Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade says she once saw her life flash before her eyes when police pointed a gun at her and others during a protest 10 years ago. According to her, she and her friends flew to Abuja to joined the EiE (Enough is Enough) protests which was organised Read more…
Cardi B is no longer on Twitter. In an impromptu Instagram Live update on Saturday night (Oct. 17), the rapper said she left the social media platform because she was frustrated over tweets from followers who were criticising her and harassing Offset. “A whole bunch of 15-year-olds telling me how to live my Read more…
SpaceX on Sunday launched another batch of 60 of its internet-beaming Starlink satellites, growing its constellation even further. That makes 835 Starlink satellites launched thus far, though not all of those are operational (some were test satellites that were intentionally decommissioned). The launch, from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, also included Read more…
Facebook’s lead data regulator in Europe has opened another two probes into its business empire — both focused on how the Instagram platform processes children’s information. The action by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), reported earlier by the Telegraph, comes more than a year after a US data scientist reported Read more…
Artificial intelligence is helping produce a new kind of feed for farmyard chickens. Source: BBC
Alibaba Group said today it will spend about $3.6 billion to take a controlling stake in Sun Art, one of China’s largest big-box and supermarket chains. After the transaction is complete, Alibaba Group will own 72% of Sun Art. As in other countries, COVID-19 lockdowns increased demand for online food Read more…
Can the use of Instagram filters – which change the tone, colour and shape of your face – be a form of racial discrimination? Source: BBC
China’s top legislative body passed a new biosecurity law aimed at preventing and managing infectious diseases, state news agency Xinhua reported late on Saturday. The National People’s Congress Standing Committee voted to adopt the law on Saturday, according to Xinhua, and it would come into effect on April 15, 2021. Read more…
Israel is due to send delegates to Bahrain on Sunday to formalise nascent relations and broaden Gulf cooperation that Washington has promoted as an anti-Iran bulwark and potential economic bonanza. Bahrain followed the United Arab Emirates in agreeing last month to normalise ties with Israel, stunning Palestinians who had demanded Read more…
Mr. Trump holds rallies in Michigan and Wisconsin, two states vital to his 2016 win but now slipping away. Donald Trump has verbally attacked Michigan’s governor Gretchen Whitmer, despite warnings about the effect his words can have. During a rally in the state, Mr Trump called on Ms Whitmer, a Read more…
A 2-day pre-housing exhibition dubbed: Ecobank-JoyNews Habitat Mini Clinic has ended at the West Hills near SCC in the Ga South Municipality in the Greater Accra Region. The event, aimed at creating awareness about the 2020 Edition of JoyNews’ flagship annual event attracted a number of visitors from across the country. Read more…
Facebook could face a large fine if Instagram is found to have broken European Union privacy laws. Source: BBC
SEND Ghana, an advocacy organisation has called on government to expand the coverage of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme to all eligible extremely poor persons to address plights of the many vulnerable. It also called for the expansion of the Ghana School Feeding Programme to capture all eligible Read more…
President Akufo-Addo has stated that information from the Bank of Ghana indicates that the Ghanaian economy is recovering faster than initially anticipated. In his 18th update to the nation since the start of the pandemic in the country, he revealed that consumer confidence in the economy is currently above pre-lockdown Read more…
An 11th person has been arrested in France as authorities investigate the murder of French teacher Samuel Paty. The 47-year-old was beheaded on Friday near the school where he taught in the town of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine north-west of central Paris. Police have named the suspect as Abdoulakh A, an 18-year-old man Read more…
A group of Tory MPs have urged Greater Manchester’s mayor to “engage” with the government’s regional approach to restrictions – prompting anger from some of their own colleagues. In a letter to Andy Burnham and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, 20 MPs said a national lockdown would impose “severe costs” Read more…
An International Criminal Court (ICC) delegation has arrived in Sudan to discuss the prosecution of former President Omar al-Bashir. Bashir is wanted by the ICC on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Sudan’s prime minister said the delegation would be in the country until 21 October, to Read more…
Nigerian animator Ridwan Moshood was so determined to learn how to make cartoons, he spent hours in internet cafés in Lagos, watching YouTube lessons and taking notes. “I would go to a cyber café, watch video tutorials and write down whatever I’d learnt,” he says. Today, the 26-year-old is a Read more…
The ball is in the EU’s court if it wants to conclude a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK before the end of the year, Michael Gove has said. Talks between the two sides have broken down amid disagreements over fishing access and competition issues. The Cabinet Office minister said Read more…
Presiding Archbishop and General Overseer of the Action Faith Ministry, Nicholas Duncan-Williams has showered well-wishes on Shatta Wale who celebrated his birthday on October 17. The dancehall artiste, called Charles Nii Armah Mensah in real life, received several wishes across the length and breadth of the country yesterday. Archbishop Nicholas Read more…