BAYELSA DEPUTY GOVERNOR, SENATOR LAWRENCE EWHRUDJAKPO, DIES HOURS AFTER COLLAPSING IN HIS OFFICE. (PHOTO).

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 Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, dies hours after collapsing in his office The deputy governor of Bayelsa state, Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has been confirmed dead after he collapsed earlier this afternoon, December 11. He is said to have collapsed while in his office at about 1.30pm and was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa where he has now been confirmed dead. Born on September 5, 1965, Senator Ewhrudjakpo was 60 years old at the time of his death. Vanguard reports that the deputy governor collapsed in serious condition before being transported to the hospital’s emergency unit where has now been certified dead. Sources claim he has overtime maintained a demanding work schedule and have described him as a “workaholic” who rarely found time to rest. May his soul rest in peace, Amen.

TIKTOK COULD SHUT DOWN UNLESS SUPREME COURT BLOCKS OR DELAYS U. S. BAN. (PHOTO).


 TikTok could shut down unless Supreme Court blocks or delays U.S. ban


In one of the most important cases of the social media age, free speech and national security collide at the Supreme Court on Friday in arguments over the fate of TikTok, a wildly popular digital platform that roughly half the people in the United States use for entertainment and information.

TikTok could shut down the social media site in the U.S. by Jan. 19 unless the Supreme Court strikes down or otherwise delays the effective date of a law aimed at forcing TikTok's sale by its Chinese parent company.


"Absent such relief, the Act will take effect on January 19, 2025," TikTok said in a Dec. 9 legal filing. "That would shut down TikTok—one of the Nation's most popular speech platforms — for its more than 170 million domestic monthly users on the eve of a presidential inauguration."

Working on a tight deadline, the justices also have before them a plea from President-elect Donald Trump, who has dropped his earlier support for a ban, to give him and his new administration time to reach a "political resolution" and avoid deciding the case. It's unclear if the court will take the Republican president-elect's views — a highly unusual attempt to influence a case — into account.

TikTok and China-based ByteDance, as well as content creators and users, argue the law is a dramatic violation of the Constitution's free speech guarantee.

"Rarely if ever has the court confronted a free-speech case that matters to so many people," lawyers for the users and content creators wrote. Content creators are anxiously awaiting a decision that could upend their livelihoods and are eyeing other platforms.

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