TikTokhas resumed services to its US users after President-elect Donald Trump promised to issue an executive order to give the app a reprieve when he takes office on Monday.On Saturday evening, the Chinese-owned app stopped working in U.S. after a law banning it on national security grounds came into effect on Friday when the law was upheld by the Supreme Court and went into effect on Sunday.Trump, who had previously backed a ban of the platform, promised on Sunday to delay implementation of the law and allow more time for a deal to be made. TikTok then said that it was...
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT -PRESS RELEASE 18 January 2025
FG Launches Youth Farmers Enrollment Portal to Address Unemployment, Food Insecurity The Federal Government has unveiled the Youth Farmers Enrollment Portal, an initiative aimed at combating rising unemployment and food insecurity across the nation. The Honourable Minister of Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, announced the launch during a ceremony in Abuja. The initiative, developed in partnership with the Nigerian Youth Economic Engagement and De-Radicalisation Programme (NIYEEDEP), seeks to create economic opportunities for youth and bolster the nation’s agricultural sector. “This intervention is designed to align young people with the economic agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, promoting active youth...
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE – VP SHETTIMA TO MEDIA PROFESSIONALS:
You Can Speak Truth To Power Without Necessarily Antagonising Government *** Charges journalists on courage to serve as conscience of the nation The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has implored media professionals in Nigeria to be more focused on objectively speaking truth to power rather than antagonising the government. Drawing the distinction between antagonism and speaking truth to power, he also urged members of the fourth estate of the realm to, as a matter of necessity, always strive to strike a balance between their allegiance to self and to truth. Senator Shettima who gave the charge on Saturday during the...
CNN Reaches $5m Defamation Settlement with US Navy Veteran
A US Navy veteran who helped Afghans escape after the Taliban takeover in 2021 has won at least $5m (£4.1m) after a jury said he was defamed by American broadcaster CNN.Zachary Young ran a private security firm, Nemex Enterprises, which extracted people from Afghanistan in exchange for fees sometimes totaling thousands of dollars, paid for by sponsors.A CNN report aired in 2021 showed his face and described an alleged “black market” and said people were preying on escaping Afghans.A six-person jury in Florida ruled in favour of Mr Young and ordered CNN to pay millions in compensatory damages.The CNN report,...
U.S. President-Elect Inauguration Ceremony to Take Place Indoor Due Weather Forecast
United State President-elect, Donald Trump’s inaugural address on 20 January will take place indoors due to dangerously cold weather being forecast next week in Washington, he has confirmed.The address, as well as other speeches, will now take place inside the US Capitol’s rotunda, rather than outside the building.The inaugural parade will also be held indoors at Washington’s Capital One Arena in downtown Washington about one mile (1.6km) away, along with all three inaugural balls.In a statement posted to his Truth Social social media platform, Trump said that he does not “want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way”...
Thai Prime Minister Nearly Trick by Scammers Impersonating another World Leader into Giving Donations.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said this week that she had received a scam call from someone impersonating another world leader, whom she did not identify.“I could hear clearly from the voice that it was the voice of the country leader,” she said Wednesday, adding that the caller may have used AI to fake the other leader’s voice.It began with a voice message from the person asking how Paetongtarn was doing and saying they were looking forward to working together. She texted back that she was OK and the other person said they would get in touch.The person later tried to call, “but...
Movie: SISTA
Sista played by Kehinde Bankole is the story of a single mom with two children (Fola and Anu) struggling to make ends meet, just so her children’s lot will be better in life.The movie showcases the weight and burden that single mothers without the support of their partners often carry on their shoulders and how they have to show the children their smiling faces even when they are overwhelmed and feel like taking a breather.It speaks about societal expectation to forgive deadbeat fathers of their misdeed, most often than not blaming their irresponsibility on youthful exuberances, immaturity or confusion about...