Virtual Private Network apps use have become popular among Nigerian youths, who use them mainly to circumvent the government’s ban on Twitter. Last month, Nigeria announced that it is suspending Twitter’s operation in the country after the company deleted one of president Buhari’s tweets for threatening violence against secessionists in the country’s southeast. Since then, many people have turned to VPN use to make it look like they are accessing Twitter from outside Nigeria. Even…
Chidimma Adaora Ojukwu, who is the 21-year-old student arrested in connection to the murder of Michael Usifo, is telling the police all she knows about the alleged murder of the Super TV CEO. Lagos State Police Command arrested Chidinma and named her on Thursday as the prime suspect in the murder of Usifo who was found stabbed in an Airbnb apartment last week. “The suspect confessed to stabbing the deceased with a kitchen knife after…
Nigerian-American former basketball player, Ime Udoka has been contracted to become the next Boston Celtics head coach according to reports. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Wednesday that Boston has finalized the deal with Nets assistant coach Udoka to be their new head coach. Reports say the position opened during the offseason when Danny Ainge stepped down from his role as Boston GM and former head coach Brad Stevens moved up into the role of head…
Togo has inaugurated the largest solar plant in West Africa, in a push to increase access to electricity and develop renewables in the small coastal country. The 50 megawatt facility, located in central Togo, will provide power to more than 158,000 households and save more than one million tonnes of CO2 emissions, Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe said on Twitter late Tuesday. “This project is the fruit of our ambition to bring universal access to electricity…
The police in Lagos has paraded the alleged killer of Super TV CEO, a 21-year-old UNILAG student. The Lagos state police command has arrested and paraded a 21-year-old lady alleged to have killed Michael Usifo Ataga, the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, and a director in Super Network Limited. Ataga, who resides in Banana Island, was reported missing on Sunday, June 13, by his family and friends after he didn’t return to his home…