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    Reality TV show KingTonto to hit screens soonTonto Dikeh
    Controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh says her much anticipated reality TV show KingTonto will hit screens across the country and beyond soon.

    The 33 year-old singer and mother of one revealed this on Thursday via her instagram handle, @tontolet with a 30 seconds sneak preview video of herself in different outfits with a crown on her head.

    THE MOST ANTICIPATED REALITY TV SHOWI promise you DRAMA, Love, Motherhood in its purest adorable form, work and everything I am made up of and moreTell your friends to tell their friends the wait is almost Over..

    Mr Olakunle Churchill, the estranged husband of the actress had in January filed a suit at the family court of the Lagos Magistrate court against his son, King Andrea appearing in the reality TV show.

    Churchill said he filed the suit to save his son from any form of embarrassment in future.

    He pointed out that the production was entirely an adult content that would expose the life and times of the boy at a period when he cannot make a decision for himself.

    In her swift reaction, the philanthropist from the family of seven with 2.9 million followers on her instagram said she was unstoppable.

    She had informed her fans that her reality show produced by Linda Ikeji Media would be air soon.

    With this current post on her instagram, she had clear the air on her intention to broadcast the show which she underwent cosmetic surgery before shooting commenced.

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    Heavyweight sniper Joshua has Parker in his sights
    Britains heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua says he aims to be more calculating when he takes on Joseph Parker for the New Zealanders WBO title in Cardiff, Wales on Saturday.

    The proud owner of the WBA, IBF and IBO heavyweight title belts is unbeaten in 20 contests with a perfect knockout record, and he wants Parker to be the next man on his hit list to maintain his destructive streak.

    Someone asked me, if I get Parker hurt, will I go in and execute? Im trying to be a sniper. Thats my mindset now, said Joshua.

    Im dealing with a guy who has his country on his back, that obviously gives him a little bit of fuel as well. Hes a man of pride.

    But, no matter about all these positive things I say about him, my job is to knock one off the list as each round goes on and just break him down.

    When he goes back to his corner in round one, I just want him to realise his trainer lied to him.

    Hell soon realize hes in with a real fighter and I know 100 per cent I will break his spirit and mentality.

    Parker is two years younger than 28-year-old Joshua and is undefeated in 24 contests with 18 knockouts.

    The Auckland fighter of Samoan descent became his countrys first ever heavyweight champion after winning the WBO belt against Andy Ruiz in December 2016, and he hopes to be boarding a flight back to his homeland with extra luggage.

    Im taking all those belts back to New Zealand, Parker said at Tuesdays final press conference in London.

    Im young, Im fresh, Im strong and Im determined to win. We respect Anthony Joshua, we think hes a great champion and on the night, therell be no excuses. Im at my best, hes at his best and were here to be part of history and take those belts back.

    He added: I havent decided how Im going to beat him but whether its a knockout or on points, those belts are mine.

    Joshua and Parker will meet in the middle of Cardiffs Principality Stadium in front of an 80,000 sell-out crowd. Its a sight Joshua has become familiar with in his last two fights against Carlos Takam and Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium in London.

    The atmosphere can swallow you up, said Joshua.

    Its crazy. A certain amount of noise can smash glass, based on the frequency. And that sort of noise, booming, it gets you in a fight.

    Its an experience Parker hasnt faced yet. It is daunting, it is overwhelming.

    The fight is won or lost in training camp but the last bolt is screwed on during the spell from your changing room to the first bell.

    He added: Its going to be electric. You know when you come here to fight myself, you know theres going to be blood, a fighter hurt and 20 times out of 20 Ive been victorious, so expect the same routine.(dpa/NAN)

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    Kenya demotes Okumbi Harambee Stars coach
    Stanley Okumbi, the stand-in coach for the Kenyan soccer team, the Harambee Stars, has been demoted to the youth ranks to take charge of the Kenyan Under-20 team.

    Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa on Wednesday confirmed the changes, which pave the way for the country to name a new foreign coach to lead the Harambee Stars after the resignation of Belgian Paul Put last month.

    FKF is expected to announce a foreign tactician soon with Dutchman Ruud Krool tipped to take over as coach.

    Okumbis demotion was catalyzed by Kenyas failure to win in their last two international friendly matches against lowly-ranked opponents in Marrakech, Morocco.

    The Harambee Stars lost 3-2 on Tuesday to the Central African Republic, just three days after forcing a 2-2 draw with the tiny island state of Comoros. The result will have a negative impact on Kenyas ranking by FIFA.

    Okumbi has been redeployed to handle the Under 20 side. Coach Frank Ouna will now focus on the Kenyan Premier League side Wazito FC while goalkeeper coach Haggai Azande goes back to Tusker FC. Both Ouna and Azande will be redeployed soon for other national team roles, Mwendwa said in a statement issued in Nairobi.

    Okumbi was first named Harambee Stars coach in Feb. 2016 but failed in his core mandate to guide the team to win qualification to the 2017 African Nations Cup.

    Mwendwa said Kenya was still on course to qualify for the 2019 Africa Nations Cup, which will be the main goal of the new foreign coach once named.

    Kenya lost in the first leg match against Sierra Leone and must up their game against giantsGhanaand Ethiopia if they are to make it to the finals in Cameroon in 2019.

    In addition to hosts Cameroon, the 12 group winners will qualify alongside the three best runners-up. Enditem

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    Sloane Stephens knocks out Azarenka for first Miami final
    US Open champion, Sloane Stephens has rallied her way to her first Miami Open tennis final, beating Victoria Azarenka in three sets.

    It was the second time in three weeks that the American would halt Victoria Azarenkas comeback from maternity leave. She did it in the second round of Indian Wells.

    On Thursday, the No.13 seed did it again but via a tougher route, overcoming the wildcard 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 and ending an 11-match Floridian winning streak that stretched back to 2015 for Azarenka.

    This time last year, Stephens foot was in a cast as she recovered from surgery and Azarenka was nursing a three-month old. Both returned to competition during the grass season last year; but while the past nine months have seen the American make a phenomenal Slam-winning comeback, the former World No.1 has been confined to just four events in the same time-frame due to personal issues.

    Stephens was excited about her feat: This is so cool! Ive been playing tennis in Key Biscayne since I was 11 years old. For me this is so incredible to have friends and family here. Just have to take advantage of the last year here!

    I just knew I had to keep fighting. In the first set I was down but I battled back so I knew if I did that in the second, Id be right in there, the 25-year-old American said in an on-court interview.

    I ended up winning a lot of games in a row and I just tried to keep the momentum going.

    Wednesday night, qualifier Danielle Collins overpowered her childhood idol Venus Williams 6-2 6-3 in a stunning quarter-final upset.

    Collins, belying her 93rd ranking, pounded winner after winner to beat fellow American Williams at her own game and set up a semi-final against French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.

    Latvian Ostapenko overpowered Ukrainian fourth seed Elina Svitolina in two tiebreaks to win 7-6(3) 7-6(5) in an afternoon match to reach the Miami semis for the first time.

    The two players will meet at 2am Friday Nigerian time to decide the second finalist.

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    Zverev, Busta set up semi-final clash in Miami, Anderson out

    Fourth seed Alexander Zverev overcame a slow start on Thursday to wear down Borna Coric 6-4 6-4 and set up a Miami Open semi-final against Pablo Carreno Busta, who earlier defeated Kevin Anderson.

    After a power failure delayed the start of the match by more than an hour, Zverev faced two break points in the second game but then settled down and took command.

    One break in each set was enough for the German to clinch his first win in three career attempts against the Croat.

    Zverev advances to a Friday semi-final against Spanish 16th seed Carreno Busta, who survived a match point to upset South African sixth seed Anderson 6-4 5-7 7-6(6).

