Nearly two years after Nigerian fintech startup Thepeer quietly shut down in May 2024, one of its co-founders has broken a prolonged public silence to directly rebut fraud claims levelled by fellow co-founder Sultan Bolaji Akintunde (known as Hack Sultan) in late 2025.
In a detailed statement, th
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Royal Ibeh
Royal Ibeh is a senior journalist with years of experience reporting on Nigeria’s technology and health sectors. She currently covers the Technology and Health beats for BusinessDay newspaper, where she writes in-depth stories on digital innovation, telecom infrastructure, healthcare systems, and public health policies.
