The world’s richest man Elon Musk has unveiled XChat, a new encrypted messaging feature designed to rival global communication platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal, as part of his broader ambition to transform X (formerly Twitter) into an all-in-one digital ecosystem.The new feature, announced over the weekend, includes end-to-end encryption, vanishing messages, file sharing, and…
By Femi Anamelechi The former Minister of Education and one time Minister of Petroleum died in Abuja on Thursday 5th June 2025. Prof. Jibrin Aminu was born in August 1939 in Adamawa State, Northeast Nigeria. He graduated in medicine from the University of Ibadan in 1965, and holds a Ph. D in Medicine from the…
By Femi Anamelechi Nigerian programmer Sapphire Egemasi, known online as a “tech queen,” faces over 20 years in prison after the FBI arrested her for allegedly helping defraud U.S. government agencies of millions of dollars. Egemasi was taken into custody in April 2025 in the Bronx, New York, alongside other suspects, including Ghanaian national Samuel…
By Femi Anamelechi The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has intercepted and uncovered expired beverages worth N35 million in Kaduna. Addressing the media , Andrew Tamanuwa, Deputy Director, Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, NAFDAC Kaduna Office, ;said: “that the interception of the expired beverages followed a tip-off from a good samaritan”….
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified its efforts to combat fuel smuggling with the deployment of newly inducted officers to Operation Whirlwind, a tactical unit launched in May 2024 to check the illegal movement of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) across Nigeria’s borders.The induction ceremony, held on 3 June 2025, in Abuja,…
By Femi Anamelechi The decadent spate of Yahoo- Yahoo (internet fraud ) amongst many of our students in higher institutions of learning in the country is becoming very worrisome. There’s no gain saying that many parents are often accomplices to this malfeasance and have failed in their responsibilities. Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, has dismissed…
By Femi Anamelechi The attention of Anambra State Government has been drawn to a malicious and deliberately fabricated online publication and social media comments making spurious claims that the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, consulted a native doctor regarding his reelection prospects. The State Government hereby debunks the allegations as totally…
By Femi Anamelechi Abdulrasheed Bawa, the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said Fuel subsidy in Nigeria is fraudulent. Bawa pointed this out in a groundbreaking new book titled :‘The Shadow of Loot & Losses: Uncovering Nigeria’s Petroleum Subsidy Fraud’. This powerful exposé provides the most authoritative account yet of Nigeria’s…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’, has pledged to sustain its fight against smuggling and economic sabotage, following a series of seizures valued at over ₦1.28 billion within two weeks. The Comptroller of the Unit, Mohammed Shuaibu, made this declaration during a press briefing held at the…
By Femi Anamelechi The National Public Relations officer of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) ACC, Dr. Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada (Ph.D) has refuted a video currently circulating on social media, which captures a tragic shooting incident involving some operatives of the Service. He stated this in a public release signed by him on 3rd June 2025 in…
