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The Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Commission (ICPC), Bolaji Owasanoye has revealed to the Nigerian Senate that the #EndSARS protest was largely funded with cryptocurrency. This is as he said there are strong indications that it could be used to fund Insurgency in the country. According to a report from Vanguard, this disclosure was made by the ICPC Chairman, during an interactive session with Senate Joint Committee on Banking, ICT, Cybercrime and Capital Market led by Senator Uba Sani on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The Joint committee was mandated to look at the decision of the Central Bank of…

Golf legend Tiger Woods was seriously injured Tuesday in a one-car accident in Southern California, officials said. Woods’ vehicle was going north on Hawthorne Boulevard at Blackhorse road, on the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes, when it crashed and sustained “major damage,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement. Woods was the driver and only occupant of the vehicle, the statement said. “Mr. Woods was extracted from the wreck with the ‘jaws of life,'” the sheriff added. Read also: Japan appoints first Minister for Loneliness as suicide rate increases He was rushed to…

Japan appointed its first Minister for Loneliness this month after the country’s suicide rate increased for the first time in 11 years during the Covid-19 pandemic. Tetsushi Sakamoto took over the newly created position on February 12. In his inaugural press conference, Sakamoto said Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga appointed him to address national matters “including the issue of the increasing women’s suicide rate under the pandemic.” “Suga instructed me to examine the issue and put forward a comprehensive strategy, by coordinating with the related ministry,” Sakamoto added. “I hope to carry out activities to prevent social loneliness and isolation and…

Troops of Nigerian Army troops this afternoon, around 3pm, recovered New Marte and adjoining communities from the devilish Boko Haram terrorists. This is coming less than the 48 hours directive earlier given to the troops to recover the town by the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru. Read also:  Insurgency: Boko Haram hoists flag in parts of Borno state The troops backed by air cover from the Nigerian Air force , successfully charged through Marte town, destroying several Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) and landmines laced across their routes and killing scores of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists and successfully recovered…

The Senate has mandated the Committees on Education (Basic and Secondary); and Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND to investigate the utilization of over $20 million (USD) funding proposed and budgeted for the initiative over the years.  The investigation would also cover all monies donated by foreign governments and agencies to the initiative. This formed part of resolutions reached during plenary on Tuesday after the Senate considered a motion on the “Urgent need for the Restoration and Revalidation of the Safe School Initiative in Nigeria.” Sponsor of the motion, Senator Stephen Adi Odey (PDP, Cross River North) noted that the “Safe School…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) threw its doors wide open for new members after the Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee received approval from President Muhammadu Buhari to embark on a membership registration/revalidation exercise. The membership registration and revalidation exercise has however witnessed the ‘signing’ of new members. According to the National Chairman Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) Governor Mai Mala Buni, the registration and revalidation exercise is aimed at building new confidence among its members and reassuring them of new hope in the party. He said the exercise would assist the party to generate a valid, accurate and up to…

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja called for an overhaul of the national strategy on cyber security, urging more emphasis on exploring the internet for economic growth opportunities, enhancement of knowledge and mitigation of crime. “I urge the National Security Adviser to continue to coordinate the efforts of all stakeholders to ensure that our Internet and cyberspace are used for the enhancement of national security and economic progression,’’ the President said at the launch of the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy (NCPS) 2021. “I am confident that, together, we can pave the way for the creation of new opportunities to usher Nigeria into a bright future…

The United States crossed the grim milestone of 500,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Monday, a year since announcing its first known death from the virus on February 29, 2020 in the Seattle area. Why does the world’s leading power have the highest death toll and what lessons are American health specialists learning from the past year? Here, infectious disease experts Joseph Masci and Michele Halpern provide answers to some of the key questions. Masci, 70, is one of the leaders of Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, which was at the heart of New York’s epidemic. Read also: Life expectancy in US…

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nominations of the former Service Chiefs as Ambassadors-Designate. The confirmation of the nominees followed consideration of the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The former Service Chiefs confirmed are: General Abayomi G. Olonisakin (Rtd), Ekiti; Lt. General Tukur Y. Buratai (Rtd), Borno; Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete E. Ibas (Rtd), Cross River; and Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar (Rtd), Bauchi; Also confirmed was Air Vice Marshal Muhammad S. Usman (Rtd), Kano. Read also: Senate receives Buhari’s request to confirm appointment of CDS, Service Chiefs Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Adamu Muhammad Bulkachuwa, in…

Four months after the tech giant released iphone 12, Apple has decided that it is ready to wow the world again with its new flagship product- ‘iphone 13’ In a new video, hugely popular YouTuber Filip Koroy (aka EverythingApple Pro) has teamed up with influential leaker Max Weinbach to reveal multiple upgrades Apple is making with the iPhone 13. That said, one of them will be controversial. iPhone 13 Pro Design Weinbach tells Koroy that Apple will “refine” the matte back of the iPhone 13 Pro models with a “more grippy textured back that will be slightly more comfortable [to hold]”.…