    The other semi-final pits Argentine fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro against American 14th seed John Isner.

    Zverev did not use the power failure as an excuse for his slow start.

    I didnt particularly care, he said, adding that he spent the time watching an NBA game on a locker room television.

    I think I lost the first six points of the match. It wasnt the best start. Im just happy to get through.

    For Carreno Busta, who arrived on court in fine form having dropped only 12 games over his previous tee matches, the win was his first in five meetings against Anderson and avenged his fourth-round Indian Wells loss to the world number eight.

    It was an amazing match, no? Carreno Busta said.

    He played some unbelievable points, passing shots.

    I lost to him, 7-6 in the third set (at Indian Wells). And today, well, at the beginning of the match I started playing really good, returning good, serving good, being very aggressive.

    Anderson saved a pair of match points in the second set and shifted momentum in his favor but Carreno Busta, seeded 16th at Crandon Park, regrouped in the decider where the two players stayed on serve until the tiebreak.

    Carreno Busta was staring at defeat when 6-5 down in the tiebreak but was let off the hook when Anderson missed with a forehand.

    From there the South African pushed a backhand volley wide and then mishit a second serve that handed the win to Carreno Busta after two hours, 42 minutes.

    Anderson, whose year already includes an ATP Tour title at the New York Open and runner-up finishes in Acapulco and Pune, has now lost all 10 of his quarter-final matches at the Masters 1000 level the highest-tiered tournaments after the four grand slams.

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    Ostapenko books Miami final with Stephens
    French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko will meet US Open champion Sloane Stephens in the Miami Open final after putting a decisive end to American qualifier Danielle Collins dream run.

    The match will be played at 18.00 Nigerian time on Saturday.

    The 20 year-old Latvian needed just two sets and just under two hours to defeat Collins 7-6(1), 6-3, and become the youngest player to reach the Miami final since 2009, when 19-year-old Victoria Azarenka claimed the title.

    Her opponent Collins came into the matchup having already played almost 12 hours of tennis in Miami alone, battling through two rounds of qualifying to bring her total of matches to seven. Along the way shes knocked out the likes of childhood hero and No.8 seed Venus Williams as well as CoCo Vandeweghe and Monica Puig, putting together a fairytale run into the semifinals.

    But she finally met her match in Latvian powerhouse Ostapenko, who notched wins over No.9 seed Petra Kvitova and No.4 Elina Svitolina in to register multiple Top 10 wins in the same tournament for the first time in her career.

    Ostapenko found herself under pressure from the get-go against Collins gutsy tennis. The American was crushing the returns and brought up five break opportunities in Ostapenkos first two service games alone, pushing her to deuce seven times.

    But despite the pressure it was the Latvian who broke first, getting ahead with a break to love at 3-1 on a sloppy Collins service game. Collins was undaunted, and kept apace with Ostapenkos heavy hitting the gambit worked and she broke straight back to level the score.

    The pair stayed toe-to-toe as they marched into the first set tiebreak. Here it was Ostapenko who has yet to lose a tiebreak here in Miami that rose to the occasion, extending that record against Collins. She played almost perfect tennis to snap up four points in a row and allow her opponent just one point, closing it out 7-1.

    Ostapenko carried the momentum into the second set, starting off with a break right away. Although Collins was able to create seven break chances in the first set converting two she wasnt able to make a dent at all on the Ostapenko serve in the second set. Instead the big-hitting Latvian bracketed the set with another break of serve to finish, closing out the match after an hour and 41 minute battle.

    Through to the final without dropping a set, the win guarantees Ostapenko will reach a new career-high ranking come Monday, jumping up one spot to World No.4. I think now Im playing more consistent and Im just really happy to be here,she said.

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    Shehu Sani, 2 Kaduna senators block El-Rufais $350m loan request
    The three senators from Kaduna state, led by Shehu Sani on Thursday blocked the approval for a $350million loan request by Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

    It was like a vengeance of sort as all the senators spoke against the loan.

