Libraries offer free access to knowledge, educational resources, internet connections, and opportunities that can change someone's future regardless of their income.

Meanwhile, the growing investment in massive data centers raises an important question about whether our economic priorities are keeping pace with the everyday needs of ordinary people.

A truly advanced society shouldn't have to choose between technological innovation and public education, because meaningful progress should create opportunities for everyone.

As AI continues to expand, so does the demand for energy, cooling, and natural resources.

Yet the public often has limited access to information about the environmental impact of these facilities.

If data centers are using resources that communities depend on, transparency should not be optional.

Annual public reporting of water and electricity consumption should be a basic requirement.

Our resources matter. Our communities matter. And accountability matters.

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, has ordered the detention of four police officers attached to the Imota Tactical Team over the alleged harassment of a young man in Odogunyan, Ikorodu.

The commissioner also ordered the disbandment of the tactical team pending further investigations and disciplinary proceedings against the officers.

The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed this during the parade of three of the four officers at the command headquarters in Ikeja. The development was announced in a video shared on the command’s official X account on Friday.

According to Fatai, the police launched an investigation after a video showing individuals allegedly harassing a young man in Odogunyan went viral on social media.

He said the investigation identified the individuals as officers attached to the Imota Tactical Team in Ikorodu, adding that they were summoned to the commissioner’s office and ordered to be detained.

“All four officers are in custody, while disciplinary proceedings and further enquiries are expected to follow,” the commissioner said.

Fatai assured members of the public that appropriate action would be taken against any officer found culpable, stressing that the command would not tolerate impunity.

He also commended members of the community for helping the police identify the officers, noting that their cooperation facilitated the investigation and the officers’ subsequent arrest.

Meanwhile, Adebisi said the command would continue to take disciplinary action against officers found acting contrary to the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu.

She urged residents to report any misconduct by police personnel to the command.

In its statement accompanying the video on X, the Lagos State Police Command reiterated its commitment to protecting citizens’ rights and holding officers accountable for misconduct.

The command stated that wearing a police uniform did not give any officer the right to intimidate, harass or violate the rights of citizens.

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Nigerian food critic Opeyemi Famakin has criticised some Igbo social media users for allegedly dismissing concerns about counterfeit products as tribalism and Igbophobia.

In a video shared online, Famakin claimed that Kano is Nigeria's second-largest hub for counterfeit products, while alleging that Igbo traders dominate the trade.

“Are you guys not tired of using tribalism and Igbophobia? All of us are dying. All of us are dying from this fake,” he said.

He argued that fake drinks, alcohol and other consumables pose health risks to Nigerians regardless of their ethnicity, including Igbo people.

Famakin maintained that his criticism was directed at those producing counterfeit goods, not the entire Igbo community, whom he described as some of the nicest people he has encountered offline.

He also defended NAFDAC's efforts to combat counterfeit products, saying the agency was working but could do better.

He urged Nigerians to focus on tackling the problem rather than turning the discussion into an ethnic argument.

Former Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Emenike has raised an alarm over what he described as an invasion of his hospital in Owerri by operatives of the Imo State Police and waste management officials.

Emenike claimed that the incident occurred on October 21, 2026, and resulted in panic among patients and the arrest of two hospital staff. He noted that a similar incident had earlier taken place on September 25.

Reacting to the development on Instagram, he wrote:

"After representing my dear country on the international stage, playing in Europe and celebrating the trophy of winning the Africa Cup of Nations, I chose to bring my experience and success home to Imo State. I invested in my community and built a hospital - a place where people could seek care, find comfort and hold on to hope. It was a gesture of faith in my people and a commitment to helping my home state thrive. That is why the reports of what happened today 21st October, 2026 at Emenike Hospital are so painful. A place built to care for people should never become a place where patients are afraid and staff are left feeling unsafe. We call on the hospital community to receive the protection and support it needs. Imo State deserves investment. Its people deserve safety. And every hospital should remain a place of care and hope."

Heavy panic for Edo State as fuel tanker burst fire for Oluku

Big tension catch residents and drivers for Oluku area inside Edo State on Thursday, October 15, 2026, after one fuel tanker explode come start heavy fire wey cause bad panic for the whole community.

Di gbege hapan earlier today when motor wey carry petrol get accident for the busy road. Sharp-sharp, di tanker burst into heavy flames, come dey throw-way thick black smoke go up, wey make people dey run up and down for their life. Drivers wey dey pass the highway come quickly park their motor turn back to escape di dangerous fire.

Up till now, nobody fit clear di exact tin wey cause di tanker to explode, and di level of property wey don damage no bi small. Eyewitness say na about ten persons don kpai.

Abeg, we dey beg everybody make una look clear. If tanker fall down or catch fire for road, make nobody go near to look look or try scoop fuel. Run comot from dat scene immediately and flee for your life bikos fuel fire dey travel sharp-sharp!

Photo: New Moon Africa Media

#akokoedoradio #tokyorown #Oluku #BeninCity #Edo #CommunitySafety

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An 83-year-old grandmother, Mrs. Uloma Uchechi Sunday, has again been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with consignments of Methamphetamine and Colorado concealed around her waist, barely a year after she was nabbed, prosecuted and convicted for the same offence.

