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Wema Bank has temporarily blocked communication on its account X, citing the need to protect customers from fraudulent activities and account impersonation. The lender disclosed the suspension of its engagements on X in a post on Sunday, urging customers to halt interactions with its ‘Wema’ and ‘Alat’ accounts on the platform until further notice. Alat is the lender’s digital banking platform. Wema Bank noted that its routine checks and security sweeps showed a surge in the rate at which customers are becoming vulnerable to ‘scam accounts’ and fraudsters with fake accounts on X. “As part of our ongoing efforts to…
The Kano State Government has sealed a building under construction at Kwari Market over alleged illegal development. The action was carried out on Sunday by a committee led by the Director-General of the Kano Geographic Information System (KANGIS), Dalhatu Aliyu Sani, following reports that the structure was being erected without proper approval. Speaking during the inspection, Sani said the government would not tolerate illegal construction, especially those blocking access roads and posing safety risks. “You cannot just wake up because you have money or resources and block access roads meant for the public,” he said. He explained that the market, known for…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kano, Musa Ibrahim Nabanki, has said Nigerians have seen through the Bola Tinubu g/administration and will vote it out in 2027. Nabanki made the remarks during the ADC stakeholders’ meeting held in Kano on Saturday. According to him, “The meeting we have today (Saturday) in Kano has proved to us that people love the ADC. People love Atiku Abubakar.” He said they had been trying to make people see and understand the dire state of insecurity in Nigeria and act now. “We know Atikur will change the narrative if he becomes President. We know…
Fresh violence has been reported in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, where at least four people were killed in separate attacks and several travellers were allegedly abducted. According to security analyst Bakatsine on X, “Reports indicate that three people were killed moment ago while working on their farms, two residents of Zurmi town and one from a nearby village.” The security situation reportedly worsened with gunmen’s attack on Baichen Dauran community. Bakatsine stated, “Last night, bandits reportedly stormed Baichen Dauran community in the LGA and killed one person.” The attack was reportedly followed by another incident along a…
Barcelona attacking midfielder, Dani Olmo, has responded to reports linking him with a move to Arsenal this summer. The 28-year-old was asked about the transfer links to the Premier League champions in a press conference with Spain as they prepare to face Peru in an international friendly on Tuesday. The Spain international, however, dismissed all rumours by insisting that Barcelona fans should relax because he is not leaving Camp Nou. Olmo said as quoted by The Sun, “No, Barca fans can rest easy. As far as I am concerned, there’s nothing to say.” Olmo joined Barcelona from RB Leipzig in 2024…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has refuted reports claiming that President Bola Tinubu approved plans to open Nigeria’s airtime credit market to nine new operators, saying it was neither aware of nor involved in the claims attributed to it. FCCPC Director of Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, in a statement issued on Sunday, said reports suggesting it submitted the names of local fintech companies to the Presidency as part of efforts to reform the airtime credit market were inaccurate. “The commission wishes to state clearly that it is not aware of, and was not involved in, the claims attributed…
The Edo State Police Command has arrested Uzebor Emmanuel, popularly known on social media as “Aza Woman,” in connection with false viral publications. The suspect had claimed that students of Green Park Academy, Aduwawa, Benin City, were kidnapped, a claim that was later found to be false as the state command had earlier debunked it last Wednesday. The command lamented that the viral social media post generated unnecessary concern among members of the public. In a statement released on Sunday, the State Command’s spokesperson, SP Eno Ikoedem, said the deliberate spread of false information, particularly on matters relating to public…
The former Kano deputy governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party during the 2023 general elections, Yusuf Dambatta, has defected to the All Progressives Congress. Dambatta, who announced his exit from the PDP in a statement released on Sunday, said his decision to join the APC was taken after careful consideration and wide consultations with his leaders, political associates, supporters, and stakeholders. “I hereby formally announce my decision to join the All Progressives Congress. This decision was taken after careful consideration and wide consultations with my leaders, political associates, supporters, and stakeholders,” the statement partly read. He expressed optimism that…
Teenage Nigerian winger Zadok Yohanna has completed a record-breaking move to Brighton and Hove Albion from Swedish club AIK Fotboll, becoming the most expensive player ever transferred out of the Swedish league in the process, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 18-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Premier League club until June 2031, with the fee believed to be an initial €28m (£24.2m) plus €2m (£1.8m) in add-ons. The transfer will be officially completed when the window opens on June 15, subject to regulatory approvals. Yohanna’s arrival makes him Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler’s first signing of the summer…
The Virtual OS Museum isn’t a physical place, it’s a collection of over 1,700 distinct installations of over 600 operating systems for over 250 platforms that you can download and run via emulation right on your computer. It’s largely the work of one man, Andrew Warkentin, a developer and OS historian who has been slowly building his collection of OS images since 2003.The library spans nearly the entire history of computing from 1948’s Manchester Baby, the first stored computer program, to early builds of Android from 2011. Unsurprisingly, there are a lot of obscure OSes in there, including countless DOS…
