the early…
In a recent statement, Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan announced a reshuffling of senior officers. Rear Admiral Olusanya Bankole, previously the Director of Logistics at the Defence Space Administration, has been appointed as the Chief of Communications and Information Technology at Naval Headquarters. Rear Admiral Alexander Bingel, formerly the Director of Combat Policy and Tactics, is now the…
The Nigeria Police force apprehended and arrested 15 criminal suspects in Enugu State. They were guilty of offenses bothering on conspiracy, murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, rape, unlawful possession of firearms, and fraud. Police commend residents for their assistance in providing crucial information. These arrests led to the rescue of seven kidnapped victims. The Nigeria Police…
In a bid to ensuring a smooth and secure celebration of Eid-el-Kabir for Muslims in Nasarawa State, the Nigeria Police Force’s Nasarawa State Command has deployed a substantial number of personnel—5,750 officers—across all 13 Local Government Areas in the state. This vital information was conveyed in a press statement issued by the command’s Public Relations…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested a fake Senator, Ifechukwu Tom Makwe for alleged €5.7 million (Five Million, Seven Hundred Thousand euros) internet fraud. The Commission’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwajeren, who attested to the arrest in a statement on Monday, said Makwe was arrested at the Guzape area of Abuja after a convincing…
