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The UK competition regulator has performed a U-turn on Microsoft’s $75bn acquisition of the Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard, clearing a huge roadblock to the deal’s global prospects. After reviewing what it called “new evidence”, the Competition and Markets Authority said on Friday that it no longer thought there would be a “substantial lessening of competition” in the console market if the Xbox maker takes over the publisher of the bestselling game franchise…. Read the full article here
Cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex has reportedly not received the latest payment under its buyout agreement with venture capital firm V Venture. The exchange has sent a letter to the firm warning that it will have to begin liquidating one of its units without that money.The $1.25 million payment was intended to provide working capital for the Singapore-based exchange and was due March 23, according to a Bloomberg report. Zipmex said in a letter to V Venture that, without the cash infusion, it… Read the full article here
A made for TV bromance! Tyler Hynes and Andrew Walker have been friends for nearly two decades — and Hallmark Channel fans have taken notice. “We talk weekly,” Walker exclusively told Us Weekly in February 2023 of his dynamic with Hynes, who is his wife Cassandra Troy’s cousin. “I’ve known the guy for 19 years since he started coming to her house for Christmases when I first met my wife. We have a deep appreciation for each other.” While the two actors… Read the full article here
Worldwide, millions of people who menstruate have endometriosis, a gynecological condition that can cause debilitating symptoms and severely impact a person’s quality of life, mental health, and productivity. Yet treatments for endometriosis remain limited, and many people continue to struggle with symptom management. Could dietary interventions help?Endometriosis is a gynecological condition in which endometrial-type tissue — similar to the tissue lining the inside of the uterus —… Read the full article here
The Supreme Court has denied a media report that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, met with Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu, in London. Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola An online platform, Peoples Gazette, reported on Thursday, that the CJN disguised in a wheelchair in London and met with Mr Tinubu. Mr Tinubu’s victory at Nigeria’s presidential election held on 25 February, is being contested in court by the presidential… Read the full article here
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday confirmed the evacuation of banknotes from its vaults to commercial banks across the country. The bank also directed all commercial banks to open for operation on Saturdays and Sundays. A statement by the acting spokesperson of the CBN, Isa AbdulMumin, said the move is part of a coordinated effort to ease the circulation of banknotes of various denominations. Despite its earlier directive to banks to dispense and receive the old N200, N500, and… Read the full article here
Voters in Zamfara. The conduct of these elections was also impacted by the increased levels of violent incidents and vote trading recorded. The patchy deployment of security personnel in states such as Bayelsa, Enugu and Bauchi reduced the ability or willingness of security agencies to intervene to prevent critical incidents of violence has further undermined the credibility of this poll. Across the country, 8% of observers noted that there were no security personnel at their… Read the full article here
President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates famous journalist and writer, Louis Odion, as he marks his 50th birthday, describing him as an indisputable journalism icon. President Buhari says in a country as diverse as Nigeria, it is not always easy to get a journalist to stir public discourse and popular opinion for upward of two decades without triggering the disapproval of the public. ‘‘However, in the last twenty years, Louis has fascinated the countrymen and women by making… Read the full article here
Wilfred Ndidi will captain Nigeria’s Super Eagles against Guinea-Bissau on Matchday 3 of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations Cup qualifiers on Friday. The Leicester City midfielder is getting back on the pitch with the Eagles for a competitive fixture, after 14 months with various injuries. The 26-year-old made his debut for the Eagles in August 2015, making a seven-minute cameo in a 1-0 loss to DR Congo, in a friendly match. Ndidi played his first 90 minutes against Zambia in a 2018… Read the full article here
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Friday, reiterated his commitment to work assiduously with all stakeholders towards eradicating tuberculosis in Nigeria. Ehanire disclosed this while lamenting that there is a high burden of tuberculosis in Nigeria, adding that there is a significant gap in some critical aspects of Nigeria’s national response to the bacteria. He spoke at a ministerial press briefing in commemoration of the 2023 World Tuberculosis Day in Abuja. Represented by the… Read the full article here
