Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for orchestrating FTX fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for his role in defrauding users of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX. In a Lower Manhattan federal courtroom, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan called the defense’s argument misleading, logically flawed,…
Easter Celebrations: FG Declares March 29, April 1 Public Holidays
The Federal Government has declared Friday, March 29 and Monday, April 1, 2024 as public holidays to mark the celebrations of 2024 Good Friday and Easter Monday respectively. The minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of…
Labour party announces 2027 presidential candidate
The Labour Party has announced that it has reserved its 2027 ticket for the party’s leader, Mr. Peter Obi. According to Vanguard News, party also announced a right of first refusal for the Abia State Governor, Alex Oti, should he…
Meet Nigerian female engineer, Kemisola Bolarinwa who invented bra to detect breast cancer
Nigerian robotics and embedded systems engineer, Kemisola Bolarinwa, has invented a smart bra capable of diagnosing early-stages breast cancer before symptoms develop. Bolarinwa made the invention known to the world in February 2022, by designing the prototype of the smart…
Tinubu Congratulates 44-Year-Old Senegalese President-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye
Tinubu Congratulates 44-Year-Old Senegalese President-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday facilitated with Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his election as the president of the Republic of Senegal. Tinubu, however, commended President Macky Sall for conducting an election…
Ethiopia’s CBE bank recovers $10m taken during technical glitch
Ethiopia’s largest bank says it has recovered almost three-quarters of the $14m (£12m) it lost in a glitch that allowed customers to withdraw more money than they had in their accounts. Abe Sano, head of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia…
South Africa’s election court rejects ANC bid to de-register Zuma’s MK party
South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) has failed in a legal bid to stop a newly formed party, backed by ex-President Jacob Zuma, from running in May’s general election. The uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party takes its name from…
Oklahoma official facing recall over white nationalist ties defends marching in Charlottesville
A City Council member in Enid, Oklahoma, defended marching alongside white nationalists in Virginia in 2017 at a public forum Tuesday night where he was questioned about his connections to racist groups. Judd Blevins, who faces a recall election next…
China to challenge Biden’s electric vehicle plans at the WTO
BEIJING — China filed a World Trade Organization complaint against the United States on Tuesday over what it says are discriminatory requirements for electric vehicle subsidies. The Chinese Commerce Ministry did not say what prompted the move. But under a…
Mega Millions has a $1.13 billion winner
The Garden State just got a little greener: Someone won the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday, and the ticket was sold in New Jersey, the game’s website showed. A single winner was shown in the jackpot that has been…