    El-Rufai has had a very poor relationship with the trio, even demolishing the home of one of them Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, used as an office for a faction of the All Progressives Congress in the state.

    The position of the senators was clearly demonstrated during the debate at the Senate on Thursday before the rejection of the loan request.

    Too bad for the governor. His most trenchant political opponent, Senator Shehu Sani heads the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Loans and Debts.

    In the report presented as the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Shehu Sani, said the committee rejected the request.

    Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi and Danjuma Lai, also spoke against the approval of the loan.

    The committee said if approved, the loan will make the state the second most indebted in the country.

    Sani said the loan obtained by the state from 1960 till now was $232 million, adding that if approved, the additional $350 million will bring the states indebtedness to $582 million.

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    Senate passes 201 bills in 3 years  Full list

    As of March 29, 2018, 33 months after its inauguration, the 8th Senate had passed a total of 200 bills including Senate Bills, concorrence bills and constitution amendment bills.

    From its inauguration on Juna 9, 2015 the 8th senate had surpassed the 7th, 6th and 5th Senate in the number of bills passed. While the 7th senate passed only 128 bills in four years, the 6th passed 82 and the 5th senate passed 129 bills.

    The President of the Senate Dr Bukola Saraki took to his twitter handle @BukolaSaraki to make the announcemnet and to congratulate his colleagues for a job well done.

    Saraki expressed optimism that in the 15 months that were left, the senate would pass more bills that will affect the lives of Nigerians.

    As of today, the Senate has passed 201 Bills. We still have 15 months to go, yet, we have reached this milestone. I would like to thank my Distinguished Colleagues for their hard work and cooperation over the last 33 months.

    As of today, the Senate has passed 201 Bills. We still have 15 months to go, yet, we have reached this milestone.

    I would like to thank my Distinguished Colleagues for their hard work and cooperation over the last 33 months.

    See the full list here:

    Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki)

    Below is the full list of the bills passed by the senate.

    1. National Railway Corporation Act 1955 N129 LFN 2004 (Repeal & Re-enactment Bill 2015)

    2. Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act CAP B2 LFN 2011 (Repeal and Re-enactment) 2015

    3. National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (est,etc) Bill 2015

    4. Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (est., etc) Bill 2015

    5. Electronic Transaction Bill 2015

    6. Agriculture Credit Guarantee Scheme Act (Amendment) Bill 2015

    7. Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (Est,etc) Bill, 2015

    8. Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Bill 2015

    9. National Poverty Eradication Commission (Est,etc)Bill 2015

    10. North East Development Commission (NEDC) (Est,etc) Bill 2015

    11. Erosion Control and Prevention Commission (Est, etc) Bill, 2015

    12. Counterfeit and Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods (Miscellaneous provision) Amendment Bill 2015

    13. Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effuru (Est, etc) Bill 2015

    14. Food Security Bill 2015

    15. Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (Establishment, etc) Bill 2015

    16. Environmental Managers Registration Council of Nigeria (Establishment, etc) Bill 2015

    17. Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (Establishment, etc) Bill 2015

