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Senate Calls for Urgent Security Boost in Taraba, Plateau Over Deadly Clashes

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1 year ago

May 31, 2025

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Abuja — The Nigerian Senate has called on security agencies to urgently boost surveillance and establish additional security posts along the borders of Taraba, Plateau, and Bauchi states in response to renewed violence and escalating banditry in the region.

This was stated during a plenary session after a motion of urgent national importance by Senator Isa Shuaibu Lau (Taraba North) because of a violent clash between farmers and herders that happened recently in Munga Lelau and Maigami villages in the Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba.

The violent crisis which erupted on Friday, May 23, 2025., spilled over the weekend, resulting in between 60 to 70 deaths while 47 houses were razed. Over 200 citizens were also displaced. The Senate noted that it considers the violence as a series of connected reprisals and escalations between the farmers’ and herders communities.

The majority of the affected residents fled to makeshift camps in the surrounding areas of Karim Lamido and Lau, making things harder for an already burdened community.

Local lawmakers bemoaned the general worsening insecurity in Karim Lamido as it is close to Plateau and Bauchi states. They argued that due to the extensive lack of security in their area, the bandits had effectively turned Karim Lamido into a launch pad for their nefarious activities.

Senator Lau warned that continued attacks are crippling local economies, displacing communities, and posing a threat to regional peace and stability.

As part of its resolutions, the Senate called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) to urgently provide humanitarian relief and essential materials to those affected.

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Lagos Police Arrest 4 Notorious Eiye Cultists in Egbeda Initiation Raid

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8 minutes ago

June 5, 2026

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BY SUNDAY SAMUEL—Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four suspected notorious cultists linked to a series of violent crimes and cult-related activities within Alimosho and its environs.

The suspects, identified as 34-year-old Nurudeen Ganiu, 38-year-old Oluwaleke Fagbula, 41-year-old Emmanuel Silas, and 41-year-old Nurudeen Abdullahi, were apprehended during a midnight initiation ceremony in the Egbeda area of Lagos State.

Acting on credible intelligence, police operatives launched a covert raid that disrupted the ring and led directly to their capture.

During the successful operation, law enforcement officers recovered one locally made cut-to-size pistol, one English Beretta pistol loaded with ten rounds of live ammunition, and a jackknife.

Further investigation by the Command revealed that one of the apprehended suspects is a notorious gang kingpin who was rusticated from a university in Ogun State in 2022 due to his involvement in cult activities. Police findings established that the gang has been deeply involved in local thuggery and has consistently terrorized residents of Egbeda and neighboring communities.

The suspects confessed to being active members of the Eiye Confraternity, a notorious secret cult group. Their standard mode of operation involved using motorcycles to launch swift attacks on unsuspecting members of the public and disrupting social gatherings at gunpoint.

The Commissioner of Police for the Lagos State Command commended the operatives for their professionalism and swift tactical response during the midnight raid. Reassuring residents of the state, the Commissioner emphasized that the Command remains steadfast in its resolve to combat cultism and eliminate violent crimes across Lagos. Members of the public were urged to stay vigilant and continue assisting law enforcement by reporting suspicious activities through the Command’s dedicated emergency lines.

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Founders Fund launches game show starring Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, and other tech elites

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10 minutes ago

June 5, 2026

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Have you ever had the desire to see Sam Altman and Palmer Luckey square off over a moderately suspenseful card game? If so, you are in luck.

Silicon Valley’s leaders are rushing to embrace the power of media for the purposes of marketing and political capital. Now, in a sign of the times, Founders Fund, the venture capital firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, has launched its own game show.

“MAFIA the GAME,” will apparently be an ongoing thing, where prominent tech luminaries get together and face off over a game of cards (the show is named after the party-game favorite).

The spectacle is moderated by Pirate Wires editor Mike Solana (who is also the chief marketing officer at Founders Fund). The debut episode includes a who’s who of players — Sam Altman; Palmer Luckey; Bryan Johnson, the famed biohacker who will (according to him) live forever; and Moxie Marlinspike, the founder of encrypted chat app Signal.

“I’m so f*cking bored with VC content,” Solana told Newcomer, which originally reported the show’s existence. “There has to be a more interesting way to get to know someone, and I think that this is a way more interesting way to get to know someone.”

TechCrunch reached out to Founders Fund for more information on the program.

In many ways, having a reality-TV-esque platform is just good business these days. The internet has turned the world into a population of chronic media consumers, and the average American spends around 2.5 hours on social media per day. Much of that time is spent scrolling through an endless flood of advertising-laced memes and videos.

In the modern era, the road to power and influence is paved with infotainment.

Companies and executives have sought to take advantage of this new reality in different ways. OpenAI recently raised some eyebrows when it procured TBPN, the buzzy founder-led podcast. Meanwhile, a number of tech’s most prominent players have leveraged virality to their advantage. Johnson, for instance, has managed to grow his following through a very active (and quite bizarre) social media presence. Elon Musk, meanwhile, has also managed to leverage his public persona to go viral (although arguments could be made that his online presence has sometimes hurt rather than helped his businesses).

This trend has also spread to the startup space, where people like Cluely CEO Chungin “Roy” Lee have demonstrated the power of being a one-man viral hype machine.

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