Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has removed 63,000 accounts associated with the notorious “Yahoo Boys” scam group, the company announced in its Q1 2024 Adversarial Threat Report on Wednesday. The accounts, deleted over the past few weeks, were used for financial sextortion scams and …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu formally received a former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, into the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday. Anyim, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation during President Goodluck Jonathan’s tenure, recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to join the APC. Tinubu welcomed Anyim to the Presidential Villa …
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Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command’s Rapid Response Squad have arrested 90 male suspects during a raid on suspected criminals in the late hours of Tuesday. The operation, which was done in collaboration with Area A Command, targeted notorious hotspots in Obalende, Adeniji, and Lagos Island areas of the …
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THE Commissioner for Health in Abia, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo, suspended from office on June 11, has resigned her appointment. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Njoku Ukoha, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Umuahia on Wednesday. Ukoha added that Okoronkwo tendered her resignation letter …
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Kuda, a Fintech company, has partnered SeerBit, a payment gateway, to boost seamless online transaction for its customers. Mr Musty Mustapha, Managing Director of Kuda MicroFinance Bank, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. According to him, the quick and safe payment option removes the need for typing …
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Diana Asamoah, a 50-year-old Ghanaian gospel singer, announced her decision not to marry in the near future, declaring that she will wait till God gives His approval. During a recent interview on UTV’s “U-Cook” with Empress Gifty, the gospel singer stated that, despite receiving multiple marriage proposals, she is waiting …
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IN a strategic move to accelerate industrial growth and economic development, Gabon’s President Brice Oligui Nguema has extended a formal invitation to Aliko Dangote, the President and CEO of Dangote Industries Limited, to explore lucrative investment opportunities in Gabon’s cement and fertilizer sectors. The focus will be on boosting urea …
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THE Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, has said that it is wrong to continue to refer to the nation’s civil service as being corrupt. She said this on Tuesday in Abuja after being conferred with a Fellowship Award by the Nigerian Institute of …
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THE Vice Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2023 election, Ahmed Buhari, has voiced his opposition to the widely celebrated Supreme Court judgment that granted financial autonomy to local governments in Nigeria. Buhari believes that President Bola Tinubu is implementing this autonomy to secure political support …
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President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the bills establishing development commissions for the South-East and North-West regions of Nigeria. Newsextra24 reports that the South-East Development Commission bill, sponsored by Benjamin Kalu, Deputy Speaker representing the Bende federal constituency in Abia State, was approved by both the Senate and the House of Representatives …
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