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Tech media organisation, Technext has announced its maiden regulation event, the GAT Summit (Government and Tech Summit) 2022. It is billed to hold on Thursday, July 28, 2022. With a proposed physical audience of at least 1,500 and a virtual attendance of at least 3,000, the event is billed to be the biggest gathering of government policymakers, political influencers, tech industry players, and enthusiasts in Africa. The one-day event will provide an opportunity for players in the African tech ecosystem to engage with government stakeholders on contemporary issues affecting the tech industry. Going forward, GAT Summit will be an annual…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the National Identification Management Commission, NIMC, to immediately submit the bio-data of David Ukpo, who accused the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife of sponsoring his trip abroad for the purpose of harvesting his organ, to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN. The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, said Ukpo’s bio-data should be released to Malami for the same to be transmitted to the court in the United Kingdom that is handling the trial of…

The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has shed light on the lingering insecurity issues bedevilling the country. He said the festering insecurity challenges, particularly incessant attacks on hapless Nigerians were the resultant effect of the Federal Government’s inability to enthrone a regime of law and order. Atiku’s position was coming on the heels of the terrorist attack on the Kuje custodial centre in Abuja. The terrorists attacked the centre and freed inmates including 64 of their members held in custody last night. But reacting to the attack in a series of tweets on his Twitter handle today, the…

Civil rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign or be impeached over what it called his perennial failure to take decisive action against terrorists. HURIWA’s national coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, in a statement accused the President and the security agencies of being soft on terrorists The group stressed that they have failed to deploy the 12 Super Tucano fighter jets against terrorists,” thus turning the country “into another Afghanistan.” Recall that terrorists also attacked the advanced security convoy of Buhari allegedly killing two policemen in the process.

The earlier report which claimed that the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, was among inmates that escaped from the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja, last night, is false A top official of the Nigeria Correctional Service who spoke said that the terrorists who bombed the facility attempted to gain entry into Kyari’s cell, but could not. A group of terrorists, last night, attacked the prison in Abuja, the nation’s capital, with bombs and other high calibre arms. But reacting to the attack in a series of tweets on his Twitter handle today the former Vice President noted…

President Muhammadu Buhari visited the Kuje custodial centre after yesterday’s terrorist attack on the facility. Giving details of the attack, the Nigeria Correction Service’s spokesperson, Umar Abubakar, said one Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps personnel and four inmates died during the incident. In a statement, Abubakar said the terrorists used explosives on the centre’s fence and its main entrance to gain access to the facility. According to him, a total of 16 inmates and three custodial officers were injured during the attack. He said 879 inmates escaped from the facility while 443 had been recaptured and 551 are still…

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has disclosed that the Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom has engaged the services of lawyers to defend the senator representing Enugu West Senatorial District, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice. Lawan made this known while giving details about the outcome of a closed session held by the upper chamber before the start of plenary proceedings. The closed-door session which started at about 10:57 a.m ended at 11:49 a.m. Ekweremadu, alongside his wife, was arrested by the UK Metropolitan Police last Tuesday for conspiracy to harvest the organs of a minor.

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, today said his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, and others who backed Wike for the PDP vice-presidential ticket slot deserve a detailed explanation from the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. He also said he had resorted to fasting and prayers to seek God’s direction after the emergence of Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as the running mate to Atiku ahead of Wike. Ortom, who said this during an interview said it was surprising that Atiku could jettison the recommendation of 14 out of 17 members of the committees that recommended Wike as his running…