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Kwara police apprehend Isese activist in Ibadan and hold him in custody.

Another Isese activist, Chief Ademola Olawoore, popularly known as Oluwo Of Tede, has been apprehended and is currently held in a correctional facility located in Ilorin, Kwara State. This incident follows the circulation of a video on social media where a visibly disturbed Olawoore was seen, and he is facing charges related to defaming someone’s character. The elderly Isese advocate was…
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Firm gifts stabbed Lagos voter land

A real estate firm, Riel Homes, has gifted one Jennifer Efidi, who was attacked and injured during the 2023 presidential election in Lagos State a plot of land worth N2.2m. The Lagos resident was assaulted while she was waiting to cast her vote at the Nuru/Oniwo Ward, Polling Unit 065, in Surulere on February 25. Despite the attack, she did not give up on her right to vote and returned to the…
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Podcast

South Korea seeks extradition of Luna cryptocurrency founder

South Korea has announced that it will seek the extradition of fugitive crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon following the arrest of the founder of Terraform in Montenegro and an outright denial by the US of fraud charges. This was reported by the prosecutor’s office on Friday…
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Nike's third-quarter profit declined.

American sports goods giant Nike reported a decline in third-quarter earnings on Tuesday despite beating Street expectations. The company reported revenue of $1.24 billion, or $0.79 per share. This compares with $1.40 billion, or $0.87 per share in third quarter of…
FintechPodcast

Flutterwave denies that N2.9B was stolen by hackers.

African fintech unicorn Flutterwave has denied losing the sum of  ₦2,949,557,867 to hackers. It was earlier reported on Sunday that hackers stole the sum of ₦2,949,557,867, from the accounts of the company and over 300 customers were affected by the fraudulent act. Meanwhile, the company disclosed nothing of such happened, on Sunday. The company said, “We want to reassure you that…
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Another earthquake shook the Turkish-Syrian border.

Six people have died in the earthquake that hit the Syrian-Turkish border on Monday, just two weeks after more than 47,000 people died and hundreds of thousands of homes were destroyed. The latest quake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck near the city of Antakya in…
FintechPodcast

Meta promises continued investment even after the departure of high-ranking officials.

MEta, the parent company of social media platforms, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has said it will continue to invest in its platforms to encourage growth. In a statement by the tech company on Monday, it announced the exit of its Chief Business Officer, Marne Levine. Meta said, “We are proud that we have more people than ever using our platforms, and our investments in our business products…
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