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Update: Unfortunate husband: Woman Who Tore Husband’s Passport Nabbed, Moved To Abuja
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
In a fresh development, the woman seen in a viral video destroying her husband’s passport at the Lagos Airport has been arrested by immigration authorities and transferred to Abuja for further investigation.
The video, which quickly gained widespread attention on social media, showed the woman tearing her husband’s passport to pieces in what appeared to be a heated argument at the airport. The footage sparked outrage among viewers, who condemned her actions as reckless and potentially criminal.
Responding to the public outcry, immigration officials moved swiftly to apprehend the woman. Sources confirmed that she was taken into custody and transported to Abuja, where she is expected to face questioning and possible legal action.
Details surrounding the incident, including the motive behind her actions and the current condition of her husband, remain unclear. However, immigration authorities are reportedly treating the matter with utmost seriousness, given the potential legal implications of destroying a valid travel document.
As the investigation unfolds, more details are expected to emerge, shedding light on the circumstances that led to this dramatic confrontation at the airport.
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Democrats not happy with Biden, campaign strategy, others for Harris’ defeat to Trump
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Democrats are facing a painful reckoning over Kamala Harris’s drubbing at the hands of Donald Trump in the US presidential election, as shock gives way to anger and recrimination in the aftermath of a devastating repudiation.
Lawmakers and strategists looking for someone to blame for Tuesday’s wipeout have so far been more likely to target President Joe Biden than Harris, who is regarded as having done a decent job with the short time she had to campaign.
The election night disaster — Trump’s triumph was accompanied by a Republican “red wave” in the Senate — has proved to be a Rorschach test, with rival factions each offering reasons for the defeat informed by their particular brand of Democratic politics.
The circular firing squad began with progressive senator Bernie Sanders arguing in a scathing statement that a party that had forsaken the working class should not be surprised to “find that the working class has abandoned them.”
That prompted an angry rebuke from Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison, who dismissed Sanders’s thesis as “straight up BS” and posted a long list of Biden’s achievements for low income families.
New York congressman Ritchie Torres hit out at what he sees as smug political correctness on the left, insisting that Trump had “no greater friend” than activists alienating voters with “absurdities like ‘Defund the Police’… or ‘Latinx.’”
Harris has escaped the harshest criticism, as she is regarded as having had insufficient time to campaign thanks to Biden’s initial insistence on running again at 81, despite having promised to be a bridge to the next generation.
The aging president’s sluggishness in bowing out after a disastrous debate performance against Trump deepened the challenge, as Harris had to start her campaign in July as a relative unknown, despite being the vice president.
Billionaire former Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg, who feels that Biden’s campaign should never have got as far as the June 27 debate, attacked the president’s team in a commentary for Bloomberg for covering up his shortcomings “until they became undeniable on live TV.”
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Just in: Govt Imposes License Fees On WhatsApp Group Administrators
Administrators of WhatsApp groups operating within Zimbabwe’s borders are now forced to register and secure a license from the Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ).
The new controversial licensing requirement, outlined at a recent POTRAZ breakfast meeting, set the minimum cost for a license at $50, with fees going up to US$2,500 depending on the type of WhatsApp group.
The move has ostensibly been necessitated by the need to tighten data security and privacy for all citizens.
Information Communications Technology, Postal and Courier Services Minister, Tatenda Mavetera, said all WhatsApp group administrators will soon be required to register and obtain a license from POTRAZ to operate their groups.
In addition to getting a license, WhatsApp group admins will be required to appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO) trained and certified by POTRAZ.
This move is intended to ensure compliance with Zimbabwe’s Data Protection Act, which governs the handling of personal information.
Under the Act, personal data is defined as any information that can be used to directly or indirectly identify a person. Since WhatsApp group admins have access to members’ phone numbers, the government argues that these groups fall under data protection regulations.
Mavetera noted that the latest development would affect not only businesses, but also community organisations, churches, and any other groups that collect personal data
“Even churches who collect personal data ought to have such a license and appoint a DPO,” Mavetera said.
Those found in violation of the fresh clampdown measures risk penalties, jail time, or both.
The new controversial policy, which comes against a backdrop of growing use of the popular social media application to stir political debates as President Emmerson Mnangagwa is locked in a power tussle with his deputy Constantino Chiwenga, is seen as an infringement on citizens’ right to free speech and association.
Zimbabwe joins a growing number of countries gravitating towards shutting digital spaces amid growing dissent and anger against the ruling Zanu PF party.
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