Owojela's Blog-Latest Naija News and Gist

Autonomous driving company Waymo  has launched its tie-in with Lyft, using a “handful” of vehicles to pick up riders in its Phoenix testing zone, per CNBC.

Google Maps just got a lot more useful for commuters. The company today announced a pair of updates for its mapping application — one that will offer live traffic delays for buses in the cities where it didn’t already provide real-time updates, and another that will tell you how crowded your bus, train, or subway car will be.

Madagascar are on the verge of making the last 16 in their first Africa Cup of Nations after Marco Ilaimaharitra scored to earn a 1-0 win over Burundi in Alexandria Thursday.

Ripple price failed to climb above the key $0.4950 resistance level and declined against the US dollar.

Here is a piece by one of Cross River's finest blogger, Efio-Ita Nyok Read below: On the 21st of June 2017, Tina Agbor Esq the then SSG to the CRSG signed a poorly written release against the striking NLC at the time.

Amadeus Capital-backed Travelstart has signed a deal to secure a 100% stake in Southern Africa’s Club Travel Group. Travelstart continues its growth path in Africa in terms of a deal to exclusively acquire the Club Travel Group. The acquisition will boost Travelstart's offering by adding Club Travel’s established complementary corporate and franchise divisions, creating a formidable full-service African travel group.

Azeez Fashola, Nigerian street singer better known as Naira Marley, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, has said that traffic discipline is one of the core tenets of his administration.

Freelance marketplace Fiverr has become closely associated with the gig economy, but Micha Kaufman argued that not all gig economy companies are created equal.

A Twitter user identified as Mazi Ibe has taken to his Twitter page to celebrate 5 years of meeting his wife. He said within 5 years he had become a husband and also a dad of two kids.

The bill for an Act for the establishment of a Federal University of Technology, Ogoja sponsored by the Member representing Yala/Ogoja federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Jarigbe Agom is set to be sent to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent, Owojela's Blog has learnt.

The Immediate past minister of science and Technology Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has been named Secretary to government of the federation (SGF) by president Muhammad Buhari.

The UK government today announced a £153 million investment into efforts to commercialize quantum computing.

Shehu Sani, the former member representing Kaduna West senatorial district, has reacted to claims by Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) that the elector umpire has no server.

Aisha Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has disclosed that she would now be addressed as the first lady of Nigeria with immediate effect contrary to the wife of the president which she was addressed.

Tesla  has consistently been adding software to its in-car touchscreen infotainment displays — including sometimes things that probably leave a lot of people scratching their heads.

The world’s largest crypto exchange is going legit. Binance,  which processes over $1 billion on a daily basis and for so long has embodied crypto’s wild west culture, announced that it will launch a U.S-based service — but, in the meantime, it is implementing restrictions for U.S. passport holders worldwide and those based in the country.

Did you know Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan is the new Senate President of Nigeria. He was selected as winner on the 11th of June, 2019.

Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani Kayode is currently casting and the binding devil on Twitter and the devil has responded to his tweet.

Singer Davido and his record label artiste, Peruzzi have apologised to a Twitter influencer, Pamilerin Adegoke, who was allegedly assaulted by Peruzzi on Sunday, Owojela's Blog learnt.

 It  is no longer news that social Cultural Groups throughout human history have played, Great, Noble, and Significant roles in Shaping their various Communities where there are link with for generations. Let us just reflect on our contemporary time, about the many Cultural and Social Groups that helped formed and shaped America History.

The Religious Preaching Regulation law, 1984 before the Kaduna State House of Assembly seeking substitution was on Friday passed into law.

Claire Stapleton, a longtime Google employee who helped organize a 20,000-person walkout of Google employees last November over the company’s handling of sexual harassment allegations, announced today on Medium that she has left the outfit.

Using less than $8 and thirteen hours of training time, researchers from the United Nations were able to develop a program that could craft realistic seeming speeches for the United Nations’ General Assembly.

Nigeria’s outgoing  Senate president Bukola Saraki, has said that April 18, 2018, was the saddest day of his tenure.

Fintech startup Bunq provides full-fledged bank accounts. But if you’re happy with your existing bank, the company is launching a new free tier so that you can cut down on banking fees.

 The video-sharing site was founded in 2005 by three former employees of PayPal.

It’s official. After much anticipation, China named the first companies to receive 5G licenses for commercial use on Thursday.

Cristiano Ronaldo has netted a hat-trick to give Portugal a dramatic 3-1 victory over Switzerland in Wednesday night's UEFA Nations League semi-final.

Yul Edochie is a popular Nigerian actor, named after popular Russian actor Yul Brynner. He is from Anambra state Nigeria, the son of Nigerian actor Pete Edochie. He was raised both in Lagos and Enugu. He is the last of 6 children. He got married at the age of 22. He was involved in a fatal road accident yesterday on his way to the east from Lagos State. He shared this on his verified Facebook handle: Yesterday I miraculously survived this terrible accident. All I can say is 'thank you Lord, thank you Jesus, thank you Jehovah, God is real and God is alive. Thank you blessed mother Mary. I left Lagos yesterday heading to the east, just before I got to Ore doing 100-120km, my car lost control and started veering off to the right. I tried to steer it back on track and the next thing I knew I was upside down tumbling till the car finally ended up in a gutter. Miraculously I came out alive with few cuts and bruises. I thank the Almighty God for his mercies, I thank our ...

Funds valued at over 211 million Pounds, belonging to late Head of State General Sani Abacha, have been seized from a Jersey bank account, Owojela's Blog has learnt.

Anthony Joshua will be having a rematch with Andy Ruiz in November, following his defeat at Madison Square in New York on Saturday.

Jay-Z has been many things: a rapper, a producer, an owner of a clothing line, a husband, a father, an investor, a music streaming platform developer.

  iOS13 is official. Apple on Monday unveiled the new version of its iOS operating system for iPhone and iPod devices — iPad is getting its own iPadOS — at its annual WWDC developer conference that kicked off in San Jose on Monday, Owojela's Blog learnt.  

Let’s find out how much  CRUTECH school fees cost in 2019. But before that, what do you know about CRUTECH? Cross River University of Technology also known as CRUTECH is a state-owned higher institution located in Calabar South, a local government area of Cross River State, Southern Nigeria similar to University of Calabar. CRUTECH school fees for non indigene and indigene is stated below.

Popular Nigerian senator, Dino Melaye who has been rumored by many to be in the race to contest for the governorship seat in Kogi State, has officially declared himself as an aspirant.

When a house in the charming Silicon Valley town of Palo Alto sold for a record-tying $30 million back in 2017, many local real estate professionals expressed shock over the price.