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Nairaland / General / Babatunde Gbadamosi’s Wife Kicks Him Out Of Amen Estate, Business After Impregna by Worldtopnewsng2: 2:55pm On Feb 07, 2022
Babatunde Gbadamosi’s Wife Kicks Him Out Of Amen Estate, Business After Impregnating Side Chic

Meanwhile, we gathered that Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele Bello who is a cousin to Babatunde Gbadamosi, is currently on his former wife’s side following her separation from her husband. Sade Gbadamosi was also said to have given Funke Akindele a place in Amen estate and worked out an instalment payment plan for half the worth of their house.

Before they met, Sade already had three children, and BOG had one. After their wedding, Sade and BOG got blessed with twins.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/babatunde-gbadamosis-wife-kicks-him-out-of-amen-estate-business-after-impregnating-side-chic/
Nairaland / General / Self Employment: Dangote Cement Empowers 245 Youths In Host Communities by Worldtopnewsng2: 8:38am On Jan 31, 2022
Speaking in Ibese during the distribution of started packs for 30 trainees at the end of a three-month intensive tailoring and fashion designing training for youths from its host communities in partnership with the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), the Ibese plant Director said the training was in furtherance of the company’s Community Youth Empowerment programme designed to improve the economy of the local communities by making the able youths self-employed.

According to Nawabuddin, the successful completion of the training programme marked another milestone in the journey of community investment by Dangote Cement Plc. with the cardinal objective of contributing towards long term improvement of the local communities by delivering and sustaining value to them.

He said “the thirty beneficiaries have joined the league of self-employed in our locality. These carefully selected male and female entrepreneurs have undergone intensive training in Tailoring and Fashion designing for three months, under the tutelage of the Industrial Training Fund and are receiving their certificates and startup packs, and by extension, their means of livelihood.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/self-employment-dangote-cement-empowers-245-youths-in-host-communities/
Nairaland / General / LASU Urges Bella Shmurda To Return Back, Complete His Bachelor's Degree by Worldtopnewsng2: 7:44pm On Jan 29, 2022
LASU Urges Bella Shmurda To Return Back, Complete His Bachelor's Degree

He became popular after the release of his debut single ‘Vision 2020’ after he featured Olamide in the remix version.

Bella has since released hit songs like Cash App featuring Zlatan and many others.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/lasu-urges-bella-shmurda-to-return-back-complete-his-bachelors-degree/
Nairaland / General / Lagos Govt Reduces Cost Of COVID-19 Test In Accredited Private Laboratories by Worldtopnewsng2: 11:02am On Jan 29, 2022
Lagos Govt Reduces Cost Of COVID-19 Test In Accredited Private Laboratories


Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made the announcement on Wednesday at his office in Alausa, Ikeja.

He stated that the COVID-19 PCR test cost was reviewed by Lagos State COVID-19 Incident Command Structure and approved by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Abayomi said the reduction in cost was to cut the expenses incurred by citizens who need the PCR tests for travel, work, or other purposes other than COVID symptoms or contact tracing.

He said: “In line with the directive of Mr. Governor, the Lagos State Biobank has reviewed the processes involved in conducting a COVID-19 PCR test at the accredited private laboratories consortium and based on this, made a recommendation to the Governor for a reduction.”

https://worldtopnewsng.com/lagos-govt-reduces-cost-of-covid-19-test-in-accredited-private-laboratories/
Nairaland / General / Ex-nigerian Customs CG, Hamman Ahmad, Is Dead by Worldtopnewsng2: 6:42pm On Jan 26, 2022
ex-Nigerian Customs CG, Hamman Ahmad, Is Dead

Mr Ahidjo said the late Mr Ahmad, from Jada local government area of Adamawa State, will be buried in...

Mr Ahmad served as the comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service from 2008 to 2009 under late President Umaru Yar Adua.

He was succeeded by Bernard Nwadialo and preceded by Jacob Buba.

Prior to his appointment as the Comptroller-General, he was the Assistant Controller-General of Customs at the Abuja headquarters.

The deceased had his early education at the Jada Primary School from 1956 to 1963, then attended Government Secondary School, Ganye

https://worldtopnewsng.com/breaking-ex-nigerian-customs-cg-hamman-ahmad-is-dead/
Nairaland / General / Pogba Informs Manchester United He Wants To Join Real Madrid by Worldtopnewsng2: 10:13am On Jan 26, 2022
Pogba Informs Manchester United He Wants To Join Real Madrid

Pogba’s existing deal is up in the summer of 2022 and has held talks with directors about his future, six years after he signed from Juventus.
The Daily Star have reported on the meeting and claim that the Red Devils are ready to allow Pogba to depart on a free transfer this summer and will not offer him a new contract.

