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More than 3.7 million Nigerians are currently living as internally displaced people due to conflict, violence and climate-related disasters, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has revealed. Sharon Dimanche, head of IOM mission in Nigeria, made the disclosure while delivering a goodwill message at the first Edo State Humanitarian Summit in Benin City on Thursday. He said the growing displacement …

US medical technology company Stryker has confirmed that its global network was disrupted by a major cyberattack, forcing the company’s systems offline and halting operations in several regions. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, affected Microsoft Stryker’s internal environment, causing widespread technical failures that disrupted communications and work processes across the organization. In a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities …

Illustrative image of power failure and creeping darkness Nigerians face a worsening epileptic energy supply as electricity generation companies said gas suppliers threatened to cut off supply over a $3.3 trillion debt. Dr Joy Ogaji, Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Power Generation Companies, revealed this during an interview on Fresh FM. Ogaji attributed the power outage Nigerians have …

Nollywood actress and politician Tonto Dikeh is facing possible legal action following a viral video allegedly showing her performing a stripping session on a schoolgirl, an incident that has drawn criticism from Nigerian human rights lawyers. In a statement issued on Friday, human rights lawyer Ikechukwu Obasi condemned the act, describing it as a violation of the dignity and basic …

By Ayo Kehinde The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 13 Commissioners of Police (CPs) to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIG), following outstanding results in written examinations and oral interviews conducted at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The commission also sanctioned the elevation of 17 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) to the rank …

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, said Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms have strengthened the country’s capacity to deal with possible shocks resulting from rising tensions in the Middle East. Cardoso made the remarks on Thursday while delivering the Distinguished Alumni Lecture at the Founders Day celebrations of St Gregory’s College Lagos in Lagos. He noted that the …

Presidents of the Forum Social Democratic Party (SDP) have hailed its new National President, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar Gombe, for his new role as the effective president of the party. According to a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the Secretary of the SDP State Presidents’ Forum, Idris Adamu, the forum said the confirmation of Professor Gombe by the National …

Mounting evidence suggests that outdated US intelligence is “likely” to blame for an attack on a school in southern Iran that killed more than 170 people, most of them children. The US and Israel said they attacked military sites, trying to destroy them belongs to Iran the ability to make nuclear weapons and its conventional weapons facilities. But in the …

Prof Amadi, civil society organizations call for independent investigation into Akwa Ibom-Cross River oil well crisis …Let’s say Nigeria loses 780 hectares of maritime territory By editor A coalition of 46 civil society organizations under the Center for Credible Leadership and Citizen Awareness (CCLCA) has called for a presidential special investigative team to look into the loss of about 780 …

The US Treasury Secretary told Sky News that the US Navy would escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday that he planned to use the effective closure of the strategic waterway, through which 20% of the world’s oil supply passes, as leverage against the US and Israel. Speaking to Sky …