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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has announced that he is giving away his $124 billion fortune.
Bezos revealed this in a sit-down interview with CNN. He said he plans to donate the majority of his net worth to charities during his lifetime, and these funds will be dedicated towards fighting climate change, as well as supporting people who can help to heal political and social division.

When asked if he intends to donate the majority of his wealth within his lifetime, Bezos said “Yeah, I do.”

Speaking alongside his partner, Lauren Sánchez, from his Washington DC home, Bezos added:


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A team of government prosecutors led by the Director of Public Prosecution, Mr. M.B. Abubakar, on Monday alleged that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, refused to present himself before the Federal High Court in Abuja for his planned re-arraignment.

“My lord, I understand that the defendant declined to come to court today.

“As of last week, the defendant was intimated of this sitting and he did not object. However, when I called the office this morning, I was informed that the defendant woke up and declined to come to court.

“All entreaties and pleas were made but he refused to come to court”, the government lawyer told the court.

However, Kanu’s Legal team said the allegation was strange as Kanu had never

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Nigerian business man and philanthropist, Olakunle Churchill brought Nollywood actress, Bimbo Oshin, into town along with four of BBNaija Season7 housemates, to the ancient town of Ondo State.

In celebration of the 2022 edition of Churchill Foundation’s all-city empowerment project, and it also took place in Ondo State, the town of leading entrepreneur and philanthropist, Dr. Olakunle Churchill.

The philanthropist , Olakunle Churchill also awarded scholarships to 20 students in the all-girls school in the ancient town.

Phyna, whose presence, along with her peers including Racheal, Bella and Sheggz

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Former UFC light-heavyweight title contender, Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson has passed away at the age of 38 after a lengthy battles with an unspecified illness.

The ex-fighter was due to fight for the Bellator light-heavyweight title in September of last year but pulled out due to a health issue that persisted over the past year.

The American, who joined Bellator last year, explained how sick he was during a social media post, which read: “Really wish I could go into detail about how ill I truly am. Just know I need as many prayers as I can get and I’ll see you in 2022 God willing. Never been this afraid of anything in my life but I’ve remained strong with the support of friends and family.”
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Polular Nigerian Musician Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu aka ”Burna Boy” has bagged an ambassadorial deal with Oraimo Smart Accessory, Nigeria’s No.1 accessories brand.



The Last Last crooner acknowledged his status as the new oraimo brand ambassador via his social media page and said:

“This is a big win for my generation of Africans all over the world, and this should be a lesson to every African out there: no matter where you are, no matter what you plan to do, you can achieve it, no matter where you’re from, you are a king.”

Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu ”Burna Boy” who won the World Album Category at the 2021 Grammy Awards for his album ‘Twice As Tall’ was recently given the award of Member of the Federal Republic, MFR and the National award.

The Grammy award winner has also been nominated for over 47 awards locally and internationally. He is an inspiration to many young Africans.

Speaking to oraimo’s Country Marketing Manager, David Onyeneke, he said:

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According to reports, Elon Musk has told Twitter staff that remote working will end and “difficult times” lie ahead.

Mr Musk added that there was “no way to sugar coat the message” that the slowing global economy was going to hit Twitter’s advertising revenues.

Meanwhile,the San Francisco-based company told its staff in May 2020 that they could work from home “forever” if they wished to, because

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The Ebonyi State Chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has raised the alarm over an alleged purchase of Permanent Voter Cards by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.

APGA Publicity Secretary in the state, Chubuike Nwanchor, said this in a statement on Tuesday.

The statement read, “The attention of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Ebonyi State, has been drawn to allegations that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ebonyi has now commissioned its agents to illegally purchase


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Donald Trump has warned Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis against running for president in 2024, saying doing so would harm the Republican Party. Both men are likely rivals for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.


Mr DeSantis won a landslide victory in Tuesday’s midterms, underlining his popularity and further fuelling speculation he will launch a bid.

Mr Trump is also tipped to announce a presidential run in the coming days.

He told US network Fox News that the Florida governor should stay out of the race.

He said, “I don’t know if he is running. I think if he runs, he could hurt himself very badly. I really believe he could hurt himself badly,”I don’t think it would be good for the party.”

Mr DeSantis is considered by many to be the most likely candidate to supplant Mr Trump as the Republican candidate to run for president in 2024.

Mr Trump’s comments came just hours before Tuesday’s

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The certified US court judgment documents surfaced and have been making the rounds on the internet since Tuesday, showing that a US District Court indicted the former Lagos State governor for drug dealings and money laundering.

