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Jack Dorsey, the founder and former CEO of the microblogging website Twitter, has launched a new social media platform called “Bluesky.” This happened just a week after business tycoon and owner of Tesla cars, Elon Musk, took over ownership of Twitter after payment of about $44 billion. Dorsey’s new app, which is in its testing stage, already has over 30,000 people signed up for its beta testing within two days of the announcement. Also read: Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Sells First Tweet For £2 million According to Business Insider, Bluesky’s website stated that the new platform gives creators independence from…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sworn in 19 newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) ahead of the 2023 General Elections. President Muhammadu Buhari in July this year, transmitted the names of the 19 RECs nominees to the Senate for confirmation, before the upper chamber on October 5 confirmed their nominations despite protests. Five of the 19 were returnees for their second and last five-year tenure. Also read Shake-up: INEC redeploys RECs, directors 2023: Politicians buying PVCs will be disappointed- INEC Boss Those whose tenure were renewed were Ibrahim Abdullahi (Adamawa), Obo Effanga (Cross River), Umar Ibrahim (Taraba), Agboke…

More than one million people were displaced by flooding in Nigeria as at October 24,  statistics from Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development Ministry showed. This is as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, named Jigawa as the worst affected state by flood in the country. Farouq who was reacting to a question from a journalist during media chat, noted that Bayelsa state is not the most affected. Read also Flood impact: East-West Road gets N506b variation Floods: Investigate Ecological Fund spending– SERAP tells FG Flood: Residents face epidemic, starvation, homelessness in Bayelsa Farouq…

Iniobong Sunday A socio-political group, Democracy Watch Alliance, DEWA, has decried spate of attacks laced with blackmails against one of the governorship aspirants, Mr. Akan Okon, in the May 25 primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State. The attacks are linked with the case of alleged multiple forgeries Okon instituted against Pastor Umo Eno, who is the PDP Governorship candidate in the state. The Deputy Governor of Edo State and chairman of the primary committee, Philips Shuaibu, declared Pastor Umo Eno, as having overwhelmingly won the contest, but Okon, former Commissioner for Economic Development and Ibom…

A man, Sunday Etukudo, from Omum Unyam village in the Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of the state is cooling his feet in police command for allegedly killing his daughter, and burying her corpse in the family compound. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Odiko MacDon, on Wednesday, November 2, says the suspect alleged that the deceased, Ofonmbuk Sunday, held his private parts during a scuffle, adding that he hit her with a stick in retaliation and she died. “Based on credible information, on 9th October, 2022, at about 7.10pm, one Ime Sunday Etukudo of Omum…

To mitigate the impacts of the recent flood on roads, the Federal Government has approved variation in the contract for repairs of East-West Road from an initial N240 billion to N506 billion. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, assured that there will be no food shortage in the country despite the devastation caused to farmlands by unprecedented flooding across the country. Briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the meeting, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, said: “First, he presented a…

Special taskforce of judges established by Federal High Court, Nigeria are given four weeks to determine pre-election cases latest November ending. A press release made available to journalists on Wednesday by Catherine Oby Christopher, PhD Assist. Director Information, Federal High Court of Nigeria said this arrangement has received the blessing of the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho. The CJ held that Judges selected need to swiftly hear and determine all pre-election cases since they are time bound, in view of the 2023 elections which is just few months away. Read also Court sacks Osun Gov Oyetola,…

Some prominent Nigerians have commiserated with music icon David Adeleke popularly known as Davido over the untimely death of his son, Ifeanyi. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his counterparts in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu and Labour Party, Peter Obi, have sent condolence messages to Davido. The three-year-old son of the music star reportedly drowned in a swimming pool at his father’s residence in the Banana Island area of Lagos State on Monday. Read also As Davido’s son Ifeanyi Dies, police nab domestic staffers for interrogation    Davido,…

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has waded into an alleged assault case on woman Inspector Olorunsogo Bamidele by her DCO in Ode Omu, Osun State.  Consequently, Baba has directed the Commissioner of Police, Osun State, CP Olaleye Faleye, to investigate the alleged assault. In a trending video, the female police officer accused her attacker who she gave his name as Ajayi Mathew of stripping her naked and beating her up because she refused to give in to his advances. Read also Prosecute individuals fond of assaulting police officers- IGP directs Osun Police Begin Manhunt For Killers Of 6 Family Members…

The shrinking value of the Nigerian naira and currencies of most developing economies are could deepen the food and energy crises in the country, according to the World Bank’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook report. In US dollar terms, the prices of most commodities have declined from their recent peaks amid concerns of an impending global recession, the report documented. It further noted that from the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 through the end of last month, the price of Brent crude oil in US dollars fell nearly six percent. Read also CBN Adjusts Naira To N410/$1- Emefiele Akwa…