The immediate past Nigerian ambassador to Kenya, Ambassador Yusuf Yunusa, has passed away at the age of 73. He died at the Yobe University Teaching Hospital, Damaturu, on Friday after a brief illness. Governor Mai Mala Buni, represented by Secretary to the State Government, Baba Malam Wali, was among dozens of dignitaries of who attended … Continue reading Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Kenya dies at 73
Atletico Madrid Forward, Samuel Omorodion is focused on representing Spain. The 19-year-old, who is currently on loan at Alaves, was born in Spain to Nigerian parents. The youngster is eligible to represent both countries. Omorodion has, however, declared his intention to play for the former European champions. “Spain has given me the opportunity and I … Continue reading Omorodion explains why he can’t play for Super Eagles
Manchester City are sweating on the fitness of Erling Haaland, ahead of their top-of-the-table clash in the Premier League clash next weekend. Haaland has left the Norway camp and returned to the UK for further assessment. The striker went down clutching his ankle during Norway’s 2-0 home win over the Faroe Islands on Thursday. He … Continue reading EPL: Manchester City’s talisman Haaland suffers injury ahead of Liverpool clash
An apprentice carpenter identified as Onome, has reportedly been beaten to death by his master in Sapele, Delta State. According to witnesses, the event happened a few days ago at the master’s workshop on Sapele’s New Ogorode Road. It was learned that the apprentice’s supervisor, Orunor, had reprimanded him for allegedly arriving late to work. … Continue reading Employer allegedly beats apprentice carpenter to death
Some fake $10. 000 notes have been handed over to officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission by the Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command. A statement on Saturday issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Juliana Tomo, explained that a 41-year-old suspect, Ifeanacho Ugbor, was arrested in connection with the seizure. … Continue reading Nigeria Customs hands over fake $10,000 to EFCC
Nigerian disc jockey Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, has advised single youths to be careful who they fall in love with to avoid losing their peace of mind. She noted that “the worst prison in the world is home without peace.” On her X (formerly Twitter) handle, the billionaire heiress wrote, “The worst … Continue reading DJ Cuppy warns singles to be ‘careful in love’
Big Brother Naija reality show star and disc jockey Tolani Baj has said it is disrespectful for intending partners to ask women about their sexual histories. She said although she has a low body count, she doesn’t think asking a woman about her body count is right. The reality star spoke in the latest Bahd … Continue reading BBNaija’s Tolani Baj: ‘Respect women, don’t ask them about body count
The e-commerce giant had previously scrapped plans to spin off its cloud business over US chip export restrictions Chinese tech stocks in Hong Kong plummeted on Friday shortly after a massive decline in Alibaba Group shares that followed the online retailer's announcement to scrap plans to spin off its cloud business. Alibaba Group's Hong Kong … Continue reading Alibaba Group’s decision fuels suspicion of rift with Chinese govt; Big tech companies in crisis
Reuters reported that Alphabet's Google plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Character.AI, the fast-growing artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot startup. Two former Google employees Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas founded Character.AI. The investment, structured as convertible notes, will strengthen the current partnership between Google and Character.AI, which uses the tech giant's cloud … Continue reading Google to invest in AI chatbot startup Character.AI
Opposition parties have agreed to join forces in Taipei, raising chances of a change in power on the island Taiwan's leading opposition parties have agreed to combine forces with a joint ticket in January's presidential election, consolidating their political support and boosting their chances of forming a more China-friendly government in Taipei. The Kuomintang (KMT) … Continue reading Taiwanese election might favour China
This week, a crash involving a charter bus, a tractor-trailer truck and three other vehicles on a highway in central Ohio killed six people and injured 18 others, state police said. According to Ohio Highway Patrol, the bus, carrying students and adult chaperones from the Tuscarawas Valley school district in eastern Ohio to an education … Continue reading Ohio highway crash claims 6 lives, at least 18 injured
The Associated Press (AP) reported that U.S. Secret Service agents protecting President Joe Biden's granddaughter fired shots after three people tried to break into an unmarked Secret Service vehicle late on November 12 in Washington. Agents encountered "possibly three" people breaking a window on an unoccupied government vehicle, with one agent discharging a weapon and … Continue reading Agents protecting Biden’s granddaughter fired shots at car thieves
The trial set for early 2024 will decide whether Georgia's electronic voting system has major cybersecurity flaws, which potentially violated voters' constitutional rights to cast their votes and have them accurately counted. As part of a long-running lawsuit filed by activists who said the state should abandon its electronic voting machines in favor of hand-marked … Continue reading Georgia voting machines face legal challenge from paper ballot system
To pressure international suppliers to reduce leaks of the potent greenhouse gas, on Wednesday, the European Union (EU) reached a deal on a law to implement methane emissions limits on Europe's oil and gas imports from 2030. After carbon dioxide, methane is the second-leading cause of climate change and has a far higher warming effect … Continue reading EU approves new gas importation law to limit methane emissions
This week, Nepal said that Chinese social media app TikTok will be banned from the country, as social harmony and goodwill were being negatively affected by its "misuse." Due to security concerns, the popular social media app has already been either partially or completely banned by other countries. Local media reported that over the past … Continue reading Nepal to ban Tik Tok over ‘misuse allegations’
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