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One of the billionaire co-founders of TikTok, Zhang Yiming, has stepped down. Yiming, 38, the Chief Executive Officer of ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok said Thursday, May 20, that he would leave the role because he lacks managerial skills. He added that he preferred “reading and daydreaming” to running the tech giant. According to Bloomberg, he resigns with a net worth of $44.5 billion, making him 31st on a list of the world’s richest people. On Monday, May 24, Zhang announced his resignation in an official letter to his employees. he reiterated that he lacked some skills that’d make him an ideal…

Chief Edwin Clark has advocated a return of the 1963 Constitution abrogated by the military government to Nigeria. The late Major-General Aguiyi Ironsi who took over from civilian administration abrogated the constitution. According to Clark, the constitution allowed different regions in the country to stand and develop on their own space, unlike the present constitution which make states dependent on the central government. Speaking during live interview in Arise News on Tuesday, May 25 monitored in Uyo by Straightnews, he saw the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic enacted by military government as unitary in nature with a lot of…

A bill to discontinue the National Youth Service Corps has reached a second reading in the House of Representatives. Sponsored by the lawmaker representing Andoni-Opobo/Nkoro Federal Constituency of Rivers State Awaji-Inombek Abiante, in the explanatory memorandum of the proposal, the bill listed various reasons why the NYSC should be scrapped. It said the NYSC has led to the “incessant killing of innocent corps members in some parts of the country due to banditry, religious extremism and ethnic violence; incessant kidnapping of innocent corps members across the country.” “Public and private agencies/departments are no longer recruiting able and qualified Nigerian youths,…

President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to ensure that recovered loot from the former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, is not re-stolen. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, had last week stated that the Federal Government recovered over $700 million looted funds, stated the return of £4.2 million linked to James Ibori, and the plan to repatriate more than £80 million of Ibori’s loot. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project asked Buhari to “urgently direct Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, to disclose spending details of the $700 million…

Chelsea and Liverpool seized the final two Champions League places in a dramatic end to the Premier League season on Sunday, leaving Leicester heartbroken for the second consecutive campaign. With Manchester City already guaranteed a third title in four years and Manchester United certain to finish second, the focus was on the battle for the final two places in the top four. Heading into the 38th and last round of fixtures, just one point separated Chelsea in third place from Leicester in fifth. Two Sadio Mane goals gave Liverpool a 2-0 win at home to Crystal Palace while Thomas Tuchel’s…

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, Friday, renewed call for his residents to rise up and defend themselves against external attacks, especially from militia herdsmen. Ortom made the call at the funeral of Mama Enenu Ebute, the mother-in-law of the state’s Deputy Governor, Mr.  Benson Abounu, Adoka in Otukpo Local Government Area.  The governor described Israel as God’s chosen people, stating that it would not allow its citizens to be slaughtered without defence.  He said, “Our people have had enough of these killings and they should rise to defend themselves against any external attack. We need to live.” In the fight…

Ray Ekpu Protocols It is my unpleasant duty to pay this tribute to Prince Tony Momoh, a very significant member of the media profession who died on February 1, 2021 at the age of 81, 85 days shy of his 82nd birthday. Eventhough Prince Tony Momoh had served in several vineyards as a teacher, community leader, lawyer, administrator, politician and humanist his roles as a journalist, a journalist’s journalist and a trainer of trainers in journalism have placed him on a prominently higher and more visible pedestal like a diamond ring on a beautiful finger. The death of any man,…

Diego Simeone’s men were confirmed title winners after beating Valladolid 2-1 on the final day of the LaLiga season on Saturday. Goals from Angel Correa and Luis Suarez ensured Atletico Madrid defeated Valladolid to win the LaLiga title. Valladolid took the lead through Oscar Plano before Correa equalized for the visitors. Suarez then sealed the victory for Atletico Madrid in 67 minutes. Atletico Madrid won the LaLiga title with 86 points from 38 matches. Meanwhile, Real Madrid defeated Villarreal 2-1 to occupy the second position on the log.

Cult war turned bloody as eight people perished when two rival groups clashed in Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. In what was seen as battle of supremacy, two rival cult groups- Vikings Confraternity and Black Axe- clashed. A source which pleaded anonymity told NAN in Esit Eket that the clash started when Black Axe members accosted a Vikings member with a bag in his hands at friends’ night programme at Etebi in Esit Eket. The Black Axe group, according to the source, searched the bag, seized it because it contained locally made pistols. The source said…

Names of those who died in the plane crash involving the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru in Kaduna on Friday have been released. Publishing the list, Buhari Sallau, Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Broadcast Media, stated that 11 people died in the crash.  COAS ENTOURAGE LT GEN I ATTAHIRU BRIG GEN MI ABDULKADIR BRIG GEN OLAYINKA BRIG GEN KULIYA MAJ LA HAYATU MAJ HAMZA SGT UMAR CREW FLT LT TO ASANIYI. FLT LT AA OLUFADE. SGT ADESINA. ACM OYEDEPO. Meanwhile, simultaneous prayers will be held at National Mosque and Ecumenical Centre, Abuja on Saturday, May…