Category: cyber crime
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GLOBACOM TEAMS UP WITH NCWS TO SAFEGUARD CHILDREN ONLINE
New initiative aims to keep Nigerian kids safe on the internet while learning. Globacom has joined forces with the National Council for Women Societies to scale its “Safe SIM Programme,” a tech-driven initiative that protects children from harmful online content. The programme uses a specially configured SIM card for phones and tablets that blocks inappropriate…
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AI DEEPFAKES TARGETING CHILDREN SPARK GLOBAL ALARM – UNICEF
One classroom, one victim: UNICEF says AI is being used to sexualise children faster than laws can stop it. UNICEF is sounding a loud warning over the exploding use of AI to create sexualised images of children, saying weak laws and patchy safeguards are leaving millions exposed. New research across 11 countries shows at least…
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FAKE LOVE, REAL MILLIONS: POLICE BUST 24-YEAR-OLD OVER ₦48.5m ROMANCE SCAM
He was heading for a flight out of Lagos when police closed in. Airport Police operatives in Lagos have arrested a 24-year-old man over an alleged ₦48.5 million romance scam, just as he was about to board a flight to Asaba. According to police spokesperson ASP Mohammed Adeola, the suspect was picked up by the…
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TARABA COURTS GO DIGITAL WITH ONLINE CRIMINAL CASE FILING
Goodbye paperwork, hello faster justice Taraba State has taken a big leap in judicial reform with the launch of an online portal for filing criminal cases, officially moving court processes from manual to digital. Governor Agbu Kefas, through the Secretary to the State Government Timothy Kataps, unveiled the Nigerian Case Management System (NCMS) in Jalingo,…
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IBADAN BROTHERS & PALS BUSTED PRETENDING TO BE US LADIES ON SOCIAL MEDIA SCAM SPREE!
Four guys posing as glamorous American women on Facebook, Gmail, Google, and TikTok to dupe folks? Ayodeji Afolabi (21), Ayomide Afolabi (23), Abdulahi Olarenwaju (20), and Samson Abayomi (26) got hauled before Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan Friday over the Jan. 7 Apete sting! Prosecutor Insp. Elisha Tellang nailed them for impersonation under Oyo State’s…