The octogenarian was arrested on Wednesday, October 7th at her home in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obingwa LGA, Abia State, with quantities of Methamphetamine and Colorado tied to her waist with a wrapper. Her re-arrest followed credible intelligence indicating that she runs a notorious drug joint that harbours criminal elements who terrorise the community.

A statement from Femi Babafemi, spokesprson of the NDLEA, says Uloma’s first encounter with the law was on 17th May 2025 when she was arrested by NDLEA operatives at her residence in the same village alongside her daughter, Chisom Uchechi, 32, with 50 grams of methamphetamine, 522 grams of skunk, 260 grams of fresh cannabis leaves and 12 grams of tramadol. Both pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment or a fine of N200,000 each. They paid the fine and were released by the court.

‘’Undeterred, the notorious old woman promptly returned to the criminal trade and escalated the scale by setting up a drug joint where she harbours dangerous characters.’’

Babafemi mentioned that at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Rivers state, NDLEA operatives, working in synergy with Customs Service, arrested a South African lady, Gebashe Sithandiwe Jessie, with 30 parcels of Thai Loud, a specie of cannabis, weighing 32.74 kilograms, concealed in two travelling bags.

He said the suspect had travelled from Thailand via Doha aboard Qatar Airways flight QR1431. He mentioned that the suspect confessed to having previously trafficked through other African countries and was expanding her route to Port Harcourt when she was caught.

Foreign-owned businesses have been looted and cars burnt as Soweto residents insist foreigners must leave their country and citizens must be propritised.

Residents, led by a group called Soweto Uprising 2026, stormed a foreign-owned spaza shop in Soweto during protests against illegal foreign nationals on Thursday night, October 8.

The protesters stated they want such shops to be owned and operated by South Africans.

They were filmed removing goods from the shop and claimed they were not looting them, but only wanted to take the goods outside for the owner to retiree them.

However, videos later show them making away with the goods.

Earlier, tensions flared when residents clashed with foreign shop owners, with some cars set on fire.

Johannesburg Metropolitan Department spokesperson Xolani Fihla said the current situation is regarded as criminal activity and police have been deployed to the ground.

“All the owners of these Spaza shops had to be vacated. They had to be moved to a safe area," he said.

Fihla said no injuries have been reported.

Similar tensions have been witnessed in the Durban CBD, KwaZulu-Natal, where police fired tear gas at protestors and at least 11 cars were burned.

The Fire Department responded with several vehicles dispatched to the scene. The protestors began at the Home Affairs refugee offices.

Foreign nationals at the office were advised by the police to evacuate for their own safety.

Some community members who support the demonstration said the situation could have been prevented if immigration laws were stricter and South African citizens felt prioritised.

The Nigerian Air Force has said that one of its helicopters made a “precautionary landing” on a farmland in Benue State while returning from an operation against suspected kidnappers along the Enugu-Benue boundary

Eyewitnesses said the helicopter landed on a farmland in Utur Tse-Igboji community, Bar Council Ward along Welfare Quarters to Mopol 13 Ring Road in Makurdi, the state capital.

The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, who confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday, said the helicopter had successfully disrupted the activities of suspected kidnappers during the operation.

“The helicopter had successfully provided close air support to surface forces during an operation targeting suspected kidnappers in the Ogbadigbo area of Benue State, near the Enugu-Benue boundary. The operation disrupted the activities of the criminal elements and supported the advance of surface forces,” the statement read.

“Following the successful completion of the mission, the pilot, on return to base, exercised his professional discretion to execute a precautionary landing approximately 10 nautical miles from the airfield.

“This is in accordance with established operational and safety procedures following combat missions. The helicopter has returned to base.

“The NAF remains committed to sustaining pressure on criminal elements, providing close air support to surface forces and protecting communities through coordinated air and ground operations.

“The successful outcome underscores the NAF’s continued resolve to deny criminal elements freedom of action and support efforts to restore safety and security to affected communities.”

The Imo State Commissioner of Police, CP Audu Bosso, says he is not aware of any ransom being paid for the release of the 20 abducted corps members and one other who regained freedom from their abductors in the state on Wednesday, October 7.

Speaking during an interview with Channels TV, Bosso said that the kidnappers succumbed to pressure from security agencies who combed the forest during a rescue operation.

“We responded swiftly to the distress call. This was a joint operation involving the Nigeria Police, the Nigeria Army, Navy, Air Force, DSS and Civil Defence Corps. We galvanised our resources and went into the bush. We did not relent in our efforts and tried as much as possible to make sure that all the crannies within the bush were combed.

Locations where we had intelligence, especially the Amako community area where the intelligence came from, were combed. At the end of the day, because of the pressure we gave the hoodlums, they eventually released the prospective corps members, and we got them rescued,” he said.

Asked whether ransom was paid to secure the victims’ release, Bosso said he was unaware of any such payment.

“To my knowledge, no. I am not aware whether a ransom was paid, but we did what we were supposed to do as professionals, and that’s how we got them,” he said

Parents of some of the abducted corps members, however, insist they paid ransom for the release of their loved one. One of the mothers of the abducted corps members says N6m was paid to secure her son's release.