The European Parliament said Tuesday it has invited Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg to speak following revelations that a firm working for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign harvested data on 50 million users. “We’ve invited Mark Zuckerberg to the European Parliament,” its President Antonio Tajani tweeted. “Facebook needs to clarify before the representatives of 500 million Europeans […]
Theophilus Onojeghen, Warri At least four farmers who were on fishing expedition have been reportedly shot dead by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Their bodies were found in a bush in Uwheru community, in the Ughelli North Council Area of Delta State. The incident, which was said to have occurred over the weekend, has resulted in palpable […]
An evicted contestant in the ongoing reality TV show, BBNaija ‘Double Wahala’, Iheme Faith Uloma, popularly known as Ifu Ennada, says she was raped and infected with a Sexual Transmitted Infection. Ifu Ennada, who is also an actress, content producer, TV host and fitness entrepreneur took to her instagram handle, @ifuennada on Tuesday to make the […]
Zambia’s parliament suspended a cabinet minister on Tuesday from its proceedings for one month. The minister had allegedly slapped a lawmaker within the parliament grounds. Verbal abuse is common among members of parliament in Zambia, but physical assault is rare. Speaker of the National Assembly, Patrick Matibini, said Lusaka Province Minister, Bowman Lusambo, was suspended […]
US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on Tuesday discussed holding a possible summit as the American leader congratulated the Russian President on his re-election, the Kremlin said. “Donald Trump congratulated Vladimir Putin on his victory in the presidential election,” the Kremlin said in a statement. “Special attention has been paid to working out the […]
US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on Tuesday discussed holding a possible summit as the American leader congratulated the Russian President on his re-election, the Kremlin said. “Donald Trump congratulated Vladimir Putin on his victory in the presidential election,” the Kremlin said in a statement. “Special attention has been paid to working out the […]
Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Tuesday, days after the Russian leader secured a fourth term in the Kremlin. White House officials confirmed the call, but offered no immediate details about whether Trump offered his congratulations after an election that appears to have had significant flaws. The White House had earlier […]
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three persons for their alleged involvement in the attack on a Corpers’ Lodge in Sagbama area of the state, during which the suspects allegedly severed a corps member’s hand. Confirming the arrest, the Police Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa State Command, Mr. Asinim […]
Says tea was the last beverage Wakili requested but never drank it I washed the late senator and prepared his body for burial –Rep John Ameh, Abuja A member of House of Representatives, Mr. Mohammed Sani-Abdu, on Tuesday gave the first vivid account of how the late Senator Ali Wakili died. Wakili, who died on […]
A court on Tuesday sentenced a truck driver to two-and-a-half-years in prison for smuggling 50 Iraqi and one Syrian refugees into Germany. The court in Frankfurt sentenced the 47-year-old Turkish man, who is said to have illegally brought 50 Iraqis and one Syrian over the German-Polish border in September. German federal police discovered the 51 […]
Pope Francis would perform the pre-Easter washing of the feet ritual in Rome’s Regina Coeli prison, the Vatican said on Tuesday. The ritual recalls the gesture that Jesus is believed to have performed for the 12 apostles before the Last Supper, to show that the man they saw as their leader was capable of the […]
Sunday Aborisade Former presidential spokesman, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has challenged the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, to carry out his threat to reveal details of the running costs of the principal officers of the National Assembly. He, however, added that Sagay should also include that of President Muhammadu Buhari, […]
The diplomatic snub of Russia’s World Cup gathered steam Tuesday as four countries said they were either not sending officials in support of Britain’s partial boycott or considering the move. London last week said British ministers and royals would not attend the showpiece in protest over the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal and […]
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Master Emmanuel Apiakise, a 15-year-old pupil of Community Secondary School, Akenfa-Epie in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has allegedly been arrested in possession of a gun. Apiakise was arrested on Tuesday (today) in the school during classes, allegedly with a locally-made pistol, a development that caused chaos and pandemonium in […]
Three people, including the assailant, were critically injured in a shooting at a high school in the eastern US state of Maryland on Tuesday, officials said, just days before a nationwide student-organized march against school violence. The shooting occurred shortly after 8:00 am (1200 GMT) at Great Mills High School, located about a 90-minute drive southeast of […]
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday congratulated President Vladimir Putin of Russia on his victory in the recent presidential election in the Asian country. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists. Adesina said the President had sent a congratulatory letter […]
A trainer airplane crashed at an airport in Indonesia’s Central Java province on Tuesday, killing its pilot, according to media reports. The pilot lost control of the Super Decathlon plane and crashed into a hangar during an aerobatic flight at Tunggul Wulung airport in Cilacap district, airport official Denny Ariyanto told the state-run Antara news […]
Sodiq Oyeleke The Vice-Chancellor of Augustine University, Prof. Steve Afolami, has said there is no need to declare a state of emergency in private universities. Afolami said this during the third matriculation ceremony of Augustine University for the 2017/2018 academic session, which held at Epe, Lagos State. It will be recalled that the Minister of […]
The training camp of the Nigerian National Football team, the Super Eagles, was agog on Wednesday with invited players hitting camp and being involved in the first training session. The Super Eagles are billed to take on the Polish national team at the Municipal Stadium, Wroclaw, Poland, on Friday, March 23. According to tweets from […]
Sunday Aborisade Former presidential spokesman, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has challenged the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, to carry out his threat to reveal details of the running costs of the principal officers of the National Assembly. He, however, added that Sagay should also include that of President Muhammadu Buhari, […]
Israeli and international experts have started clearing thousands of wartime landmines and explosive devices from one of Christianity’s holiest sites, in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli defence ministry said Tuesday. It said work began this week to clear about 3,000 pieces of ordnance believed to be scattered around the Qasr al-Yahud Greek Orthodox monastery, […]
A shooting erupted at a high school in the eastern US state of Maryland on Tuesday, but the event was “contained,” officials said. There were no immediate official reports of casualties in the shooting at Great Mills High School, located about a 90-minute drive southeast of the US capital Washington. St. Mary’s County Public Schools […]
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday congratulated German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, on her re-election for another term. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, in a statement said Buhari has conveyed his congratulatory message to Merkel in a letter. Adesina quoted the President as saying in the letter that […]
The yearnings of fans for a reunion by the defunct Mo Hits Squad is gradually becoming a reality as Michael Collins and Dapo Oyebanjo a.k.a Don Jazzy and D’Banj respectively, have publicly announced a `Reunion Tour.’ The duo made the announcement on their respective instagram handles. D’Banj, with over two million followers on instagram @iambangalee, […]
Zambia’s parliament suspended a cabinet minister on Tuesday from its proceedings for one month for slapping a fellow lawmaker within parliament grounds. Verbal abuse is common among members of parliament in Zambia but physical assault is rare. Speaker of the National Assembly, Patrick Matibini, said Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo was suspended for slapping outspoken […]