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Mar
25
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
44-Year-Old Faye Wins Senegal Presidential Election 10 Days After His Release From Prison

44-Year-Old Faye Wins Senegal Presidential Election 10 Days After His Release From Prison

International, News Flash, Politics, World News
44-Year-Old Faye Wins Senegal Presidential Election 10 Days After His Release From Prison Senegal’s anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become president after his main rival on Monday recognised his victory in elections that came barely days after he was freed from prison. The win by the opposition candidate who will be Senegal’s youngest president could trigger a political earthquake with policies that transform the country. Faye, 44, promised left-wing pan-Africanism and to renegotiate gas and oil contracts, with Senegal due to start production on recently discovered oil and gas reserves later this year. The opposition candidate has…
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Mar
21
2024
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Argentines Abandon Dollars For Bitcoin To Tackle Inflation

Argentines Abandon Dollars For Bitcoin To Tackle Inflation

Business, Economy, International, News Flash, World News
Argentines Abandon Dollars For Bitcoin To Tackle Inflation Argentines are abandoning the US dollar in favour of Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency’s value reached an all-time high this month. The trend persists as Argentines search for a solution to the country’s accelerating inflation. According to Business Insider, Argentine purchases of Bitcoin jumped to their highest weekly level in 20 months. In the first week of March, the number of weekly Bitcoin purchases in the country increased to 34,700. That was more than double the number of buyers in February. This uptick aligns with Bitcoin’s significant appreciation in recent months, climbing up…
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Mar
18
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Russian Presidential Poll: Putin Wins, Secures Another 6 Year Term

Russian Presidential Poll: Putin Wins, Secures Another 6 Year Term

Foreign Affairs, News Flash, Politics, World News
Putin Wins Russian Presidential Poll, Secures Another Six-Year Term Vladimir Putin has secured another six-year term as Russian president, exit polls showed Sunday, paving the way for the hardline former spy to become the longest-serving Russian leader in more than 200 years. Victory for the 71-year-old was never in doubt, with all his major opponents dead, in prison or exiled, and authorities waging an unrelenting crackdown on those who publicly oppose the Kremlin or its military offensive on Ukraine. The government-run VTsIOM pollster projected that Putin had sailed to an easy victory with 87 percent of the vote after polls…
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Mar
14
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
US House Of Reps Passes TikTok Ban Bill

US House Of Reps Passes TikTok Ban Bill

Business, Foreign Affairs, News Flash, Politics, World News
United States House Passes TikTok Ban Bill The House of Representatives by a wide margin passed a bill that would make it illegal to distribute or host TikTok in the U.S. — effectively blocking it from some 170 million American users — unless Chinese owner ByteDance divests its interest in the popular app. It’s the first time a congressional bill has passed that would outlaw an internet app. The fears among many American lawmakers, who see TikTok as a national security threat: that the Chinese regime could demand access to data on TikTok’s U.S. users or somehow compel it to…
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Mar
13
2024
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U.S. Court Gives Fresh Orders To Finance Founder Money Laundering Charges

U.S. Court Gives Fresh Orders To Finance Founder Money Laundering Charges

CBN/Commercial Banking, Crime, Economy, News Flash, World News
U.S. Court Gives Fresh Orders To Binance Founder Over Money Laundering A U.S. district court has ordered that Binance founder Changpeng Zhao must surrender his Canadian passport and notify the court before travelling within the country. This comes after U.S. District Judge, Honorable Richard A. Jones restricted the bond conditions of Binance founder. The court ordered the businessman to surrender all valid and expired passports. The documents are to be transferred to a person his lawyers will hire, who will accompany the Binance founder on all trips where a passport may be needed. He must also notify the relevant authorities…
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Mar
04
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
UK-Based Nigerian Researcher Invents Tool To Identify Bandits

UK-Based Nigerian Researcher Invents Tool To Identify Bandits

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Information Technology, World News
UK-Based Nigerian Researcher Invents AI Tool To Identify Bandits Nigeria might be on its path to peace again after a decade of fighting terrorism as a UK-based Nigerian, Yunusa Jibrin said he has leveraged on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to be able to identify bandits and their hideouts in Nigeria. He said his findings, if adopted by the federal government, would help to direct the efforts of the military towards identifying and eliminating bandits wherever they may be hiding in the country. Jibrin who is a Master’s degree graduate in computer science from the University of Sussex, told Vanguard on Sunday…
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Mar
04
2024
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Gaza: Israel Kills 9 Palestinians Collecting Aid

Gaza: Israel Kills 9 Palestinians Collecting Aid

Foreign Affairs, War, World News
Gaza: Israel Kills 9 Palestinians Collecting Aid At least nine Palestinians were killed and several others injured when Israeli forces shelled a Palestinian crowd collecting humanitarian aid from a truck in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, according to medical sources. Sunday’s attack was the second in the last five days on displaced Palestinians in Gaza while waiting for humanitarian aid in the war-battered territory. Turkish broadcaster – TRT World reported the spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf al-Qudra as saying via a statement that Israeli forces “committed a horrific massacre” in southern Gaza City, near the Kuwaiti…
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Feb
24
2024
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US Govt Releases Fresh Details On Wigwe’s Helicopter Crash

US Govt Releases Fresh Details On Wigwe’s Helicopter Crash

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US Government Releases Fresh Details On Wigwe’s Helicopter Crash The US National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on the helicopter crash which killed late Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son and other business associates. The report revelled that law enforcement and eyewitnesses observed the helicopter transporting Wigwe engulfed in flames before it crashed. It added witnesses also reported the weather conditions in the area were ‘not good’ and raining with a snow mix. According to an initial investigation report by the NTSB, witnesses stated that the weather conditions on the…
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Feb
24
2024
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Ecowas Meets Today, May Lift Sanctions On Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali

Ecowas Meets Today, May Lift Sanctions On Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali

Abia State, News Flash, World News
ECOWAS Meets Today, May Lift Sanctions On Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali The Economic Community of West African States is expected to suspend all sanctions imposed on Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, who are under military rule after juntas overthrew the civilian governments of all three countries. This was as President Bola Tinubu, who serves as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of States, hosts his counterparts at an extraordinary meeting at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, Saturday morning. Presidential sources told Saturday PUNCH that the meeting will consider so many issues including Sanctions.However, the military-led juntas of Burkina-Faso, Mali…
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Feb
19
2024
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President Tinubu Meets Brazil’s President In Ethiopia

President Tinubu Meets Brazil’s President In Ethiopia

Economy, FGN, News Flash, World News
Tinubu Meets Brazil’s President In Ethiopia President Bola Tinubu met with the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on the sidelines of the African Union General Assembly in Ethopia. According to a post on the official X handle of the President on Sunday, both leaders discussed ways to enhance trade, commercial and cultural relations between Nigeria and Brazil. The caption read, “President Bola Tinubu had a bilateral meeting with the President of Brazil, where both leaders discussed ways to enhance trade, commercial and cultural relations between Nigeria and Brazil including increasing trade volumes, investing in agriculture and aviation,…
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