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07/08/2020

Facebook has launched its answer to TikTok, the wildly popular video-sharing app that the Trump administration considers a national security threat. Reels is a new feature on Instagram, the photo-sharing app owned by Facebook. Like TikTok, users can make short videos set to music, add filters and other effects, and easily share them. The launch comes as TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, is under increased pressure from Washington. [ 278 more words ]

Facebook has launched its answer to TikTok, the wildly popular video-sharing app that the Trump administration considers a national security threat. Reels is a new feature on Instagram, the photo-sharing app owned by Facebook. Like TikTok, users can make short videos set to music, add filters and ot...

07/08/2020

India is now the third country to record more than 2 million coronavirus cases. The country is enduring a terrible surge in new cases — 62,538 were reported on Friday alone. Only the U.S. and Brazil are reporting more. India passed 1 million confirmed cases just three weeks ago. So far, India's fatality rate from COVID-19 is relatively low, at just over 2%. [ 314 more words ]

India is now the third country to record more than 2 million coronavirus cases. The country is enduring a terrible surge in new cases — 62,538 were reported on Friday alone. Only the U.S. and Brazil are reporting more. India passed 1 million confirmed cases just three weeks ago. So far, India’s...

06/08/2020

The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) says it is committed to boosting agriculture in Abia. Mr Paul Ikonne, Executive Secretary of NALDA, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja by Mr Tope Ojeme, the agency’s Director of Communications. Ikonne gave the assurance when he led a delegation to the Government House in Umuahia. He expressed the readiness of the agency to partner with the state government to resuscitate the Ogwe Golden Chicken farm. [ 190 more words ]

The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) says it is committed to boosting agriculture in Abia. Mr Paul Ikonne, Executive Secretary of NALDA, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja by Mr Tope Ojeme, the agency’s Director of Communications. Ikonne  gave the assurance whe...

06/08/2020

When Rihanna launched Fenty Beauty in 2017 with 40 foundation shades straight off the bat, she set a new standard for diversity and inclusivity in the cosmetics world. Now, the 32-year-old pop star-turned-makeup mogul is changing the game once again with Fenty Skin, her new skincare line that launched on July 31 with three multitasking products: a cleanser-slash-makeup remover, a toner-serum hybrid and a moisturizer with added SPF. [ 418 more words ]

When Rihanna launched Fenty Beauty in 2017 with 40 foundation shades straight off the bat, she set a new standard for diversity and inclusivity in the cosmetics world. Now, the 32-year-old pop star-turned-makeup mogul is changing the game once again with Fenty Skin, her new skincare line that laun...

06/07/2020

Hushpuppi was extradited to the U.S. from Dubai to face fraud charges. Ramon Olorunwa Abbas was flown to Chicago on July 2 and appeared in court the following day, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement. Abbas, widely known as “Hushpuppi,” has 2.4 million followers on Instagram, where he regularly posts photographs of himself posing with luxury cars or boarding private jets. [ 208 more words ]

Hushpuppi was extradited to the U.S. from Dubai to face fraud charges. Ramon Olorunwa Abbas was flown to Chicago on July 2 and appeared in court the following day, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement. Abbas, widely known as “Hushpuppi,” has 2.4 million followers on Instagram, wher...

06/07/2020

Nigeria and the International community were stunned to learn that the chairman of the anti-corruption body was invited for questioning, code for arrest for corruption. The anti-crime body quickly twitted that the invitation was issued and honoured The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that it did not arrest Mr Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). [ 156 more words ]

Nigeria and the International community were stunned to learn that the chairman of the anti-corruption body was invited for questioning, code for arrest for corruption. The anti-crime body quickly twitted that the invitation was issued and honoured The Department of State Services (DSS) has said tha...

23/06/2020

Apple has announced iOS 14 onstage at WWDC 2020, giving the first (official) look at the latest version of its software for the iPhone, and it’s bringing the biggest change to the iOS home screen in years: widgets. Widgets come in a variety of sizes and can still be viewed in the Today view, but in iOS 14, Apple allows widgets to be added to the main Home screen to live right alongside your apps. [ 911 more words ]

23/06/2020

President Donald Trump is facing another round of revelations with the publication of a tell-all book by former national security advisor John Bolton on Tuesday after Trump's efforts to block the book release failed in a US court. John Bolton Bolton’s book, “The Room Where It Happened”, is an account of his 17 months serving as national security advisor that paints the US president as not "fit for office". [ 203 more words ]

23/06/2020

Saudi Arabia has banned international visitors from making this year’s hajj pilgrimage at the end of July. Only a limited number of people from within the Kingdom will be allowed to attend in efforts to reduce the potential spread of contagion. The announcement added to disappointment for Muslims around the world, who invest huge sums and face long waits to go on hajj, especially Nigeria. [ 119 more words ]

23/06/2020

The headmaster of Eton College has told the BBC he is "appalled" by the racism experienced by the first black person to complete his studies at the prestigious British public school. Nigerian writer Dillibe Onyeama obtained his school-leaving certificate from Eton in 1969. He wrote a book about the racism he experienced at the school and was subsequently banned from visiting. [ 539 more words ]

20/06/2020

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Saturday visited the national secretariat of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The governor visited the party’s secretariat in Abuja to appear before the PDP Edo State Gubernatorial Screening Committee. This comes a day after he picked his expression of interest and nomination forms at the party’s national office ahead of the September 19 governorship election. [ 158 more words ]

20/06/2020

The Executives of the All Progressives Congress, Ward 10, Etsako Local Government Area of Edo State, have lifted the suspension earlier placed on the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole. The APC National Vice Chairman (South South), Hilliard Eta, announced this at a briefing in Abuja, on Saturday. He said the party’s National Secretariat has received notification of the resolution by members and officials of the party from Oshiomhole’s Ward.