Blackout in Nigeria as national grid collapses for the fifth time in 2024
Bella Ifasola Nigeria’s electricity grid collapsed yet again, as the total generation on the grid read 00:00:00 at 1:33 pm on Monday. This is the fifth grid collapse in 2024,…
Google loses US antitrust case over search dominance
Financial Times A US federal judge has ruled that Google is a “monopolist” and violated antitrust law, in a landmark win for the Department of Justice as it seeks to…
Rioters go haywire in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, temporarily mount armoured tank of security operatives
Martins Owoseni A rampaging mob momentarily seized an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) of some of the security operatives deployed to quell the riot in Nigeria’s Kaduna State on Monday. The…
Russian embassy in Nigeria says not involved in the use of its flag by protesters
Matthew Onocheta Abuja ‐ The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has denied any involvement with the use of its flag by a group of protesters in northern Nigeria. Protesters were seen…
Elon Musk’s Neuralink device is implanted in a second patient
Bloomberg Elon Musk’s brain-computer company, Neuralink Corp., has successfully implanted its device into a second patient, Musk said on a podcast hosted by computer scientist Lex Fridman. “I don’t want…
Sponsor, producer of Russian flags for protesters in Nigeria’s Kano State arrested for treason: police
Police say the prime suspect was arrested with seven more Russian flags Olayomi Koiki The Nigeria Police Force said Monday that one Ahmed Tailor, accused of sponsoring and distributing Russian…
Yoruba group to petition EU, British High Commission over killings, arrests of protesters in Nigeria
Nigeria is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, with skyrocketing inflation, a national currency in free-fall and millions of people struggling to buy food Morakinyo Akinosun The Yoruba Union,…
Iran says it does not want regional escalation but must ‘punish’ Israel
Reuters Iran is not looking to escalate regional tensions but believes it needs to punish Israel to prevent further instability, the foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, following the killing…
Bangladesh army chief announces transitional gov’t as premier flees country
Agency Report DHAKA – Bangladesh military chief Gen. Waker-uz-Zaman on Monday announced a transitional government after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country due to violent nationwide protests. Hundreds of…
Keir Starmer condemns ‘far right thuggery’ as unrest flares across Britain
Reuters LONDON – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday condemned what he described as “far-right thuggery” and said perpetrators would face the full force of the law after days…