Nigeria detains Binance executives in cryptocurrency crackdown
Two senior executives at Binance have been detained in Nigeria as the country cracks down on cryptocurrency exchanges.The executives flew to Nigeria following the country’s decision to ban several cryptocurrency trading websites last week but they were detained by the office of the country’s national security adviser and their passports seized, a report on Reuters website stated.The […]
Ghana passes bill making it illegal to identify as gay
Ghana’s parliament has passed a new bill that imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted of identifying as LGBTQ+. It also imposes a maximum five-year jail term for forming or funding LGBTQ+ groups. Lawmakers refused attempts to replace prison sentences with community service and counselling.The bill, which had the backing of Ghana’s […]
MTN Confirms Network Glitch
MTN Nigeria has confirmed that it suffered a glitch that impacted user’s efforts across the country.The glitch caused an uproar among many customers who were not able to carry out business activities using their sims.In a statement published on social media, the telecommunications provider said its engineers are working hard to resolve the network issues.The […]
NCC orders MTN, Glo, Others to Block SIMs Without NIN
The Nigerian Communications Commission has directed telecom operators to bar telephone subscribers not linked to their National Identification Numbers on or before February 28, 2024. The order was reaffirmed by the Executive Vice Chairman, National Communication Commission, Dr Aminu Maida, spoke at the NCC’s Special Day during the ongoing 45th Kaduna International Trade Fair on Wednesday. Maida […]
FG Has Fulfilled 90% Of Labour’s Demands – Labour Minister (state), Onyejeocha
Labour Minister Nkiruka Onyejeocha says the Federal Government has achieved about 90% of the agreement it had with the Organised Labour last October.“We’ve done virtually everything in agreement. 90% of everything,” Onyejeocha said on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday.According to her, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (TUC), Joe Ajaero, told government representatives at […]
Imo Vigilante Member Arrested Over Lover’s Death
The Imo State Police Command has arrested one Chinenye Nwaneri, for allegedly killing his lover, Chienyenwa Nnodua.Parading the suspect at the command’s headquarters in Owerri, the state capital on Tuesday, the police spokesperson, Henry Okoye, disclosed that the deceased’s lifeless body was recovered from a gutter at Madumere Street, Christ Road, Owerri, by policemen following a […]
Tinubu Hails Tunji-Ojo Reforms As Interior Minister
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the Minister of Interior, Hon (Dr.) Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo for the reforms he has facilitated in the ministry.Tinubu, while speaking during a federal executive council meeting, stated that the frustrations of many Nigerians have been significantly reduced owing to the strategic initiatives of Tunji-OjoWhile singling out the minister of Interior, […]
Kanu files fresh application for bail
The embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a fresh application to be released on bail, pending the determination of the treasonable felony charge the Federal Government preferred against him. Kanu’s lawyer, Mr. Alloy Ejimakor, brought the attention of trial Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in […]