US safety regulators are investigating electric car maker, Tesla for an in-car feature that allows drivers to play video games while the car is in motion. The documentation for the… Read More »Elon Musk’s Tesla under federal investigation for car feature that allows drivers play video games while in motion
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in Muazu Sambo as Minister of State for Works and Housing. This came after Sambo’s nomination as a minister was confirmed by the senate earlier… Read More »Nigeria: Buhari swears in new Minister
Viral video app, TikTok is now the world’s most popular online destination. The Chinese owned app gets more hits than the American search engine, Google, according to Cloudflare, an IT… Read More »TikTok is now world’s favourite online destination for social media users, displacing google
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first injectable prevention medication for HIV. The new drug, Apretude, is administered to patients every two months via injection. Before… Read More »US FDA approves first injectable prevention medication for HIV
Nigeria’s senior national football team has ended the year 2021 as the 36th best team in the world. The Super Eagles remain unmoved in December’s ranking published by FIFA on… Read More »FIFA rankings: Nigeria finish 2021 in 36th position while Belgium, Brazil occupy top 10
90-year-old Star Trek star, William Shatner was involved in an accident at Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, California on Tuesday afternoon, December 21. Shatner was driving alone in his black Mercedes-Benz… Read More »90-year-old Star Trek star, William Shatner involved in an accident
As many friends and families consider whether to celebrate Christmas together, World Health Organization (WHO) issued a dire warning on Wednesday that “anyone who ignores COVID-19 is…perpetuating it”. WHO Regional… Read More »WHO sounds another dire warning on COVID-19
The federal government has introduced virtual national identification number (NIN) tokens. The digital tokens which comprises of 16 alphabets and numbers, will replace the NIN from January 2022. Speaking at a stakeholders… Read More »Nigeria: FG introduces digital token to replace 11-digit NIN
One million, sixty-six thousand, two hundred and fourteen (1,066,214) doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine were on Wednesday December 22, destroyed by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control,… Read More »Nigeria destroys over 1 million COVID-19 vaccine
Cardi B surprised her husband Offset with a birthday gift of $2million. Offset turned 30 on Dec. 14, 2021. His birthday party held last night, Dec. 21, in Los Angeles… Read More »USA: Cardi B gifts husband Offset $2 million as a birthday gift
e Federal Government has declared Monday 27th, Tuesday 28th December 2021 and Monday, 3rd January 2022 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day celebrations respectively.… Read More »Nigeria: FG declares Monday 27, Tuesday 28, and Jan 3 public holidays
A fight broke out between members of Ghana Parliament on Monday, Dec. 21, during voting on the controversial E-levy bill. The MPs were taking votes on whether or not the… Read More »Ghana: Members of Parliament fight dirty during voting on the controversial E-levy bill (video)
The Nigerian economy has incurred N499.29bn losses since the microblogging app, Twitter, was shut down by the Federal government on June 4, 2021. According to the NetBlocks Cost of Shutdown Tool,… Read More »Nigeria loses N499.29bn as Twitter ban hits 200 days
President Buhari on Tuesday, December 20 received a COVID19 booster shot at the State House in Abuja. The Federal Government had commenced the administration of booster shots to Nigerians as part… Read More »Nigeria: President Muhammadu Buhari receives COVID19 vaccine booster shot (photos)
British pop star, Dua Lipa and her boyfriend Anwar Hadid have ended their relationship after two years together. The Sun reported that the 26-year-old singer and 22-year-old model pulled the plug… Read More »Dua Lipa and boyfriend Anwar Hadid ‘split after two years together’
The Belgium senior men’s national football team known as the Red Devils have shared their hilarious and fun christmas photos. Most times when football teams do photoshoots, it usually has… Read More »Belgium football team release hilarious Christmas photos
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, December 21 passed a 2022 budget of N17.126 trillion against the N16.391 trillion sum presented by the president. While the major capital, recurrent, debt… Read More »Nigeria: Reps pass 2022 budget of N17.126trn
DeVon Franklin has reportedly filed for divorce from Meagan Good after 9 years of marriage. According to legal documents exclusively obtained by The Blast, the divorce case was opened on… Read More »Meagan Good’s husband, DeVon Franklin, files for divorce after 9 years of marriage
The new international termination rate (ITR) for voice calls has been set at $0.045 by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The NCC said the new rate which is paid to local operators by international… Read More »Nigerian telcos to receive termination rate on international calls in dollars from January – NCC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it registered additional 1,368 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 225,255. The centre disclosed… Read More »COVID-19: Nigeria records 1,368 new infection
Despite Chinese companies coming under increased regulatory oversight,ByteDance, owners of TikTok today surpassed Ant Group to become the world’s largest unicorn (a privately-held startup company with a value of over $1 billion). According… Read More »TikTok owner ByteDance overtakes Jack Ma’s Ant Group as world’s most valuable unicorn
Inter Milan and Christian Eriksen have agreed to cancel the Denmark midfielder’s contract. Eriksen, 29, has not played since he collapsed during his country’s Euro 2020 match against Finland in… Read More »EPL: Inter Milan and Christian Eriksen agree to terminate contract
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced that its decision on strike has been postponed. The union made this known in a press statement released after its National… Read More »Nigeria: ASUU postpones its decision on strike
Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., said on Twitter that he’ll pay more than $11 billion in taxes this year, an amount that could constitute a record payment to… Read More »Elon Musk to pay over $11 billion in taxes