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The United Nations has urged governments and technology companies to urgently protect children from growing online risks. The UN also called on advertisers, media organisations and researchers to prioritise children’s safety and participation in shaping digital policies. It said young people increasingly faced disinformation, online harassment, algorithmic bias and the malicious use of Artificial Intelligence. The warning was contained in …

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it is on course to meet its ₦11 trillion revenue target for 2026, driven by technology-led reforms, improved trade facilitation and stronger border security. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Dr Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this in a compendium obtained by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He attributed the performance to automation, intelligence-led enforcement and stronger collaboration …

The National Population Commission (NPC) says targeted birth registration efforts have reached more than 14.5 million children across Nigeria. The commission said this in a joint statement with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The statement was issued on Monday in Abuja to commemorate the 2026 Africa …

…Predecessor AIG Agbonika touts personal records, urges new CP to sustain, build on current security achievement  in Edo CP Patrick Daaor, the newly deployed Commissioner of Police to Edo State, has assumed duty in Benin City, the state capital, with a promise to adopt a highly mobile policing strategy to address security challenges across the state. CP Daaor arrived at …

Revelation of the full account of the alleged architect of the 2025 failed coup, Mr Ma’aji, a Nigerian Army colonel. Col Ma’aji’s full account                          Nigerian Army colonel Mohammed Ma’aji allegedly spearheaded a plan to overthrow Nigeria’s democratically elected government in a coup d’état last year. But the alleged …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Sunday that his new White House counsel will be Will Scharf, the staff secretary who as the Trump-appointed head of the National Capital Planning Commission helped secure approval for the $400 million ballroom project. Trump said that, beginning Sept. 1, Scharf will be replacing David Warrington, who will be leaving the administration to …

  …pledges open-door policing to tackle crime BENIN CITY — The new Commissioner of Police in Edo State, CP Patrick Daor, has pledged to adopt an open-door policing strategy to combat crime and strengthen public confidence in the state. Daor also assured residents that every Edo citizen would be treated with respect by personnel of the state police command under …

Iran’s president says the country’s supreme leader is calling for “unity and cohesion” as the Islamic Republic faces economic hardships and sanctions stemming from its war with the United States. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East on Monday. Full coverage can be found here. Meeting comes amid signs of division …

  Fifteen victims of a July 28 attack in Otukpo were buried on Saturday as residents of another Benue community reported that bandits were imposing levies on farmers to access their fields Fifteen people killed in Efeyi-Utikpi, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, have been given a .mass burial amid grief and renewed calls for stronger security in the …

  According to the relative, the abductees said they had personally witnessed a helicopter arrive while they were held captive and deliver money to the kidnappers. Some of the women and children abducted from Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State have reportedly told their relatives that a helicopter delivered money to their kidnappers during their six-month …