    18. Nigeria Football Federation (Establishment, etc) Bill 2015

    19. National Sports Commission (Establishment, etc) Bill 2015

    20. Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2015

    21. Witness Protection Programme Bill 2015

    22. Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2015

    23. Defence Space Agency (Establishment, etc) Bill 2015

    24. High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja (Amendment) Bill 2015

    25. Air Force Institute of Technology (Establishment, etc) Bill 2015

    26. Credit Bureau Reporting Bill 2015

    27. 2015 Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill 2015

    28. 2016 Appropriation Bill

    29. Federal Roads Authority (Establishment, etc) Bill 2016

    30. National Assembly Budget and Research Office (Establishment, etc) Bill 2016

    31. Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Bill 2016

    32. Federal Capital Territory Statutory Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill 2016

    33. Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun Bill 2016

    34. National Lottery Act 2005 (Amendment) Bill 2016

    35. Electoral Act №6 2010 (Amendment) Bill 2016

    36. Public Procurement Act (Amendment) Bill 2016

    37. Petroleum Industry Governance Bill 2016

    38. National Inland Waterways Act Cap N47 LFN 2004 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2016

    39. Nigerian Ports and Harbours Authority Act (Amendment) Bill 2016

    40. JAMB Act (Amendment) Bill 2016

    41. Nigerian Customs Service Bill 2016 and Nigerian Customs Service Act (Repeal and Re-enacment) Bill 2016

    42. Warehouse Receipts Bill 2016

    43. Secured Transactions in Movable Assets Bill 2016

    44. Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Educational Institution Bill 2016

    45. Federal University of Wukari (Establishment, etc) Bill 2016

    46. Maritime University of Nigeria, Okerenkoko (Establishment, etc) Bill 2016

    47. 2016 FCT Appropriation Bill

    48. Appropriation Bill, 2017

    49. Nigerian Peace Corps (Establishment, etc) Bill 2015 (SB 173)

    50. National Unity and Peace Corps (Establishment, etc) Bill 2015 (SB 183)

    51. National Open University of Nigeria Act (Amendment) Bill 2017

    52. Federal University of Maritime Studies, Oron Bill, 2017

    53. National Institute for Legislative Studies Act (Amendment) Bill 2017

    54. National Research and Innovation (Est, etc.) Bill, 2017

    55. Compulsory, Free Universal Basic Education Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill 2016 and Universal Basic Education Act 2003 (Amendment) Bill 2016

    56. Nigeria Financial Intelligence Agency (Est, Etc.) Bill, 2017

    57. Institute of Chartered Biochemist and Molecular Biologist Bill, 2016

    58. Whistle Blowers Protection Bill 2015

    59. Abduction, wrongful restraints and wrongful confinement for ransom bill 2017

    60. Prohibition and Protection of persons from lynching, mob action and Extra Judicial Executions Bill, 2017

    61. Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2017

    62. Hydroelectric Power Producing Area Development Commission (Amendment) Bill 2015

    63. Chartered Institute of Entrepreneurs (est., etc.) Bill 2015

    64. Chartered Institute of Capital Market Registrars Bill 2017

    65. Presidential Inauguration Bill 2016

    66. National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (Establishment, etc) Bill 2016

    67. FCT Statutory Appropriation Bill 2017

    68. Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2017

    69. Federal University of Agriculture Kaaba (Establishment, etc) Bill 2016

    70. Federal Colleges of Education Act (Amendment) Bill 2017

    71. Niger Delta Development Commission (Amendment) Bill 2017

    72. Nigeria Arabic Language Village, Ngala (Establishment, etc.) Bill, 2017

    73. Nigeria French Language Village, Badagry (est., etc.) Bill, 2017

    74. Demutualization Bill, 2017

    75. The Revised Edition (Laws of the Federation of Nigeria) Bill, 2018

    76. 2017 FCT Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill, 2018

    77. Arbitration and Conciliation act cap A18 LFN 2004(Repeal and re-enactment) Bill 2018

    78. Emergency Powers (Repeal and re-enactment) Bill, 2018

    79. Federal University Gashua (establishment, etc.) Bill, 2018 (SB459)

    80. National Transport Commission (Est., etc.) Bill, 2018 (SB. 242)

    81. Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2018 (SB. 216)

    82. River Basin Development Act CAP R9 LFN 2004 (Amendment) Bill, 2018 (SB. 358)

    83. National Centre for Disease Control Prevention (Establishment, etc) Bill, 2018 (SB. 256)

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    Easter: Lets emulate virtues of Christ  Saraki

    As the World celebrates Easter, the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called on Christians and Nigerians across the nation to work towards emulating the virtues of Jesus Christ as epitomized by his passion, persecution, death and resurrection.

    In a message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, Saraki also stated that all Nigerians must remain constant in their efforts to promote unity across all lines.

