Nigeria’s Ports Warned: Cybersecurity Is Now Non-Negotiable — NPCC Unveils New Cyber Defence Taskforce

At a recent quarterly meeting held in Lagos, the Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC) declared that cybersecurity is no longer optional — it must become a core priority for all ports and terminals across the country. The rapid adoption of AI and advanced digital systems in port operations now makes maritime infrastructure vulnerable to cyber-attacks,…

Nigeria’s TETFund to Launch Nationwide Campus Security Master Plan

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has officially announced plans to develop a comprehensive security master plan aimed at protecting tertiary institutions across Nigeria. The initiative was unveiled by the Fund’s Board of Trustees Chairman, Aminu Bello Masari, during the opening of a two-day national workshop on campus security held in Abuja. Masari described the…

Imo Authorities Seal Hotel & Mortuary After Discovery of Mutilated Corpses — Suspected Kidnapping and Organ-Harvesting Ring Exposed

In a startling development that has sent shockwaves across the region, authorities in Umuhu Autonomous Community in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State have shut down and sealed a hotel and a private mortuary after uncovering a gruesome cache of decomposed and mutilated corpses. The grim find has triggered suspicions of illegal organ-harvesting and…

Hidden Dangers in the Kitchen — Why NAFDAC Is Sounding the Alarm Over Unregistered Edible Oils

The food-safety watchdog NAFDAC has issued a fresh warning to Nigerians about a rising flood of unregistered and substandard edible oils circulating across markets nationwide. According to the agency, products under names such as “FINO,” “PUR,” “OKI,” “SUPER DELICIEX,” and “LA JONIC” — among others — have been identified as unregistered, and their origins, manufacturing…

Tension in the Skies: Why Burkina Faso Grounded a Nigerian Military Aircraft

On December 8, 2025, a transport aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force — a C-130 — landed at the airport in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso under circumstances that have ignited a regional storm. According to the AES and Burkinabè authorities, the aircraft entered Burkina Faso’s airspace without prior authorization and was subsequently grounded. On board…

“Let the School Live On”: The Hard Choice Facing Papiri After the Niger Abduction Horror

On the night of November 21, 2025, gunmen descended on St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, located in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. In what soon became one of the worst school abductions in recent Nigerian history, assailants invaded the school dormitories in the early hours, abducting students and teachers….