Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, has endorsed Vinicius Jr to win this year’s Ballon d’Or award. According to a post on Fabrizio Romano’s X handle on Thursday, Ancelotti said all the players in the Real Madrid team had a brilliant season but singled out the Brazilian to win the coveted […]
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WhatsApp may exit Nigeria over $220m fine.
One week after Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission imposed a $220 million fine on WhatsApp for a data privacy breach, the Meta-owned company may suspend its operations in the country due to further regulatory demands. Sources close to the situation indicate that Meta, WhatsApp’s parent company, is contemplating […]
Over 400,000 subscribers dump DStv amid economic challenges
MultiChoice reported a 5% decline in DStv subscribers for 2024, with drops across all packages due to economic challenges like inflation, rising interest rates, and load shedding. The 2024 financial statement reveals a year-on-year decline in MultiChoice’s DStv subscriber base due to economic factors like inflation, rising interest rates, and […]
Police Arraign Two Students For Alleged N1.9bn MTN Data Theft
The Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos has arraigned two students – Timothy Fashina Oluwabukola and Anthony Imonina Odemerho – before the Federal High Court sitting in the state for allegedly hacking into MTN Nigeria Communication Plc’s computers and stealing airtime and data valued at N1.9 billion. Oluwabukola and Odemerho […]
Protests: Seven Buses Burnt In Yobe, Curfew Imposed In Three LGAs
Seven mass transit buses were burnt in Potiskum, the headquarters of Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe State on Monday amid the EndBadGovernance nationwide protests. The buses were set ablaze on the premises of the local government secretariat in Potiskum on Thursday. An eyewitness told Newsmen in the North-East state […]
Hardship: Ex-Sports Minister Dalung Joins #EndBadGovernance Protest In Plateau
Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari joined the protest against hardship on Thursday saying “that every onlooker is either a coward or a traitor; we are not cowards and we are not traitors; Nigerians deserve a better deal. Kpakpando reports […]
Gov Alia applauds Benue residents for shunning protest
Benue Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has extended his appreciation to the people of the state for heeding his words not to join the nationwide protest. According to the statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Kula Tersoo, and made available to journalists in Makurdi on Thursday, Governor Alia praised […]
Hoodlums Loot NCC Park In Kano, Gov Abba Declares 24-Hour Curfew
Benue Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has extended his appreciation to the people of the state for heeding his words not to join the nationwide protest. According to the statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Kula Tersoo, and made available to journalists in Makurdi on Thursday, Governor Alia praised […]
Anambra residents shun nationwide protest.
The ongoing protest to end bad governance in Nigeria has not resulted in any marching processions in Anambra State. Our correspondent, who monitored the situation across the three major cities in the state—Awka, Onitsha, and Nnewi—gathered that residents are observing the exercise from home. Banks, petrol stations, and shopping complexes […]
Protest in Nigeria: Anambra just like Monday sit- at-home
Anambra State today, resembled a typical Monday sit-at-home organized by Biafra agitators as major cities where largely deserted, with most businesses, including banks, filling stations, government offices, and markets closed. Police presence were noticeable at key locations, but their activity were minimal, as they mostly engage in conversation among themselves. […]