Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested Friday, ahead of another week of mass protests that has gripped the city for the last three months. His arrest came as the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) — a pro-democracy group which led some of the larger protests that saw more than a million people gather[...]
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It almost comes naturally to many smartphone users today. You can just take out your iPhone — or Android equivalent — and hold it up to your face to unlock the device. But the technology behind that has become increasingly controversial of late, with business executives and regulators alike calling for oversight. Microsoft CEO Satya[...]
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Social media platform Twitter Inc. has frozen the account of Bring Back Our Girls co-founder, Aisha Yesufu, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Our correspondent who visited her twitter handle on Thursday reports that the social media handle left a notice that the account had been frozen. Twitter wrote: “Caution: this account is temporary[...]
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Biodun Fatoyinbo, Senior Pastor and founder of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) is currently being detained at Nigerian Police Force Headquarters in Abuja after he surrendered himself for questioning over rape allegations levelled against him by Mrs Busola Dakolo. Mrs Dakolo, wife of Nigeria’s inspirational singer Timi Dakolo had accused Fatoyinbo of raping her[...]
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Nigeria’s Under-20 women’s national team, Falconets, have won the women’s football tournament of the ongoing 12th African Games in Rabat Morocco. The Christopher Danjuma tutored team won the gold after a 3-2 penalty shoot-out triumph over their Cameroonian counterparts. Both teams had battled to a 1-1 draw in a group phase match eight days ago[...]
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The African Development Bank (AfDB), says it is currently investing 25 billion dollars to help make agriculture and agribusiness Africa’s biggest industry. The statement by the bank’s Communication and External Relations Department on Thursday, said the AfDB’s president, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina made the disclosure at the ongoing Tokyo International Conference of African Development (TICAD) in[...]
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Bitcoin (BTC) has been absolutely hammered over the past two days. In fact, some 36 hours ago, it was trading at $10,200; now, the cryptocurrency is sitting snug at $9,500. This dramatic sell-off, which comes after the cryptocurrency traded in the low-$10,000s for a good two weeks, has inflicted investors across the board with a[...]
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At just 9-years-old, Nigerian Basil Okpara is reported to have built more than 30 mobile games. Like many others his age, Basil loves to play games but his fascination with gaming does not end at playing, his curious mind has led him into coding, leading him to come with dozens of game ideas, ChannelsTV reports.[...]
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that computers are getting smarter than humans in more and more spheres and that the trend will continue. “We will be far, far surpassed in every single way. I guarantee it,” Musk said to Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba, at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. The[...]
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This year's Emirati Women's Day theme, 'Women, Icons of Tolerance', aims to highlight and promote the values of tolerance. UAE is celebrating Emirati Women’s Day on Wednesday with a host of events around the country to acknowledge their contribution to the country. In order to celebrate their contribution, Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Mother of the[...]
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There are currently no plans by Emirates to place restrictions on MacBook Pro laptops amid fears the batteries could catch fire. All 15-inch versions of Apple’s MacBook Pro must be carried in the cabin and switched off, Qantas said in a statement Wednesday. The rule went into effect Tuesday morning. Rival Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd.[...]
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Following the recent involvement of some Nigerians in cyber fraud in the United States, the Information Security Society of Nigeria-Africa has resolved to embark on aggressive campaigns on cyber security. The move is expected to stem the tide of fraudulent activities perpetrated via the internet within and outside the country. ISSAN President, Dr. David Isiavwe,[...]
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The August 2019 Business Expectations Survey (BES) has identified insufficient power supply (65.9 points), high interest rate (56.5 points), financial problems (53.7 points) and unfavourable economic climate (53.5 points), as major factors constrained businesses in the month under review. It also identified unclear economic laws (50.8 points), unfavourable political climate (47 points), insufficient demand (46[...]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has assured Nigerians of pervasive broadband penetration, irrespective of location. The Commission said it was conscious of the pivotal role greater broadband penetration would play in actualising deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and Smart Services in any economy, while assuring Nigerians that it has developed a framework to[...]
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Team Nigeria has won six gold medals in weightlifting and three silver at the ongoing African Games in Morocco. The weightlifting event was held at the Nahda Arena in Salle Nahda. A former national junior lifter, Emmanuel Appah, won three gold medals in the men’s 61kg, having lifted a total of 271kg, with 120kg in[...]
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British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, will limit parliament’s ability to derail his Brexit plan by cutting the amount of time it will sit between now and European Union exit day on Oct. 31, infuriating opponents who urged Queen Elizabeth to intervene. Johnson set Oct. 14 for the Queen’s Speech – the formal state opening of[...]
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Facebook introduced its vision for a global cryptocurrency called Libra two months ago, and since then, regulators have piled criticism onto the project. They may have their own reasons. Global privacy regulators, central bankers and finance ministers have voiced concerns with the proposed Libra cryptocurrency because it could, at least in theory, drastically change or[...]
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Brazil has rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of “his home and his colonies.” Nearly 80,000 forest fires have broken out in Brazil since the beginning of the year — just over half of them in the massive[...]
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President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday swore in the 43 appointed ministers at the Federal Executive Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari who announced the portfolio of each minister shortly after they were sworn in, urged them to direct all memos to his Chief of Staff Abba Kyari. The president retained the portfolio of Minister of[...]
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Biodun Fatoyinbo, Senior Pastor and founder of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) is currently being detained at Nigerian Police Force Headquarters in Abuja after he surrendered himself for questioning over rape allegations levelled against him by Mrs Busola Dakolo. Mrs Dakolo, wife of Nigeria’s inspirational singer Timi Dakolo had accused Fatoyinbo of raping her[...]
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Taylor Swift is No. 1 on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, pulling in pretax income of $185 million over the past year, her biggest earnings total yet. Her estimated pay grew 131%, after clocking in at $80 million in 2018. The pop singer has topped the Celebrity 100 before—in 2016, she captured the No. 1 spot with $170 million,[...]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and commercial banks in the country have agreed that loan defaults will be settled using deposits made in other banks. Addressing journalists after the Bankers Committee meeting on Monday, Aishah Ahmad, CBN’s deputy governor, financial services system, said the directive is to encourage banks to increase lending. “We are not[...]
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Nigerian born US singer, Jidenna has revealed the reason why Nigerians are known for scam all over the world. Reacting to the recent arrest of 77 Nigerians by the FBI, Jidenna said Nigerians are smarter than a lot of people, hence the reason why they excel in sports and other sphere of life including scamming. [...]
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It was a night to remember for the Jonas Brothers, who not just returned to the Video Music Awards’ stage after 11 years but also won the best pop song for their new single, Sucker. The trip also paid tribute to their New Jersey roots with a performance from Asbury Park. Post their big win,[...]
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Burna Boy appears to have called it quits with her London babe, fellow singer Stefflon Don, the Nigerian celebrity blog, Instablog9ja claimed today. The blog, quoting inside sources claimed Stefflon is now so heartbroken that Burnaboy has dumped her and returned to Ghanaian actress Princess Shyngle, who he started dating in 2018 and never really[...]
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