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Crypto exchange Coinbase said it froze more than $3 million in cryptocurrency tied to a global operation targeting cyber-enabled crypto scam networks in Southeast Asia. The operation was part of Disruption Week led by the US Department of Justice’s Scam Center Strike Force, which brought together government entities and private industries to tackle crypto fraud targeting Americans. “This operation is proof that scammers can’t be stopped by any single company or agency acting alone,” said Coinbase. “It took social platforms, financial institutions, connectivity providers, and law enforcement working in lockstep to hit these networks at nearly every point in the fraud chain, online…
CBS Evening News host Tony Dokoupil paid tribute on air to Scott Pelley following his former colleague’s controversial firing from 60 Minutes. “When I started at CBS, Scott Pelley was in this very chair, and still doing a dozen stories a year for 60 Minutes. And amid all of that, still meeting every new correspondent to share his view of the mission here,” Dokoupil, 45, told viewers in the second of two CBS Evening News segments on Pelley’s firing on Wednesday, June 3. “[Pelley] believed freedom of the press, to quote [James Madison], was ‘the right that guaranteed all the…
The Oyo State Police Command has dismissed a claim circulating on social media that the schoolchildren and teachers abducted from Ahoro-Esiele and Yawota communities in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State had been rescued. When contacted by PREMIUM TIMES on phone on Thursday, the state Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), Olayinka Ayanlade, described the claim as false. “It is unfounded, it is untrue, and it is false,” Mr Ayanlade said. The claim circulated widely through a now deleted Facebook post attributed to Tope Fasua, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Economic Affairs. The post alleged that all abducted…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved a special compensation package for eligible Band A electricity customers affected by generation shortfalls that disrupted power supply between February and March 2026. The commission announced this in a statement on Wednesday, saying the compensation framework was introduced through Directive No. NERC/2026/002 on the Special Compensation of Band A Customers Arising from Grid Generation Constraints. “The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) hereby notifies electricity consumers and stakeholders of the issuance of Directive No. NERC/2026/002 on the Special Compensation of Band A Customers Arising from Grid Generation Constraints,” the commission stated in a…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s media aide, Mr. Paul Ibe, has urged the Department of State Services, DSS, and other security agencies to invite Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, to disclose the identities of those responsible for the abduction of students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Ibe made the call in a post on X on Thursday, stating that if Igboho possesses information about the kidnappers, security agencies should engage him to assist efforts aimed at securing the victims’ release. DAILY POST reports that Igboho, while receiving members of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, claimed he…
The political leader of Uyo Senatorial District in Akwa Ibom State, Senator Effiong Bob, has reminded critics and those bent on ousting Governor Umo Eno in 2027 that the goalpost can never be shifted while a match is going on. He noted that the governor’s tenure should be allowed to run its full course. Speaking with journalists in Uyo on Thursday, Bob urged those who want to contest for governorship or any other elective office to embrace issue based campaigns and not to resort to personal attacks on Governor Eno. He added that the people of Uyo Senatorial District, where the governor comes…
Four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and two others were burnt to death in a tragic road accident involving a military gun truck and a commercial bus in Adamawa State. According to the Adamawa State Police Command, the fatal crash occurred on Wednesday at the Narehi area in Girei Local Government Area along the Girei-Song Road. Suleiman Nguroje, the command’s spokesman, in a statement explained that, “The accident involved a military gun truck travelling from Gombi to Yola and a commercial Hummer bus conveying five passengers from Yola to Mubi.” Preliminary investigations, according to Nguroje, revealed that both vehicles…
Afrobeats singer, Qing Madi has accused her former record label boss, Joy Tongo, the CEO of JTon Music, of forging her signature and stealing from her. The ‘American Love’ crooner made the allegation while claiming that her former record label was out to sabotage her career after they brought multiple songs from her new album ‘Barely Legal” down from streaming platform over alleged breach of contract. Speaking during a recent TikTok livestream, Qing Madi claimed her former record label is cutting through “the corners” to sabotage her after she defeated their $2-million lawsuit in court. “She [Joy Tongo] stole from…
No final agreements were reached with any Premier League club on Wednesday regarding a transfer for Zadok Yohanna as Newcastle United, Chelsea and Brighton battle for the Nigerian’s signature. According to Sky Sports’ Florian Plettenberg, talks will continue on Thursday as the three Premier League clubs remain in the race. Brighton are pushing hard to sign Yohanna, while Newcastle, Chelsea and others are also involved. Yohanna currently plays for AIK and Brighton submitted a €23m bid last weekend, Newcastle United tabled a bid worth €24 million for the youngster. The 18-year-old winger has made a big impact in the Swedish top-flight this season after…
The National Democratic Congress flagbearer, Peter Obi, has warned Nigerian youths against ethnic and religious divisions, urging them not to be used to promote narratives that undermine national unity. Obi stated this in a post on his X account on Thursday, amid a wave of social media attacks targeting the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, over the worsening insecurity in the country. Many young Nigerians had demanded that Adeboye speak out or lead protests against the Federal Government, citing a viral photograph purportedly showing the cleric holding a placard during a demonstration against…
