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Troops Repel Bandits’ Attack in Plateau, Three Killed, Four Injured

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10 months ago

August 14, 2025

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Three persons were killed and four others injured on Wednesday when gunmen invaded Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The attack, which occurred at about 7:30 a.m., targeted Gwon village in Rim Community. Those killed were identified as Stephen Maigadi, 57; Josiah Dachollom, 32; and Davou Sunday. The injured include Silvester Joshua, 23; Samson Musa, 25; Joshua Daniel; and Jonathan Yakubu.

In a statement, President of the Berom Youths Moulder-Association (BYM), Barr. Dalyop Solomon, said the incident was carried out by “three groups of armed foot soldiers” who had made failed attempts to invade the village for three consecutive days.

“Shortly after the inhabitants concluded Christian morning devotion, the attackers struck, killing three unsuspecting residents,” the statement read.

According to BYM, a second assault occurred later the same day at about 6:46 p.m. in Rinyan village, Tahoss Community, also in Riyom LGA. The gunmen were repelled by personnel of Operation Safe Haven’s Sector 6, who reinforced police officers already on the ground.

BYM commended the security agencies for their swift intervention, describing it as a confidence-building measure in community safety.

The group, however, urged the Federal and State governments to declare “Bangai Fulani and other assailant-infested areas” as terrorist enclaves to restore peace in Berom land and across Plateau State.

It also called on local vigilantes and other community-based security outfits to maintain close collaboration with conventional security agencies to safeguard lives and property.

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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.