Panic as Google suffers global outage
Google services are down worldwide. It was not immediately clear the cause of the shutdown from the global tech giant, on whose operation individuals and businesses across the world rely to function.
The outages appeared to have started shortly after 12:00 p.m. West African Time. Gmail, YouTube, Docs and other crucial services from Google have all been down.
In a statement, Google said it was aware of the development and was working to fix it.
“We’re aware of a problem with Gmail affecting a majority of users. The affected users are unable to access Gmail,” the statement said. “We will provide an update by 14/12/2020 07:12 detailing when we expect to resolve the problem. Please note that this resolution time is an estimate and may change.”
Tech experts described the development as rare for the company.
There have been complaints on social media about the downtime with Google, with several online commenters across social media platforms saying they suffered initial panic after assuming that it was a cyber attack.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Africa
APC, Ethiopia’s Prosperity Party youths inaugurate joint tree-planting campaign
The initiative is part of the second round of the “Plant African Fraternity” aimed at deepening pan-African youth solidarity and promoting environmental sustainability.
States
Three killed, 20 injured in Osun road crash: FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says three people lost their lives, while 20 others were injured in an accident in Tonkere, Osun State.
Heading 2
EPL: Aston Villa extend goalless run after 0-0 draw with Hull City
Villa missed goal-scoring opportunities in the opening minutes of the game, with chances from Nicolas Jackson, Ross Barkley and George Hemmings.
Heading 5
Rights activists, labour leaders seek security, living wage reforms
Rights activists, labour leaders and civil society organisations called for urgent reforms to address insecurity and economic hardship.
Heading 3
FG rebranding livestock sector to attract youths: Maiha
“Now, the agriculture sector is beckoning the youths. We are rebranding the sector,” the minister said.
States
Gov Makinde cautions traditional rulers against partisan politics
Mr Makinde advised traditional rulers to steer clear of politics and embrace all political actors without bias.
