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Devices, including mobile phones, are set to be banned from classrooms to prevent them from disrupting learning, the Dutch government has announced. The initiative is being introduced in collaboration with schools and is to take effect at the start of next year. There will be some exceptions, including for students with medical needs or a disability and for classes focused on digital skills. The ban is not legally enforceable but may become so in the future. “Even though mobile phones are almost intertwined with our lives, they do not belong in the classroom,” said Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf. “Students must…

Manchester United have signed midfielder Mason Mount from Chelsea on a five-year contract with an option for a further 12 months, the Premier League side announced on Wednesday. The 24-year-old England player, who came through Chelsea’s academy and had a year left on his deal, has been signed by United for 55 million pounds ($69.88 million) plus five million in add-ons, according to reports in British media. “It’s never easy leaving the club where you grew up, but Manchester United will provide an exciting new challenge for the next phase of my career,” Mount said in a statement. Mason Mount…

Amarah Kennedy, a Lagos-based businessman, has continued to spread nude images of two single moms with whom he previously had relationships. According to reports, he sent the images to the WhatsApp platform of one of the ladies, named only as Kester. He also forwarded the images to her late husband’s relatives and office. “By the time I’m done,” Kennedy said, “suicide will be her only option.” Kester verified that her in-laws and pastor had contacted to express their support for her. On Tuesday alone, Kennedy sent the nude photos to at least 48 people. Our correspondent had reported in a…

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) slammed the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday for claimed discrimination against and violation of Miss Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma’s rights in its handling of the ‘fabricated result’ scandal. In a statement issued yesterday by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, the organisation called for an investigation into the administration of Prof. Ishaq Oloyede and justice for the 16-year-old Anambra indigene. Stating that the examination organisation falsely accused the teenager of falsifying her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results in order to fraudulently get a scholarship and accolades, HURIWA went on to say…

Arsenal have reached an agreement to sign West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice in a deal worth over 100 million pounds ($127 million), British media reported. Mbappe wants £206m package to join any club, Arsenal in for Laporte The 24-year-old England international had received permission to undergo a medical this week ahead of his move across London, the Guardian said. The report added that West Ham had accepted an offer worth 100 million pounds plus 5 million in add-ons, with the guaranteed portion of the fee expected to be paid in three installments over two years. Reuters has contacted both…

Nigerians have been warned to brace themselves for a hike in the price of bread, a staple on nearly every Nigerian table. The producers claimed that their production costs had grown as a result of the federal government’s elimination of fuel subsidies and deregulation of the foreign exchange (forex) market. Engr. Emmanuel Onuorah, President of the Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria (PBAN), remarked in an exclusive interview with our reporter, “For us in the premium bread making industry, it is a mixed feeling laced with a sense of déjà vu.” He noted that most of the baking ingredients are import-dependent,…

At least three people were killed and eight wounded in a mass shooting in Fort Worth, Texas, after a local festival, officials said on Tuesday, in the latest incident of gun violence around the Fourth of July holiday. The shooting took place just before midnight on Monday in a parking lot, as police confirmed on Tuesday. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, and two others died in the hospital. An additional eight people were hospitalized, but their conditions were not known, CBS News reported. An ABC News affiliate said 10 of the victims were adults and one was…

Twitter users will soon need to be verified in order to use TweetDeck, the social media company said in a tweet on Monday. The change will take effect in 30 days, the company said. Twitter made the announcement in a tweet detailing an improved version of TweetDeck with new features. It was unclear if the company would charge users for both the new and old versions of TweetDeck. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Charging for TweetDeck, which was previously free and is widely used by businesses and news organizations to easily monitor content, could…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has imposed a three-year ban on Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme, who is entangled in a controversy about who received the highest score in the Board’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, this year. This is exactly what the Board stated, and it has also revoked her examination result. In an interview with the press yesterday evening, the Board’s spokesman, Dr. Benjamin Fabian, accused the lady of committing criminal conduct. “What she did was to alter a result that was obtained by somebody in the 2021 UTME. She is banned for three years from sitting for…

Facebook owner Meta is launching its new app to rival Twitter and says it will go live on Thursday. The app, which is called Threads and is available for pre-order on the Apple App Store, will be linked to Instagram. Screengrabs show a dashboard that looks similar to Twitter’s. Meta describes Threads as a “text-based conversation app”. The move is the latest in a rivalry between Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter owner Elon Musk. Last month, the pair agreed to a physical fight, though it is unclear how serious the two men were about actually holding a bout. “Thank…