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For all of the constant talk about “the death of cinema,” due to the Covid-19 pandemic,  2020 was yet another incredible year at the movies. Some of the most interesting and remarkable movies were released just to remind us nothing can kill the entertainment industry. In that light, it’s hard...

Uganda Election - The internet remained down in Uganda for a third day as vote counting for the presidential election continued, with provisional results from 24 percent of polling stations giving President Yoweri Museveni an early lead of 65 per cent while Bobbi Wine trailed with 27 percent. Opposition leader...

Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey says that banning United States President Donald Trump from Twitter for last week’s violence at the US Capitol was the “right decision” but said it sets a dangerous precedent. San Francisco-based Twitter last week removed Trump’s account, which had 88 million followers, citing the risk of...

Telegram said it surpassed 500 million monthly active users, in the first week of January. This comes amidst Facebook owned WhatsApp receiving massive backlash for its recent privacy policy. Telegram has continued to grow with 25 million new users joining Telegram in the last 72 hours alone, it added. These new...

2020 SSCE results - The National Examinations Council has released the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination results. This was disclosed by the Registrar, Professor Godswill Obioma while speaking at the NECO headquarters in Minna, Niger State. The registrar said four schools in Adamawa State, two each in Kaduna, Katsina and...

Schools’ resumption date - The PTF on COVID-19 has said schools will still resume on January 18 unless the Ministry of Education makes a contrary announcement. The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has stated that schools in the country will still resume on January 18 till the Ministry of Education...

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, reportedly lost a whooping $900million on Friday, January 8, after his company, Dangote Industries Limited, emerged the biggest loser at the end of trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, his wealth fell from $18.4billion on Thursday to $17.5billion on Friday,...

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday she would push ahead with efforts to remove President Donald Trump from office during the final days of his administration after his supporters’ violent attack on the Capitol. Pelosi, the top Democrat in Congress, said there would be a resolution in the House...