Coach Ralf Rangnick plans to continue counting on Pogba’s services while he remains at the club, with the midfielder currently sidelined. A thigh injury has seen him ruled out for 10 weeks, but he is expected to return to action shortly.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/pogba-informs-manchester-united-he-wants-to-join-real-madrid/
Nairaland / General / Primate Ayodele: The Prophet Who Prophesied Super Eagles Defeat At AFCON 2022 by Worldtopnewsng2: 8:44am On Jan 24, 2022
Primate Ayodele: The Prophet Who Prophesied Super Eagles Defeat At AFCON 2022

Super Eagles was one of the strongest teams in the tournament, they won all matches in the group stage, Tunisia only managed to qualify to the knock-out stage but unfortunately, they defeated the formidable team of the Super Eagles.

Most sport analysts had said before yesterday that Super Eagles has the brightest chance of winning the trophy due to the calibre of players the team has yet none of this stopped the word of God through Primate Ayodele from coming to pass.

His prophecy on Super Eagles not lifting the trophy has been fulfilled but one thing he also mentioned that calls for attention is the fact that they will be eased out TECHNICALLY. What was the technicality in the defeat?

https://worldtopnewsng.com/primate-ayodele-the-prophet-who-prophesied-super-eagles-defeat-at-afcon-2022/
Nairaland / General / Abiodun Alabi Takes Over From Lagos CP, Odumosu by Worldtopnewsng2: 1:50pm On Jan 21, 2022
Abiodun Alabi Takes Over From Lagos CP, Odumosu

Odumosu was recently promoted to the rank of AIG and with the promotion, he was expected to be redeployed from the Llagos State command as the CP.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/breaking-abiodun-alabi-takes-over-from-lagos-cp-odumosu/
Nairaland / General / Dangote Refinery To Reduce Africa’s Petroleum Importation By 36%, Says APPO by Worldtopnewsng2: 9:27am On Jan 20, 2022
“That is huge savings for a continent that has scarce foreign exchange and little to export. We shall save from buying abroad and from shipping and insurance costs. Furthermore, the success of Dangote could incentivise the rise of similar projects, the noise about energy transition notwithstanding,” oil analyst noted.

Ibrahim also hailed Dangote’s decision to go ahead with the construction of crude oil refinery despite a campaign against fossil fuels, adding that the demand for fossil fuel is going to continue for several decades to come.

“We believe that Dangote made a very wise decision to proceed with the project, despite the campaign against fossil fuels. There will be demand for petroleum products for many decades to come. Indeed, we see petroleum products prices rising steadily in the next few years for at least two decades.

He stated, “African refiners have no cause to worry about their investments. All they need to do is to ensure that they have developed the right expertise to manage their refineries, get honest managers and staff to run their business and come together to join APPO’s initiative to establish foundries and other equipment manufacturing plants to service their refineries. Once they have these, the market is there for their products.

“For the next three decades or more, Africa shall continue to use fossil fuel-driven vehicles and with its population projected to double within that period, there will be a huge market for petroleum products. Africa cannot rapidly transit into electric vehicles, as the bulk of the vehicles on our roads today and in the next 20-30 years are going to be non-electric. There is the market, and we should not be discouraged from thinking positively”, the APPO scribe noted.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/dangote-refinery-to-reduce-africas-petroleum-importation-by-36-says-appo/
Nairaland / General / 2023: Why We Are Backing Fashola For President - Haroon, NCAF Boss by Worldtopnewsng2: 5:48pm On Jan 19, 2022
2023: Why We Are Backing Fashola For President - Haroon, NCAF Boss


First of all, let me seize this opportunity to welcome you to our meeting where we are deliberating on how to examine all presidential aspirants for 2023 poll with a view to picking the best of them and supporting him. You know there are a few of them on the field now but there is a particular material, who we are convinced beyond reasonable doubt that is the most qualified among the lot.

However, the problem that we are trying to address is that that material has not signalled his readiness to contest.

Can the identity of the material be unveiled?

