Day: October 23, 2021

Tiwa Savage losses Four endorsement deals, Opens up After Sex Video

Tade Salako

Nigeria’s music superstar, Tiwa Savage has reportedly lost four endorsement deals after her sex tape was leaked on the social media. Platforms  Africa reports that Tiwa Savage has been trending for the good and bad reasons for a few days on social media. Tiwa Savage has been trending on social media after her sex tape was leaked into the public domain a few days ago. Another reason why she is trending is her new album with American artist Brandy. Tiwa has topped the American music chart. One of her songs…

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Fuel Marketers’ Billions of Naira Trapped in PPPRA, DPR, PEF – IPMAN

Tade Salako

“Major crisis looms in Nigeria’s fuel market, requires urgent reconciliation of the huge sums of money trapped in scrapped agencies”   The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has cried out, alleging that funds of its members are trapped in the recently-scrapped agencies in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. Platforms  Africa reports that IPMAN made this known in a statement signed by its National President, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, on Thursday in Lagos. The scrapped agencies are: the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Petroleum Equalization Fund Management Board (PEFMB), and…

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Shell Hunts for 14 Offshore Field Support Vessels for Nigeria’s operations

ADEOLA YUSUF

Oil supermajor, Royal Dutch Shell, is in the market on a hunt for up to 14 offshore field support vessels on a firm and call-off basis for its operations in Nigeria. Platforms Africa reports that Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has launched a prequalification call to interested offshore vessel owners to submit bids by October 25. Shell said it would utilise the vessels for shallow-water assets in its east and west divisions and also on Bonga oilfield 120 km off the coast of the Niger Delta. READ ALSO: Oil Minister…

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Android Phone Users at Risk as Virus mimicking banks’ Apps Rocks Nigeria

Amodu Ganiu

Here is NCC’s account of how the virus, Flubot Malware, could be used to steal Money, valuable data through your phone + What millions of Android users should to do   The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned millions of telecom consumers of the existence of new, high-risk and extremely-damaging, Malware called Flubot. Platforms Africa reports that a malware is a generic word used to describe a virus or software, designed specially to “disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.” In a statement by Director  Public Affairs,…

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Nigerians Make 34 million Emergency Calls in Eight Months – NCC

Aliyu Aliyu

About 34 million calls bordering on security and emergency issues were processed by the 24 Emergency Communications Centres (ECC)  of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in the first eight months of the year. Platforms Africa reports that the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, revealed this in a statement signed by the Commission’s Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde. Danbatta said the 24 ECCs which are currently operational in 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja have become a rallying…

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BREAKING: 1,000 hardened Criminals, Other Prisoners Escape as Nigerian Prison Suffers Fresh Attack

ADEOLA YUSUF

How gunmen attacked Oyo Correctional Centre – Report Not less 1,000 prisoners including some hardened criminal-inmates have reportedly escaped from the Abolongo prison in Oyo town, Oyo State, TVC News is reporting. This followed the storming of the correctional centre by gunmen who freed all the inmates. TVC News learnt that the gunmen arrived in their numbers around 11pm on Saturday and started shooting sporadically. They then released the inmates. A source told TVC News that there was a little bit of panic around the prison vicinity during the time…

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