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WhatsApp LLC has said the judgment delivered by the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal, which affirmed the authority of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to penalise the platform and its parent company, Meta Platforms Incorporated, for anti-competitive practices, would affect its operations in Nigeria. WhatsApp, in a statement sent to LEADERSHIP Sunday yesterday, said the platform’s ability to operate both in Nigeria and globally is inseparable from the infrastructure provided by Meta. “WhatsApp relies on limited data to run our service and keep users safe, and it would be impossible to provide WhatsApp in Nigeria, or globally,…

FOLLOWING the death of Pope Francis on the morning of Easter Monday, attention turns to the question of his successor. Francis led the Catholic church for 12 years, right up until his death at 88 – as is tradition. The Vatican paid tribute to their former leader with a statement that hailed his “faithfulness, courage, and universal love, especially for the poorest and most marginalised”. It continued: “With immense gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we commend the soul of Pope Francis to the infinite, merciful love of God, One and Tribune.″ After the…

Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni says he is not joining the opposition leaders’ coalition being spearheaded by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. This was contained in a statement by the Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, on Saturday in Damaturu, the state capital. DAILY POST reports that a viral text message had claimed that Buni and four other APC governors had concluded arrangements to defect to the opposition PDP and join the coalition before the 2027 general elections. Reacting, Mohammed described the viral message as baseless fabrications, unwarranted imagination and assumptions that did not cross path with reality in any way,…

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has launched an online registration portal and identity cards for members of his Obidient Movement in Nigeria and in the diaspora, News360 Nigeria reports. This was disclosed in a joint statement issued in Abuja by the Obidient Movement’s National Coordinator, Dr Yunusa Tanko and its Director of Strategic Communications and Media, Nana Kazaure.According to the statement, the identity card, which has a QR code on the bottom right-hand corner for authentication, will carry the flag of the country where the holder resides. It partly read: “Obidient registration portal supports Nigerians and fellow Obidients living…

In Nigeria today, the act of collecting a non-refundable caution fee from house seeking client among the association of agent and estate management after paying house rent and agent fee has been a miserable thing in our society. This caution fee (as it’s sounded) is one that will be paid by the tenant before packing in to the apartment rented, but supposed to be refunded back after their money is due and no longer occupy the space if discovered nothing got spoilt within the rented apartment. Having said that, this act led a tenant that paid N250,000 as caution fee…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has authorized the recruitment of 5,000 new personnel into the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to address the longstanding issue of overcrowding in correctional facilities and enhance the service’s operational capacity. The approval, initially granted in August 2024, was delayed due to funding constraints but is now set to proceed with the inclusion of necessary budgetary allocations in the 2025 fiscal year. Acting Comptroller General of the NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche Ndidi, disclosed this development during a presentation to the House of Representatives Committee on Reformatory Institutions, chaired by Hon. Chinedu Ogar. Ndidi emphasized that the recruitment process…

Popular fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde, aka K1 de Ultimate, was recently interviewed on Agbaletu Radiovision, and he spoke on several issues, including his relationship with the late fuji icon, Sikiru Ayinde (Barrister), and his grouse with another fuji legend, Ayinla Kollington. FAITH AJAYI brings excerpts A lot has been said about the origin of fuji music. What’s your take on it? On the history of fuji music, you can only tell the story of something that does no longer exist. Because, in telling the story, people are bound to distort facts and because the “actors” are no longer alive, nobody…

The Ogun State Police Command has reportedly recovered human body parts hidden in buildings operating under the guise of Cherubim and Seraphim Church parishes in Kobape town and along Abiola Way in Abeokuta, the state capital. The grim discovery followed the arrest of three suspects, Sunday Akintobi, Oladimeji Olaniran, and Isaiah Tijani, who were arrested on April 22 in separate locations across Abeokuta. The suspects were allegedly found in possession of various human parts. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed the details of the incident in an interview with PUNCH on Friday. She revealed that the arrests were made by…

The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly and Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, has sent warm birthday greetings to the Executive Chairman of Atisbo Local Government, Alhaji Bashir Olumuyiwa Alade, on the occasion of his birthday. In a congratulatory message on Saturday, the Speaker described Alhaji Bashir Alade as a grassroots leader whose tenure has reflected visionary leadership, developmental strides, and selfless service to the people of Atisbo. “I extend heartfelt birthday wishes to a true administrator and grassroots transformer, Alhaji Bashir Olumuyiwa Alade. His exemplary performance as Atisbo LG Chairman, especially…

Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Delta State, Elder GodsDay Orubebe, has welcomed Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and the PDP family into the APC, noting that the decision of the Governor to join the APC is very key to the development of Delta State. Orubebe described the defections at this time in our nation’s political history as a courageous and strategic step that reflects a commitment to the progress and unity of Delta State and Nigeria as a whole. The former Minister, who stated this in a statement, noted that in the past 20…