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According to the subsidiary of the US tech giant, a global outage affected Amazon’s cloud services on Monday, causing disruption to numerous websites and services like Amazon Prime, Perplexity, Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and Duolingo.

The maintenance page for Amazon Web Services (AWS) messages stated that its engineers were restoring operations and that “increased error rates” were being reported for various services.

According to Downdetector, a website that tracks internet problems, the downtime affected numerous online services. Reddit, various video streaming services like Disney+, Hulu, and Delta Air Lines were among the others.

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Downdetector reported that a number of major mobile phone providers, some of the UK’s banks, Whatsapp, and Tinder were also affected in Europe.

At 0711 GMT, AWS’s maintenance website announced that disruptions had begun to be detected. It later stated that it was beginning to show “significant signs of recovery” about two hours later.

By converting disposable, recyclable items into cash, the Lagos State government has launched a new initiative.

The initiative is a part of a statewide effort to create a more eco-friendly and cleaner environment.

Tokunbo Wahab, the commissioner for the environment and water resources, said the government has started campaigns to educate residents on how to make money from recyclables. He disclosed the development on his official X handle on Monday.

“Did you know that cash can be turned into trash?” Our @Lawma_gov Recycling Team is “on the ground in Lagos Island, showing communities how to make it happen”! Wahab wrote.

Every Thursday, we give back to the residents of Lagos for keeping things clean and green. Both your wallet and our city will benefit from this! Engage and discover what your waste can be worth.

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The government’s wider plan includes improving waste-to-cash programs, reducing environmental pollution, and promoting better waste sorting and recycling practices in all local government areas.

In a related post, LAWMA reiterated the commissioner’s message and highlighted its ongoing efforts to promote responsible waste management.

Residents and shop owners in Agege (Sango Ward) received information on timely bill payments and proper waste management. Each of us having proper disposal, sorting, and no roadside dumping is the first step in keeping Lagos clean, the organization stated via its official X handle.

The waste management authority added that several communities already have field officers and recycling partners on the ground, holding training drives to educate residents about how to separate recyclables from other household waste and ensure timely collection.

Due to the #FreeNnamdiKanu protest’s severe gridlock and road closures, motorists were stranded across parts of Abuja on Monday.

Demonstrators resisted the release of Nnamdi Kanu as the protest, which was led by activist Omoyele Sowore, started early in the day at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja.

The Shehu Shagari Way and the nearby roads leading to the city center, as confirmed by our correspondent on the ground, were inaccessible.

In videos, drivers struggled to navigate sluggish roads around Nyanya and Karu as they continued to build up traffic.

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Security personnel arrived early, dispersing the crowd, and firing tear gas and live rounds. Eagle Square, Unity Fountain, and the Three Arms Zone were all well-deployed, as evidenced by this.

Unity Fountain, the march’s starting point, was blocked off while access to the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, and the Three Arms Zone was blocked. Heavy-armed personnel patrolled the area, with heavily armed personnel denying entry to motorists and pedestrians.

A group of soldiers and police officers also shot tear gas at a crowd outside the Utako secretariat of the Nigerian Union of Journalists. Witnesses claimed that the crowd did not participate in the demonstration but quickly dispersed when security personnel entered.

Prior to that, Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court of Nigeria had issued an interim injunction halting demonstrations in Aso Rock Villa, the National Assembly, the Court of Appeal, Eagle Square, and Shehu Shagari Way.

Prior to this, police had warned that any violation would result in arrests and that incitement would be tracked using digital evidence.

Sowore refuted Kanu’s assertions that a valid injunction existed, and questioned why no protesters had been ordered to release him. Additionally, he revealed that after the injunction was formally served, there were more than 100 attorneys ready to challenge it.

The #FreeNnamdiKanu protests’ Unity Fountain in Abuja have been blocked by security forces made up of the police and army.

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was among the protesters who had gathered in the country’s capital on Monday and demanded his release.

The Department of State Services (DSS) has been keeping track of Kanu since his re-arrest in June 2021. He is the controversial IPOB leader.

On October 20, Sahara Reporters’ activist Omoyele Sowore announced a protest march to the presidential villa in response to Kanu’s continued detention.

