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Nigerian Govt Probes Meta, Google, X Over News Content Exploitation

Tayo OLU Jul 6, 2026 0

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate major global technology companies, including Meta, Alphabet (Google), X (formerly Twitter), and several generative artificial intelligence platforms, over alleged anti-competitive practices and unlawful use of news content from…

Abia, Osun Record Lowest Maternal Deaths In Q1 As National Toll Hits 1,054

Tayo OLU Jul 6, 2026 0

……Abia's Neonatal Deaths Fall To 7, Immunisation Climbs To 112%, Skilled Deliveries Reach 90% …Lagos Logs 231 Neonatal Deaths Despite 100% Skilled Birth Attendance Nigeria recorded 1,054 maternal deaths in the first quarter of…

Nigeria

INEC Launches Online Voter Registration, Extends CVR

Tayo OLU Jul 3, 2026 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has launched an online self-service voter registration platform for first-time voters and extended the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise by two weeks. The…

Nigeria Politics

How Did Adeyemi Secure N1.3bn Budget, Govt Office, Atiku Asks Presidency

Tayo OLU Jul 2, 2026 0

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged the presidency to explain how Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi allegedly secured a budgetary allocation of N1.3bn in the 2026 Appropriation Act and…

Nigeria

UBA Customer Wins N5m Damages After 13-Year ATM Withdrawal Dispute

Tayo OLU Jul 2, 2026 0

The Supreme Court upheld a N5m award of aggravated and punitive damages against United Bank for Africa (UBA) over unauthorised ATM withdrawals from a customer's savings account. The apex court held that the bank acted with reckless…

Nigeria

Gbajabiamila-Adeyemi Saga: Await Court Verdict, Presidency Tells Nigerians

Tayo OLU Jul 1, 2026 0

The presidency has urged Nigerians to await the outcome of the court process involving Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who claimed to have been appointed as Director-General of a fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion…

News

How UK Jury Vindicated Whistleblower Olatimbo Ayinde After 9 Years

Tayo OLU Jun 18, 2026 0

For nearly nine years, Olatimbo Ayinde, a Nigerian businesswoman and oil mogul, was investigated and prosecuted for corruption alongside Nigeria’s former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Ayinde, who is also a British…

Nigeria

BREAKING: UK Court Acquits Diezani In Corruption Trial

Tayo OLU Jun 17, 2026 0

Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been acquitted of all six bribery charges brought against her in the United Kingdom. A London jury, on Wednesday, acquitted Alison-Madueke after a 12-week…

Nigeria

Sanction Justice Lifu Before He Destroys Our Democracy, Ugochinyere Tells NJC

Tayo OLU Jun 16, 2026 0

The House of Representatives member representing Ideato Federal Constituency, Ikenga Ugochinyere, has called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to sanction Justice Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, over a judgment…

Nigeria

EXCLUSIVE: Top Army Officers Under Surveillance After Failed Coup Plot

Tayo OLU Jun 15, 2026 0

Senior Nigerian military officers have moved sensitive conversations to WhatsApp and in-person meetings after discovering that their phone calls are being monitored, military sources told THE WHISTLER. This is coming amid…

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