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The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that it will lift the ban on Twitter “in a matter of days.” The resolution of the Federal Government was announced by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, after the week’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which was presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Providing updates on the government’s negotiation with the micro-blogging site, the Minister gave more details of the conditions given to the platform, saying most of them have been accepted. He said the areas still pending such as Twitter…

Hackers have stolen some $600m (£433m) in what appears to be one the largest cryptocurrency heists ever. Blockchain site Poly Network said hackers had exploited a vulnerability in its system and taken thousands of digital tokens such as Ether. In a letter posted on Twitter, it urged the thieves to “establish communication and return the hacked assets”. In scale, the hack is on par with huge recent breaches at exchanges such as Coincheck and Mt Gox. In its letter Poly Network said: “The amount of money you have hacked is one of the biggest in defi [decentralised finance] history. “Law…

Five youths have reportedly died in Myanmar after jumping from a high rise building in Yangon. The young activists (four men and a woman) who were trying to flee a raid by security forces preferred to jump to their deaths rather than be arrested by the military junta. Two of the victims died on the spot while the other three were hospitalized before they finally gave up the ghost. According to witnesses, the victims held hands together as they jumped. Other reports state that the soldiers had shot one dead before he fell to the ground The military overthrew the…

Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Head of House, Pere has warned his fellow housemates against displaying any form of disrespect. Pere announced this on Wednesday during a meeting with other housemates in the lounge. During the meeting, Pere cautioned the housemates to take note of their designated chores and resist the urge to disrespect him. Pere said: “There will be no disrespect as long as I am head of house. Have I made myself clear.” This got some housemates like Tega making faces. BBNaija: Pere emerges as Head of House The female BBNaija housemates had a shouting match on Tuesday night…

The Nigerian Army has rubbished reports that claim that the military is granting amnesty to notorious Boko Haram terrorists, saying the reports are false. The army however admitted that over 1,000 members of Boko Haram have surrendered to the military in recent past. “Our attention has been drawn to a publication by some online news medium released in which the authors deliberately misrepresented the facts contained in that report and twisted it to suit whatever purpose they seek to achieve,” Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, director army public relations said. “While the Nigerian Army does not want to be distracted from…

Lionel Messi said he dreams of winning the Champions League once more after joining Paris St-Germain, adding: “I think we have the team to do it here.” The Argentina captain, 34, won four Champions League titles with Barcelona, the last of which came in 2015. PSG are still searching for their first title in the competition, having lost to Bayern Munich in the 2020 final. “My goal and my dream is to win the Champions League once more,” Messi said as he was unveiled as a PSG player. ???? The moment Leo Messi met with the ???????? fans! #PSGxMESSIpic.twitter.com/x30NhCRQEx —…

The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, August 10, 2021 arraigned one Muhammad Suleiman Gumsuri before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri for alleged N93, 800,000.00 (Ninety Three Million Eight Hundred Thousand Naira) fraud. The defendant allegedly obtained the sum fraudulently from one Shettima Mohammed on the pretext of supplying non-food items to “Save The Children”,  a Non-Governmental Organisation. The one count charge reads: “That you, Muhammad Suleiman Gumsuri, sometimes in February, 2021 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud did obtained the gross sum…

The Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) has released the schedule for its second AdCademy Masterclass billed to hold from 26-29 August. The schedule of the three-day virtual training course, in partnership with the prestigious Henley Business School, was released via a statement jointly signed by Messrs. Jenkins Alumona, AAAN Vice President/ Chairman, AdCademy Committee; and Olasunkanmi Atolagbe, acting AdCademy Director. According to the statement, the programme’s opening session will focus on Marketing and Marketing Intelligence, with participants exposed to insights on how the market works, market and consumer intelligence, advanced research and data analytics, data and insight in…

For football purists, the thought of Lionel Messi not finishing his career at Barcelona was unthinkable. Even football agents and clubs knew that a move from his boyhood Catalan club could only be a dream but again, never say never. As Messi arrived Paris to a rapturous welcome from obviously elated Paris Saint Germain fans, the world stood still for arguably the greatest football mankind has ever seen. The diminutive Argentine, who has been at Barcelona since the age of 13, got a shocker days ago when the La Liga announced that an agreement to keep him, even as a…

The intervention of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the recent mayhem in All Progressive Congress (APC) has been successful. Prof Osinbajo put an end to the crisis through strategic meetings with legal members of the ruling party to solve the problems that came up as a result of the Supreme Court verdict on the Ondo State governorship election. The Ondo governorship legal battle might have come and gone but the controversies generated by the spilt judgement of the Supreme Court may last longer. In the much-publicized verdict of July 28, the apex court upheld the electoral victory of Governor Rotimi…