Nigerian ‘tech queen’ Sapphire Egemasi arrested in U.S. over multimillion-dollar internet fraud
Sapphire Egemasi, a Nigerian programmer once praised as a rising star in the tech world, is now facing the possibility of over 20 years behind bars in the United States…
Babcock University expels student over fetish practices, drugs
Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, has expelled a student, Oladipupo Siwajuola, over what it described as “gross violation of university rules,” including involvement in fetish practices, drug peddling,…
NCC lists new rules to deactivate dormant lines
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, may have updated its telecom identity risk management policy, TIRMP, allowing a window of one year for an inactive phone line to be reassigned…
Blackout looms in Abuja, 3 states as electricity workers give strike notice
There is a looming electricity blackout in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, as electricity workers under the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied…
Truck drivers block Lokoja-Ajaokuta road over shooting of colleague
Some truck drivers on Wednesday blocked the Ganaja-Lokoja-Ajaokuta expressway in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State over the shooting of their colleagues – a truck driver and his…
Trump bans citizens of Chad, Congo, 10 others from entering US
President Donald Trump has signed a new proclamation barring citizens from 12 countries from entering the United States, citing national security concerns. The full travel ban affects nationals…
Natasha disowns viral tape blackmailing Tinubu
The suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Wednesday, denied any connection with a viral audio and video purportedly featuring her in a conversation with a journalist where…
DSS asks court to restrain Utomi from staging shadow government rallies
The Department of State Services (DSS) has asked a federal high court in Abuja to restrain Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, from further making public comments or…
Shettima visits flood-hit Mokwa, announces N2bn, 20-truck grain package as FG relief
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the federal government will support residents of three communities in Mokwa LGA, Niger state, affected by the recent flood. The flood, which occurred on the…
EFCC declares two more suspects wanted over N1bn CBEX fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared two suspects wanted in connection with the alleged N1 billion cryptocurrency scam linked to Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX). In a…