The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has reacted to the certified judgment documents released by the Chicago, US court, where he was indicted of drug dealings and money laundering in 1993.

https://thavmedia.com/my-drug-allegations-dead-as-dodo-tinubu-reacts/

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A combined team of security operatives has raided a hideout near a brothel along Azikiwe Street in Mile 2 axis of Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State and arrested no fewer than 51 suspected criminals.

It was gathered that the arrest came as a result of a distress call to the police that the hoodlums were robbing residents at gun point and carting their mobile telephones and other valuables.

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The Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, on Tuesday, nullified the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that produced Dauda Lawal-Dare as the governorship candidate of party in the state.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused China of attempting to interfere in the country’s elections.

Mr Trudeau accused Beijing of playing “aggressive games” with democracies and of targeting Canadian institutions.

It comes as local media report that Canadian intelligence identified a “clandestine network” of Beijing-backed candidates at recent elections.

At least 11 candidates were supported by China in the 2019 federal elections, officials reportedly told Mr Trudeau.

Citing unnamed intelligence officials, local broadcaster Global News reported that Beijing had directed funds to the candidates and that Chinese operatives had acted as campaign advisers to many candidates.

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The 41-year-old actor accepted the award remotely from the set of his upcoming film after being introduced by former title holder Dwayne Johnson, 50.

The sexiest man alive feature has been an annual event for the publication since the award’s inception in 1985 with inaugural winner Mel Gibson.

Chris takes on the Sexiest Man Alive title that was last bestowed in November 2021 to actor Paul Rudd, 53.

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A Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and Former member House of Representative, Dino Melaye has Given his Side of the Story After Exchange of Hot Words With Peter Obi at AriseTV Town Hall.

The Senator on Nov 7. took to his official twitter account and made a video to express how bad he feels and has demanded for an apology from the Labour party presidential candidate.

Dino Melaye who commenced his online video explanation started with total protocol observance.

“Fellow country men and women am doing this video just to clarify the outburst by peter obi the presidential candidate of labour party yesterday.”

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Trump And A Possible 2024 Presidential Run

On Sunday, Trump again teased that he may announce his intention to run for president in 2024 before midterm election season is through.

“I ran twice, I won twice,” he says, repeating the false claim that he was the actual winner of the 2020 presidential election.

Trump’s false claims that he won the election in 2020 had widespread effects. A group of his supporters stormed the Capitol building on 6 January 2021 to try and overturn Joe Biden’s victory as lawmakers were about to certify the results.

At a rally he had urged his supporters to march.

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COP27 UN Summit In Egypt Kicks Off In Earnest Today
World leaders are meeting at the COP27 UN summit in Egypt, which kicks off in earnest today November 7.

The UK’s prime minister Rishi Sunak will call for a “global mission for clean growth” when he addresses the summit later his predecessor, Boris Johnson, is speaking at a fringe event. He says he is the “spirit of Glasgow”, referring to the UK-hosted summit last year

Johnson calls on leaders not to go weak on net zero emissions commitments, adding he is there in a “supportive” role and glad Sunak is attending.

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The tech giant announced its assembly factory in China is now operating at a significantly reduced capacity.

Officials locked down a district home to Foxconn’s iPhone factory – the world’s largest – on 2 November for seven days. Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, accounts for 70% of iPhone shipments globally.

Apple’s news comes as China reiterates its commitment to zero Covid.

“As we have done throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we are prioritising the health and safety of the workers in our supply chain,” said a statement from Apple, which launched its new iPhone line in September.

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Elon Musk says Twitter users engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying it as a parody account will be permanently suspended.

Previously, Twitter had issued a warning before suspending accounts, but there would now be no warning, he announced.

A number of accounts that changed their name to Elon Musk and mocked the billionaire have already been suspended or placed behind a warning sign.

Twitter’s billionaire new owner took over the company late last month.

At the end of last week he laid off around half of the company’s workforce.

He has also confirmed plans to allow users to buy blue-tick, verified status.

Detailing the new policy on parody accounts, Mr Musk tweeted: “Previously, we issued a warning before suspension, but now that we are rolling out widespread verification, there will be no warning.”

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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has made fitness certificates compulsory for prospective corps members to present at orientation camps across the country.

Eddy Megwa, NYSC spokesperson, announced the new policy in a statement on Tuesday November 1. He revealed that the policy is in view of the regimentation and physical demands of some activities that are undertaken by corps members during the orientation programme.

