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Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has called for stronger national and international cooperation to address emerging security threats confronting Nigeria and the wider world. Mr Tinubu made the call in Abuja at the ongoing two-day international conference on security, organised by Jama’atu Izalatil Bidiah wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS Nigeria) in partnership with the Muslim World League, Saudi Arabia. The President, who was represented by Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, said the country was facing “multifaceted” security challenges requiring coordinated and sustainable responses. According to him, the conference was particularly important given the current security situation and the need for authorities and…

Passengers remained stranded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Tuesday afternoon as aviation unions continued their industrial action, disrupting flight operations and forcing some airlines to suspend or reschedule services. The disruption also affected operations at the Lagos airport, where Air Peace earlier reported that union members barricaded access to its departure terminals. Air Peace, Enugu Air and United Nigeria Airlines announced disruptions to their operations, with the airlines either suspending or rescheduling flights because of restricted access to airport terminals. The industrial action is linked to grievances by aviation unions over workers’ freedom to unionise and the…

Governor Ademola Adeleke and EFCC chairman Olukoyede Last week’s encounter between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Osun State Government again illustrates one of the many failings of Nigeria’s democratic experience. The EFCC had instructed one of the state government’s bankers to place a Post No Debit order on one of its numerous bank accounts. The instruction is a euphemism for what is commonly known as freezing an account. The simple effect is that the state government would be unable to operate that account until a court of competent jurisdiction contradicts the EFCC’s action and vacates the…

The Sokoto State Police Command has announced the reactivation of Operation Velvet, a traffic enforcement exercise aimed at improving road safety, ensuring compliance with traffic regulations and curbing dangerous driving practices across the state. The command said the operation would officially commence on Thursday, August 13, 2026, with motorists and other road users expected to comply with all relevant traffic laws. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Rufa’i, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Hayatu Shaffa, the command said the exercise would focus on offences including driving against traffic, popularly…

Zoom has patched a major security vulnerability that could allow an attacker to hijack anyone’s device during a meeting. In a blog post on Tuesday, researchers at A Security say they uncovered the flaw using “fewer than 20 prompts on publicly available AI models,” as reported earlier by Wired. The exploit involved Zoom’s annotation feature, which allows users to draw on their screen while sharing it with other meeting participants. With the exploit, an attacker could join or host a meeting and run malicious code on victims’ devices, allowing them to steal data, turn on the camera or microphone, or…

SharpLink, the second-largest Ether treasury company, reported a net loss of $394 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared to a $103 million net loss during the same period last year. The loss included $321 million in unrealized crypto losses and $76 million in impairments on staked Ether (ETH) tokens, according to a Monday announcement. The Miami, Florida-based Ether treasury company said it generated $11.5 million in revenue, including $11.1 million from ETH staking. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $56 million, up from $28 million in December 2025.SharpLink holds 632,784 Ether, worth $1.2 billion, and 181,321 ETH, or $343 million, through…

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Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has endorsed the candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, for the 2027 presidential election, citing the former Anambra State governor’s leadership qualities and competence. Mrs Ezekwesili made her position known during an interview on Arise TV’s Prime Time on Monday. The former minister used the interview to criticise Nigeria’s political class for failing to address what she described as the country’s deep structural problems. She said Nigeria needs a new social contract built around shared national values, a common vision and leadership anchored on character, competence and capacity. Mrs Ezekwesili said…

The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, has backed the proposed establishment of state police, describing it as a welcome policy that must, however, be implemented in line with due process and existing regulations. Oyebamiji spoke on Tuesday during the ongoing town hall meeting for candidates in the August 15 Osun governorship election organised by Arise TV, where he said his administration would abide by whatever framework is eventually established for state policing. “Well, state police, I think, is a good policy. It is a welcome policy, but one thing that is important is that there…

Earlier this summer, Amazon customers began noticing that emails related to their online orders looked sparse: Order confirmation emails didn’t name specific items anymore, and instead listed only item categories.Complaints about the vague emails appear to have started in July; orders placed as recently as June contain thumbnails and names of the exact item purchased. Some shoppers are complaining to Amazon about the new system, saying the emails with no details make it harder to keep track of purchases (and kind of look like spam or a phishing attempt). Amazon has a long history of tweaking how order emails look…