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  • Northern Elders say SARS’ disbandment threat to Northern Region

    The disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad is a threat to northern Nigeria, the Northern Elders Forum has said.   In a statement signed by NEF spokesman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmad, the group noted the virtual non-existence” of security agencies to protect lives and properties of some communities in the Northern part of the country.   The […]
  • #EndSARS: Anonymous on Rampage, hacks EFCC, INEC other websites

    Anonymous, an online network known for launching cyberattacks against government institutions, said  it has hacked the websites of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent National Electoral Commission.   The group declared in  Tweet that “Official website of @officialEFCC has been taken down in support of #EndSARSProtest. CHECK HOST : https://check-host.net/check-report/df89d3bk838 TARGET : […]
  • FG to States: Solid Minerals Belong to Centre

    The issue of resource control reverberated on Thursday, as the Federal Government reminded the state governments that they cannot not control the solid mineral deposits located in their domains.   This message was delivered by Olamilekan Adegbite, Minister of Mines and Steel Development, at an enlightenment meeting with state commissioners for justice, minerals and environment […]
  • #ENDSARS: NBC Twitter handle hacked by “Anonymous” 

    National Broadcasting Commission, regulator of the industry in Nigeria, says its official twitter handle of (NBC) has been hacked and allegedly taken over by decentralized international ‘hacktivist’ group known as “Anonymous”.   After the take-over, the group announced its name and plan: “We #Anonymous are out to expose government’s secrets & dirty files.   The […]
  • Stripe acquires Nigeria’s Paystack for $200M

    When Stripe announced earlier this year that it had picked up another $600 million in funding, it said one big reason for the funding was to expand its API-based payments services into more geographies. Today the company is coming good on that plan in the form of some M&A.   Stripe is acquiring Paystack, a […]
  • Editorial: The curious 2023 electoral timetable

    Quite predictably, the election timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has attracted mixed reactions from stakeholders. Speaking Thursday at the inauguration of the House constitutional review committee, INEC chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, disclosed that the 2023 presidential election will hold on February 18, 2023; urging the national assembly to judiciously expedite its […]
  • US Bars Nigerians from 2022 Visa Lottery

    Nigerians have been barred from participating in the United States Diversity visa (DV) lottery in 2022 because over 50,000 Nigerians have immigrated to the US in the last five years. A statement published by the US State Department on its website yesterday, stated categorically that Nigerians are not eligible for the 2022 visa lottery which […]
  • Nigeria’s Next President Election to Hold on February 18, 2023 – INEC

    Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election will hold on February 18, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed.   Prof Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Commission (INEC), announced this on Thursday.   Yakubu announced this in a goodwill message at the inauguration of the special ad hoc committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution, […]
  • Shehu Sani to Nigerian Army: Don’t intervene in #ENDSARS Protests

    Former Senator Shehu Sani a social critic, has has warned the Nigerian Army to desist from intervening in the ongoing #ENDSARS protest.   Rather intervene in the protests, Sani advised the army to keep its officers and men busy by deploying them to the forests and bushes to fight  Boko Haram terrorists and other bandits […]