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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly hacking into the WhatsApp account of the state’s Criminal Investigation Department head, Deputy Commissioner of Police Bode Ojajuni, and defrauding his family and friends of over N1.1 million.   The Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, disclosed this while parading the suspects and others involved in various crimes at the …

Iran’s reformist government, led by President Masoud Pezeshkian, has lifted the nation’s ban on WhatsApp and Google Play, marking an initial step toward reducing internet restrictions for its population of 85 million.   The decision, made during a high-level meeting chaired by Pezeshkian, overcame resistance from hardline factions within the Islamic regime, according to Iranian media reports. Telecommunications Minister Sattar …

Popular Kenyan gospel artist Princess Joy has sparked widespread attention on social media after accidentally sharing a nud3 video in her church’s WhatsApp group.   According to reports, the singer intended to send the private video to her lover but mistakenly shared it with members of the church group. Although she quickly deleted the video upon realizing the error, some …

Users of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp have experienced difficulties accessing them due to a mass global outage. “Thanks for bearing with us! We’re 99% of the way there – just doing some last checks. We apologize to those who’ve been affected by the outage,” Meta, which owns the apps, said on X. Over 22,000 people reported issues with Facebook on …

NatWest Group has blocked messaging services WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Skype on company devices in the UK to stop staff using them to communicate with each other. The bank had already told employees to stick to “approved channels” for conversations about business matters. But now it has gone further and made the platforms inaccessible on work phones and computers. So-called …

Getty Images The main messaging apps are all free to use, so what is in it for them? In the past 24 hours I’ve written more than 100 WhatsApp messages. None of them were very exciting. I made plans with my family, discussed work projects with colleagues, and exchanged news and gossip with some friends. Perhaps I need to up …

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has uncovered a WhatsApp group in Harare named “Private Lounge,” which is allegedly being used to promote gay relationships, with over 1,000 members involved.   The discovery came after the arrest of a 25-year-old man from Highfield and a teenage boy, suspected of being involved in a same-sex relationship. The man, who works at a …