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A Google-affiliated company has chosen Kenya as the home of its first announced commercial deal for delivering internet access to hard-to-reach areas using high-altitude balloons. Loon, which is linked to Google through parent company Alphabet Inc., says it will work with Telkom Kenya to deliver 4G/LTE cellular access to Kenya in 2019. The balloons will be tested in central Kenya, which has been difficult to service due to mountainous or inaccessible terrain. The high-altitude balloons…

Johnny Depp had pleaded with a judge to have any mention of his alleged drug or alcohol use excluded from his $25 million legal battle, days before it was settled. Court documents obtained by DailyMail.com reveal the actor filed a motion to exclude evidence and argument on July 12, claiming such details were ‘irrelevant’ and intended to ‘smear’ him. Depp had been embroiled in a bitter legal war with his former business managers at The Mandel…

Multiple Ghanaian news platforms are reporting that rapper, Sarkodie has tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Tracy in a hush hush traditional wedding ceremony. Early this week Famebugs sparked rumors of an upcoming traditional ceremony when they shared a photo of the  couple’s traditional engagement invitation card. It appears the reports were right as leaked photos from the traditional marriage ceremony flooded Ghanaian online media platforms yesterday. In the photos, Sarkodie and Tracy are dressed up and one shows the couple possibly…

“The wind really picked up bad and debris was flying everywhere,” Allison Lester, who was on a nearby boat, told “Good Morning America” today.   Reacting to the sad accident, President Trump tweeted, “my deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those involved in the terrible boat accident which just took place in Missouri. Such a tragedy, such a great loss. May God be with you all!”. Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump My deepest sympathies…

Fully integrated telecommunications solutions provider, Globacom, is not a stranger to awards and honours. Since inception in 2003, the telco has been winning international and local awards without let or hindrance for its gilt-edged, very affordable products and services. Recently, Globacom was adjudged 4th in the top 10 Most Admired African Brands (unprompted) and fifth in the prompted rating in the Top 25 Most Admired African Brands. This latest tassel to Globacom’s heavily festooned award cap…

he Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps will need N310m to feed and administer drugs to dogs that will be deployed in states for the 2019 elections. The Nigeria Police Force will also require N7m to feed 50 horses that would be used for patrol during the elections which will take place between February 16 and March 2, 2019. The information is contained in the 2018 virement proposal sent to the National Assembly for the…