ByteDance-owned social media company TikTok will restore service “in a relatively short time” if the proposed move to ban its operations in the US is reversed. This is according to a report published on Wednesday by Reuters, which stated that unless the court steps in, TikTok will shut its app for U.S. users on Sunday, January…
American actor and film producer, Leonardo DiCaprio has announced a $1 million donation toward operations helping firefighters battle the ongoing Los Angeles fires. ‘The Los Angeles wildfires are devastating our city,’ the A-lister, 50, said Wednesday on Instagram Stories. ‘I am committing $1 million in partnership with @rewild’s Rapid Response Program to support both urgent needs and post-fire recovery efforts.’ The…
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has backed the assertion of the Nigerian military that the recent airstrike that hit the Tungar Kara community in the Maradun local government area of the state on January 11, where over 16 residents were killed was not intentional. Ripples Nigeria had reported how the airstrike by the Nigeria Air…
A transgender woman has been nominated in BAFTA’s leading actress category for the first time ever. Spanish actress, Karla Sofa Gascn, 52, who starred in the Mexican musical comedy Emilia Prez, which depicts a cartel boss who transitions from a man to a woman, was nominated in BAFTA’s leading actress category. She will be competing…
The Akwa Ibom Polytechnic community was thrown into mourning on Wednesday as a final-year Computer Science student, identified as Prince, was shot dead by gunmen in his home in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area. The attack, which occurred around 1 a.m. at Prince’s residence on Abuja Street, Ikot Osurua community, has left friends, family, and…
The Federal Government says it does not need the Emir of Kano, His Highness, Muhammadu Sanusi II’s stamp of approval, to carry out all of its ‘’laudable policies”.  The Emir was at the 21st Memorial Lecture of Chief Gani Fawehimi in Lagos where he said he would not offer any advice to President Bola…
