Google has violated US antitrust law with its search business, a federal judge ruled Monday, handing the tech giant a staggering court defeat with the potential to reshape how millions of Americans get information online and to upend decades of dominance. According to CNN, the decision by the US District Court for the District of Columbia is a stunning rebuke of Google’s oldest and most important business. The company has spent tens of billions of dollars on exclusive contracts to secure a dominant position as the world’s default search provider on smartphones and web browsers. Those contracts have given it…
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The member of the House of Representatives representing Ilorin West and Asa Federal Constituency in Kwara State, Tolani Shagaya, has distanced himself from a controversial publication attributed to a coalition known as “1 AGENDA.” Shagaya made this known in a statement signed by him on Monday in Abuja. The publication, titled “NNPCL: A Call for Caution,” listed Shagaya among 120 lawmakers purportedly supporting the statement. Over the weekend, some lawmakers under the “1 AGENDA” issued a statement calling for the resignation of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, and the Authority Chief…
The Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre has arrested at least 16 suspects for financial fraud against a leading African digital commerce platform, Interswitch Limited. The sum of N3.9bn cash and property had so far been recovered from the suspects, with ongoing efforts to recover more. Reading out the achievements of the police at the Strategic Communications Interagency Policy Committee joint press briefing in Abuja on Monday, the Department of State Services’ spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, said the centre made the arrest and recovery following a petition from Interswitch Limited regarding a glitch on its financial portal. He added that…
The Bauchi State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the Katagum Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued to journalists by the Secretary to the State Government, Ibrahim Kashim, on Monday. The statement explained, “Due to the deteriorating security situation in Azare and its environments, Katagum Local Government Area, leading to the destruction of public property, stealing, victimisation, etc. His Excellency, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, the Executive Governor of Bauchi State, has approved the imposition of a 24-hour curfew.” It maintained that the decision was to contain the situation in the area. Kashim…
The Management of Bayero University, Kano has ordered the immediate suspension of all scheduled lectures with immediate effect. The directive was contained in a statement by the Deputy Registrar, Public Affairs, Lamara Garba on behalf of the Acting Registrar, a copy of which was made available to The Punch on Monday. “After a careful review of the situation in Kano State as a result of the National Protest, the University Management has directed that all scheduled lectures should be suspended forthwith,” the statement said. The Management of the University also commended members of the university community for their support and…
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has said the Nigerian military will not accept anyone pushing or calling for a change of government. Musa stated this on Monday in a chat with State House correspondents after the National Security Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Defence chief warned those calling for a coup in the country to desist from such, saying that the military had accepted democracy and would not accept any regime change. He said, “Also, the issue of coups, Nigeria is a sovereign nation, Nigeria is a democratic…
A former Labour Party governorship candidate, Udengs Eradiri, has attributed his loss at the November 11, 2023, Bayelsa election to cash strap and poor campaign funding. Eradiri said he felt betrayed that his people could collect as little as N5,000 to vote against the dream of Bayelsa having a people-oriented government. He expressed his disappointment at a town hall organised by the National Association of Nigerian Students for Youths and civil society organisations on the eve of the nationwide hunger protest in Abuja on Thursday. Governor Douye Diri was re-elected after he was declared the winner of the governorship election.…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Monday announced the successful disbursement of N20,000 monthly stipends for July to 20,371 students from six tertiary institutions. A statement released by the Fund in Abuja listed the institutions as follows; Bayero University Kano; Federal University, Dutsin-Ma; University of Ilorin; University of Benin; University of Ibadan and the University of Maiduguri. The statement which was signed by the Director of finance of NELFUND, Ibom Uche, said the Fund is working towards the commencement of the payment process for students from approximately, “55 additional tertiary institutions. “It is anticipated that this will be concluded within…
The Nigerian military said on Monday that individuals flying Russian flags during the nationwide protests are committing treason and will, therefore, be “prosecuted.” It also announced that it is investigating those instigating this action and will “take serious action” against them. “That is totally unacceptable… that is a treasonable offence, and it will be viewed and treated as such,” said the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, after a meeting of the National Security Council chaired by President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Monday. As Nigerians protested the high cost of living on Saturday, August…
The Kogi State Government has said that two of its officials are currently at the Economic and Financial Crime Commission Headquarters in Abuja. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the state information Commissioner, Kingsley Fanwo, and made available to journalists in Lokoja, the state capital. The statement reads, “Despite not receiving an official invitation, they decided to voluntarily report at the headquarters of the commission in Abuja. “We have not been told the specific details about the allegations against them, but it may not be unconnected to the ongoing investigations regarding some present and former Government…