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Facebook Changes Company Name To Meta
Facebook is changing its company name as it shifts its focus to the “metaverse” and confronts wide-ranging scrutiny of the real-world harms from its various platforms after a whistleblower leaked hundreds of internal documents.Founder Mark Zuckerberg inna statement on Thursday noted that Facebook will change its corporate name to Meta, effectively demoting Facebook’s namesake service to being just one of the company’s subsidiaries, alongside Instagram and WhatsApp, rather than the overarching brand. He said the company plans to begin trading under the stock ticker “MVRS” on December 1. Founder Mark Zuckerberg inna statement on Thursday noted that Facebook will change…
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Nigeria Still Battling Insecurity Because We Haven’t Reformed Military -Boss Mustapha
Secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha has stated that a reformation of Nigeria’s military architecture will help put an end to the country’s fight against insecurity.He stated this while speaking on Thursday when he received the 24-member advisory committee on the reform of the armed forces and defence in Abuja.Mustapha said the Military needs a reform following the nature of the Country The SGF described the reform process as a step in the right direction and assured the committee of its commitment to see to the approval of the recommendations. “Reforms are critical and difficult to…
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Buhari has no solution to Nigeria’s problems, country disintegrating – Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of lacking the solutions to the challenges confronting Nigeria. He noted that the country was fast disintegrating and there seem to be no solution at hand.Soyinka at a news conference at Freedom Park, Lagos State, yesterday cautioned Nigerians against looking up to the government for solutions facing the country, he advised that the various ethnic groups in Nigeria come together and chart a way towards their mutual coexistence.According to Soyinka: “The problem here is that the government does not have a holistic grasp of the problems in Nigeria.…
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Buhari has strong will to fight corruption –ICPC Chairman
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari is determined to fight corruption in Nigeria.Owasanoye stated this during the presentation of a paper titled, ‘Anti-Corruption Legislations, Policies and Practices: How they Align with UNCAC, OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and other Regional Conventions on Preventing and Combating Corruption,’ at the 26th INTERPOL Global Programme on Financial Crimes and Assets Recovery in Abuja recently. Owosanoye who was represented by ICPC’s Director of Operations, Mr. Akeem Lawal, stated that the Buhari’s administration was known for not interfering with the work of…
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FBI Indictment: There’s been no formal extradition request for Abba Kyari – IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has said that the Nigerian police Force is yet to receive a formal extradition request for Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Mr Abba Kyari following his indictment by a US Court. Kyari was indicted following his involvement with internet fraudster, Hushpuppi and an accusation of being a co-conspirator in a $1.1m fraud deal which was investigated by the FBI. IGP Alkali Baba who gave an update on the case on Thursday October 28, said they only heard it on social media and there’s been no formal extradition request as reported. He said…
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Nnamdi Kanu: I lectured Abaribe on how to live in prison – Shehu Sani
Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central Senator, has recalled lecturing Senate Minority Leader, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe on how to live in prison. Sani said he did this in case Abaribe gets prosecuted over his Biafra agitation. He disclosed this while sharing a throwback photo of himself having a discussion with Abaribe on the floor of the Upper Chamber. In a post on his Facebook page on Wednesday, the former lawmaker disclosed that Abaribe also tried to convert him into believing in the Biafra ideology. He wrote: “My good friend Senator Abaribe was trying to convert my citizenship to Biafra while…
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I have a different method to address Anambra’s security situation – Ifeanyi Ubah
Lawmaker representing Anambra South Senatorial district, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, has expressed that he will deploy a different method to address the security situation of the state if elected as governor Ubah who is the gubernatorial candidate for the Young Progressives Party (YPP) stated this on Wednesday when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today at barely two weeks to the November 6 governorship election.“The security situation in my state has a different method (that) I am going to apply,” he said.“I am going to apply information technology, gathering. My constituency asked me to go and see how…
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Kano Government shuts down hospital over death cases
The Kano State Government has shut down a private health facility in the state over cases of two deaths recorded in the hospital within the last six months.The health facility, Green-Olives Hospital, situated at Sabon Titi, Tal’udu Gadon Kaya in Gwale Local Government Area was shut down by the Private Health Institutions Management Agency (PHIMA) over a report received from a committee of citizens over the death of two patients at the facility. This was according to a statement by Executive Secretary of PHIMA, Dr Usman Tijjani Aliyu, he said the agency investigated the cases thoroughly which revealed a lot…
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Buhari prays for everlasting peace, security in Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari continues his visit to Saudi Arabia with a brief stopover at Madinah, where he observed his evening prayers along with his entourage for the return of peace and security all over Nigeria and the world at large. The President, who had earlier been received at the Prince Muhammad Abdulaziz Airport, Madinah by the Deputy Governor of the Region, Prince Sa’ud Al-Faisal, spent time praying and recitating the Holy Qur’an. This was disclosed in a statement by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Publicity, on Wednesday. President Buhari and the delegation prayed for…
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Igbo will leave Nigeria only when they wish, Ohanaeze replies northern groups
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo has stated that Ndigbo will leave Nigeria only when it wants to do so.The group stated this while reacting to the coalition of northern groups suit filed before the Federal High Court Abuja asking it to exit South-East from Nigeria “because of violence and destruction being allegedly occasioned by the agitation for secession championed by IPOB.”Ohanaeze spokesman who spoke with one of Punch correspondents on the telephone, described the so-called coalition as mischief-makers, adding that Igbos have identity and originality more than them.He noted that nobody is a superior or senior partner to…
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Sheikh Gumi, a venomous snake, worst than Abubakar Shekau, Al Barnawi – Fani-Kayode
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has described controversial Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi as a dangerous snake, who is worst than the former Boko Haram leader, Abubakr Shekau. Fani-kayode said this reacting to Gumi’s stance on calls for the Federal Government to declare bandits terrorists.Gumi in his recent comment, had kicked against the call, insisting that such move would lead to the break down of the corporate existence of the country.FFK in his reaction alleged that the cleric’s father had once declared that Christians should not be allowed to rule the country. He shared this in a post via Facebook.Fani-Kayode…
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FG spends more money on debt Service, Fuel Subsidy than on Education – Sanusi
Former CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has said that the Government spends more money on debt service and fuel subsidy than on Education.Speaking at the 27th National Economic Summit in Abuja on Tuesday, the former Emir of Kano stated that one out of every six children are out of school in Nigeria.He noted that the leadership has to understand the need for development, especially in the educational sector.“Where you are dealing with a country where 40% of the population is living in extreme poverty or 1 out of every 6 children in the world are out of school in this…
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