The essence of the new policy was to enable camp officials to identify and able to manage those who are not fit to undertake certain activities in the camp.

Therefore it is necessary that Prospective Corp Members carry out their physical fitness check up in the orientation camps. “This has been largely misunderstood, leading to extortion of

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Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, said the marginalisation of the minority ethnic nationalities in the country caused much of Nigeria’s challenges.

Mr Wike said this on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, when the management of the New Telegraph newspaper visited him at the Government House to present its nomination of the Rivers governor as the Political Icon of the Year 2022.

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Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi said the Federal Government has not shown compassion to the plight of flood victims across Nigeria.

“We want a Nigeria that we will show patriotism by caring for the people on everything. Look at the flooding that has happened all over Nigeria. As far as I am concerned, the Government of Nigeria has not responded adequately, they’ve not shown compassion,” the former Anambra State governor said on Tuesday during a visit to Makurdi, the Benue State capital.

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The Edo State Police Command on Tuesday said investigation is ongoing to unravel the mystery around the corpses of 10 men found along a bush path by Ibillo-Lampese Road, Lagos-Abuja Expressway.

The Command said the discovery followed credible intelligence gotten by policemen, vigilantes and the hunters.

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November 2nd “DAY OF THE DEAD”, is a traditional Mexican holiday. On this day, it is believed that the souls of the dead return to visit their living family members. Though in Brazil It Is known as the “All Souls Day”

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

In 1982 Ronald Reagan signed a bill to create Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The day, observed every year to commemorate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. a leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement.

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Popular US rapper and member of Migos group, Kirshnik Khari Ball, popularly known as “Takeoff” has died at the age of 28 after being shot in Houston Texas in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
The musician, whose real name is Kirshnik Khari Ball, is said to have been playing a dice game with his bandmate Quavo when a fight broke out at bowling alley 810 Billiards & Bowling at 2.30am.

A shooter opened fire, killing Takeoff and injuring two others who were taken to hospital.

Law enforcement rushed to the scene, where Takeoff was pronounced dead.

A couple of hours before the shooting, Takeoff posted a selfie from the bowling alley. Quake had posted video earlier in the night, driving around Houston with Jas Prince, who was celebrating his birthday.

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Nigeria’s first Aviation Minister and a member of the first republic leaders, Chief Mbazulike Amechi, has died at the age of 93.

According to a press statement from the family on Tuesday, signed by Ezeana Tagbo, Chief Amechi died in the early hours of Tuesday, November 1.

Amechi, who hailed from Amihe village in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, was a nationalist and the only surviving member of the Zikist Movement.

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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Monday Oct 31, threatened to withdraw its service over the constant increment on the price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the Eastern part of the country.

According to them, they were buying from depots at N185 per liter, noting that after adding other expenses, the price would increase to N200 per litre. The marketers, in a statement, blamed private depots for the hike in price. They regretted that even at N200 per liter, their businesses could not thrive considering the high cost of diesel to power the station and the exploitation from private tank depot owners and NUPENG.

The marketers are pleading with the Federal Government to revive all NNPC depots within the Eastern zone to enable them get the PMS at a regulated price. Also, IPMAN is seeking for the intervention of the Nigerian Labour Congress in appealing to NUPENG to reduce the loading fee.

In a continued statement, ”It is no longer news that premium motor spirit, known as petrol, is sold at N200 per litre in the Eastern part of Nigeria, including Portharcourt, Enugu, Owerri, Awka, Uyo, Cross River, Aba, Yenagoa, Makurdi, Lokoja. The real cause of hike in price is the incessant increment in price of premium spirit from private depot owners. A litre of fuel is being sold to us at the rate of N185 per litre.

“When you add transport and logistics including the exploitation by NUPENG in the name of union fee, which is over N120,000 per truck, the price will be more than N200 per liter. Even at N200 per litre, considering the high cost of diesel to power the station and the exploitation from private tank depot owners and NUPENG, our business cannot thrive. Our various associations have met, and we have resolved to withdraw our services.

“Hence, we cannot cope with the harsh environment of doing business, caused by private depot owners and NUPENG. We’re calling on the federal government to revive our various NNPC depots within the Eastern zone to enable us to get premium motor spirit at a regulated price. We are also calling on the Nigeria Labour Congress and the management of NNPC to please appeal to the leadership of NUPENG to lessen our burden by reducing the loading fee.”

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The National Population Commission (NPC) has officially launched its e-recruitment portal to recruit ad hoc staff for the 2023 national population and housing census.


