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Twitter Bitcoin Scam - Hackers Accessed 36 Accounts (2)

Twitter Bitcoin Scam: Hackers Accessed 36 Accounts

July 24, 2020 6:35 am

Twitter has revealed that the hackers who took over the accounts of high profiles in massive bitcoin scam, accessed direct message inboxes of 36 accounts.

The social media company corrected its earlier statement that the attackers tweeted from around 130 accounts and downloaded mass data from eight accounts.

Last week, the hackers were able to tweet from the accounts for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Kanye West, Mike Bloomberg, Apple and Uber among others.

They tweeted a scam asking for bitcoin and they received $120,000 worth of Bitcoin …

Rivers Police Shoot Teenager Ledesi Kote For Impregnating Girl

Dehumanizing Treatment: Police Arrest 2 Officers In Video

July 24, 2020 4:43 am

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested two suspects, ASP Tijani Olatunji and Inspr Gboyega Oyeniyi who harassed a young woman in a trending video.

The force said it identified three police Officers and one civilian accomplice for their role in the discreditable conduct and incivility to a member of the public.

According to a Police statement on Thursday, the suspects are currently being detained at the Lagos State CID detention facility, Panti, Yaba.

Read Also: The Gross Irresponsibility Of The Nigerian Police Force

A video trending on social media had emerged showing policeman interrogating a 25-year-old lady, who identified

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Gunmen Storm Residence Of Edo Commissioner, Leave Deadly Note

Gunmen Storm Residence Of Edo Commissioner, Leave Deadly Note

July 23, 2020 12:13 pm
Unknown gunmen attacked Hon. Damian Lawani’s residence in Udaba Ekphei community, Etsako local government, Edo state.

Fortunately, at the time of the attack on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Youths was not at home.

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However, some members of Lawani’s family were injured. The gunmen shot sporadically, damaging some properties.

 

A spot of blood at the edge of a broken window

Governor Godwin Obaseki’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie alleged that the attack on Lawani was part of the execution of the tasks handed to the thugs.

He said;

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Ghana NHIA Boss Entangled In Sex Scandal

Ghana NHIA Boss Entangled In Sex Scandal

July 23, 2020 8:47 am

A nurse named Doreen Smith has reported a Ghanian NHIA district manager, Mahama Sakara, for sexually assaulting her and she has a secret audio recording to back her claim.

The nurse, who works at the Soma CHPS Compound at the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District in the Savannah Region has petitioned the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to investigate the district manager, Mahama Sakara, for “sexual assault” and “attempted rape”.

In her account of the events, Miss Doreen Smith alleged Mr. Sankara had come to the CHPS compound at about 9:00am July 8 under the guise of “monitoring” but turned around to make …

Where is Hushpuppi iminal lawyer Gal Pissetzky clears air

Where Is Hushpuppi? Criminal Lawyer Gal Pissetzky Clears Air

July 23, 2020 7:16 am
Gal Pissetzky, the lawyer to alleged Internet fraudster and Instagram socialite Hushpuppi, has revealed that his client is yet to be released.

Pissetzky’s disclosure came after reports made the rounds on Wednesday night that the socialite had been released as his details on the Bureau of Prisons showed he was no longer in the prison.

However, Pissetzky, in a statement, confirmed that the embattled socialite was only transferred to another prison but not released as widely speculated.

The lawyer also confirmed that he is still representing Hushpuppi.

Read Also: Hushpuppi Is Into Real Estate, Not A Fraudster – Lawyer

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Boko Haram executes aid workers

Breaking: Boko Haram Executes Aid Workers

July 22, 2020 3:49 pm
Boko Haram have executed five aid workers. Footage of the recorded murder became public on Wednesday.

The terrorists confirmed that their victims were humanitarian staff of non-governmental organisations.

Five men, with their faces covered, stood behind the abductees and shot them after making comments.

Speaking in a message, one of the terrorists said: “to the infidels who are using you to cheat and turn our people into unbelievers”.

Read Also: Boko Haram: Our Daughters Abandoned, Forgotten By Buhari – Chibok

He declared that organisations don’t regard their employees and were just using them to achieve their aims.