Oh, yes. nothing is shrouded in secrecy in our operations here. You can see the meeting is being conducted in the open with everybody having access to the venue. The material we are talking about is no other person than the former Lagos State two-term governor


https://worldtopnewsng.com/2023-why-we-are-backing-fashola-for-president-haroon-ncaf-boss/
Nairaland / General / Dangote Advocates Unity, Cooperation Among Africans To Get Global Recognition by Worldtopnewsng2: 9:18am On Jan 17, 2022
Dangote Advocates Unity, Cooperation Among Africans To Get Global Recognition

Speaking at the formal launch of the Pan-African Payment & Settlement System (PAPSS), which is a centralised payment and settlement infrastructure platform for intra-African trade and commerce payments, in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday, January 13, 2022, Dangote urged Africans to close ranks, in a bid to propel the continent towards charting her own course and being the master of her destiny, to maintain her rightful position on the globe.

Dangote, who was represented at the occasion by the Group Managing Director of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Olakunle Alake, lauded the African Union, under the auspices of the Afreximbank, for the launch of the PAPSS, which he noted was aimed at facilitating payments across the continent.

He asserted that improved trade relations would greatly enhance the speed of recovery across Africa, noting that it had the potential to boost the level of economic activities through intra-Africa trade. He also remarked that the advent of PAPSS would greatly address challenges such as: high-cost, lengthy correspondent banking relationships, delays, among many others, and therefore ease transactions among businesses across Africa.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/dangote-advocates-unity-cooperation-among-africans-to-get-global-recognition/
Nairaland / General / Chelsea Takeover: Premier League Approves Todd Boehly-led Bid by Worldtopnewsng2: 9:30am On Jan 13, 2022
Chelsea Takeover: Premier League Approves Todd Boehly-led Bid

Sources told ESPN on May 18 that the consortium headed by the Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner was expected to pass the league’s owners and directors test, and that news was confirmed Tuesday.

“The Premier League Board has today approved the proposed takeover of Chelsea Football Club by the Todd Boehly / Clearlake Consortium,” a Premier League statement read.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/chelsea-takeover-premier-league-approves-todd-boehly-led-bid/
Nairaland / General / Turkish Company Trains Dogs To Detect COVID-19 by Worldtopnewsng2: 9:02am On Jan 13, 2022
A security company based in Istanbul has also carried out a scientific study involving the use of K9 dogs, which had previously been tested abroad, in the detection of positive COVID-19 cases.

Istanbul-based Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital and Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Veterinary Medicine along with TAV Security have concluded a study which they have been conducting for about a year.

Expert and experienced K-9 trainers at the training center in Istanbul’s Arnavutkoy district began experimenting with the dogs in the K9 unit after the necessary permits were obtained and cooperation agreements were signed with the relevant institutions.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/turkish-company-trains-dogs-to-detect-covid-19/
Nairaland / General / Nigerian Govt Lifts Twitter Suspension by Worldtopnewsng2: 10:50pm On Jan 12, 2022
Nigerian Govt Lifts Twitter Suspension

government and Twitter have been in negotiations since over restoring the service based on a set of conditions, including Twitter registering operations in Nigeria.

According to him, Twitter has agreed to demands for working in the country.

It added that the committee set up by the Federal Government engaged with the Twitter team to engage resolve the impasse, adding that the resolutions will bring “endless possibilities”.

“Therefore, our engagement will help Twitter improve and develop more business models to cover a broader area in Nigeria. Furthermore, the FGN looks forward to providing a conducive environment for Twitter and other global tech companies to achieve their potential and be sustainably ```profitable``` in Nigeria,” the statement added.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/nigerian-govt-lifts-twitter-suspension/
Nairaland / General / Former Governor Alao Akala Dies Aged 71 by Worldtopnewsng2: 12:18pm On Jan 12, 2022
Former Governor Alao Akala Dies Aged 71

Akala was born June 3, 1950, he preceded Rasheed Ladoja in January 2006.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/breaking-former-governor-alao-akala-dies-aged-71/
Culture / Re: Oba Saliu Adetunji Is Dead! Olubadan Of Ibadan Dies At 93 by Worldtopnewsng2: 5:27am On Jan 12, 2022
Nairaland / General / My Mum Is Very Much Alive - Iyabo Oko's Daughter Debunks Mother's Death Rumour by Worldtopnewsng2: 9:47am On Jan 06, 2022
My Mum Is Very Much Alive - Iyabo Oko's Daughter Debunks Mother's Death Rumour

Aisha initially announced her mother’s death in several Instagram posts late on Wednesday night, posting, “My mum is gone. Rest well mummy. May ur soul Rest In Peace mummy”.

