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Gunmen Ambush Commuters in Riyom LGA, One Killed, Another Injured

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May 2, 2025

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Unidentified gunmen have attacked two men in Kum village, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, resulting in the death of one and critical injury to another.

The victims, Joshua Ezekiel, 48, and Dung Jatau, 51, were reportedly riding a motorcycle along the Riyom–Kum road around 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, when they were ambushed by armed assailants who opened fire on them.

According to security analyst, Zagazola Makama, residents said the injured were rushed to the General Hospital in Riyom, where Ezekiel was pronounced dead on arrival.

Jatau is currently receiving medical treatment and is said to be in stable condition.

However, reports suggested that Jatau has succumbed to his injuries but LIB cannot confirm the development.

Tension remains high in the area as locals express concern over the safety of rural commuters, especially during evening hours. Community leaders in Riyom have called for calm and urged residents to remain vigilant.

Meanwhile, efforts are underway to identify and apprehend the attackers.

Police said they have lunched investigation into the incident.

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LPPC Bars Ozekhome from Using SAN Title Amid Ongoing Ethics Review

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June 25, 2026

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BY SUNDAY SAMUEL The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has directed prominent lawyer Mike Ozekhome to stop using the title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings against him.

The decision was made in line with Paragraph 26(6) of the guidelines governing the award and regulation of the SAN rank. The measure will remain in force until the committee reaches a final decision on matters currently before its Disciplinary and Ethics Sub-Committee, as well as other related proceedings.

According to the LPPC, the action is intended to protect the honour, reputation and standing of the prestigious SAN designation while the issues under consideration are thoroughly examined.

As a result, Ozekhome is prohibited from portraying or identifying himself as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria until the disciplinary process is concluded.

The committee reaffirmed its dedication to promoting professionalism, ethical conduct and accountability within the legal profession, stressing the need to preserve public trust in the SAN institution.

Ozekhome was elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2010, joining a group of 19 distinguished legal practitioners admitted to the Inner Bar that year.

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Europe is pushing back on Washington’s chip war

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June 25, 2026

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Dutch Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma visited Washington this week to meet with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and members of Congress to oppose the MATCH Act, a bill that would bar Chinese chipmakers from accessing Western semiconductor equipment, and one that would hit ASML especially hard.

ASML, based in the Netherlands, is Europe’s most valuable company and the only maker in the world of the sophisticated lithography machines that are used to make cutting-edge AI chips.

“It’s exceptional that I’m coming here to broadly outline our concerns to Congress,” Sjoerdsma told Bloomberg after the meetings. “The stakes for the Netherlands may be very high.”

China accounts for 19% of ASML’s net system sales. The MATCH Act would go further than existing controls, extending curbs to ASML’s deep ultraviolet immersion machines on top of the long-standing ban on its most advanced extreme ultraviolet, or EUV, tools reaching China.

As ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet told TechCrunch in May, what China can currently buy are older-generation deep ultraviolet tools — gear first shipped about a decade ago — the same machines the MATCH Act would now relegate off limits.

The bill, introduced in April, hasn’t yet faced a full House or Senate vote; Bloomberg notes it would likely need to be folded into a larger package to pass.