Meet Espen Andersen Bråthen Who Killed 5 People In Norway Bow & Arrow Attack

This is the face of the suspected terror attacker accused of killing five people in a bow and arrow rampage in Norway, as it's revealed he once threatened to kill his father with a gun and had a restraining order against him.
#norway #bowandarrowattack #espenandersen

ASUU To NASS: Ban Government Officials From Sending Children To School Abroad

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked government officials in President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to withdraw their children from foreign universities and enroll them in Nigeria.
#asuu #nass #muhammadubuhari

SA Streets Resembling War-Zone As Armed Somalis And Bus drivers Clash

The South African Police Service (SAPS) members have set upon Somali nationals’ shops in the coastal city of Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) after an eruption of violence saw several minibus taxis going up in flames on Wednesday.
#southafrica #somalia #gqeberha

Afghanistan: 100 Female Footballers Evacuated To Qatar

Around 100 female footballers were evacuated from Afghanistan to Doha on Thursday.
Qatar's government worked with Fifa, football's world governing body, to co-ordinate the rescue effort, according to a source close to the operation. Fifa is trying to secure the evacuation of more footballers and their families from the country, which fell under Taliban rule in August.
#taliban #fifa #afghanistan

Flutterwave In Talks To Triple Valuation To $3 Billion

Flutterwave Inc., a Nigerian payments firm, is seeking fresh funding at a valuation of $3 billion or more, a figure that would roughly triple its last valuation, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
#flutterwave #nigeria #tech

Usher Raymond Takes A Walk With His Pet Goats To Mark 43rd Birthday

American singer , Usher Raymond is in a joyous birthday mood as he shares an epic video walking his pet goats along the street. Usher who turned 43 years captioned in the video: "You’re only as good as the company you keep.. this is what 43 looks like for me"
#usher #usmusician #musicstar

Naira Crashes To Record Low At Official Market

The value of the naira fell further by 1.68 per cent against the dollar at the official market on Thursday. At the Investor & Exporter foreign exchange window, the local currency opened at 413.15/$1 on Thursday but closed at 422.07/$1. The naira had depreciated by 0.19 per cent to 415.10/$1 on Wednesday after closing at 414.30/$1 on Tuesday.
#naira #dollar #nairacrash

Pro-democracy protests flare up in Eswatini

Pro-democracy protests have flared up in Eswatini, months after authorities loyal to the southern African country's absolute monarch quashed an earlier round of demonstrations using tear gas and water cannon.
#eswatini #protest #southernafrica

Wizkid's 'made In Lagos' Hits One Billion Streams In Under One Year Of Release

On October 10, 2021, news broke that Grammy-winning Nigerian superstar, WIzkid's groundbreaking album, Made In Lagos, had hit one billion streams across all streaming platforms.
#wizkid #madeinlagos

Mark Zuckerberg’s Impostor, Others Jailed For Internet Fraud In Ilorin

A 21 year-old internet fraudster, Jatto Sheriff Umar, who posed as the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, in order to defraud unsuspecting victims via online relationship, was on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 convicted and sentenced to prison for offences bordering on personation and cybercrime.
#cybercrime #markzukerbergimposter #fraud