About three hours after the 62-year-old actress was announced dead, she was said to move her hand in her forty seconds video posted on her social media.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/my-mum-is-very-much-alive-iyabo-okos-daughter-debunks-mothers-death-rumour/
Nairaland / General / Kingmakers Approve Balogun As Olubadan-elect by Worldtopnewsng2: 4:18pm On Jan 05, 2022
Kingmakers Approve Balogun As Olubadan-elect

The Osi Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Tajudeen Ajibola, spoke on behalf of the kingmakers.

“The council, which is the kingmakers, has met and resolved that Balogun is next in line and will in line with the tradition ascend the throne of Olubadan,” he said.

They said the administration of the late former Oyo State governor, Abiola Ajimobi, did not tamper with the Ibadan Chieftaincy Declaration of 1957 by elevating them.

The Osi Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Tajudeen Ajibola, spoke on behalf of the kingmakers.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/breaking-kingmakers-approve-balogun-as-olubadan-elect/
Culture / Oba Saliu Adetunji Is Dead! Olubadan Of Ibadan Dies At 93 by Worldtopnewsng2: 9:23am On Jan 02, 2022
Olubadan Of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji Joins His Ancestors At 93

Oba Adetunji was a successful businessman and Ibadan was peaceful during his reign.

The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji Ajeogunguniso II has joined his ancestors.

The monarch, who died at age 93, passed away on Tuesday at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo state.

Oba Adetunji was a successful businessman before he became monarch.

No official announcement from the ruling family and the palace yet.

https://www.insideoyo.com/just-in-olubadan-of-ibadan-oba-saliu-adetunji-joins-his-ancestors/

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Nairaland / General / Lagos Assembly Passes N1.758trn Budget For 2022 by Worldtopnewsng2: 10:29pm On Dec 29, 2021
Lagos Assembly Passes N1.758trn Budget For 2022


The budget was passed at a sitting presided over by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, after a presentation of the report by Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu, chairman of the Committee on Economic Planning and Budget.

Yishawu, after the plenary, explained that the total budget size passed has addition of leftovers from the previous allocations in the 2021 budget.

He said the leftover was rolled into ‘contingency fund’ in the Y2022 budget.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/breaking-lagos-assembly-passes-n1-758trn-budget-for-2022
Nairaland / General / Ifelodun LCDA Vice Chairman, Ojora-adejiyan Dies Aged 62 After Brief I by Worldtopnewsng2: 9:19pm On Dec 23, 2021
BREAKING! Ifelodun LCDA Vice Chairman, Ojora-Adejiyan Dies Aged 62 After Brief Illness

“Hon Lateef lived a life worthy of emulation by all. He was a fatherly figure whose lifestyle affected a lot of people positively”.

Hon Lateef Ojora-Adejiyan served Ifelodun LCDA meritoriously as Vice Chairman under the first time administration of the immediate past government and also a one-time Supervisor for Works and will be remembered for his humility and leadership style. It is our prayer that his family finds the strength to cope with this loss.

Hon Lateef, aged 62, died in

https://worldtopnewsng.com/breaking-ifelodun-lcda-vice-chairman-ojora-adejiyan-dies-aged-62-after-brief-illness/
Nairaland / General / Court Adjourns Nadabo Energy Boss’ Alleged N761.6m Oil Fraud Trial Till Feb.17 by Worldtopnewsng2: 8:55am On Dec 17, 2021
Court Adjourns Nadabo Energy Boss’ Alleged N761.6m Oil Fraud Trial Till Feb.17



At the last sitting, on September 22, 2021, Bawa, who was led in evidence by prosecuting counsel, S.K. Atteh, as the second prosecution witness, told the Court that investigations by the EFCC into petitions received from the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and some concerned Nigerians in 2015 alleging fraud in the subsidy regime uncovered forged documents allegedly used by the defendant to claim subsidy funds for 12,000MT of PMS, whereas only about 6,000 MT was imported by the defendant.

Bawa had told the Court that in 2015, the EFCC received a complaint from the then Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, alleging fraud in the importation of PMS by Nadabo, and equally received a petition from Falana & Falana Chambers dated 17th of January, 2012.

The petitions, which also included a complaint from a civil society group, he said, formed the bedrock of the investigation into Nadabo Energy Limited.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/court-adjourns-nadabo-energy-boss-alleged-n761-6m-oil-fraud-trial-till-feb-17/
Nairaland / General / Residents To Pay Monthly Rent From Jan. 2022, Says Lagos by Worldtopnewsng2: 2:22pm On Dec 15, 2021
Residents To Pay Monthly Rent From Jan. 2022, Says Lagos

The two-day event, organised by the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority (LASRERA), was tagged, ‘Lagos: 21st Century Real Estate Investment Hub’.

