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  Social media activist and influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM) said that the Nigerian cryptocurrency entrepreneur, Linus Williams Ifejirika, popularly known as Blord was returned to Kuje prison shortly after he was granted bail on Friday. It was gathered that Blord  was granted bail after spending at least two weeks in Kuje prison over alleged impersonation of VDM. Speaking on the matter, VDM in a video he posted on his official Facebook page on Saturday said the businessman was unable to fulfill his bail conditions. According to VDM, Blord would remain in the prison until he is able to submit his international passport as demanded by the court. He said, “I’m very happy that BLord was granted bail but unfortunately for him, he had to be taken back to the Kuje correctional center until Monday because he could not perfect his bail conditions. “ As you all know, one of the conditions that the judge gave was that Blord was going to tender his in...

  Iran said yesterday it had closed the Strait of Hormuz again, calling the decision a response to a continued blockade of its ports by the United States. Two Iranian gunboats opened fire at a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, while a container ship was also hit by an “unknown projectile”, according to UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). It was gathered that the Iranian military said control of the strategic waterway, through which 20 percent of globally traded oil transits, had “returned to its previous state”, with reports saying Iranian gunboats fired at a merchant vessel as it attempted to ‌cross. The closure of the strait came hours after it was reopened, with more than a dozen commercial ships passing through the waterway, after a US-mediated 10-day ceasefire deal was reached between Israel and Lebanon. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday said in a statement, cited by Iranian state media, that the ongoing U.S. blockade of Iranian ports represent...

Tehran threatened on Saturday to shut the Strait of Hormuz once more if the United States continues its blockade of Iranian ports, hours after Iran announced it had reopened the strategic waterway in the wake of a ceasefire in Lebanon. The potential for the resumption of transit had lifted stock markets on Friday and prompted optimism from Washington, with President Donald Trump telling the newsmen a broader US-Iran peace deal was “very close” and saying Tehran had agreed to hand over its enriched uranium — a key sticking point in negotiations. “We’re going to get it by going in with Iran, with lots of excavators,” Trump said at an event in Arizona. Iran, however, pushed back on the claim, saying its stockpile of enriched uranium was not going anywhere. It also warned that if the U.S. warships intercepted vessels coming from Iranian ports, the Strait of Hormuz — a key global trade artery through which about a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas typically passes — could ...

  The United States President, Donald Trump said late Friday he planned to maintain a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports if a peace deal with Tehran is not reached, adding that he may not extend the ceasefire after its expiration. Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz on Friday in the wake of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon, though Tehran threatened to close the vital waterway once again if the U.S. blockade continues. A ceasefire between Tehran and Washington is due to expire on Wednesday. “Maybe I won’t extend it, but the blockade is going to remain,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, when asked if the ceasefire will be extended. Asked about a potential deal, Trump said, “I think it’s going to happen.” Ads by  Key differences remain between the demands from the United States and Iran, which earlier failed to reach agreement in talks in Pakistan. Trump told reporters there were “not going to be tolls” imposed by Iran on ships passing through the Strait of H...

  The  Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has dismissed widespread claims that it banned airtime borrowing and data advance services in Nigeria, describing the reports as false, misleading, and driven by vested interests resisting regulatory reforms. The clarification follows a wave of public concern triggered by viral social media posts and some media reports suggesting that the Commission had shut down telecom-based credit services widely used by millions of Nigerians. In separate notices, Airtel and MTN Nigeria announced the temporary suspension of their airtime and data credit services, which previously allowed eligible prepaid customers to borrow airtime or data and repay on their next recharge. In a statement issued on Friday by its Director of Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, the commission said no such directive was issued, stressing that consumers remain free to access lawful telecom value-added services. “ The attention of the Federal Co...

  Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has restrained the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), from the enforcement and or implementation of the Digital, Electronic, Online or Non Traditional Consumer Lending Regulations 2025 (‘The Deon Consumer Lending Regulations”) Plaintiff in the matter, Wireless Application Service Providers Association Of Nigeria (WASPAN), LTD/GTE, approached court to secure an order stopping the directive by the FCCPC to telecommunication companies to stop giving loans to subscribers in form of airtime and data. The association, through its lawyer, Mr Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), had sought an order of the court restraining the Defendant (FCCPC) whether by itself, officers, employees, agents or such other persons howsoever named from enforcing, implementing and or otherwise giving effect to the enforcement and or implementation of the Digital, Electronic, Online or Non Traditional Consumer Lending Regul...