- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, with 2.2 million followers, disappeared from the platform
- EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale clarified that the three-day outage was due to technical updates
- The disappearance of the EFCC’s X handle followed threats from suspected fraudsters on Reddit and other forums
EFCC boss, Dele Oyewale speaks on ‘hack’ of official Twitter account
Photo credit: @AginaFranky/@DeleOyewaleSource: TwitterEFCC denies Twitter account hack “The official Twitter account has been unavailable for three days straight, sparking speculation that it may have been compromised by a group of suspected cybercriminals.”Suspected fraudsters threaten cyber attack against EFCC EFCC detains Hajj Commission Chairman, recovers N131 million
Analyst explains Binance executive’s allegation exposes Nigeria’s weak system
Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan’s allegation that some Nigerian lawmakers demanded a bribe of $150 million during his trial in Nigeria has continued to generate reactions According to Gambaryan, the three lawmakers who demanded the bribe are Ginger Obinna Onwusibe, Peter Akpanke, and Ginger Obinna Onwusibe However, Omotayo Yusuf, a public analyst, noted that the allegation ... Read more Continue reading here ▶
Nigeria should have handled Canada denying CDS Musa’s visa better
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa and other military leaders were recently denied a visa to go to Canada The development has been generating mixed reactions from Nigerians who have condemned the situation while others called for diplomatic solutions Omotayo Yusuf, a public commentator, in an exclusive interview with TheTalk.NG, opined that two ... Read more Continue reading here ▶
Why I changed my name to Babangida: IBB opens up
Former military president Ibrahim Babangida explained why he added Babangida to his name in his autobiography, A Journey in Service The decision arose from frequent inquiries from colleagues who often confused his last name, leading him to clarify his heritage The former military president humorously noted that despite the name change, he remained his father’s ... Read more Continue reading here ▶
How Nigeria appeared to have two presidents before Abacha, Babangida fell apart
The late military historian Nowa Omoigui documented the power struggle between Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha following the foiled Gideon Orkar coup of 1990 Babangida’s newly released autobiography, A Journey in Service, blames “forces by Abacha” for the annulment of the June 12 presidential election in 1993 The rivalry between the two generals created the ... Read more Continue reading here ▶
June 12: Babangida cannot evade blame MURIC fires back
MURIC has strongly criticized former military President Ibrahim Babangida for attempting to absolve himself of blame for the annulment of the June 12 election MURICs director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, condemned Babangidas memoir as an audacious attempt to rewrite history and evade responsibility for Nigerias political instability The group also honored democracy activists, stating that Babangidas ... Read more Continue reading here ▶