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MTN Nigeria says multiple fibre cuts are responsible for the service outage experienced by its subscribers on Wednesday. Several users had complained about suffering network disruption. According to a post on its X page on Wednesday, MTN said the outage is affecting voice and data services. The telecommunications company also expressed regret at the downtime experienced by its customers. “You have been experiencing challenges connecting to the network due to a major service outage caused by multiple fibre cuts, affecting voice and data services,” MTN said. “Our engineers are working hard to resolve with services gradually being restored in some…

The Kano Hisbah Board says its operatives have arrested a couple for holding their marriage ceremony at a restaurant without parental consent. Mujahideen Abubakar, the board’s deputy commander general of operations, confirmed the arrest to the media on Thursday. Abubakar said Hisbah personnel raided the restaurant on Wednesday after receiving an intelligence tip-off. “The bride and groom are in our custody. We are also working to reach the witnesses to broaden our investigation,“ he said. “It is very unfortunate that the purported marriage was conducted in a restaurant by friends of the groom without the parents’ approval.” Abubakar added that…

Netflix said on Tuesday that it added nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday season and finished out last year with more than 300 million subscribers. Company executives credited steady investments in shows and films with helping power growth at the streaming behemoth while announcing that prices are increasing in Argentina, Canada, Portugal, and the United States. “As we continue to invest in programming and deliver more value for our members, we will occasionally ask our members to pay a little more so that we can re-invest to further improve Netflix,” the company said in a letter to investors. Premium…

25th February 2025 Rapper Odumodublvck hospitalised after surviving car crash Nigerian rapper Tochukwu Ojogwu, popularly known as Odumodublvck, has been hospitalised after being involved in a car accident. The rapper disclosed this in a post on X.com on Tuesday, sharing pictures of himself in the hospital and at the accident scene. Odumodublvck, also known as Industry Machine, wrote, “Survived. The machine must arrive in one piece. It is a must. The machine is coming.” His fans and well-wishers have taken to social media to wish him a speedy recovery. Deborah Sanusi Deborah, with nearly two years of media experience, reports…

Thirty-two years after his controversial annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, Nigeria’s former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, admitted for the first time that the late philanthropist and democracy hero Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola won the election. The startling revelation was contained in Babangida’s 420-page book titled, ‘A Journey in Service: An Autobiography of Ibrahim Babangida’ which was launched in Abuja on Thursday with continental and national dignitaries in attendance. The book reviewer, former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, said the “evil genius” and “Maradona” as Babangida was nicknamed answered the question as to whether Abiola won the…

Princess Etuk The Federal Government has unveiled Nigeria’s first non-surgical spinal decompression centre in Abuja, designed to enhance access to advanced healthcare services nationwide. The unveiling took place on Saturday in Abuja by the Minister of Health, Muhammad Pate, represented by the Director of Hospital Services at the ministry, Salaudeen Jimoh. Pate said, “We are here to represent the entire family of the Federal Ministry of Health. We are all interested in what is going on here as soon as we can commence operations. I also want to thank the entire management that is here. “All the sectors of Nigeria…

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have asked President Bola Tinubu to “urgently” review his economic policies that are causing hardship for citizens. The governors spoke in a communiqué issued at the end of a two-day meeting held at the Plateau state government house in Jos. Bala Mohammed, chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, signed the communiqué. The governors asked Tinubu to “re-examine macroeconomics and fiscal policies that will address the welfare and well-being of Nigerians”. “The forum empathises with Nigerians who are groaning under the oppressive economic hardship foisted on the nation by the…

Renowned Nigerian comedian and filmmaker, Basketmouth, has made a shocking revelation about the mismanagement of funds by Nollywood producers. In an interview on AriseTV, Basketmouth alleged that producers use only 10 percent of the monies invested by streaming platforms to produce movies. “There was a lot of money when these streaming platforms came in and these producers use only 10 percent of the monies to make the movies,” Basketmouth said. “More than 70 percent of these producers, to the extent that the streaming platforms had to pay the actors directly, but some of the producers coerce the actors to give…

Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest full-back, Ola Aina, has just four months left on his contract at the City Ground, Soccernet.ng reports. The 28-year-old defender joined the two-time UEFA Champions League winners in the summer of 2023, on a year deal, with the option to extend for another season. Aina’s current deal has the option for another season extension, but with interest from Manchester City, AC Milan, and Roma, the Nigerian might be tempted to leave when the transfer window opens next summer. Ola Aina after the final whistle as Nottingham Forest lose 3-4 to Newcastle United at St. James’s…

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced a significant crackdown on financial sextortion scams originating from Nigeria. According to the company’s Q1 2024 Adversarial Threat Report, approximately 63,000 accounts linked to these scams have been removed from its platforms. The social media giant revealed that a coordinated network of around 2,500 accounts was also dismantled. These accounts were allegedly used to target individuals with financial sextortion, a form of blackmail where victims are coerced into sending money or explicit content. It reads, “We’ve removed around 63,000 accounts in Nigeria attempting to target people with financial sextortion scams,…