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POrn and pool betting were the most visited website on mobile by Nigerians in June 2024, according to StatiSense, a global data and business intelligence platform, According to the report, Nigerian mobile users made more than 162 million visits to porn and betting websites in June 2024. The platform’s latest data shows a significant portion of Nigerians visited adult content and gambling sites. Two adult sites collectively received 80.18 million visits, ranking second and sixth respectively on the list. Also read INTERPOL Nabs 2 Nigerians For International Child Pornography Pope Francis Seeks Action Against Kids’ Exposure To Porn Sites Online …

By Agency Report More than 164,000 white women gathered online on Friday and raised nearly $2 million for American vice president and presidential hopeful, Kamala Harris. Dubbed ‘White Women: Answer the Call,’ the occasion became the largest Zoom meeting in history. The event, which rallied women across America to support Harris, featured notable personalities, among them pop star Pink and actress Connie Britton, who spoke passionately about Harris’s qualifications and the importance of supporting her campaign. This is Democrats have reportedly raised more than $250 million since Biden announced he was leaving the presidential race and endorsed Harris. You may…

By Social Media As fire for the nationwide protest is about to spark on August 1, a Nigerian has comically identified ‘sponsors’ of the protest. Shehu Mahdi, a public affairs commentator, listed 40 ‘‘sponsors’’ otherwise seen as triggers of the protest, though the President Bola Tinubu has warned the sponsors indeed Nigerians against embarking on the protest. Tinubu, however, admitted that he admitted that he had embarked on protest without destroying anything. In his X handle (formerly Twitter)on Friday, Mahdi mentioned the ‘sponsors’ to include Hunger, Inflation, Fuel pump price, Minimum wage, Power or no light, Bad roads, Budget padding,…

By Agency Report Vice President Kamala Harris opened up a marginal two-percentage-point lead over Republican Donald Trump after President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign and passed the torch to her, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. That compares with a marginal two-point deficit Biden faced against Trump in last week’s poll before his Sunday exit from the race. The new poll, conducted on Monday and Tuesday, followed both the Republican National Convention where Trump on Thursday formally accepted the nomination and Biden’s announcement on Sunday he was leaving the race and endorsing Harris. Harris, whose campaign says she has secured the…

By Press Release The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Wednesday, gave the newly inaugurated metering audit and advanced cargo declaration project teams four months to deliver the task. The teams were inaugurated on Wednesday following the recent approval for the implementation of two key projects by the Federal Executive Council. The projects are the Audit of Upstream Measurement Equipment and Facilities in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry and the Advance Cargo Declaration Solution. Members of the Measurement Equipment and Facilities Audit Team are Manuel Ibituroko – Deputy Director, Facilities Engineering & Optimisation; Mohammed Sirajo – Manager, Facilities Engineering;…

President Bola Tinubu has mourned the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who died on Thursday. The 82-year-old Iwuanyanwu died after a brief illness, according to a statement signed by his son, Jide Iwuanyanwu. Shortly after his death was announced, President Tinubu described the late Iwuanyanwu as an accomplished businessman and notable politician. “President Bola Tinubu extends his heartfelt commiserations to the family of Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who passed away on Thursday,” presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said in a statement. Also read: Ohanaeze Ndigbo Bombs Buhari, Accuses Him Of Patronising Corrupt Politicians He said Iwuanyanwu will always be remembered…

By Press Release Akwa Ibom Local Government Service Commission has disclaimed news story by a local tabloid, alleging that the commission was extorting money from staffers of the Unified Local Government Service in the state. The Crest Newspaper of Monday, July 22, 2024, published news story on pages one and two that the commission was collecting N4,000 from staffers of the service before releasing their 2023 promotion letters. The state Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission, Mr. Monday Eyo, renounced this Monday, while addressing participants during a two-day 2024 Pre-Promotion Seminar organised by the Local Government Service Commission, at…

By Press Release The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, says it has not pulled out of the planned national protest over hunger and high cost of living in the country. The NLC while debunking report of withdrawal from the protest said it cannot withdraw from a protest that it did not organise. It has advised the federal government and the sub-national governments to listen to the cries of the hungry Nigerian people and do the needful. A statement on Wednesday, signed by the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, further reiterated the earlier call by the labour movement that government should dialogue…

By Agency Report A House Republican lawmaker, Andy Ogles, R-Tenn. has filed articles of impeachment against US Vice President, Kamala Harris over her handling of the border and for allegedly ‘misleading’ the people and Congress about the well-being of President Joe Biden. The two articles of impeachment come two days after Biden dropped his re-election bid and endorsed Harris to take his place at the top of the Democratic Party’s ticket. The first article of impeachment, “willful refusal to uphold the immigration laws,” stems from her alleged “inaction” with border security and immigration law as the “border czar.” Also read: Vice President Kamala Harris, first woman, to…

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday apologised to the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for comparing her conduct in the Senate to that of a nightclub. Recall that Akpabio  had last Thursday cautioned Natasha with a comment perceived as derogatory, leading to widespread social media backlash. The incident underscores the need for respectful discourse in Nigeria’s Senate. The incident occurred when Akpabio called for votes on a bill’s second reading, to which the ‘Nay’ response was loudest. As Akpabio considered his next step, Senator Natasha stood to explain why she and others opposed the bill. Also read: Akpabio…