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IPOB: Army handed over Chiwetalu Agu to us —DSS

Army handed over Chiwetalu Agu to us —DSS Department of State Services says veteran actor, Chiwetalu Agu, was brought to its custody by the Nigerian Army. It added that justice would be served. DSS Spokesman, Dr Peter Afunaya, said this during a brief chat with our correspondent on Friday. Afunaya said, “Army brought him to us. Justice will take its course.”

MTN subscribers lament service emelogist.blogspot.com

  Emelogist News.... Some MTN customers are currently experiencing service outage and are unable to connect with loved ones and business associates in parts of the  State , customers were unable to use the mobile network operator’s call, data and SMS services. “Emergency calls only” showed on the screens of MTN users our correspondent spoke with as of the time of filing this report at 04:30pm on Saturday. The users told our correspondent that they started experiencing the outage around 2:30pm on Saturday and they are not able to use the network still now 10:00pm. Some of the users, who also subscribed to other telecom service providers, have since switched over in the interim to link up with friends and family. Some MTN users have also gone on social media to lament their frustration.. Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmed, wrote on Facebook, “It is not only your MTN, and it is not only in your area, majority every MTN users are experiencing bad networks this afternoon. So the MTN n...

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu revived Abia State Scholarship Board, and for the first time in the history of the state

 For the first time in Abia State the Governor of Abia Okezie  lkpeazu gave out Scholarship. Emelogist News.... Governor Okezie Ikpeazu revived Abia State Scholarship Board, and for the first time in the history of the state gave these young Abians the opportunity to further their education abroad. This batch left yesterday for India to study various courses including pharmacy, ICT, Law, Engineering etc.  Others will go to designated countries where we have in place relevant agreements. #KineticAbia means we are positively moving forward. Emelogist News Update......

Chiwetalu was arrested because he was putting on Biafra regalia. Video

 The President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, has reacted to the arrest of veteran actor, Chiwetalu Agu. Chiwetalu Agu was arrested by the Nigerian Army at Upper Iweka, Onitsha, Anambra state for putting on Biafra regalia. He was allegedly taken to 82 Division Enugu on Thursday. When contacted to react, Emeka Rollas condemned Chiweta Agu’s action, noting that he shouldn’t have worn Biafra regalia, considering the high rate of insecurity in the state. He said that the Guild is doing everything possible to ensure Chiwetalu Agu is released. “I don’t know why he put on Biafra regalia. The state is hot. We are in talks with the military officials to ensure he is released. I heard they have taken him to the 82 Division of the Nigeria Military base. We will do our best.'' 

Ndidi doubtful for Eagles November World Cup qualifiers

  Ndidi doubtful for Eagles November World Cup qualifiers. Emelogist Sports .. Ndidi could miss the Super Eagles Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers in November after a scan revealed a more serious problem than initially expected, Emelogist Sports Extra reports. The Nigerian midfielder has been ruled out of the Eagles Group C games against Central African Republic over two legs in Lagos and Douala, Cameroon due to a hamstring injury he suffered during Leicester’s recent 2-2 draw with Burnley. He is unlikely to see action again until after the November international break missing at least seven games for the Foxes. The Eagles face Liberia in Monrovia on November 11 before hosting Cape Verde three days later at the Teslim Balogun stadium. According to Leicester City coach Brendan Rodgers, the 24-year-old could be out for four to five weeks before he is back. “Wilf did it in the Burnley game, which was unfortunate,” Rodgers said. “He missed the Legia Warsaw game through suspension and als...

Zuckerberg loses nearly $7bn to Facebook outage .

  Zuckerberg loses nearly $7bn to Facebook outage. Facebook stock went down by about 5.5 per cent, while its Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg, also lost nearly $7bn to the outage that plagued the social media platform on Monday. Also affected were WhatsApp and Instagram, both owned by the Silicon Valley, California-based tech company. In all, the global economy lost billions of dollars to the outage which took place at about 4.42pm Nigerian Time on Monday. According to NetBlocks, which tracks internet outages and their impact, the outage had already cost the global economy about $160m per hour. Facebook and its affiliates have 2.9 billion monthly active users. The shutdown is reminiscent of 2019, when Facebook shut down in its biggest outage till date (a 24-hour shut down). For hours when navigating to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp websites, a server error appeared, which indicated there was an issue with Facebook’s servers. According to TechCrunch, users were also unab...