SMEDAN Trains Female Journalists in Abuja on Entrepreneurship

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), in collaboration with the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has concluded a 5-day empowerment initiative to equip 60 female journalists in the Federal Capital Territory with entrepreneurial skills. The training focused on business development, innovation and financial management in order to assist women in […]
Mass arrests for sextortion and romance scams in sting operation in Nigeria, others

A BBC report indicates that some 260 suspected cyber scammers have been arrested in a sting operation carried out in Nigeria and 14 other African countries. The operation, co-ordinated by Interpol and funded by the UK, targeted criminal networks using social media and digital platforms to extract money from victims in romance scams, and in […]
Bandits gun down worshippers at Zamfara mosque

At least five worshippers were shot dead when bandits attacked a mosque during early morning prayers in Yandoto village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Daily Trust has reported The attack, which happened on Friday morning, sent a shock wave across the community. Witnesses said the assailants stormed the mosque and opened fire indiscriminately, […]
Community vs. State Police: Nigeria’s Security Dilemma and the Peril of Persecution

By Emman Usman Shehu In Nigeria, a nation teetering on the edge of chaos, the clamor for security reform has reached a crescendo. The Nigerian Police Force (NPF), a centralized behemoth, has proven woefully inadequate in tackling the hydra of insecurity—banditry, insurgency, and communal violence—that plagues the country. Nowhere is this failure more acutely felt […]
NUPRC approves TotalEnergies’ $510m deal with Shell, Agip

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has signed off on a Sales Purchase Agreement (SPA) by TotalEnergies Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited to assign its entire 12.5% contractor interest in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 118 to Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPco) and Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (NAE). According to the details of […]
Marathon sex: 1st Class Oba calls on Sanwo Olu to stop Mandy Kiss
“Lagos State that parades a very disciplined First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi TINUBU and other great people with rich culture and highly religious and revered personalities should not allow the ill-mannered “Mandy Kiss” to destroy her (Lagos State’s) image of excellence that Lagos State has been known for over the years”