Concerned residents of Rivers State under the aegis of Stop-the-Soot Campaign and Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO, in the state have staged a protest in Port Harcourt, seeking an end to the soot that is ravaging the state.

ABUJA—Chairman, Presidential Committee on Small & Light Weapons, PRESCOM, Ambassador Emmanuel Imohe, has blamed the current strife between herders and farmers on unscrupulous arms merchants who are taking advantage of Nigeria’s porous borders to flood the nation with illicit weapons.

Across board, staying safe on social media entails using a strong and different password for each of your social media accounts, the longer it is the better. Security answers are better if they are two factor authentications as provided by most social media sites. With friend requests, selectiveness is key, if you do not know the person, do not accept their request, as it could be a fake account. Click links with caution because social media accounts are regularly hacked.  Look out for language or content that does not sound like something your friend would post.

In pursuance of plans to further utilize technology to keep drivers safe on the roads, Taxify has introduced the SOS button, a new safety feature on the Taxify platform, which triggers a distress call to the Lagos State Emergency Response Agency whenever drivers are in dangerous situations.

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State, yesterday called on the federal government to come to the aid of his people, raising alarm that they were under threat of attack by suspected herdsmen militia.