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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki is proposing to change the Public Order Act through Parliament through a list of 10 conditions that will have to be met before a protest is approved. It is not feasible for security organs to allow masses of people to roam streets and neighborhoods of their choice carrying stones and other offensive weapons while chanting political slogans and disrupting the daily activities of others. pic.twitter.com/3nmmwmyMC2 —… Read the full article here

Police and emergency workers were trying Thursday to rescue up to 25 Indian devotees who were trapped inside a well after a floor caved in at a Hindu temple, an official and media reports said. The floor, which doubled as a cover for the stepwell – an often large, stair-lined communal water source – collapsed on Thursday, sending worshippers plunging downwards at the temple in the central city of Indore. “The rescue is continuing. Some 20-25 people are trapped… Read the full article here

There was palpable tension in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Thursday, as a truck conveying inmates to the State High Court, hit a commercial minibus, injuring two persons. The incident immediately sparked violent protest, as commercial motorcyclists and some angry youths blocked the popular Olaiya Junction in protest. Eyewitnesses said the correctional truck driver refused to obey a traffic light that had signaled him to stop and in the process, hit a minibus,… Read the full article here

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, said he won’t disappoint Nigerians when he assumes office. Tinubu said he could not afford to squander his mandate as the nation’s next President because it was a dream that he spent his life perfecting. Tinubu, who clocked 71 on Wednesday, said this in a statement titled “My 71st Birthday Message to Nigerians.” He reiterated that his swearing in ceremony in two months’ time would signify his… Read the full article here

Energy company, Oando Plc on Wednesday said its profit after tax rose to N34.7bn in the 2021 financial period. The group disclosed in a statement on Wednesday on its audited results for the year ended December 31, 2021 that this was from a loss after tax of N140.7bn reported in 2020. It also said its total group borrowings increased by 10 per cent to N460.8bn compared to N419.6bn recorded in 2020. According to the statement, the firm grew its turnover by 51 per cent… Read the full article here

TSG Hoffenheim defender, Kevin Akpoguma, will undergo a scan after suffering a head injury last Friday, while on international duty with the Super Eagles, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Akpoguma limped off in the second half of the Eagles’ 1-0 loss to Guinea-Bissau at the Moshood Abiola National stadium in Abuja, after he was kicked in the head during an aerial duel. He sustained a cut and had his head bandaged, before coming off in the 55th minute, but the injury… Read the full article here

George Russell says there is no luck in choosing the right setup following Lewis Hamilton’s suggestion his teammate was lucky when finding a better balance for his car.Hamilton made the claims after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, where he was outqualified and beaten in the race by Russell.It comes after last season when Hamilton was beaten by his teammate over a Formula 1 campaign for just the third time in his career.Formula 1’I’ll make sure of it’ – Hamilton aims to improve diversity in… Read the full article here

Twitter has formally announced its revamped API tiers a month and a half after new CEO Elon Musk promised a big shake up of the system. In a thread, the company’s official developer account listed three tiers — free, basic, and enterprise — and provided some details on their prices and read and write limits. It also linked to signup pages, which offer links to get started with the first two tiers, and to express an interest in the third.The company says older tiers will be depreciated… Read the full article here

Russia’s security service said it detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg on suspicion of spying.The Federal Security Service (FSB) said Gershkovich, a US national, “is suspected of espionage in the interests of the American government,” a crime that carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, according to a statement published on Thursday.“He was collecting information constituting a state secret about one of the… Read the full article here

Sky Mavis, the team behind the popular blockchain game Axie Infinity, revealed that four gaming studios will be building and launching games on top of the Ronin network, sparking the creation of its own native gaming ecosystem. In an announcement sent to Cointelegraph, Sky Mavis highlighted that they partnered with four gaming studios: Directive Games, Tribes, Bali Games and Bowled.io. In addition, the team also announced the Ronin blockchain’s shift into a delegated proof-of-stake (DPoS)… Read the full article here