Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of Edo State High Court, Benin City on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, ordered the forfeiture of the sum of N120,284,986.28 (One Hundred and Twenty Million, Two Hundred and Eighty-Four Thousand, Nine Hundred and Eight-six Naira, Twenty-eight Kobo) found in the bank account of a convicted fraudster, Oghenemine …
Read More »?Transgender? bags two year jail term for internet fraud in Makurdi
The Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, December 8, 2022, secured the conviction and sentencing of one Oblete Sunday Nazarethe before Justice N. I. Afolabi of the Federal High Court, Lafia, Nasarawa State on one count charge bordering on Internet fraud. The …
Read More »Korra Obidi trends as she attempts to break the internet with racy photo
Korra Obidi is trending across social media platforms after she shared a racy photo. The mother-of-two, who just reelased a new music, attempted to gain attention by sharing a scantily-clad photo and she got more than enough attention. People are resharing the photo and writing opinion pieces about …
Read More »From Lagos to Canada: Nigeria’s most beloved internet couple ‘The OT Love Train’ receives global recognition as members of #YoutubeBlack Voices Creator Class of 2023
In the coming months, YouTube will work closely with creators like The OT Love Train by offering dedicated partner support and seed funding to help them develop their channels and grow on the platform. They will also have opportunities to participate in bespoke training, workshops and networking programs. …
Read More »India rocket puts 36 internet satellites into orbit
The mission was part of a commercial arrangement between a government-run firm and UK-based OneWeb satellite firm. India’s space agency says its rocket has successfully put 36 internet satellites into orbit for UK-based satellite company OneWeb after months of delay due to the war in Ukraine. The mission – part …
Read More »‘The hell with it’: Elon Musk says SpaceX will fund Starlink internet in Ukraine
Elon Musk on Saturday announced that his company would continue to pay for Starlink satellite internet in war-torn Ukraine, a day after suggesting he could not keep funding the project. “The hell with it,” the world’s richest man wrote on Twitter. “Even though Starlink is still losing money & other …
Read More »Two suspected internet fraudsters arrested in Ogun for allegedly killing 40-year-old man for money ritual
Operatives of Ogun state Police Command have arrested two suspected internet fraudsters popularly called yahoo Boys after they killed a 40 year old man, Abdullahi Azeez , cut him to pieces and used him for ‘money-making’ ritual. A statement released by SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson of the state police command, says the …
Read More »US issues new sanctions on Iran over violent crackdown on protests and internet shutdown
The United States has issued sanctions on seven senior Iranian officials over the Iranian government’s violent crackdown on mass protests and restrictions on internet access in the country. The massive protests taking over the hardcore Islamic republic of Iran were sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish …
Read More »The US says it’s helping Iranians navigate a massive internet blackout. Activists say it’s too little, too late | CNN
CNN — As protesters took to the streets of Iran following the death in detention of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman apprehended for apparently not wearing her hijab properly, videos of the uprising began to flood the internet. Clips of students tearing up pictures of Iran’s Supreme Leader in northern …
Read More »EFCC arrests 95 suspected internet fraudsters in Delta
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Port Harcourt Zonal Command, have arrested 95 suspected internet fraudsters in Warri, Delta State. They were arrested on Thursday, September 29, 2022, in a sting operation, at Adesa Ughonton and Jedda axis of Warri, Delta State for suspected fraudulent internet-related activities. The …
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