“That’s why whenever

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PDP primary - Ondo Chief arrested with fake ballot papers

PDP Primary: Ondo Chief Arrested With Fake Ballot Papers

July 22, 2020 1:25 pm
A man, who identified himself as Lateef Balogun, has been arrested in Ondo State by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).

The man, who claimed to be Chief Mayegun of Afo, was nabbed with fake ballot papers in favor of a PDP aspirant not mentioned.

He was carrying a bag containing the ballot papers when some party members stopped him.

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The party members descended on him before he was rescued by the security at the premises of the primary.

The suspect denied any knowledge of possessing fake papers.…

Amotekun will use supernatural powers – Ekiti commandant says

Amotekun Will Use Supernatural Powers – Ekiti Commandant Says

July 21, 2020 11:30 am

Ekiti State Corps Commandant of Amotekun, Brigadier-General Joe Komolafe (Rtd.) said that the agency will deploy ancient, local and modern security techniques to ward off kidnapping, robbery and other heinous crimes from the state.

Speaking at Efon Alaaye during a sensitisation tour to Ekiti West, Komolafe averred that the neglect of traditional culture and patterns of exposing criminals is one of the reasons for the rising spate of crimes in the South-West region.

He, therefore, advised traditional rulers to deploy their supernatural prowess to secure the lives and properties of their people.

Read Also: Illegal Mining: Amotekun Arrests More

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Kidnappers Kill 65-Year-Old Man To Death After ₦1.2m Ransom

Kidnapped Edo Students Still In Captivity 7 Months After

July 20, 2020 3:31 pm

The families of Faith Ojemire and Faith Esekgabona, female undergraduate students have cried out to security agencies in the country to help secure the release of their daughters from kidnappers.

Ms Ojemire, a student of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, was reportedly abducted in Edo State by some unknown gunmen on December 8, 2019.

NAN gathered that Ms Ojemire’s family paid the sum of ₦500,000 (five hundred thousand naira) to the abductors as ransom to secure the release of their daughter.

However, despite paying the huge sum, Ojemire’s family are yet to see their daughter 7 months after — as …

Iran executes citizen Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd linked with CIA

Iran Executes Citizen Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd Linked With CIA

July 20, 2020 7:19 am
Iran executed on Monday an Iranian citizen, Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd, sentenced to death on charges of spying for the CIA and the Mossad.

He was arrested in October 2018 and sentenced to death in August 2019.

“Mahmoud Mousavi Majd’s sentence was carried out on Monday morning over the charge of espionage so that the case of his betrayal to his country will be closed forever,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported.

Mousavi-Majd, who left Iran with his family as a child and grew up in Syria, was never a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), “but he was able …

Southern Kaduna Fresh Attack - 19 Killed, 32 Injured

Southern Kaduna Fresh Attack: 19 Killed, 32 Injured

July 20, 2020 5:57 am
Suspected Fulani herdsmen have allegedly killed 19 persons in a fresh attack on Kukum Daji Village of Kaura local government area of Kaduna State.

About 31 people also sustained various degrees of injuries in the Sunday night attack.

The President of the Community, Mr. Yashen Sunday Titus who confirmed the incident to DAILY POST said that the victims were attacked at a wedding party in one of the houses in the community.

He explained that the attackers stormed the village at exactly 10:35pm, heavily armed and started shooting sporadically at the villagers, resulting to the killing and injuring of other

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Hundreds Of Palestinians Protest In West Bank Against Israel-UAE Deal

Portland Police Association Office Set On Fire Amid Protests

July 19, 2020 3:56 pm

The Portland, Ore., Police Association office was set on fire Saturday night amid protests throughout the city, police said in a statement Sunday.

Around 10:45 p.m. people broke into the Portland Police Association office and ignited a fire “within a few moments.” Police declared the situation a riot, according to the statement.

Several people in the crowd were arrested and officers were able to distinguish the fire, police said. Portland Police did not use any CS gas, according to the statement.

Tear gas was deployed, The Associated Press reported citing pictures and …

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