According to the commissioner, the scheme was set up to support tenants and landlords regarding rent remittance.

Olowo said the first set of beneficiaries will be drawn from the formal sector, the second set will be from the informal sector and others will follow accordingly.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/residents-to-pay-monthly-rent-from-jan-2022-says-lagos/
Nairaland / General / Hotel Quarantine Scrapped As Nigeria, Others Removed From Red List by Worldtopnewsng2: 4:02pm On Dec 14, 2021
Hotel Quarantine Scrapped As Nigeria, Others Removed From Red List

Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe will be removed from the red list at 4am on Wednesday morning. Although the 11 African countries are removed from hotel quarantine, ministers will not abandon the concept of a red list because of concerns it could be needed in the face of any future variants.

Meanwhile, winter holidays could soon become less complex and costly as Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said that the spread of omicron in the UK has “minimised” the justification for the more stringent rules that were introduced over the past fortnight.


https://worldtopnewsng.com/breaking-hotel-quarantine-scrapped-as-nigeria-others-removed-from-red-list/
Nairaland / General / Champions League Re-draw: Real Madrid Face PSG, Inter Play Liverpool, Chelsea by Worldtopnewsng2: 4:03pm On Dec 13, 2021
Champions League Re-draw: Real Madrid Face PSG, Inter Play Liverpool, Chelsea....

Real Madrid have been drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in the re-draw last 16 of the Champions League.

UEFA declared previous draw as thanks and void after Manchester United was drawn against Paris Sain-German. The European football governing clarified what happened with the Atletico Madrid draw and why Manchester United were not put into the pot as an option for them to be drawn against.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/breaking-champions-league-re-draw-real-madrid-face-psg-inter-play-liverpool-chelsea/
Nairaland / General / Omicron: UK Bans Nigeria Travellers by Worldtopnewsng2: 10:10pm On Dec 04, 2021
Sajid Javid said it was because of an “increasing number of cases linked to travel”.

In addition, Nigeria is being added to the travel red list – joining several southern African nations which were put on it after the Omicron variant was first detected late last month.

It means that only UK citizens and residents will be able to enter the country from Nigeria, and they will have to pay to stay in a quarantine hotel for 10 days.

That change comes in from 4am on Monday, with Mr Javid saying Nigeria is “second only to South Africa for cases linked to Omicron”.

He added that there are “27 cases already in England and that’s growing”.

Mr Javid acknowledged that the measures are “hugely unfortunate” for people who already had travel plans, but insisted they would be “temporary”.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/breaking-omicron-uk-adds-nigeria-to-red-list/
Nairaland / General / Veteran Nollywood Comedian, Baba Suwe Is Dead by Worldtopnewsng2: 3:53pm On Nov 22, 2021
Veteran Nollywood Comedian, Baba Suwe Is Dead

Born on August 22, 1958, he was married to comedienne Omoladun Omidina, who died in September 2009.

Baba Suwe dominated the Yoruba movie industry for decades, featured in several movies and bagged many awards.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/breaking-veteran-nollywood-comedian-baba-suwe-is-dead/
Nairaland / General / The Yuletide Season Comes To Life In Lagos As Zenith Banks Lights Up Ajose Adeog by Worldtopnewsng2: 8:29am On Nov 22, 2021
The Yuletide Season Comes To Life In Lagos As Zenith Banks Lights Up Ajose Adeogun Street

The official lighting ceremony, which was performed by the Group Managing Director/CEO of
Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, supported by Executive Management, saw thousands
of the Bank’s staff and customers joining virtually and through the Bank’s social media platforms.

Speaking during the ceremony, Onyeagwu praised Quantum, the company responsible for the
annual decorations, for the very outstanding, gorgeous and extremely beautiful work that they have
done this year. In his words, “each year when we come in, and we see the decorations, I keep
asking myself what next? Would there be something better than what we have seen and I see that
at the end of every season, they come up with innovations and creativity, and they make it even far
better and take it to a higher level”.

Onyeagwu expressed his delight that this year’s Light-up Ceremony is able to hold following the
cancellation of last year’s edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the EndSARS protests.

