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Eid-el-Fitri: CAN felicitates with Muslims, seeks prayers for peace, unity
File Photo The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Friday congratulated the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar 111 and all Muslims for the completion of Ramadan. CAN General Secretary, Joseph Daramola, in a statement in Lagos, also congratulated the Sultan who is Head of Jama’atul Nasril Islam (JNI) and President-General, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). “As we appreci...
Windows is Getting A New Apple-Like Upgrade
Sourced from The Sun UK. Windows search is getting a massive upgrade in the guise of Mac’s Spotlight search function with a tool called PowerToys Run. Launched this past Tuesday and still in a very early stage. CNN calls the new feature “promising”, a search box that could put the Start Menu and Windows key-R shortcuts out of business. The new tool was announced at Build, Microsoft’s annual develo...
Competition Commission Approves Cell C Recapitalisation
Image sourced from Town Press The Competition Commission announced that the proposed acquisition of Cell C assets by Gatsby SPV has been conditionally approved. “The Commission has recommended to the Competition Tribunal to conditionally approve the proposed transaction in which Gatsby SPV intends to acquire certain assets of the mobile network operator, Cell C,” the Commission in an official stat...
How Telecoms Can Rebuild Nigeria in the Wake of COVID-19
Sourced from the Guardian Nigeria. The COVID-19 worldwide pandemic has had and could continue to have long-lasting devastating effects on all social and economic sectors. For Nigeria, the pandemic can be seen as an eye-opener and a rude awakening to a new normal-knowledge economy. Apart from certain ingenious initiatives in Lagos and a few other states, Nigeria’s overall response to the pandemic h...
Pink Floyd Share Deep Cuts and Alternate Versions in New Playlist
If you ever needed any more playlists for listening in lockdown, Pink Floyd has launched “Syd, Roger, Richard, Nick and David – An Evolving Pink Floyd Playlist” today (May 22). Kicking off with “Us & Them (Live at The Empire Pool, Wembley, London 1974)” from their 2011 Immersion box set of The Dark Side of The Moon, the band plans to add a new track every day. And they run the gamut from diffe...
The 50 Best Songs of 2020 (So Far)
Great songs have a freedom that albums don’t because great songs only have to pull off their trick once. It’s like how a great SNL sketch can be a terrible movie or why Vine was an underrated miracle of online comedy. Sometimes an artist can get a lot more done in miniature. When people say that no one listens to albums anymore, they’re obviously mistaken, but they mean that no one listens to cert...
New study finds chloroquine doesn’t help COVID-19 patients — and it might even hurt
A large-scale study suggests chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine don’t help treat COVID-19, and it may even be harmful. Today, peer-reviewed journal The Lancet published a paper analyzing data from thousands of patients who took the drugs. Their outcomes were no better than those of people who didn’t — in fact, they were more likely to die or develop an irregular heartbeat. The analysis covers a re...
An early version of iOS 14 has been floating around the internet for months
Security researchers, hackers, and bloggers have had access to an early version of iOS 14 since “at least February,” according to Vice. There have already been many iOS 14 leaks over the past few months, and it seems possible the information came from this early version of the operating system. It’s common for small tidbits about Apple software updates to leak in the months and weeks before Apple ...
Tuca & Bertie revived by Adult Swim following Netflix’s contentious cancellation
Ali Wong and Tiffany Haddish are returning for a new season of Tuca & Bertie, set to air on Adult Swim two years after Netflix’s decision to cancel the series. The network announced on Twitter today that a new season of the animated series, created by former BoJack Horseman producer and artist Lisa Hanawalt, will air in 2021. Adult Swim has ordered 10 episodes, according to The Wrap. The show ...
How Ford, GM, FCA, and Tesla are bringing back factory workers
In the last week, factory employees have returned to work across the United States to make cars for the country’s four main auto manufacturers: Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and Tesla. And each of those companies has published a plan showing how it will try to keep those workers from contracting or spreading COVID-19. Those plans largely take the same shape. They’re presented in...
Drake Meant No Disrespect By Calling Kylie Jenner A Side Piece On Leaked Track
Source: READING, ENGLAND – AUGUST 27: Drake joins Giggs on stage at Reading Festival at Richfield Avenue on August 27, 2017 in Reading, England. (Photo by Chiaki Nozu/WireImage ) Some of Drake’s unearthed bars have landed the MC in a bit of a publicity snafu. The Toronto rapper has now clarified that he and the youngest billionaire are not boo’d up. As spotted on Page Six the 6 God had ...
Here We Go Again: Volkswagen Apologizes For Insanely Racist Ad
Source: Xinhua News Agency / Getty German automaker Volkswagen got themselves in some serious hot water thanks to an ad they thought was cute turned out to be overtly racist. Volkswagen shared the ad in question, promoting its latest vehicle the Golf 8, on its Instagram page. The ad has since been taken down, but in it, two giant white hands can be seen pushing a smaller Black man from a parked VW...
