Apple Inc on Wednesday won a reprieve from having to make major changes to its lucrative App Store while it appeals an antitrust lawsuit brought by “Fortnite” creator Epic Games. In September, a U.S. judge ordered Apple to change its App Store rules, which ban developers from including links in buttons to outside payment systems rather than using Apple’s own in-app payments that charge a commission on sales. The injunction was set to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on Thursday. But with just slightly more than 12 hours remaining before the deadline, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court…
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The crisis rocking Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) deepened yesterday, as the former governor of the state, Abdul’aziz Yari, traded words with Senator Ahmed Sani Yarima over the dissolution of the party’s executive committee. The Governor Mai Mala Buni-led national caretaker committee of the party had announced the dissolution of the State Working Committee (SWC), following the defection of the state governor, Bello Matawalle, to the party in June this year. But dissatisfied with the dissolution of the executive, the Yari-led faction of the party instituted a legal action challenging the action of the caretaker committee.…
Outgoing leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to provide explanation to Nigerians, particularly party members, on the processes that led to his nomination as governorship candidate of the party and tell the truth about the allegation of bribery made against the NWC members. At a valedictory session, the Uche Secondus-led NWC denied collecting any form of gratification or bribe before clearing and giving the party’s ticket to Obaseki to contest the September 2020 Edo State governorship election. The allegation of bribery against the outgoing NWC members was made in June 2020,…
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has declared that the Nigeria President of Igbo extraction is the only solution to the myriads of challenges facing the country. The Igbo group said this while declaring that it would not kneel for anyone to get the number one position in the country. A former Governor, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife had said Ndigbo would not mind kneeling for the other regions to get the coveted seat. However, a coalition of Northern groups said they won’t be moved by such emotional outburst. Reacting, the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro said allowing an Igbo…
Osinbajo Grassroot Organization, a support group for Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has expressed anger over alleged defamation of their principal by someone they described as a fellow in the House of Representatives. They said that some political jobbers led by the House of Representatives members have come together with an agenda to defame Osinbajo so that they can give their candidate an edge. In a statement on Wednesday, National Convener of the group, Ojo Sylvanus Foluso, said they have seen and have been privy to some of these plans in the past, adding that they have chosen to ignore…
Japan will deny certain tax breaks to big companies that don’t hike wages and boost deductions for those that do, as part of efforts to raise salaries in the country, a final draft of the ruling party’s annual tax reform plan showed on Wednesday. The carrot-and-stick approach underscores Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s focus on distributing wealth to households, including by urging firms whose profits have returned to pre-pandemic levels to raise pay. Since it swept to power in late 2012, the Liberal Democratic Party-led government has piled pressure on cautious Japanese firms to spend their record cash piles to boost…
A Professor of Agriculture and All Progressives Congress(APC) chieftain in Ekiti State, Prof. Omoniyi Adetiloye, has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to monitor and prevent the rigging of the governorship primaries to be conducted by parties to produce candidates for the 2022 election in the state. Adetiloye accused some leaders of the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of plotting to manipulate the system through already twisted and flawed party congresses in favour of their preferred candidates, which he said may not be in favour of aspirants from the South senatorial district. The Federal University of…
The incoming state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State, Omale Omale has cautioned members of the party against any form of corrupt practices. Omale warned that members of the party in the state would not be shielded from any investigation during his tenure as chairman. In a statement he signed, the outgoing Legal Adviser of APC in Benue State said members of the party are expected to be accountable. He vowed to ensure that APC members respect the constitution of the party. According to Omale: “Our APC shall not be used to defend any individual, individuals,…
Raymond Dokpesi, founder of DAAR Communications, has said the north should still produce Nigeria’s president in 2023. Dokpesi said based on an arrangement and calculation by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the North would still produce Nigeria’s president in 2023. Against this backdrop, the media mogul said Atiku Abubakar, former presidential candidate of the PDP, should be elected as president. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, Dokpesi said Atiku would unite Nigeria, considering his achievements in governance, youth empowerment, and ethnic and religious tolerance. According to Dokpesi: “We have set out the criteria, and have identified the issues, and said that…
A chieftain of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State, Alhaji Hassan Mohammed Sheriff, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to immediately give his assent to the amended Electoral Act as passed by the National Assembly. Sheriff stated this while addressing a press conference at the Press Centre of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Bauchi. According to him, if Buhari signs the amended law, it would enhance internal democracy in all political parties in the country, particularly in the ruling APC. “When operational, the Electoral Act as amended will strengthen internal democracy within the political parties,” Sheriff…
