17-year-old charged for masterminding epic Twitter hack
Criminal charges were filed on Friday against the suspected teenage mastermind of an epic Twitter hack and two others who allegedly helped hijack celebrity accounts to swindle people out of…
Bill Gates denies ‘inventing’ COVID-19, says our foundation has given more money for vaccines than any group
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Thursday pushed back against some of the conspiracy theories spreading online accusing him of creating the coronavirus outbreak. “It’s a bad combination of pandemic and…
WHO declares Nigeria Polio free, says it’s a historic day for Nigeria, Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria free of wild polio, following the completion of documentation for the free status. The UN health agency disclosed this on its…
Bill Gates conspiracy theories echo through Africa in a season of misinformation
As the novel coronavirus wreaks global havoc, Bill Gates is the new bete noire for conspiracy theorists worldwide including in Africa where a Kenyan politician’s false online post has added…
Bill Gates: A useful demon
KEN UGBECHIE ….gongbeat column Aside the over 257,000 people that have died of the Covid-19 pandemic worldwide, one major victim of the contagion is Bill Gates. Billionaire Gates has been…
Bill Gates total Covid-19 donations hit N90bn
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a further 150-million-dollar (N57 billion) commitment to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic. “The world community must understand that so long as COVID-19…
Gates canvasses more funding for Covid-19 vaccine by G-20 nations
In order for the world to better contain the spread of the Covid-19, leaders of the Group of 20 (G-20) major economies should provide more funding to develop a vaccine,…
Bill Gates’ daughter set to marry Egyptian sportsman, Nayel Nassar
Bill Gates’ daughter Jennifer Gates has announced her engagement to Egyptian show-jumper Nayel Nassar. The Microsoft founder’s eldest child shared a photo on her Instagram account Wednesday revealing that Nassar,…
How Pentagon contract returned Bill Gates as world richest man
This time it’s official. Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates overtook Amazon.com Inc.’s Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest person on Friday, reclaiming the top ranking for the first time in more than…
Gates Foundation Commits $2m For Realisation of UHC in Nigeria
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it has committed two million dollars to the Nigerian Basic Health Care Provision Funds to fast-track implementation by the government toward the realisation…