According to him, “last year was a very unusual year. COVID threw a curveball at humanity, and as
a result, it changed the way we engaged and the way we live; it transformed so many other things,
and as a country, we had some unique challenges. As a result of those challenges, especially the
EndSARS protest, last year we couldn’t light up, not because there was no money. It was because
we had to grapple with COVID-19, and again during the EndSARS protest, the fittings that we
employ in having this light-up were terribly vandalized, and it required time and resources for us to
put it together. We didn’t want to have any undue exposure or create vulnerability. Therefore we
had to allow time to put the fittings back, and as soon as we have put it back, here we are today’s.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/the-yuletide-season-comes-to-life-in-lagos-as-zenith-banks-lights-up-ajose-adeogun-street/
Nairaland / General / SERAP Petitions UN Over ‘vicious Assault On Justice Mary Odili’ by Worldtopnewsng2: 3:37pm On Nov 14, 2021
SERAP Petitions UN Over ‘vicious Assault On Justice Mary Odili’


SERAP said: “The unconscionable attacks against Nigerian judges would seem to be a deliberate attempt by the authorities to exert pressure on the judiciary and undermine its independence and authority. These attacks are putting Nigerians’ freedoms at risk.”

According to SERAP, “The current investigation by the Nigerian police fails to meet international standards, as it is neither independent nor effective. As such, the investigation is incapable of identifying all the suspected perpetrators and their sponsors, and credibly delivering justice in the matter.”

The petition, read in part: “We urge you to push for the adoption of a resolution by the Human Rights Council to establish an international, independent, and impartial investigative mechanism into the attack on Justice Odili, and other unresolved cases of intimidation and harassment of the judiciary, and assault on the rule of law in Nigeria since May 29 2015.”

https://worldtopnewsng.com/serap-petitions-un-over-vicious-assault-on-justice-mary-odili/
Nairaland / General / Facebook Changes Name To Meta by Worldtopnewsng2: 8:55pm On Oct 28, 2021
“The best way to understand the metaverse is to experience it yourself,” Zuckerberg added, though adding “it doesn’t fully exist yet”.

Still, Zuckerberg said, Facebook rolled out two of its metaverse projects in beta last year: Horizon World, which allows users to invite friends over into their digital world, and Horizon Workrooms, which does the same in professional settings. He also said Facebook plans to further explore NFTs and crypto to help facilitate media that can be represented digitally, and is working on gaming applications.

Facebook announced its name change amid ongoing regulatory and PR challenges. Those include a series of recent reports based on documents leaked by the whistleblower Frances Haugen that exposed toxic business practices and internal knowledge of its longterm negative public health impact.

The revelations are just the latest struggle for the embattled company, which has in recent years been served with a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), was the subject of numerous congressional hearings, and in 2019 was fined $5bn by the Federal Trade Commission in 2019 for “deceiving” users.

Critics of the platform contended on Thursday that the metaverse project is a distraction from the company’s PR crisis, and that the company risks making the same mistakes as it has in the past.

“The fact that Zuckerberg has set his sights firmly on the so-called ‘metaverse’ while societies all over the world are scrambling to alleviate the myriad harms caused by his platforms just goes to show how out of touch Facebook is with real people,” said Imran Ahmed, CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/breaking-facebook-changes-name-to-meta/
Nairaland / General / 8-year-old Oladele Odedoku Wins Ojodu LCDA Spelling Bee, Advances To State Compe by Worldtopnewsng2: 12:01am On Oct 27, 2021
8-year-old Oladele Odedoku Wins Ojodu LCDA Spelling Bee, Advances To State Competition

The director, Spelling Bee Competition, Mrs Abimbola Odunmbaku, said the present administration is keen on elevating the standard of learning and ensuring that qualitative education is upheld in all our institutions of learning through necessary interventions and subventions.

On how the ‘Spelling Bee’ competition started, Abimbola said: “Let me reiterate the objectives of the “Spelling Bee” Competition which is an initiative developed and promoted by the former First Lady of Lagos State (now a distinguished Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigerian), Chief Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu OON, under the New Era Foundation.”

“The Spelling Bee Competition seeks to ignite the education potentials of pupils and students, to promote friendliness among students within the Local Government Area and the State as a whole, encourage students and pupils to cultivate the habit of reading and lastly, enable pupils and students have sense of belonging in the state and also make effective use of their leisure time.”

“My profound gratitude also goes to the ever-supportive First Lady of Lagos State, our dear Governor’s wife, Dr. Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu who has been consistent with this remarkable event every year; an event which serves as a veritable avenue for our children to showcase their intellectual adeptness. I won’t go further without appreciating the efforts of all our teachers who have been working assiduously to prepare the pupils.”

https://worldtopnewsng.com/8-year-old-oladele-odedoku-wins-ojodu-lcda-spelling-bee-advances-to-state-competition/

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