TECHNOLOGY · WORLD NEWS

ATM SKIMMING CROOK BEHIND BARS AFTER DRAINING BANK ACCOUNT FOR 2 YEARS

A Boston federal court on Monday sentenced a Romanian national to 65 months in federal prison for a multi-state ATM card-skimming scheme through which he and his gang drained $868,706 from 531 people’s bank accounts. The Justice Department said that Bogdan Viorel Rusu, 38, was also sentenced to five years of supervised release and ordered to pay… Continue reading ATM SKIMMING CROOK BEHIND BARS AFTER DRAINING BANK ACCOUNT FOR 2 YEARS

SPORTS · WORLD NEWS

FIFA PRESIDENCY: GIANNI INFANTINO RE-ELECTED FOR A SECOND TERM

Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as president of football's world governing body Fifa for a second term. The Swiss-Italian, 49, was re-elected until 2023 without opposition at Fifa's annual congress in Paris. He succeeded Sepp Blatter in 2016 and has increased the number of teams at the 2026 World Cup and proposed key changes to the Club… Continue reading FIFA PRESIDENCY: GIANNI INFANTINO RE-ELECTED FOR A SECOND TERM

WORLD NEWS

60 KILLED IN SUDAN CRISIS_Ada Nkong

Sixty people have been killed in a crackdown on pro-democracy protests in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, an opposition group says. Members of a feared paramilitary group are reported to be roaming the streets attacking civilians. Forces of the Transitional Military Council (TMC) opened fire on unarmed protesters on Monday  leading to the violence . Internationale… Continue reading 60 KILLED IN SUDAN CRISIS_Ada Nkong

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TRUMP FORGETS AGAIN_Ada Nkong

Donald Trump might be more vulnerable than he let's show. As the Trumps were being given a tour of Royal Collection artefacts at Buckingham Palace’s picture gallery, the president was shown a pewter horse he had given the Queen during his previous visit . When asked if he recognised the statue, the president responded: “No,” according to the Guardian.… Continue reading TRUMP FORGETS AGAIN_Ada Nkong

WORLD NEWS

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: NIGERIAN EMERGE PRESIDENT

Muhammad-Bande, the sole candidate for the position, was elected through acclamation at the 87th plenary meeting of the Assembly in New York on Tuesday. He is the second Nigerian to hold the office after Joseph Garba, a retired military officer and diplomat, who led the organ between 1989 and 1990. Muhammad-Bande (OFR) (born December 7, 1957)… Continue reading UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: NIGERIAN EMERGE PRESIDENT

ECONOMY · WORLD NEWS

MTN BIGGEST SHAREHOLDERS SPUR BOARDROOM SHAKEUP TO CURB DISPUTES

MTN Group Ltd.’s biggest shareholder is pushing for changes at Africa’s largest mobile-phone company to avoid the regulatory, legal and political disputes that have cut its share price by more than half over the past four years. The Public Investment Corp. built a 26% stake in Johannesburg-based MTN by late November and used that to… Continue reading MTN BIGGEST SHAREHOLDERS SPUR BOARDROOM SHAKEUP TO CURB DISPUTES

ENTERTAINMENT & LIFE STYLE · WORLD NEWS

FORBES NAMES JAY-Z THE FIRST HIP-HOP BILLIONAIRE

Forbes announced Monday that Jay-Z has become the first hip-hop artist to rack up a billion-dollar fortune, thanks to lucrative investments in real estate, art, liquor and businesses like Uber.  The accomplishment is a far cry from his humble beginnings. Jay-Z (real name: Shawn Carter) was a drug dealer in his hometown of Brooklyn before creating his own label in… Continue reading FORBES NAMES JAY-Z THE FIRST HIP-HOP BILLIONAIRE

TECHNOLOGY · WORLD NEWS

YOUR PHONE’S SENSORS COULD BE USED AS COOKIES YOU CANNOT DELETE

Researchers keep finding new ways that advertisers can track users across websites and apps by ‘fingerprinting’ the unique characteristics of their devices. Some of these identifiers are well known, including phone and IMEI numbers, or the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Mac addresses, which is why access to this data is controlled using permissions. But iOS and Android… Continue reading YOUR PHONE’S SENSORS COULD BE USED AS COOKIES YOU CANNOT DELETE

WORLD NEWS

LATE KOFI ANNAN: NEW STAMPS ISSUED BY UNITED NATIONS

The quote on the stamp reads “To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.”