TECHNOLOGY

Third-party cookies in Chrome will become obsolete soon_Ehiabhi Femi

This just in: Google doesn’t want to block third-party cookies in Chrome right now. It has promised to make them obsolete later, though. Wait – what? The search engine giant gave us the latest update this week in the journey towards what it says will be a more private, equitable web. It announced this initiative, known as the Privacy… Continue reading Third-party cookies in Chrome will become obsolete soon_Ehiabhi Femi

HEALTH · HUMAN INTEREST

Weight loss drugs, possible health danger_Omokhodion Jeff

Weight loss drug Belviq tied to 'possible increased risk of cancer,' FDA says The US Food and Drug Administration warns that prescription weight loss medicine Belviq might be associated with an increased risk of cancer. The findings were the result of a clinical trial assessing the safety of the drugs Belviq and Belviq RX, or… Continue reading Weight loss drugs, possible health danger_Omokhodion Jeff

POLITICS

Russian Government to resign as Putin proposed reforms that could extend his grip on power_Omokhodion Jeff

The entire Russian government is resigning, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced Wednesday, after Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping reforms that could extend his decades-long grip on power beyond the end of his presidency.Putin thanked members of the government for their work but added that "not everything worked out." Putin added that in the near future he… Continue reading Russian Government to resign as Putin proposed reforms that could extend his grip on power_Omokhodion Jeff

Judiciary · POLITICS

Ihedioha Emeka hand over statement_Ehiabhi Femi

STATEMENT FROM HIS EXCELLENCY, RT. HON. EMEKA IHEDIOHA, CON, ON THE SUPREME COURT RULING ON IMO STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION OF THE MARCH 9, 2019. JANUARY 15, 2020 My dear good people of Imo State,I address you today, following recent developments affecting our dear state, and in particular the Supreme Court judgement of 14thJanuary 2020.In my… Continue reading Ihedioha Emeka hand over statement_Ehiabhi Femi

CHARITY · ENTERTAINMENT & LIFE STYLE · HUMAN INTEREST · WORLD NEWS

Jay Z and Yo Gotti helps Mississippi inmates file a lawsuit_Omokhodion Jeff

Rappers Jay-Z and Yo Gotti are behind a lawsuit targeting Mississippi's prison conditions Rappers Jay-Z and Yo Gotti helped more than two dozen Mississippi inmates file a lawsuit claiming people are dying because the state "has failed to fund its prisons." Yo Gotti and Team Roc the philanthropic arm of Jay-Z's entertainment company, Roc Nation… Continue reading Jay Z and Yo Gotti helps Mississippi inmates file a lawsuit_Omokhodion Jeff

POLITICS

APC CHAIRMAN: OSHIOMHOLE ON THE WAY OUT?_Ehiabhi Femi

President Muhammadu Buhari has seemingly caved in to pressure and endorsed the removal of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in order to arrest the lingering crisis in the ruling party. Sources who is familiar with the development, said the president gave the blessing for Oshiomhole’s ouster after some… Continue reading APC CHAIRMAN: OSHIOMHOLE ON THE WAY OUT?_Ehiabhi Femi

EDUCATION · SCANDALS

OAU: Fresh “Sex-for-marks scandal errupts_Ehiabhi Femi

A fresh sex-for-marks scandal is currently rocking the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, as a 400-level student of the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Business Administration has accused a lecturer, Olabisi Olaleye, of sexually harassing her. Motunrayo Afolayan, who has since lodged a complaint at the university’s Centre for Gender and Social Policy Studies,… Continue reading OAU: Fresh “Sex-for-marks scandal errupts_Ehiabhi Femi

Judiciary · LEGISLATURE · POLITICS

“Amotekun” not backed by any known law-AGF_Ehiabhi Femi

The Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Dr Umar Gwandu, in a statement signed says the state governments establishment of Amotekun is not backed by any known law in the land. The statement reads in part: “The setting up of the paramilitary organization called “Amotekun”… Continue reading “Amotekun” not backed by any known law-AGF_Ehiabhi Femi

HUMAN INTEREST · NATURE · WORLD NEWS

We have 10 years to save Earth’s biodiversity as mass extinction caused by humans takes hold-UN_Omokhodion Jeff

We have 10 years to save Earth's biodiversity as mass extinction caused by humans takes hold, UN warns Almost a third of the Earth will need to be protected by 2030 and pollution cut by half to save our remaining wildlife, as we enter the planet's sixth era of mass extinction, according to a United… Continue reading We have 10 years to save Earth’s biodiversity as mass extinction caused by humans takes hold-UN_Omokhodion Jeff