Parental Controls Coming to ChatGPT, Says OpenAI

NewsNigeriaParental Controls Coming to ChatGPT, Says OpenAI

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 3, 2025

OpenAI has announced plans to introduce parental controls to its AI chatbot, ChatGPT, a week after the filing of a wrongful-death lawsuit by an American couple who claim their teenage son was encouraged by the chatbot to take his own life. Matthew and Maria Raine have launched legal action in California, alleging that their 16-year-old son, Adam, was put on a path to self-destruction through prolonged conversations with ChatGPT. According to court documents, during their...

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Tinubu reverses recent management changes in NTA, reinstates Sacked DG, News Director

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu reverses recent management changes in NTA, reinstates Sacked DG, News Director

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 3, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the reinstatement of the Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Mr Salihu Abdullahi Dembos, and the Executive Director of News, Mr Ayo Adewuyi, reversing recent management changes in the organisation. On 20 August 2025, the President made a series of appointments in NTA, including the appointment of Rotimi Pedro as the director-general of NTA, with Stella Din as executive director of news. President Tinubu also appointed Karimah Bello...

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El-Rufai Replies ONSA, Kaduna Government, Accuses Both of Politicising Security

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEl-Rufai Replies ONSA, Kaduna Government, Accuses Both of Politicising Security

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 2, 2025

In a separate response on Monday night, El-Rufai accused both ONSA and the Kaduna Government of politicising national security and diverting attention from the core issues he raised. In a three-part statement on X, he described their reactions as “predictable hot air,” adding: “Instead of responding to the core issues I raised, they seek to deflect responsibility by alleging that exposing them amounts to politicizing security.” El-Rufai accused ONSA of mismanaging the fight against terrorism,...

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Kaduna Government Accuses El-Rufai of Destabilisation Plot

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKaduna Government Accuses El-Rufai of Destabilisation Plot

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 2, 2025

The Kaduna State Government has accused El-Rufai of attempting to destabilise the state through “provocation and manipulation.” In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Suleiman Shuaibu, the government alleged: “El-Rufai was plotting to unleash mayhem across Kaduna State in a desperate bid to destabilise the state and drag it back into its dark and violent past.” The statement added: “This government will not fold its arms and allow a...

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El-Rufai: Government Feed Bandits, Report False Security Progress to Nigerians

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEl-Rufai: Government Feed Bandits, Report False Security Progress to Nigerians

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 2, 2025

…ONSA, Kaduna Govt Dismiss Claims Former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged that authorities in Kaduna were sending money and food to bandits to create a false narrative of improvement. El-Rufai, who spoke on Channels Television’s programme Politics Today, cited a report by SBM Intelligence, which he claimed showed worsening insecurity in Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara due to governors “humouring the criminals.” The former governor said: “It does not make sense to empower...

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ONSA Denies Allegation of Payments to Bandits

NewsNigeriaPoliticsONSA Denies Allegation of Payments to Bandits

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 2, 2025

The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has rejected El-Rufai’s allegation that it coordinates payments and incentives for bandits, describing the claim as “baseless.” “This claim is baseless. At no time has the ONSA, or any arm of government under this administration, engaged in ransom payments or inducements to criminals. On the contrary, we have consistently warned Nigerians against paying ransom. El-Rufai’s allegations are not only false but also contradict verifiable facts on the...

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Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB Disowns Simon Ekpa

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaIndigenous People of Biafra, IPOB Disowns Simon Ekpa

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 2, 2025

Meanwhile, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has distanced itself from Simon Ekpa, insisting he has never been a member of the movement. In a statement signed by its Media and Publicity Secretary, the group said, “The record is clear, IPOB under oath in a Finnish court testified that Simon Ekpa has never held any position in IPOB or ESN. Ekpa himself, under oath, described himself merely as a ‘content creator,’ admitted he disowned IPOB,...

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NBA Urges Judiciary to Emulate Finland

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNBA Urges Judiciary to Emulate Finland

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 2, 2025

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has urged the country’s judiciary to learn lessons from the speedy trial and conviction of Simon Ekpa by the Finnish court. Speaking to newsmen shortly after he read the communique from the association’s recently concluded Annual General Conference in Enugu, the National President of the NBA, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, lamented that terrorism-related cases in Nigeria often drag on for years. He said, “I wish our Nigerian judiciary is watching...

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Military Backs Ruling, Warns Terror Sponsors

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaMilitary Backs Ruling, Warns Terror Sponsors

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 2, 2025

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters has described the ruling against Ekpa as a landmark victory in the global fight against terrorism. Reacting in a statement signed by Brigadier-General Tukur Gusau, Director of Defence Information, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, warned individuals and organisations sponsoring terrorism from abroad to desist or face consequences. The statement read, “The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has expressed firm support for the judgment delivered today by...

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Nigerian Government Welcomes Conviction

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Government Welcomes Conviction

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 2, 2025

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has hailed the conviction of Simon Ekpa by the Finnish court. In an official statement, Fagbemi described the judgment as “a welcome development and a significant step in the fight against insecurity in Nigeria.” He said, “We received the good news of the conviction of the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, by the Finnish court. His...

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