NCC Introduces Short Code GSM Users Can Block Unsolicited Messages With

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced a shortcode with which Nigerian GSM subscribers can block unsolicited messages by networt Value Added Services, VAS, providers and network providers. NCC provided the shortcode, 2442 for Nigerians to immediately stop unsolicited messages. The Zonal Controller, NCC, Enugu, Ogbonnaya Ugama, made the call while speaking with the News […]

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Nigerian Man Selected for Trip Around the Moon (video)

Nigerian Man Selected for Trip Around the Moon (video)

A Czech-Nigerian choreographer, Yemi Akinyemi Dele has expressed his excitement about being selected for a trip around the moon. Akinyemi took to his Instagram page to make the announcement. Posting as yemialchemis, he said: “Dear friends, I have never had bigger news than what I am honored to share with you now. Today, I have […]

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Google Releases List of Top Searches in Nigeria for 2022

Google has released top searches for the year 2022. Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate made the list due to the Obidient movement both online and offline. The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, Iphone 14, Nigerian musicians such as Oxlade and Asake were the top contenders. Under searches category, Afcon […]

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NCC Reveals Harmful Mobile Apps That Steal Users' Data

NCC Reveals Harmful Mobile Apps That Steal Users’ Data

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed harmful mobile apps that steal users’ data. The commission said the ‘Mobile Apps Group’ has launched some applications containing trojans and adware that could be used to easily steal users’ data and snitch on their privacy. In an advisory released on Tuesday, the commission said, “The Nigeria Computer Emergency […]

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13-Year-Old Nigerian Becomes One of the Youngest Persons Admitted in US University

13-year-old Nigerian girl, Emmanuella Mayaki has made history in the United States of America. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Emmanuella set a new record as one of the youngest persons to be accepted into a university in the United States. NAN reports that Mayaki was accepted into the Programme for the Exceptionally Gifted […]

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You Can Now Edit Your WhatsApp Messages after Sending Them

WhatsApp Set to Launch New Features

Meta founder, Mark Zuckerberg has announced that it is set to launch new features for WhatsApp messaging app. The launch billed for today comes with new features that will be offering larger, more structured discussion groups that first entered into testing earlier this year. It is designed to help organisations, clubs, schools, and other private […]

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WhatsApp Fully Restored after a Near 2-Hour Downtime

WhatsApp is back after a near 2-hour downtime on Tuesday. The messaging app owned by Meta went off air in Nigeria and several other countries for hours as users making it impossible for users to send or receive messages on the app. WhatsApp outage was experienced at about 8:00am on Tuesday morning, sending users enquiring […]

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WhatsApp Down Since Morning of Tuesday

WhatsApp social messaging app owned by Meta (Facebook) is down in parts of Africa, India, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Asia, with thousands of users complaining they are unable to send or receive messages in text or video format. According to Downdetector, a platform that tracks websites, there were close to 26,000 reports from […]

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Man Begs Google to Take Back $249999 Mistakenly Paid to Him

Man Begs Google to Take Back $249999 Mistakenly Paid to Him

A man has reached out to Google seeking to return the sum of $249999 mistakenly paid him without commensurate work for the earning. Identified as Sam Curry, whose bio describes him as a hacker, bug bounty hunter, and Staff Security Engineer, he described the payment as baffling on his verified Twitter handle, @samwyco. He explained […]

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