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Nominees for the 2020 Best FIFA  Player of the Year awards have been announced ahead of the annual ceremony. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Lewandowski, Lucy Bronze and Sam Kerr are amongst the biggest names to have been nominated for this year’s award. The awards ceremony was introduced in 2016, after FIFA broke out from the Ballon d’or, and Cristiano Ronaldo claimed the first prize, before retaining it in 2017. Luka Modric picked up the award in 2018, before Lionel Messi came out on top in 2019. This year’s ceremony will be held on 17 December, and FIFA have announced their…

Popular Nigerian disc jockey, DJ Switch, has hit back on Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed on his knowledge on public issues, querying “How can a Minister be so misinformed?”. Switch, who has come under heavy attack from the federal government since the #ENDSARS protest, took a swipe at the minister via her Twitter page on Tuesday, November 24. “Hw can a “minister of information” be so “misinformed”? The only believable thing about him is his name…Lai. Unfortunately sir, the truth is a very stubborn thing! Tnk u all 4 ur well wishes & prayers. It’s nt bn easy 4 me…

Nigerian music maestro Burna Boy has for the second time in a row, bagged a Grammy Award nomination. In the nomination list for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards released yesterday, the self-acclaimed African giant got a nomination with his new album, ‘Twice As Tall’. The 29-year-old singer was nominated in the ‘Best Global Music Album’ category alongside Antibalas (Fu Chronicles), Bebel Gilberto (Agora), Anoushka Shankar (Love Letters), and Tinariwen (Amadjar). His previous album, African Giant, was also nominated at the 62nd Grammy Awards for ‘Best World Music Album’, which he lost to Angélique Kidjo. Burna Boy’s ‘Twice As Tall’ album…

The United States Mission has said Nigeria is not included in the US’ pilot visa bond programme. The US Mission in Nigeria made this known in a statement on its website on Tuesday. The outgoing administration of US President Donald Trump had issued a new temporary rule for African tourists. The new rule could require tourist and business travellers from some countries, most in Africa, to pay a bond of as much as $15,000 to visit the United States. The US State Department said the temporary final rule, which takes effect December 24 and runs through June 24, targets countries…

Elon Musk has overtaken Bill Gates to become the world’s second richest man as Tesla’s share price continues to soar. The electric car company’s value has risen following the announcement that it would join the S&P 500 index, and was valued at $521.49 (£390.20) a share ahead of Tuesday’s trading on Wall Street. It meant that Mr Musk, 49, is now worth more than $128 billion (£95bn) as he owns 20% of all of the company’s shares, which have risen by more than 675% since 25 November last year, when they were valued at $67.27 (£50.33) each. A 3% rise…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 168 new COVID-19 infections in the country. NCDC via its Twitter on Tuesday stated “On the 24th of November 2020, 168 new confirmed cases and 1 death were recorded in Nigeria. “The 168 new cases are reported from 10 states- FCT (61), Lagos (50), Kaduna (27), Oyo (12), Rivers (6), Katsina (5), Ogun (3),Kwara (2), Edo (1), Kano (1).” On the caseloads of the pandemic, the health agency noted “Till date, 66,607 cases have been confirmed, 62,311 cases have been discharged and 1,169 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal…

The secretary to billionaire UK businessman, Matthew Moulding has retired after giving    his staffers £21 million. Moulding landed a gigantic £830 million payout after going public with his company- The Hut Group. The 48-year-old, who launched his company with John Gallemore in 2004, has amassed a lot of wealth over the last 16 years. Moulding first started out selling CDs online but now has a huge range of more than 100 websites focused on health and beauty. His firm also sells a range of goods, from cosmetics to protein supplements, as well as being the force behind brands like…

Snapchat has unveiled a new curated short-form video feed in a stepped up challenge to social media rivals like TikTok. The new format called Spotlight will allow Snapchatters to see content from influencers and other members of the network popular with young smartphone users. Spotlight is aimed at broadening the connections among Snapchat users by enabling anyone to create a video that gets distributed on the platform. It aims to encourage more users to create short-form video “snaps” which can be embellished with filters and augmented reality effects. Parent firm Snap describes Spotlight as a “new consumption experience” for the…

Apple has accepted to pay $113 million to settle litigation with more than 30 states in the United States over its slowdown in the performance of older iPhones to managing battery power. The latest “batterygate” settlement will divide the settlement among California and 33 other states, according to a statement by state Attorney General Xavier Becerra. The settlement resolves complaints that the tech giant made misrepresentations about iPhone batteries and software updates that throttled processing performance to manage insufficient battery power, according to the state official. “Apple withheld information about their batteries that slowed down iPhone performance, all while passing it off…

Some youths are in intense manhunt for the fleeing suspect over the gruesome murder of a local businessman in Okon town, Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state. The murder of one Clement Monday Isaiah by one Kokoette Sunday Philips, a local hunter, now at large, has sparked violence in the community. According to family sources, Philips resorted to murdering his kinsman after a heated argument near their individuals’ compounds in Okon village. “Both the suspect and the deceased were having some arguments over issues which they could not resolved amicably and the suspect had to run to…