Google’s $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit will face scrutiny by the Department of Justice (DOJ) amid data privacy fears, The Post has learned. The controversial merger in recent days was cleared for review by the DOJ after federal law enforcement tussled with the Federal Trade Commission, which had also sought authority to investigate the deal, […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused President Muhammadu Buhari bastardizing and reducing presidency to a house of commotion. Speaking via an official statement in Abuja on Wednesday, Kola Ologbondiyan, national publicity secretary of the PDP, said the president has handed over the control of the government to a cabal. The PDP made the assertion […]
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Federal Agents in the United States of America have seized an aircraft belonging to a Nigerian facing multi-million dollar fraud charges in the country. As reported by WSB-TV, the seizure was made on Tuesday at the Peachtree DeKalb Airport in Georgia. Federal agents were said to have ransacked the aircraft for evidence, while another team […]
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The defending champions of the UEFA Champions League, Liverpool progressed into the knockout stages of the competition on Tuesday, beating Red Bull Salzburg 2-0 to keep their hopes of a successful defence alive. Goals from Naby Keita and Mohamed Salah were enough for the Reds to advance. A loss would have seen them eliminated at […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has said it will sanction members who enrolled in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), despite its boycott order. Some ASUU members had begun registering on the payroll platform last week against the union’s directive to shun the scheme. Following the development, ASUU’s administrative body across Nigerian […]
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The Lagos State Film and Videos Censors Board (LSFVCB) on Tuesday said that 30 traders had been arrested in clampdown on sellers of pirated films in the state. The Executive Secretary of the board, Mr Dele Balogun, said in a statement that the traders were arrested after a week-long raid on pirated films outlets in […]
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A High Court sitting in Kano has ruled that the state government cannot take any action under the new Kano state emirates council law, 2019, without consulting the kingmakers. While granting the ex parte motion filed by some kingmakers led by Yusuf Nabahani, madakin Kano, on Tuesday, Ahmed Badamosi, the presiding judge, said the governor […]
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The former chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler, wrote to request for an extension of his tenure before President Muhammadu Buhari announced his replacement. Buhari appointed Muhammad Nami, a tax consultant, to replace Fowler whose tenure ended on Monday. In a letter dated December 9, Fowler wrote to Boss Mustapha, the secretary […]
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Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) needs to show that there are no sacred cows in the fight against corruption. Professor Jega gave the charge on Monday while reviewing a book launched by the EFCC in Abuja. The launch of the […]
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It was an all-female top three affair, as 14 year-old Jolaosho Oluwatoroti Otokini of Louisville Girls High School, Ogun State, emerged the overall winner of the 2019 edition of the UBA Foundation National Essay Competition, winning the grand prize of an educational grant of N2,000,000.00 to study in any African university of her choice. Oluwatoroti […]
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