China launched its first 10G broadband network in Sunan County, Hebei Province, on Sunday, marking a significant advancement in internet infrastructure. The project, a collaborative effort between telecommunications giant Huawei and state-owned operator China Unicom, aims to deliver dramatically faster internet access. It aims to deliver download speeds up to 9,834 Mbps, upload speeds of 1,008 Mbps, and latency as low as 3 milliseconds. According to a report by The Economic Times, official specifications target download speeds of up to 9,834 Megabits per second (Mbps) – nearly 10 Gigabits per second (Gbps) – upload speeds around 1,008 Mbps, and network latency as low as 3...
Burkina Faso foils coup plot, blames exiled officers in Ivory Coast22nd April 2025
Burkina Faso’s military-led government has announced that it successfully thwarted what it described as a “major coup plot” targeting junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, according to a report by the BBC on Tuesday. Burkina Faso’s Security Minister, Mahamadou Sana, disclosed in a televised address on Monday that both active and retired soldiers, allegedly working in coordination with terrorist groups, had conspired to storm the presidential palace. The group, reportedly planned to execute the attack last week. Sana claimed that the objective was to plunge the country into chaos and install a regime under the control of an international organisation. He...
Woman Accuses Pro Football Hall Of Famer Shannon Sharpe Of Sexual Assault In Lawsuit
A woman accused Pro Football Hall of Famer and podcaster Shannon Sharpe of sexually assaulting and battering her and using his fame to “manipulate, control, subjugate and violate women” in a Nevada lawsuit filed Sunday. The woman said she was 19 years old in 2023 when she first met Sharpe, 56, in a Los Angeles gym, leading to a “rocky consensual relationship” of nearly two years in which he was frequently “aggressive” and raped her, the civil complaint, filed in state court in Clark County, alleges. The plaintiff accused Sharpe of failing to stop his actions despite her saying “no,”...
Wife Of Detained Columbia Student Mahmoud Khalil Announces Birth Of Son In His Absence
The wife of detained Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil announced the birth of the couple’s son Monday, noting her husband was not able to witness the event. Dr. Noor Abdalla, a Michigan-born dentist who was with Khalil when federal agents arrested him on March 8, said she requested his presence at the birth but was denied by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “Despite our request for ICE to allow Mahmoud to attend the birth, they denied his temporary release to meet our son,” Abdalla said in a statement Monday afternoon. “This was a purposeful decision by ICE to make me, Mahmoud, and our...
Harvard Sues Federal Government After Trump Administration Slashed Billions In Funding
Harvard University sued the Trump administration on Monday after the federal government said it was freezing $2.2 billion in grants and sought what university officials described as “unprecedented and improper” control over the Ivy League institution. “The consequences of the government’s overreach will be severe and long-lasting,” Harvard President Alan Garber said in a message Monday announcing the lawsuit. The suit, filed in federal district court in Massachusetts, accuses the administration of flouting the First Amendment and other federal laws and regulations. The 51-page complaint asks a federal judge in Massachusetts to declare the president’s “freeze order” unconstitutional and to order the government to reverse...
New Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Plan Proposed
A senior Palestinian official familiar with Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations has told the BBC that Qatari and Egyptian mediators have proposed a new formula to end the war in Gaza. According to the official, it envisages a truce lasting between five and seven years, the release of all Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, a formal end to the war, and a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. A senior Hamas delegation was due to arrive in Cairo for consultations. The last ceasefire collapsed a month ago when Israel resumed bombing Gaza, with both sides blaming each...
Man Gets Life Sentence For Killing New Mexico Officer Who Had Stopped To Help Him
A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for gunning down a New Mexico state police officer who had stopped to help him. The sentence stemmed from an agreement Jaremy Smith reached with federal prosecutors earlier this year. He had pleaded guilty to charges that included carjacking resulting in death, using and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence, being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, and possession of a stolen firearm. He also is facing multiple charges in South Carolina, where he is accused of carjacking a woman and killing her before driving...
Omokri Defends N10 Billon Budget For Solar Energy Installation In Aso Rock, Praises Tinubu Administration For Leading By Example.
Reno Omokri, former aide to former president Goodluck Jonathan in a statement posted on X on Tuesday defended reasons solar energy should be installed in the Aso Rockl. Recall on Monday the Federal Government approved ₦10billion for Solar Energy installation, to take Aso Rock off grid, due to poor power supply and Band A cost, so as to reduce the burden on the government. The ₦10bn ($6.2M) was recently approved by the State House to purchase and install a mini-solar grid, in order to save cost on electricity and impending tariff increases. This development has caused uproars on social media,...
Onakoya Shares Challenges Experienced During The 64 Hours Chess Marathon In New York
‘Chess in the slum’ convener and chess coach, Tunde Onakoya who just broke the Guinness World Record a second time, played in New York has shared the challenges experienced at the tail end of the marathon. Onakoya revealed that his health became a contender but for the slum children all around him, he had to draw inner strength from their presence to keep going. In his post on X he wrote: “If there was any time during the attempt I almost gave up, it was in the 50th hour. I had started hallucinating. My body was breaking and my Bronchitis...
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE – PRESIDENT TINUBU’S STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
Today, with a heavy heart, I join the Catholic faithful and Christians worldwide in mourning the passing of Pope Francis, a humble servant of God, tireless champion of the poor, and guiding light for millions. His passing, coming just after the celebration of Christ’s Resurrection, is a sacred return to his Maker at a time of renewed hope for Christians. His Holiness served the Church and the Master of the Church until the end. In 2013, he stepped onto the global stage with a message of mercy, urging us to see the face of Christ in the marginalised, the refugees,...