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WhatsApp To Let Users Chat Without Sharing Phone Numbers
The hundreds of millions who use Meta-owned messenger WhatsApp to chat with family, friends or businesses will no longer need to share phone numbers under a coming update, the company said Monday. Instead, people will be able to pick unique usernames to share with others, in a move “designed to protect the privacy of your…
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Oyo Police rescue 2 abducted children, arrest 4 kidnap suspects, recover sophisticated firearms
Oyo State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its ongoing campaign against violent crime, rescuing two children abducted by armed kidnappers and arresting four suspects linked to the crime, while also recovering a cache of sophisticated firearms in a separate intelligence-led operation. The operations, carried out in different locations, underscore the Command’s intensified efforts…
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NDC Files Appeal Against Deregistration, Begins Upload of Candidates to INEC Portal — Dickson
Leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has challenged the court ruling affecting the party’s registration, filing both an appeal and an application for a stay of execution as it moves ahead with preparations for the 2027 general elections. In a statement on Tuesday, the party’s National Leader, HSD Dickson, disclosed that the appeal and…
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BREAKING: Court grants Sowore N200 million bail
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, granted bail to online publisher and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore. Aside a N200 million bail with two sureties, one of them must be a traditional ruler in Sowore’s community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area in Ondo State. The second surety, the court ruled, must…
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Alleged N6bn money laundering: Court reserves judgment in Mompha’s trial until October 15
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has reserved judgment until October 15, 2026, in the alleged N6 billion money laundering case involving social media personality, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha. The EFCC arraigned Mompha alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, on January 12, 2022, on an…
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Troops rescue 6 kidnap victims after escape from bandits in Katsina
Six kidnap victims, including four women and two children, have been rescued by troops of the 17 Brigade, Nigerian Army, after escaping from their abductors in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 17 Brigade, Captain Abayomi Adisa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, saying the…
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Nigerian Army rescues kidnap victim, recover 110 rustled cattle in Kaduna, Zamfara
Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have killed two terrorists, rescued a kidnapped victim, arrested eight suspected terrorist collaborators and recovered 110 rustled cattle during coordinated operations across Kaduna and Zamfara states. The Media Information Officer of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, disclosed this in a statement, saying…
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2027: Peter Obi urges INEC to publish candidates’ certificates to boost public trust
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on Nigeria’s political leaders to shift their attention from partisan politics to tackling the country’s worsening insecurity, hunger and governance challenges. Obi made the call in a post shared on his official X account on Tuesday, where he reflected on questions contained in the nomination…
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BREAKING: FG Scraps JSS–SSS Separation Policy Over Rising Student Dropouts
The Federal Government has announced plans to discontinue the policy separating the administration of Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) and Senior Secondary Schools (SSS), describing it as an ineffective reform that has contributed to rising school dropout rates. Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, made the announcement on Tuesday in Abuja, saying the policy, which created…
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Thousands March In South Africa, Demand Illegal Migrants Leave
Thousands of people marched Tuesday in cities across South Africa to demand the departure of undocumented foreign nationals after a weeks-long campaign that has sent thousands fleeing and claimed four lives. Police were out in force for the nationwide protests which capped a campaign of demonstrations led by citizen-led vigilante groups that set an unofficial…