Tag: Scandal

  • Senate uncovers fresh $1.151b illegal withdrawals from NLNG

    The Senate yesterday said it again uncovered illegal multiple withdrawals of $1.151 billion from the dividends accounts of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This is apart from the $1.05 billion NNPC Group Managing Director Maikanti Baru earlier admitted to. The investigative committee, headed by Senator Bassey Albert…

  • Data privacy scandal: Facebook suspends 200 apps

    Data privacy scandal: Facebook suspends 200 apps

    Facebook Inc has so far suspended around 200 apps in the first stage of its review into apps that had access to large quantities of user data, in a response to a scandal around political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. “The apps were suspended pending a thorough investigation into whether they misused any data,’’ Ime Archibong, Facebook’s…

  • Sex-for-mark Scandal: ASUU hails suspension of indicted lecturer

    The Obafemi Awolowo University branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commended the management of the institution for the indefinite suspension of Richard Akindele, the professor at the centre of the leaked sex-for-mark audio scandal. Reacting to a statement from the office of the Vice-Chancellor, Eyitope Ogunbodede, on Thursday, the union’s chairman,…

  • EFCC boss, Magu in N106m BMW bullet-proof car ‘scandal’

    lbrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has allegedly converted to official use a BMW bullet-proof car worth N106 million recovered as a proceed of corruption from the Jonathan administration. According to documents seen by TheDetail, the vehicle, a BMW 760 HSS, was among several vehicles acquired under questionable circumstances…

  • Newly launched indigenous pay TV, TStv in copyright infringement scandal

    …the letters are fake, meant to bias Nigerians – TStv The newly launched indigenous pay TV, TELCOMM SATELLITE TV, TStv have been accused of copyright infringement by some international content providers. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Turner Broadcasting System Europe Limited and belN in a letter accused TStv of infringing their exclusive distribution rights to certain television…

  • Again! Oge Okoye in another Instagram scandal

    Many will not forget in a hurry how Oge Okoye landed herself in trouble after claiming ownership of two dogs belonging to American TV star, Kenya Moore.   After being tongue-lashed by some of her fans for laying claim to another man’s dog, the act left a bad impression on her image. Outspoken Kenya Moore…

  • Mercy Aigbe opens can of worms on failed marriage[Video]

    Mercy Aigbe opens can of worms on failed marriage[Video]

    Yoruba Movie star, Mercy Aigbe has opened can of worms concerning her failed abusive marriage. Speaking in an interview with Broadway TV, she said her husband declared in anger that he would destroy her acting career. According to her:”Immediately, I opened the door, he kept beating me. I was begging him and asking why he…