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- 11 Sept 2013
US Jails Nigerian Fraudster 3 Years for 419
Emmanuel Ehkator, a Nigerian who was investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) for criminal conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in the United States of America has…
- 6 Jul 2026
DSS Spyware Acquisition Enables Illegal Wiretaps, Detentions – The ICIR
Department of State Services (DSS), statutory known as the State Security Service (SSS), Nigeria’s premier domestic intelligence agency has reportedly acquired spyware that enables it illegally…
- 18 Dec 2025
Nigeria Police Arrest Okitipi, Nigerian Allegedly Linked to Microsoft 365 Hack
Okitipi Samuel, a Nigerian man, has been taken into custody by the Nigeria Police Force for his alleged role in a global cyberattack on Microsoft 365 users. Benjamin Hundeyin, Force public relations…
- 10 Sept 2015
DSS Screens Buhari’s Ministerial Nominees
Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly commenced the screening of ministerial nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari, according to Punch Newspapers. It was gathered that no…
- 25 Jul 2015
Deziani, Okonjo-Iweala, Others Key Targets as Buhari Launches Corruption Probe
Deziani Allison-Madueke and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Mmnisters of Petroleum and Finance respectively are among frontline ministers under President Goodluck Jonathan’s government that are being…
- 20 Apr 2021
Terrorism Tag: Wike Asks Panami to Resign Now
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers has asked Dr. Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy to resign immediately irrespective of his recent volte-face. Chief Nyesom Wike The Governor…
- 22 Jun 2025
Crypto Scam Unmasked: U.S. Recovers Record $225m in Global Fraud Bust
The U.S. government has recovered $225 million in what is now the largest seizure of funds linked to a cryptocurrency investment scam. In a statement released Wednesday, June 18, the U.S. Attorney’s…
- 21 Sept 2020
Banks Fingered in $2trn Dirty Money Scam
Some of the world’s top banks have been found to be complicit in aiding criminals move $2 trillion in dirty money around the world, according to leaked government files. The exposition was done by…
- 25 Sept 2018
Microsoft fortifies security, brings AI to the masses @ Ignite 2018
Microsoft Corp, at Ignite 2018 underscored the need for increased IT security and released an array of security programs and products. Among them are Microsoft Secure Score, a dynamic report card…
- 30 Nov 2017
Airtel Encourages More Friend & Family Connection With SmartRecharge
By peter oluka It’s a season of love, sharing and gifting; and Airtel during this yuletide season is giving customers more freedom to have a carefree mobile conversation and Internet connection with…
- 20 Sept 2018
Vodacom Urges Operators to Collaborate to Improve Quality of Service
Internet penetration is on the rise across the world with over 4 billion consistent internet users all over the world and more than a quarter of a billion new users accessing the internet in 2017…
- 20 Mar 2017
G20 Pledge to Fight Cyber-attack on Global Banking System
The world's biggest economies will pledge to jointly fight cyber attacks on the global banking system, one of the biggest coordinated efforts yet to protect lenders since an $81 million heist of the…
- 24 Nov 2008
Siemens Sets Aside $1.3Bn for Bribery Scandal, Hires Templars
Siemens AG, the world's largest engineering company has retained Templars, Nigeria’s full service law firm on legal issues arising from the company’s internal anti-corruption…
- 10 Feb 2015
HSBC Fingers Garuba, Agom in $182m Halliburton Bribery Scandal
Leaked records from HSBC, a huge global bank based in London, has indicted chief of staff to former military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, now retired Major General Chris Garuba, and a…
- 22 Sept 2014
Social Media as Strong Campaign Strategy For #Election2015
In spite the evidence that social media have become crucial in political campaigns, Nigeria politicians are still yet to embrace these platforms as the right strategy for their political election…
- 12 Jul 2020
Power of Women in the 21st Century: The Zinox Group Example
By Dr. AbionaIwajowa "There's something so special about a woman who dominates in a man's world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an…
- 23 Mar 2026
Nigeria Spends $470m on AI-powered Surveillance Devices- Report
Nigeria has emerged as the largest investor in artificial intelligence-driven surveillance systems on the continent, committing over $470 million to advanced monitoring technologies, according to a…
- 15 May 2022
Beware! Hackers Can Unlock, Steal Your Vehicles - NCC Warns Nigerians
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) wishes to alert telecom consumers and members of the public on an ongoing cyber-vulnerability that allows a nearby hacker to unlock vehicles, start their…