Day: January 19, 2025

‘50% Or Nothing,’ Trump Wants US To Co-Own TikTok

ADEOLA YUSUF

Donald Trump said he will issue an executive order delaying a ban on TikTok when he becomes president on Monday, and proposed the United States take 50 percent ownership in the Chinese-owned app’s American subsidiary. “I would like the United States to have a 50% ownership position in a joint venture,” the Republican posted on his Truth Social platform, adding that his executive order would extend the time before a law banning the video-sharing app ultimately takes effect “so that we can make a deal.” Meet Russ Cook, Man Who…

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Meet Russ Cook, Man Who Ran The Entire Length Of Africa

ADEOLA YUSUF

. Begins new challenge to climb Mount Kilimanjaro   A man who ran the entire length of Africa has begun his latest challenge – to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Russ Cook, nicknamed “Hardest Geezer”, completed his previous endurance challenge in April last year after 352 days. CNN/Multichoice African Journalist Award Winner, Ololade Olatunji, Bags PhD ‘Migingo,’ Inside Africa’s Smallest Island Two Countries Claim It’s Theirs Despite complications with visas, health scares, geopolitical issues and an armed robbery, the 27-year-old, from Worthing, West Sussex, raised more than £1m for charity. Nine months…

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CNN/Multichoice African Journalist Award Winner, Ololade Olatunji, Bags PhD

ADEOLA YUSUF

    ‘Celebrity Culture and Journalism Practice in Nigeria (2021 – 2023),’ details of the thesis by the Ex-TELL, Ex-The SUN, Presently The Nation newspaper’s Associate Editor + tributes friends penned for the serial award winner whose OND to PhD Communication studies’ journey spanned MAPOLY, LASU, Pan-Atlantic University and Caleb University (PHOTOS)   The 2014 CNN/Multichoice African Journalist Award Winner, Ololade Olatunji, has bagged a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree in media and communication studies. Platforms Africa reports that Olatunji, who is presently an Associate Editor at The Nation newspaper,…

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Niger Tanker Explosion Death Toll Hits 86

ADEOLA YUSUF

The death toll from the petrol tanker explosion at Dikko Junction, Niger State, on Saturday has risen to 86, while 55 people were injured and taken to hospital. As of Saturday, the death toll was reported as 70, with 50 injured. However, more corpses have since been recovered, and all have been given a mass burial in Dikko, Niger State. The Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba-Arah, disclosed this in a statement released on Sunday. He stated that the agency, alongside Gurara Local Government Area and…

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HEI Appoints TotalEnergies Ex-Executive GM, Evi Ifekwe, As Board of Trustees Member

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Ex-Afribank, Ex- TotalEnergies,’ meet Ifekwe, the record breaker with 35 years of unparalleled corporate experience   The Board of Trustees of Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) has officially appointed the retired Executive General Manager at TotalEnergies, Mrs. Evi Ifekwe, as a member of its Board of Trustees. Nigeria’s Govt Destroys Lives, I Don’t Want Britain To Be Like That, Says Badenoch Delta State Ex-First Lady, Edna Ibru, Is Dead Platforms Africa reports that this appointment was made during the Board’s meeting on January 10, 2025, following the recommendation of the Board’s…

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TikTok Stops Working As US Ban Comes Into Force

ADEOLA YUSUF

A new US law banning TikTok has come into effect, hours after the popular app stopped working across the country. Late on Saturday a message appearing on the TikTok for US users said a law banning TikTok had been enacted, meaning “you can’t use TikTok for now”. The video-sharing app was banned over concerns about its links to the Chinese government. It was given until 19 January to be sold to an approved US buyer to avert the ban. President Joe Biden had said he would leave the issue to…

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