August 2023 - Wakenews Nigeria

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False portrayal: Peter Okoye threatens legal action against Access and Polaris banks

August 31, 2023 Joshua Samuel

Mr. P, a well-known online personality and artist from Nigeria, has threatened legal action against Access and Polaris banks. Last year, the music star revealed how online con artists were using his identity to steal from people. According to Wakenews, the musician has been operating a lottery system under his […]

If Peter Obi had been a stronger candidate than Tinubu, Nigerians would have chosen him- Wike

August 31, 2023 Wale Ponnle

Nyesom Wike who is the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), revealed that if Peter Obi had been a stronger candidate in the Presidential election which took place on February 25, 2023, All of Nigeria would have supported him. On Wednesday, Nyesom Wike said this while appearing on the […]

X (Twitter) will start requesting users’ biometric data, employment data, and educational background

August 31, 2023 Samson Ayodeji

X (Twitter) has sailed into uncharted territory with its new data-gathering strategy. The social networking site updated its policies to include biometric data as well as the user’s employment and educational background. X now joins a long list of businesses that are increasing their data collection capabilities. The Elon Musk-owned […]

Military leaders take control in Gabon and declare the results of the election invalid

August 30, 2023 Wale Ponnle

The military coup in Gabon has been announced by a group of senior military commanders. The officers asserted their control over the country by claiming to speak for all of Gabon’s security and defense personnel. The officers announced the revocation of the election results, shut down all borders till further […]

Another clearance for cryptocurrency payments has been granted to Elon Musk’s X (Twitter)

August 30, 2023 Samson Ayodeji

X has obtained the necessary authorization to act as a payment hub in another US state as part of his effort to keep X (previously Twitter) a community app with a variety of features. Twitter Payments LLC received approval for a license in Rhode Island, United States, on Monday, according […]

‘Calm Down’ by Rema becomes the first song to stay a year on the US Billboard chart

August 29, 2023 Joshua Samuel

Divine Ikubor, better known as Rema, a Nigerian artist, has made history with his collaboration with Selena Gomez on the song “Calm Down,” which spent a whole year at the top of the Billboard US Afrobeats Songs list. This was announced on Monday by the American data collection business Chart […]

Tinubu does not care if Nigerians are suffering- PDP

August 29, 2023 Wale Ponnle

The eight National Youth Service (NYSC) participants who were recently kidnapped by unidentified gunmen have been the target of a scathing attack from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the All Progressives Congress (APC), which is now ruling the affairs of the country. According to sources, on Friday of […]

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Users will soon be able to share high-quality images and movies using WhatsApp

August 29, 2023 Joshua Samuel

Users will be able to exchange photographs and videos on WhatsApp in their original, high-definition form once the feature is ready. This planned feature was made known by WABetaInfo, a website that monitors WhatsApp development, in the WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.23.18.12. The option to “select original quality photos […]

Iyanya recounts ordeal of how he was broke and almost committed suicide

August 28, 2023 Joshua Samuel

Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, a well-known artist in Nigeria, has talked about how he was broke in 2020 which nearly led to suicide. He claimed he lost his home and was living in a hotel at the time, but eventually found himself unable to pay the expenses. At that time, his old management, Temple […]

The real winner of the February presidential election will emerge September 16th

August 28, 2023 Wale Ponnle

The well-known Nigerian entertainer Charles Oputa, better known by his stage as Charly Boy, asserts that the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has set September 16th as the deadline for ruling on the petitions contesting President Bola Tinubu’s election. Though we cannot tell the specific date, but the Constitution gives the Tribunal […]