    He noted that it was imperative for all Nigerians to come together in order to build a country that both present and future generations can take pride in just like the work of Christ which has endured for over 2000 years and has continued to inspire generations.

    This weekend, we join our Christian brothers and sisters in Nigeria and across the world to celebrate the Easter festivities.

    This commemoration is a time for deep reflection as it marks the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and his victory over death. It is a time to reach out to our brothers and sisters in need.

    It is also a time for all of us regardless of faith, or ethnicity to come together to pray for the peace of our nation.

    We must all remain constant in our efforts to promote unity across all lines because united, our nation remains stronger and we thrive as a people.

    As we do this, we must all collectively work towards playing our part in the development of our nation and its economy, Saraki stated.

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    Security chiefs warn of plans to disrupt 2019 election process

    The Security operatives have raised the alarm of plans by some groups to disrupt the processes leading to the 2019 elections.

    The evil plan, according to security, was for the groups to create a stalemate.

    They warned the media against the activities of some unregistered groups that had lately been active in trying to undermine critical institutions such the law-enforcement agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

    Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, said the security chieftains made this known at an interactive meeting with owners and decision makers in the media industry.

    The meeting which was held at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja on Tuesday, was addressed by the Directors-General of the Department of State Services, Mr. Lawal Daura , and his counterpart in National Intelligence Agency, Mr. Ahmed RufaI as well as the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin.

    The security heads, however, assured that security situation in the country was within the control of the government but could be helped where the media reduced sensation from their daily coverage.

    In their own assessment, our state of national security is not as bad as it is painted by the media.

    Shehu said: In seeking the support from the media towards the achievement of security for everyone, the heads of the agencies emphasized that sharing and coordination among security agencies and the media is essential to counter the ever-changing threats faced by the nation.

    The security chieftains also called for closer cooperation from the media to prevent terrorists and radical ideologies directed from abroad from undermining the ongoing efforts to restore security in parts of the country facing the challenges of terrorism, economic sabotage, criminality, farmers-herdsmen clashes and the spread of illegal weapons.

    In a special submission by the NIA, its Director-General, Ahmed RufaI, recalled unsavoury developments of the last one year, which had put the agency in a negative limelight, but said that such developments were not peculiar to the Agency.

    Similar institutions across the world have passed through this phase. What is, however, important is for the right lessons to be learnt from these developments.

    I see these challenges as impetus to reposition the Agency for effective service delivery in realization of its core mandate, as a critical component of our National Security Architecture, he said.

    He appealed for media support to enable the agency to reform and remain focused on tackling the challenges of international nature facing the nation which included terrorism and violent extremism manifested in activities of Boko Haram (BH), ISIS, AQIM, Al Shabaab, Al Qaeda, Ansaru, among others.

    He said the nation also faced threats from the human trafficking and illegal migration, smuggling, slavery, forced labour, prostitutions, drugs trafficking, activities of drug cartels and their networks, as well as trafficking in small arms and light weapons (SALW).

    He pledged that the NIA would henceforth accord much attention toward addressing the challenges of financial Crimes, identification of financial resources and properties suspected to be obtained by corrupt means belonging to Nigerians especially Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs).

    RufaI said Herdsmen and Farmers clashes, cattle rustling etc; Piracy and Militancy, particularly in the Niger Delta: Oil theft, illegal oil bunkering, pipeline vandalism; and Cyber Crimes/ Cyber security: activities of online fraudsters and hacking would also receive priority attention.

    The intelligence and security chieftains also expressed the view that the Nigerian media has a role in securing Nigerias national interest.

    This expected role of the press is in tandem with global best practices, particularly on issues that have bearing on national security, they observed.

    They, therefore, invited the media as partners to continue to be security conscious and exercise restraint in disseminating information that could expose the Services to ridicule or harm our National Security.

    They therefore maintained that prior consultation with appropriate members of the Intelligence Community is the best way to go.(NAN)

    Source: NAN

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