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The massive leak reportedly exposed over 183 million email passwords. It also contains several passwords linked to Gmail accounts. A massive data breach has reportedly put millions of email users at risk, including accounts associated with Google’s Gmail. Troy Hunt, an Australian security researcher who runs the breach-notification site Have …

    Military authorities investigating an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu have detained a managing director of a federal government agency in the South-South region over suspected links to the financing of the plan. Security sources told TheCable that the MD allegedly transferred a “huge sum of money” …

Businessman and senator representing Delta North, Ned Nwoko, has sparked social media debate with his latest remarks endorsing polygamy and describing men with only one wife as “standing on one leg.”   Speaking in a recent interview, Nwoko said he had no regrets about his polygamous lifestyle, insisting that marrying …

The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has adjourned the defamation trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to December 1. Justice Chizoba Oji postponed the hearing after the prosecution failed to properly serve its response to a preliminary objection filed by the defence. Akpoti-Uduaghan, arraigned on 19 June, faces …

By BLAISE UDUNZE In a society where trust is the lifeblood of finance, Nigeria’s banking sector seems to be bleeding credibility at an alarming rate. The relationship between banks and their customers that was once defined by confidence and reliability has gradually shifted into one coloured by suspicion, frustration, and …

A Lagos State civil servant has written Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu over what he described as a growing wave of financial fraud allegedly perpetrated by some microfinance institutions. In a letter dated October 13, 2025, the complaint narrated a shocking experience involving unauthorized withdrawals, fraudulent loans, and salary deductions linked to …

Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Lagos has fixed November 7, 2025 for the arraignment of three ex-employees of a broadcast outfit, Brilla FM, for allegedly defrauding the company of N100 million. This followed the failure of the defendants: Akakan Victor Mkpong Sam, Blessing Sunday Ekerete, and Anthony …

BY BLAISE UDUNZE When the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced a new round of bank recapitalisation in March 2024, many expected the leading banks, especially those boasting record-breaking profits in the hundreds of billions and trillions, to sail through with ease. Their financial statements glistened with prosperity, with expanding …

Matthew Kukah, the Catholic bishop of the Sokoto diocese, has urged the US government not to redesignate Nigeria as a country of particular concern (CPC). Kukah spoke on Tuesday at the launch of the Aid to the Church in Need (ACIN) 2025 report on religious freedom in the world, held …

The federal high court in Abuja has fixed October 31 to deliver judgement in a suit seeking to stop the planned national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. James Omotosho, the presiding judge, fixed the ruling date …