The Senate on Tuesday rejected a bid from a bipartisan group of lawmakers to stop President Joe Biden’s administration from selling more than USD 650 million worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, allowing the deal to proceed despite the gulf nation’s dismal record on human rights. A procedural motion by Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, was rejected on a 30-67 vote, in just the latest skirmish in Congress over U.S. sales of weapons to the country. Saudi Arabia is one of the U.S.’s most steadfast allies in an unstable region of the globe. But the country’s leading role in…
It is no news that the bad road from Kabba to Egbe in Kogi State linking Ilorin in Kwara State has brought untold hardship to road users and the people of Okunland living in the area. The deplorable state of the road has been responsible for heinous criminal activities on the axis including armed robbery, kidnapping and rape. It has also hindered the mainly farming community from moving their products to markets. Although contracts for reconstruction of the 48-year-old Kabba-Egbe-Ilorin road, last reconstructed by the defunct Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) in 1991, have been awarded four times by the President…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Chief Segun Oni, has said that what his party needs to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) in next year’s governorship election is a popular candidate and not zoning. Oni said that as major opposition party, the PDP does not have the luxury of gambling with zoning and thereby producing a weak candidate that cannot win the governorship poll. The PDP governorship aspirant for the 2022 Ekiti State election, however, said that the party members knew the right man that could win the election and would not want to gamble with the choice of candidate. Oni…
The Nigerian Human Rights Community (NHRC) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to increase the number of polling units in the country’s rural areas to avoid voter apathy. Speaking on the just concluded council election in Ekiti State, the group urged INEC to increase the number of polling units in Ekiti North, Ekiti East and Ekiti Central communities and farm settlements in the senatorial districts before the general election. In a statement issued yesterday and signed by the Assistant Secretary, Taiwo Adeleye, and the Programme Officer, Fred Ojinika, the group, commended the state’s Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) for…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has flayed Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, for receiving honorary doctorate degree in Law from Ajayi Crowther University (ACU), Oyo State. The state’s PDP Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kennedy Peretei, in a statement made available to journalists in Akure yesterday, said: “It is shameless to receive award from ACU when the state’s university is under lock and key.” However, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Donald Ojogo, has said that the honorary degree on the governor is deserving, dispelling the allegation from the PDP chieftain. He said: “To expect the opposition PDP to keep…
Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor on Nov 22, 2005. Over the next 16 years, she was credited with raising Germany’s profile and influence, working to hold a fractious European Union together, managing a string of crises and being a role model for women. Now that near-record tenure is ending with her leaving office at age 67 to praise from abroad and enduring popularity at home. Her designated successor, Olaf Scholz, is expected to take office Wednesday. Merkel, a former scientist who grew up in communist…
As part of continued efforts to prevail on political parties in Ekiti State to pick candidates from the South Senatorial District ahead of the 2022 governorship election, a cross-section of youths, women and politicians from the south have again staged a peaceful demonstration in Ikere Ekiti. The protest, which was carried out under the umbrella of the Ekiti South Developmental Agenda, was one out of such demonstrations held in recent times. The protesters, who were members of different political parties, expressed their displeasure over the failure of the two major political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All…
Hundreds of youths from the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State have defected to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. They were led into the PDP by the former Isiama Ward chairman of the party, Mr Mandela Kinsley Festus, at a brief ceremony held at the Amaekpu Ohafia country home of the Deputy Speaker of the Abia House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Ifeanyi Uchendu, where they denounced their membership of the APC. This development is coming less than two weeks after members of the APC and the All Progressives Grand Alliance…
The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Tuesday, released fresh prophecies for the Vice President of Kenya, William Ruto ahead of the country’s presidential election in 2022. Primate Ayodele warned that Ruto has to be very strategic and tactical in his approach because he foresees a new candidate coming up before the election and sponsored by President Uhuru Kenyatta. He said Ruto has all it takes to rule the country in 2022 but the opposition against him will be too much to frustrate his plans to become the next president of the country. In a statement…
The Coalition of Southern and Middle Belt Youths under the auspices of the Coalition of Southern and Middle Belt Youth Leaders Assembly (COSMBYLA) have said only youthful persons should be elected President and governors in 2023. In a statement jointly signed by Goodluck Ibem, leader of the group and President, Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL); Terrence Kuanum, Coordinator Forum of Middle Belt Youth Presidents; Shittu Waheed, Coordinator, South West Youth Leaders’ Forum (SWYLF); and Tito Zokumor, President, South-South Youth Forum (SSYF), they said the youths can transform the bad economy of the country if elected into power in…