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The Federal Government has renewed its plans to safeguard Nigeria’s digital economy from cybercrimes, while building more trust among strategic stakeholders in the country. The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Umar Danbatta, made this known at the 2021 annual Cybersecurity Conference, on Wednesday, in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
A French aid worker who was kidnapped and held hostage in Mali for four years has returned to the West African country on her own initiative, the French government said Wednesday, calling her decision “irresponsible”. Sophie Petronin, 76, was taken by gunmen in December 2016 in the northern Malian city of Gao and held […]
HBO Max has released a teaser trailer for its highly anticipated “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon.” Set 200 years prior to the events of “Game of Thrones,” the pre-quel “House of the Dragon” tells the story of House Targaryen and the Targaryen civil war that became known as the “Dance of […]
The new James Bond film, “No Time To Die”, broke the franchise record for opening-weekend takings, Universal Pictures said Tuesday, with Daniel Craig’s last outing as the eponymous hero netting £25 million ($34 million, 29 million euros). The movie opened in Britain and Ireland on Thursday, and achieved Bond’s best-ever three-day domestic opening in […]
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it recorded 141 new cases of COVID-19 across the country on Monday. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Tuesday morning, adding that the fatality figure remained at 2,723 as of Monday. It stated that the 141 new cases were reported from nine states of […]
Nigerian music stars, Wizkid and Tems have received their platinum plaques for Essence in the US. In the video making rounds on social media, Tems and Wizkid were seen at an event hosted by RIAA, receiving their awards. Recall In September, the Recording Industry Association of America reported that Wizkid’s Essence has been certified […]
Kylian Mbappe on Monday confirmed that he told Paris Saint-Germain in July he wanted to leave the club. “I said at the end of July that I wanted to leave,” Mbappe said in an interview with RMC radio. “My position has been clear. I said I wanted to leave and I told them (PSG […]
Hazel Oyeze Onou, popularly known as WhiteMoney has won the 6th season of the Big Brother Naija reality tv show (BBNaija). The Enugu born entertainer defeated other contenders for the N90 million race. Liquorose and Pere emerged the first and second runner-ups respectively. As winner, White Money got a cash prize of N30 million […]
The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, says the online video trending showing a man hanging an AK-47 Riffle purported to be him is mischievous. The Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the minister, Mr Muhammad Abdulkadri, in a statement on Sunday, said there was the need to counter the narrative. Abdulkadri […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases continues to rise, as 74 new cases were recorded by the NCDC on Sunday. The NCDC said on its website on Monday morning that the additional 74 infections brought the total of infections in the country to 206,138. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
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