Nigerian Catholics To Wear Black On Ash Wednesday Catholics across Nigeria will don black attires on Ash Wednesday as a sign of mourning and solidarity with the victims of kidnapping and other violent crimes in the country. A statement of the Catholics Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), to be read […]
Month: February 2020
Chinese Firms To Start Work On $4.8 billion Africa’s Second Largest Hydroelectric Plant In Nigeria – Minister Nigeria will build the second-largest hydroelectric plant in Africa after the government settled a legal dispute that was delaying the project, Power Minister Sale Mamman said. “We have now overcome the major problem […]
PM Boris Johnson Launches Britain’s New Passport Made In Poland Boris Johnson has unveiled the long-awaited Britain’s blue passport which will finally roll out next month after a 30-year hiatus. The Prime Minister was pictured holding the new travel document on a flight to Newcastle Airport on the day Britain left […]
Japan, Singapore In Brink Of Recession As Coronavirus Spreads Japan and Singapore are on the brink of recession and South Korea on Friday said its exports to China slumped in the first 20 days of February as the outbreak upends global supply chains. Factories in China, Southeast Asia’s largest trading […]
How 22-year-old Social Media Influencer Scammed Her Fans Of $1.5 million A 22-year-old from South Jersey is accused of orchestrating a $1.5 million fraud scheme by using her social media following to target victims. Kayla Massa has over 300,000 Instagram followers and 100,000 YouTube subscribers. On Feb. 13, federal authorities […]
Why Foreign Films Shouldn’t Win Oscars – President Trump At a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, the US president whipped up the more racist members of his fanbase when he expressed – in his usual, balanced way – his disappointment that Parasite, a dark social satire in Korean, won Best Picture […]
Jay Z Raises $54 million To Invest In Startups Jay-Z’s Marcy Venture Partners has raised an $85 million fund to invest in consumer-focused startups, according to a recently released SEC filing. The paperwork confirms that Jay-Z’s venture outfit, established in 2018, is based in San Francisco and includes three general partners: Jay-Z, […]
A Review Of Samsung’s Foldable Galaxy Z Flip The Galaxy Z Flip in its Flex mode offers a variety of features like hands-free video calling, Night Hyperlapse, and Single Take. Samsung Last week released its new line of Galaxy S devices and its newest foldable device, the Galaxy Z Flip. […]
The principal membership between Credit card giant Visa and cryptocurrency company Coinbase, makes Coinbase the first cryptocurrency company to issue debit cards for others, including other cryptocurrency companies and more traditional firms alike. Visa confirmed it granted Coinbase the principal membership, clarifying that the company itself won’t actually accept cryptocurrency […]
Beginning April 1st, Harry And Meghan Will No Longer Be Senior Royals Beginning April 1st, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will no longer be senior royals, setting in motion a new working model for the Sussexes, while their use of the word “Royal” in their branding is still under review. […]
US State Of Colorado Sold A Record $1.75 billion Of Cannabis This time last year, it appeared that Colorado’s industry was plateauing. Now it’s surging.Colorado cannabis shops notched sales of nearly $1.75 billion during 2019, setting a new annual sales record for the state home to the nation’s longest-established recreational […]
Apple Loses $34 billion In Market Value A string of US companies has been cautioning investors that first quarter sales could take a hit from the spread of coronavirus. Apple (AAPL) just made it all more real.The $1.4 trillion company put out a surprise investor update on Monday, warning that it no longer expects to […]