Channels Television crews were monitoring the protest as early as 8:09 am.

The protest’s starting point was seen being blocked by police personnel. Additionally, the fully-armed security guards who patrolled the area prevented both pedestrians and motorists from getting inside.

In addition, all roads in the nation’s capital were blocked before reaching the federal secretariat and the three-arms zone.

A crowd (not protesters) gathered around the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) secretariat in the Utako area when a combined team of the army and police teargassed them.

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The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has been given a 14-day termination notice by the minister of works, Dave Umahi, for what he described as subpar construction and the near-demise of the Port Harcourt-Aba Road.

Umahi, who gave the directive during a tour of the federal road projects in Rivers State, expressed frustration with the 43-kilometer dual carriageway’s deterioration.

Despite receiving numerous ministry warnings, he accused the construction company of breaking engineering standards.

The Minister lamented that the project, which the previous administration inherited, has turned into a source of embarrassment while standing on a clearly distressed section of the road.

We are at the ripe for the CCECC-constructed Port Harcourt-bound Aba route to be completely destroyed.

He said, “We’ve been putting in money to finish one carriageway, and this job was inherited.”

Umahi claims that the ministry and CCECC had reached a deal to use asphalt on the main carriageway and concrete on the shoulders for added durability.

He claimed that the company had already failed on sections that had been completed two years ago by laying binder courses over protracted stretches without finishing the shoulders or applying the final wear coat, a ruse that had already led to errors.

Umahi announced that the ministry would now de-scope the Port Harcourt-bound section from CCECC’s contract and re-assign it to qualified indigenous contractors capable of producing high-quality work after what he described as more than 20 official warnings.

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He vowed that CCECC must either fix the errors at their own expense or risk shut down all of its ongoing projects in Nigeria.

“I will direct the Ministry to scout for very competent indigenous contractors to handle the Port Harcourt-bound lane,” Mahahi said. CCECC will be subject to sanctions, including the termination of all of their contracts nationwide, if they do not mill out the defective binder and replace it.

The Minister also made it known that all correspondence exchanged with CCECC would be made public to demonstrate transparency and safeguard public funds, while stating that the government would not tolerate any form of sabotage against Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s infrastructure renewal agenda.

The future of the Igbo people needs to be the subject of open discussion among all parties, according to Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State. &nbsp,

Soludo stated on Sunday Politics on Channels Television that he does not support separatist sentiments or agitation for an independent Igbo nation.

“I have a strong opinion about the agitation issue and the Igbo land separatist position. He remarked, “I don’t believe that because I’m a full-blooded Igbo man.”

The governor urged everyone in Igbo land to talk openly about what best serves the interests of the region, even those who oppose secession.

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“But I want to talk to each other, and I’ve already asked why I need Nnamdi Kanu to sit with everyone else because no one has better rights than the other.”

We are all Igbos and have the right to our opinions, and those who oppose us leaving Nigeria will debate whether we are better served outside of Nigeria or inside it. I believe that Nigeria needs the Igbo man and that the Igbo man needs Nigeria. He said, “I believe that the Igbo man needs Africa and Africa needs the Igbo man, and I believe that the Igbo man needs the world.

The Igbo people have historically been referred to as itinerant, hardworking, and tolerant, and intolerance or violent protests won’t lead to real progress, according to the governor of Anambra.

Itinerant people cannot be itinerant because we are everyone’s village. For those who attempt a failed protest, that’s what I think. The governor addressed Seun Okinbaloye, the host’s host, saying, “I am the governor of a state, and mine is to govern.”

Social activists have a job, and I have one. There is a process for it to pass because I have had my say and do so in the way that I do.

Soludo said the area must take advantage of the chance to form a collective vision for the future while expressing hope that Kanu will eventually regain his freedom.

We all sit down at a round table and ask our differing viewpoints about Igbo land when Nnamdi Kanu comes out, as we believe, and when he does, in our opinion.

Wherever you go and don’t find comfort, you have a liveable and prosperous homeland to return to, according to his statement. “My vision is that we should build a liveable and prosperous homeland.

The planned nationwide protest tagged #FreeNnamdiKanu, which is scheduled to take place on Monday, has received mixed reviews. Kanu is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).