Former female housemate of the Big Brother Naija (BBN) reality TV show Oluwabamike Olawunmi, popularly known as Bam Bam, has recounted her experience with a police officer who forced her out of her car only to beg her for money. The reality TV star who took to her X page to relay her experience said…
Meta (formerly the Facebook company) owned by Mark Zuckerberg is now experimenting with a new tool that allows users to generate comments on Instagram posts using AI. Jonah Manzano, an X user who is known for testing features on social media platforms, found the feature, which now allows Instagram users to access a “Write with…
Two Islamic groups, the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) and the Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC), have lampooned the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, Benue State, Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, over what they describe as spreading falsehood on Islamisation of Nigeria and killing of Christians in the country. The Islamic groups…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has issued a strong warning to officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) against unlawful and prolonged detentions, stressing the need to uphold the fundamental rights of individuals in police custody. In a statement released on Sunday, the IGP reminded officers that respecting the legally stipulated…
Claim: Unidentified thugs invaded Rivers State Assembly and abducted the Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule amid a process to impeach the state Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Verdict: Misleading. Full Text: A Facebook page claimed that thugs invaded Rivers State Assembly and abducted the Speaker of the House, Amaewhule during the process of impeaching the state…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over what it describes as “the unlawful suspension of democratically elected Governor, Deputy Governor, and Members of the House of Assembly of Rivers State while exercising his constitutional powers to proclaim a State of Emergency in the state.” The suit…
