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The United States Government is deploying additional troops to an East African base in case they are needed to evacuate diplomatic officials or civilians from Sudan, the Defense Department said Thursday. The additional personnel and capabilities are being sent to Djibouti where 5,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed at Camp Lemonnier, the large U.S. military base that is the hub for U.S. military operations in the Horn of Africa, the Pentagon has announced. “We are deploying additional capabilities nearby in the region for contingency purposes related to securing and potentially facilitating the departure of U.S. Embassy personnel from Sudan, if…
British Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary Dominic Raab, on Friday, resigned following a months-long independent investigation into formal complaints about his behaviour from several civil servants. In a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak published on Twitter, Raab said the inquiry had set a dangerous precedent, but that he would remain supportive of the government. “I called for the inquiry and undertook to resign, if it made any finding of bullying whatsoever. I believe it is important to keep my word,” Raab said. Raab’s announcement on Friday came the day after Sunak received the findings into formal complaints that…
United States President Joe Biden is expected to formally announce the launch of his presidential re-election campaign next week, according to multiple reports. As Joe Biden prepares to launch his re-election bid, a new poll shows that about half of Democrats want him to run again, but more than 80 percent said they would still back the US president against a Republican rival in the general elections in 2024. The poll released on Friday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research showed that 26 percent of Americans overall – including 47 percent of Democrats – want to see…
Russia’s military acknowledged that a bomb accidentally dropped by one of its warplanes – Sukhoi-34 fighter jet – caused a powerful blast in a city not far from Ukraine’s border, injuring three and scaring local residents. Belgorod, a city of 340,000 located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of the Russia-Ukraine border, has faced regular drone attacks during Russia’s current military operation in Ukraine. The bomb left a 20m (60ft) crater and caused an explosion so large it blew a car onto the roof of a nearby shop. Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said authorities had ordered the evacuation of a…
Twitter CEO, Elon Musk has revealed he is paying for some prominent people to retain the blue ticks on their Twitter accounts. Recall that the social media platform launched a cull that stripped verified status from many famous names including Beyoncé, Ronaldo, Paul McCartney, Wizkid, Davido, Peter Obi, Tinubu and others. Twitter’s owner confirmed the gesture after it emerged that the writer Stephen King, actor William Shatner and basketball star LeBron James had retained their ticks – which confer verified status on accounts – despite not signing up to Twitter Blue, the site’s subscription service. On Thursday, Musk pushed ahead…
Some Nigerian students in Sudan, have cried out to the Federal Government for help, following the ongoing crisis in the country. Some students are reportedly trapped in their respective homes and hostels since the crisis began on 16 April. According to reports, about 4,000 Nigerian students are stranded in Sudan following the ongoing clash between between the Sudanese Army and its rival, the Rapid Support Force. The president of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Sudan (NANSS), Abubakar Babangida, disclosed this to Daily Trust on Thursday. The Nigerian government said it is still consulting on the next line of action…
Co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, has launched a new application called ‘Blue Sky’ on Android, a few hours after losing his verification badge on the microblogging platform. According to him, the new application will serve as an alternative to Twitter which is now owned by Elon Musk. The “social internet” of the future will give users more options and creators “independence from platforms”, an excerpt from the app’s website read. However, the app is still under development and may only be accessed with an invite code. “We’re building the AT Protocol, a new foundation…
Nouf bin Ahmed, a Saudi Arabian lawyer, has vowed to file a complaint against Cristiano Ronaldo after the 37-year-old player appeared to grab his genitals while walking off the pitch on Tuesday. The incident happened after Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr suffered a 2-0 defeat to Odion Ighalo’s Al-Hilal on Tuesday night. Ronaldo’s action was deemed as an insulting gesture toward fans after his team’s 2-0 A video released on social media seemed to show the 38-year-old grabbing his crotch as he left the pitch in response to fans chanting the name of his rival Lionel Messi, Daily Mail reports. While reacting, Ahmed…
Twitter has said goodbye to its ‘legacy’ blue ticks following Elon Musk‘s controversial decision to switch up the platform’s verification system. Earlier in the month, Musk had tweeted that “Final date for removing legacy blue checks is April 20.” 1 April was the initial date to kickstart the removal of ‘legacy’ ticks, but many remained after this date giving rise to confusion. Ten days later, Musk then announced that the ‘final date’ for removing these ticks would be 20 April 20. In evening of 20 April, it was observed that Twitter removed their legacy blue tick from verified accounts. The…
Controversial American rapper Kanye West officially known as ‘Ye’ and his ‘wife’ Bianca Censori were spotted towards the front of the audience at Lorenzo’s Fear of God show. Ye and Censori went incognito to the fashion show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, 19 April. The “Gold Digger” rapper, 45, attempted to keep a low profile by hiding his face in a black mask while stepping out for designer Jerry Lorenzo’s Fear of God show. He completed his all-black look with a hooded sweatshirt, pants and gloves. At one point during the show, West stood up,…