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Scandal-hit Ozy Media to shut down

US media firm Ozy Media has announced that it is to close down amid a growing row over its business practices. “It is.. with the heaviest of hearts that we must announce today that we are closing Ozy’s doors”, the company said in a statement. It follows reports that Ozy’s chief operating officer deceived potential […]

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Shutdown: Congress votes to keep US government open

President Joe Biden has signed into law a temporary measure to keep the government funded until early December and avoid yet another federal shutdown. Congress narrowly passed the bill hours before funding lapsed, which would have forced federal museums, national parks and safety programmes to close. The bill also includes money for hurricane relief and […]

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Buhari gives conditional lifting of Twitter ban

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved conditional lifting of ban on microblogging giant Twitter. The president made this position known during a broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary on Friday in Abuja. The Federal Government suspended the operations of Twitter in Nigeria on June 5, 2021 to allow the government put measures in place to […]

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Scarlett Johansson and Disney agree to end lawsuit

Scarlett Johansson vs. Disney is over. On Thursday, the actress and Disney resolved their dispute over the lawsuit that Johansson filed against the company in July. The lawsuit alleged Disney (DIS) breached her contract by releasing “Black Widow,” a Marvel film starring the actress, on Disney+ on the same day it was released in theaters. […]

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The Task Before the Ministers

In this piece first published on his Facebook wall on November 9, Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, highlights the foundation laid for good governance by the President and what is expected of the ministers, inaugurated on November 11 – a development which Shehu sees as “the coming […]