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South Korea fines Meta for illegal collection of user data
SOUTH Korea has fined Facebook-parent Meta more than $15 million for illegally collecting sensitive user information from nearly a million people without consent and sharing it with advertisers, the country’s data watchdog said today. The firm, which also owns Instagram, ran afoul of laws prohibiting the use of information on political opinions, religious beliefs and…
Court strikes out suit against 76 #EndBadGovernance protesters
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the case against 76 individuals involved in the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest. The presiding judge, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, made this decision after the Attorney General of the Federation’s counsel, M. D Abubakar, filed a motion to assume control of and terminate the suit. Details later…
Spotlight Epe: Lagos Lagoon climate response project launched
Help Africa Initiatives HAI was set up in 2012 with the aim to help humanity through health, education, sheltering, food provision, orphanage homes and other humanitarian services. HAI and its partners has solid local expertise within public health and experience in terms of campaigning for better livelihoods for the target community In Saga and surrounding…
Tinubu nominates new INEC REC, national commissioner
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has nominated a lawyer, Saseyi Ibiyemi, as a Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) representing Ondo State. If cleared by the Senate, Ibiyemi will replace another lawyer, ‘Niyi Ijalaye, who died in August while serving as the REC in Ogun State, said presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga in a statement on Monday. Ibiyemi, 58, who…
NATO to ‘stay united’ regardless of who wins US election
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press conference to present the next North Atlantic Council (NAC) Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 3, 2023. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) NATO will stay united no matter who wins the US election, the alliance’s secretary general Mark…
Assault: Alex Ikwechegh may suffer double jeopardy, says Reps Minority Leader
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, says his colleague, Alex Ikwechegh, may suffer “double tragedy” for assaulting an e-hailing driver Stephen Abuwatseya in the nation’s capital Abuja late October. “Presently, he is being prosecuted. He is at the Magistrate Court. The House has also sent him to the disciplinary committee on…
Tinubu doing well, Nigerians unfair to him – Okupe
A former presidential spokesman Doyin Okupe says Nigerians are being unfair to President Bola Tinubu. Okupe, a former Director General of Peter Obi Presidential Campaign, said he met with Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday. He said going his estimation of the reforms of the current government, the President is doing “exceedingly…
Aunty Mo: Her story
.“EVERYTHING HAPPENS IN accordance with God’s plan and just as ordained by Him. Our course in life is charted and guided by His plans. While things may not always go as we initially intended, with benefit of hindsight, we see the wisdom of it. Maybe if everything had happened the way I wanted; married early,…
Can Democracy work in Nigeria?
Nigerians with even the most modest awareness of history can recall the ostentatious tactics applied by the military to cement its political authority. From the deaths of the Ogoni Nine to the murder of Dele Giwa, the archives are replete with tons of violations by the state. Apart from uniforms, the approaches have not evolved…
DELTA: EFCC arrests former Gov Okowa over alleged fraud
OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for allegedly misappropriating N1.3 trillion from the 13% derivation fund sourced from the federation account between 2015 and 2023. An EFCC source today, confirmed the former governor’s arrest. Okowa was taken into custody on November 4, 2024, in…
Tinubu orders release of minors arraigned over hunger protests
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate release of all detainees in response to the public outrage following the arrest and arraignment of minors involved in the #EndBadGovernance protests across various parts of the country in August. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced this to State House reporters today after the…
You’re on rescue mission, Tinubu tells newly-sworn in ministers
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has urged the newly-appointed ministers to regard their roles as a commitment to public service. He made this statement today during a ceremony at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he officially swore in seven ministers to his cabinet. Tinubu expressed gratitude to the ministers for accepting the…
FULL REPORT: Paris Olympics investigative committee prescribes N8m compensation for Ofili, code of governance, more funding
THE probe panel set up by the now defunct sports ministry to investigate the failings at the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics has made its report public. The committee was set up by then sports minister John Enoh following Team Nigeria’s dismal showing at the Olympics, where the country did not win a single medal…
Nigeria ranks fifth globally in daily social media usage
NIGERIANS have been ranked fifth globally in social media usage for 2024 According to data from Cable.co.uk and We Are Social, shared yesterday by World of Statistics on X, Nigerians have been ranked fifth in the world for average daily time spent on social media. On average, Nigerians spend 3 hours and 23 minutes each…
Obi hails Badenoch as UK’s Conservative Party leader
PETER Obi has expressed his satisfaction of Kemi Badenoch’s election as the new leader of Britain’s Conservative Party. Badenoch won the election on Saturday, succeeding Rishi Sunak, and she is the first individual of African descent to lead the Tories. The Conservative Party announced her victory in a post on X on Saturday, stating, “ANNOUNCED:…
Northern Govs, Arewa Forum demand release of minors facing treason trial
THE governors of Bauchi and Kano States, along with the Arewa Consultative Forum, have called for the release of minors currently facing treason charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano has already directed the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice to take action to secure the release…
America’s Great Decision
PERHAPS for more than any of the pivotal elections in recent years, people around the world are waiting with bated breath as Americans head to the polls on Tuesday. We have become tone deaf to the apocalyptic language out of both US Democrats and Republicans since Donald Trump first exploded on the political scene in…
Music titan Quincy Jones dies At 91
MUSIC industry titan Quincy Jones, who produced some of Michael Jackson’s best-known albums and collaborated with legends including Frank Sinatra and Count Basie, passed away at age 91, US media reported today. His death was confirmed by his publicist, Arnold Robinson, in a statement that did not specify a cause, US media reported. A jazz…
Fire guts AP Plaza in Abuja
Cable installations have been destroyed as fire engulfed the popular AP Plaza in the Wuse 2 area of Abuja. The incident which happened on Saturday caused serious damages to properties and raising safety concerns among residents and business owners in the area. Confirming this in a statement on Sunday, the FCT Fire service said the…
NASU, SSANU suspend strike for one month
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have announced suspension of the ongoing nationwide indefinite strike over withheld salaries for a month. The unions in a joint statement on Sunday said the suspension of the indefinite strike will take effect on Tuesday, November…