Speaking at the launching of the portal in Abuja, the Chairman, National Population Commission, Nasir Isa-Kwarra, stressed that it is crucial to have best hands for the census.

According to Inuwa Jalingo, the Census Manager, the Commission was expected to receive over 25 million applications for the available jobs, therefore everything about the process should ensure transparency, reliability and competitiveness.

“The adoption of e-Recruitment approach is to ensure widespread applications from all over the localities in the country, minimise bias and ascertain that all qualified Nigerians are given equal opportunity to apply and be recruited and ensuring that no one is left behind

“The Commission adopts e-Recruitment portal to recruit ad hoc staff for the 2023 Population and Housing Census. This portal has been tested during Pre-test and Trial Census and has been greatly improved to serve different category of ad-hoc staff.”

Gloria Ndifon, Director, Employment and Wages at the Ministry of Labour and Productivity, commended the Commission, and said that e-recruitment was the new development as the world had become a global village.

Also, the representative of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mrs. Ann Aderibigbe, lauded the e-recruitment portal saying this serves as a challenge to other agencies to embrace digitisation to enable accuracy, adding that the NPC is on the right track.

Meanwhile, the Director Public Affairs Department at the NPC, Dr. Isiaka Yahaya, explained that the exercise is not just recruitment but a key preparatory activity to the 2023 census.

Dr. Yahaya added that it is a stakeholders’ engagements activity which will enable a national census with accurate data for national planning.

https://thavmedia.com/e-recruitment-portal-ready-national-population-commission/

By Thav TV
It was reported earlier that the tragic incident occurred on Monday, October 31. Ifeanyi died after drowning at his father’s Banana Island home. He was rushed to Evercare Hospital in Lekki where he was pronounced dead on arrival. it is quite a sad one.

Celebrities has taken out time to sympathize with Davido though its yet to sink down, that the little boy is gone.

Actor Williams Uchemba on his tweeter page wrote; “I said I won’t believe anything on SM until I personally confirm myself. I prayed for it to be a lie. I am Upset, pained and confused. Nobody deserves to feel this pain.”
While some Twitter users have expressed their condolences, others hang on to hope that the news is false.

@callme_Riana “I woke up and wanted to scrolled through the net for a while.. I saw the news, heartbreaking.For the last hour I’ve moved from page to page of close friends, family members or even the parents themselves. I want some bit of miracle, even the smallest. #Chioma Ifeanyi Adeleke”.

@Lekibitzer “The news about Ifeanyi Adeleke is so sad. I pray God be with the family. May God protect our families too”.

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Elon Muks’s Twitter is charging $20 a month for the verification badge. New ‘Twitter Blue’ subscription feature is on track to be deployed next week.

The new twitter blue verification feature will have 69 tiers, with the top tier giving you a crown icon and the power to ban any user. It will cost $420,000,000.

Elon Musk told Twitter employees if they don’t finish it by Monday, he will blast Nickelback in the office.

According to Musk, “Making them pay could help the platform stay afloat after reports that bots make up five percent of all users and ‘heavy tweeters’ make up less than 10 percent of the site’s monthly users.”

The point of Twitter verification is that for certain individuals/organizations it’s useful to be able to verify their statements are coming from them.This is why so many journalists/reporters are verified. It’s supposed to help combat disinformation, not be a status symbol.

However, people think of it as a status thing because a lot of people with status are verified but the causality is that if you’re well known, you’re more likely to be a target for impersonation and/or there’s more public interest in being able to verify that your statements are yours.

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Two MAPOLY students, Adejare Olayemi (male) and Oluwatobi Orekoya (female), and one Aminat Taiwo (female), were kidnapped on Friday on their way to Ibadan, Oyo State, alongside a former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Adigun Agbaje.

The students and the professor were reportedly picked up near the Sat Guru Maharaji Garden, Ibadan end of the expressway.

The abductors later contacted the families of the victims and demanded N50m for Agbaje, while N10m each was demanded for the students.

The President of the Students’ Union of the school, Sodiq Ajani, and his Publicity Secretary, Joy Okolie, issued a statement soliciting funds to rescue their colleagues.

Meanwhile, the Oyo State Police Command has said its officers and men are combing the forests to rescue those abducted by the gunmen.

However, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, said, “The Deputy Commissioner in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department is leading the operation.

Late Sunday Evening, a family member of Olayemi, Segun Orekoya, confirmed that she has been released alongside Taiwo and that a huge ransom of N2.2M was paid. The student leader, Ajani, also said the male student had been released.

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