WhatsApp now share your data including phone number with Facebook ; How to avoid this
For the first time in four years and since being acquired by Facebook, WhatsApp isupdating its terms and conditions, as well as its privacy policy. Read more
Month: August 2016
Female tourists should not wear skirts in India, says tourism minister
Foreign arrivals issued with welcome kit including safety advice for women, after high-profile assaults India’s tourism minister has said foreign women should not wear skirts Read more
Cardinal Okogie to Buhari: Nigerians are hungry, ‘A stitch in time saves nine’
Friday Olokor and Leke Baiyewu The Emeritus Archbishop of Lagos, Cardinal Anthony Okogie, has said President Muhammadu Buhari must do something fast to address hunger Read more
Why we arraigned man who named dog Buhari –Police
Afeez Hanafi The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Abdulmajid Ali, says the case of Joe Chinakwe, who named his dog Read more
We’re still vetting admission lists from varsities – JAMB
Charles Abah As hundreds of candidates look forward to knowing their 2016/2017 admission status, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says it is still vetting Read more
Buhari’s economic policy against workers, says NLC
Fidelis Soriwei and Etim Ekpimah The Nigeria Labour Congress criticised the Federal Government for adopting measures inimical to workers’ welfare to address the current economic Read more
SPECIAL REPORT: Nigeria losing N218billion Abacha loot as Justice Minister, US-based attorney, battle
One of the issues believed to have been discussed by President Muhammadu Buhari and the visiting U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, during a closed-door Read more
Experts Warn That Refund Of NNPC Funds May Trigger Liquidity Crisis
Nigeria’s banking industry could face significant liquidity pressures if the Central Bank of Ni-geria (CBN) enforces its directive that eight banks should refund the Nigerian Read more
MEND Disbands Ajumogobia’s Peace Initiative, Embraces Clark’s Template
Propelled by the need for the Niger Delta region to speak as a united force, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) Read more
PDP BOT Bows To Sheriff, To Hold Convention In Abuja
lBoT directs Makarfi to convene NEC meeting After two successive National Conventions aborted by the court, the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Read more
Two suspects shot dead while robbing residents
Olaleye Aluko Two suspected bank robbers have been shot dead by policemen in the FESTAC Town area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the Read more
Kuje Prison riot: Boko Haram prisoner caught with 25 phones
Adelani Adepegba and Samson Folarin Sporadic gunfire caused pandemonium at Kuje Prison, Abuja, on Monday, following a riot by some inmates, who resisted the attempt Read more
Three-day working policy won’t affect salaries –Okorocha
Gibson Achonu, Owerri Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has insisted that the three-day working policy crafted by the state government for civil servants in Read more
U.S. to Allies: fight Islamic State, not each other
By Phil Stewart | WASHINGTON The United States scrambled on Monday to get its feuding allies, Turkey and Kurdish YPG militia, to focus their firepower Read more
‘Juju’ power display at Ondo APC secretariat
The crisis besetting the Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress worsened on Monday as juju was placed at the entrance of the party’s Read more
Armed herdsmen to face terrorism charge – Fayose
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said any herdsman caught grazing in the state with arms or in possession of Read more
Good News: Nigeria External reserves rise by $595m in five days
By Femi Asu The nation’s foreign exchange reserves have increased by $595m to hit a one-month high of $26.196bn, the latest data from the Central Read more
Germany wants Facebook to take initiative in fight against online hate
By Thorsten Severin and Andrea Shalal | BERLIN Germany’s interior minister visited Facebook’s offices in Berlin on Monday and said it should be more proactive Read more
EU to hand Apple Irish tax bill of $1.1 billion, source says
By Padraic Halpin | DUBLIN – The European Commission will rule against Ireland’s tax dealings with Apple (AAPL.O) on Tuesday, two source familiar with the decision Read more
Australia, Taiwan, South Korea issue travel warnings for Singapore over Zika cases
By Marius Zaharia SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Australia, Taiwan and South Korea advised pregnant women and those attempting to get pregnant to avoid travel to Singapore Read more
Hillary Clinton’s personal aide, Huma Abedin splits from sexting husband
By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Huma Abedin, one of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s top aides, said on Monday that she was separating from Read more
Trump hovers over McCain, Rubio U.S. Senate re-election contests
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican voters in Arizona and Florida are expected to pick Senators John McCain and Marco Rubio as their respective Read more
Defiant Rousseff says Brazil’s democracy on trial with her
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – A defiant President Dilma Rousseff warned on Monday that her conservative opponents were trampling on Brazil’s democracy by using Read more
North Korea publicly executes two officials – South Korean newspaper
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea publicly executed two officials in early August for disobeying leader Kim Jong Un, a South Korean newspaper reported on Tuesday, Read more
Two teenagers on school excursion in serious condition after nearly drowning at Bondi Beach
Two 15-year-old boys have been rushed to hospital in a serious condition after being caught in a rip at Sydney’s Bondi Beach today. Emergency services Read more
Breaking News: Several dead, wounded in blast at Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan
An explosion around the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan killed and wounded several people, Interfax news agency cited a local emergency ministry’s representative as saying on Read more
Turkish forces deepen push into Syria, draw U.S. rebuke over their target
By Lisa Barrington and Umit Bektas BEIRUT/KARKAMIS, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish-backed forces pushed deeper into northern Syria on Monday and drew a rebuke from NATO Read more
Tunisia’s state airline to cut 1,000 jobs: minister
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisair, Tunisia’s state-owned carrier, plans to lay off 1,000 employees or more than 12 percent of its full-time workforce, as part of Read more
Gabon opposition candidate calls on President Bongo to “acknowledge his defeat”
By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome LIBREVILLE (Reuters) – Gabon opposition candidate Jean Ping called on President Ali Bongo on Monday to “acknowledge his defeat” in Saturday’s Read more
PSG suffer shock defeat at Monaco
PARIS (Reuters) – Champions Paris St Germain suffered a shock 3-1 defeat at Monaco on Sunday, suggesting they may find it harder to retain their Read more