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Facebook Inc. has announced its renaming to Metaverse (Mata).   The announcement highlights Facebook’s intention to stake its future on a new computing platform — the metaverse, an idea born in the imaginations of sci-fi novelists.   In Meta’s vision, people will congregate and communicate by entering virtual environments, whether …

  Ronald Koeman has been sacked as head coach of Barcelona after just 14 months in charge at the Nou Camp.   Barca have picked up just 15 points from 10 games in La Liga and have already lost twice in the group stage of this season’s Champions League.   …

The Islamic police in Kano state known as Hisbah have arrested 26-year-old Aliyu Na Idris who was trending on social media last weekend for putting himself up for sale due to “poverty”.   Hisbah Commander Harun Ibn Sina confirmed the arrest to the BBC, adding that Aliyu Na Idris’ actions …

Sudan’s interim prime minister Abdalla Hamdok is under house arrest and is being forced to issue a message in support of a military coup, the country’s information ministry said. Sudan’s information ministry said a number of senior government figures had been detained, with the internet cut off and bridges closed …

Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will launch his own social media platform, TRUTH Social, according to a press release by Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG).             Trump’s new social network is set to launch a beta version in November, which will be available …

Ghana has been recognised as one of 37 new countries whose fully vaccinated nationals can enter the UK without any restrictions. Fully vaccinated Ghanaians will be treated same way as fully vaccinated British nationals when they enter the UK from 4:00am Monday, October 11.   “Also announced today, from 4am …

US President Joe Biden has urged unity as his country remembers the victims of the 2001 11 September attacks. In a video released on the eve of the 20th anniversary, he paid tribute to the 2,977 people who lost their lives. “We honour all those who risked and gave their …

A centre for the study of Asante Twi and culture has been established in London   The language centre which is the brainchild of a Croydon-based Ghanaian publisher, Madam Georgina Amma Tweneboah Sah, has already won accreditation to teach Twi up to General Certificate of Examination (GCE) Advanced Level.   …

Lionel Messi could not hold back his tears on Sunday during his press conference in Barcelona. Messi, who will now be a part of a different club for the first time in his life, got emotional while speaking to the media.     The 34-year-old Argentine has become the best …

FC Barcelona confirmed that star footballer Lionel Messi will not continue at the club as both the parties decided to part ways. In a statement, the club said that despite both club and Messi had reached an agreement point, it couldn’t happen because of several financial and structural constraints. This …