Canadian businessman and investor Kevin O’Leary has made a $20 billion cash offer to purchase TikTok from its owners. This comes in the wake of a bipartisan bill signed by President Biden that classified TikTok as a national security threat. The law mandates that ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, must sell or divest…
David Umahi, Nigeria’s Minister of Works, expressed frustration over the country’s road repair challenges, citing insufficient funding as a major obstacle. Appearing before the Senate Committee on Works, Umahi acknowledged the difficulties in addressing the country’s vast infrastructure needs, emphasizing that the available budget does not adequately address the scope of repairs needed. …
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he will soon make a decision regarding TikTok’s operations following the Supreme Court’s ruling. The court upheld a law mandating the platform’s ban unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells it to an American firm. On Friday, January 17, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in…
In response to the recent outbreak of communal violence between the Ifon and Ilobu communities, Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has ordered an immediate curfew in the affected areas. The decision was communicated by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, in a press statement issued to journalists in Osogbo, the…
The wife of retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has been kidnapped from their home in the Arepo area of Ogun State. The Ogun State Police Command responded quickly to the abduction, deploying officers to secure her release. Reports indicate that Mrs. Odumosu was taken in the early hours of Friday, January 17,…
