Author: Papa Linc

Facebook executives are preparing for a whistleblower to accuse the network of contributing to the Capitol riot by turning online safeguards off too soon after the presidential election.  The whistleblower, whose identity has not been publicly revealed, is expected to make the fresh allegations and reveal her identity in a bombshell interview with CBS’s Scott Pelley on 60 Minutes on Sunday. Facebook went into damage control Friday ahead of the interview sending a 1,500-word email to its employees attempting to prepare them for the allegations about to surface. The email, from the company’s Vice President of Policy and Global Affairs Nick Clegg and…

Manuela “Mona” Rodriguez was shot by a Millikan High School safety officer on September 27, after a physical altercation involving Rodriguez and a 15-year-old girl, according to the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD). “This afternoon an incident occurred in the area of Spring Street and Palo Verde Avenue. Early information indicates that one of our School Safety officers discharged his duty weapon,” Millikan High School said in a statement posted on its website the day of the shooting.In a statement to CNN, the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD), which is currently handling the investigation, said that at approximately 3:12 p.m.…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was on Saturday, October 2, met by protesting youth at Twedie as he continued his four-day tour of the Ashanti Region.The youth were incensed by what they describe as a deliberate move by the contractor in moving equipment to the site because the president was to inspect the project.President Akufo-Addo inspected the 15.2-kilometer Ohwimase-Twedie road to ascertain the state of work done by contractor Asabea Construction.But the residents claim the project has stalled for the past years and they suspect the equipment will be moved back out of site when…

His swashbuckling career spanned business, sports, politics and the arts, but also scandal and prison. Tapie, who revealed in 2017 that he had cancer of the stomach and oesophagus, made a vast fortune, lost it and then made it back again, only to end his life broke following a scandal which embroiled Christine Lagarde, now head of the European Central Bank. “If there is one thing I know how to do, it is making dough,” the permanently tanned tycoon once boasted. But in 2015 he was forced to admit: “I am ruined. I haven’t got a thing.” Like many of…

Former GFA Vice President, Fred Pappoe Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) Vice President, Fred Pappoe believes the Black Stars will flourish under Milovan Rajevac if he is able to maintain his working ethics.The 67-year-old is back for a second spell and will be assisted by Borussia Dortmund’s Otto Addo as well as former Asante Kotoko head coach Maxwell Konadu.He signed a one-year renewable contract with the Ghana Football Association (GFA).Rajevac has been also been tasked to win the AFCON and qualify the country for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.Speaking to Citi Sports, Pappoe, a Black Stars management committee…

Big Brother Naija: Shine Ya Eye finalist, Pere Egbi was all up in his feelings after Saturday night’s party as he was reminded of the attraction he once had with evicted housemate, Maria. On the final Saturday night party, just before the grand finale of the season, finalists and viewers of the show were treated to the presence of all evicted housemates of the sixth season of the show as they partied with the finalists. During the party, while the rest of the housemates greeted were excited to see each other and signaled to themselves, Maria, who used to share…

Popular Nigerian rapper Illbliss is celebrating his wife, Munachimso as she turns a year older today. The rapper took to his IG page to share stunning photos of his family and expressed his love and gratitude to his wife, who he says fixes and makes him better. Illbliss added that while the world sees his success, they don’t know how much advise, support, belief and prayers she gave to make it all happen. He wrote, My Queen is a Year + today.Happy Birthday from Paapa and our adorable munchkinsWe are Sooooo Blessed to have you in our lives. With every…

A hiker near the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina claims he had a nighttime encounter with Brian Laundrie on Saturday morning, weeks after the fugitive boyfriend of slain Gabby Petito was last seen.Dennis Davis says he has ‘no doubt’ he encountered Petito’s boyfriend on a deserted road close to the trail close to the Tennessee border – 700 miles away from where the 23-year-old was last seen near his home in North Point, Florida.Davis, 53, who is an engineer from Florida, says he spoke to a man who waved down his car on Waterville Road, near the Appalachian Trail and close to the…

It used to be the only way to purchase one of the exquisite, handmade baskets unique to the culture was to physically go to markets in South Carolina. The artists relied on tourists to come see their pieces, and some of the weavers told CNN the income was less than steady. The tradition goes back to the 1700’s when slaves from West Africa were brought to the United States. They were forced to work in rice paddies, cotton fields and indigo plantations along the South Carolina-Georgia seaboard, where the moist climate and fertile land were very similar to their African…

General News of Sunday, 3 October 2021 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2021-10-03 Combination photo of Appaih Stadium and President Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed that an ardent critic of his, Frank Kwaku Appiah – popularly referred to as Appiah Stadium – is also a very good friend.“He is a very good friend of mine, most Ghanaians do not know. It baffles me how he ended up on the side of the political divide he is,” Akufo-Addo said during an interview on Ashh FM in Kumasi.The president’s remarks which sparked lots of laughter in the Ashh FM studios was after…