Twitter said Saturday that hackers “manipulated” some of its employees to access accounts in a high-profile attack, including those of Joe Biden and Elon Musk, and apologized profusely for the breach.
Saturday, 18 July 2020
Ebola cases rise in new DR Congo outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo’s northwest is growing, according to health officials, sounding the alarm weeks after the country officially declared an end to a separate Ebola epidemic which claimed over 2,000 lives.
President Buhari names railway complex after Goodluck Jonathan
Nigeria - President Muhammadu Buhari has named the railway complex in Agbor, Delta state after former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Children killed as bomb explodes in Katsina community
Nigeria - At least five persons, including children, were killed when a bomb exploded at Yammama village in Malumfashi local government area of Katsina state on Saturday.
Hushpuppi transferred to California for trial
Suspected Nigerian fraudster, Ramoni Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi has been transferred from Chicago to California, weeks after hiring top Chicago lawyer, Gal Pissetzky of the Pissetzky & Berliner law firm as his attorney.
Tragedy as two policemen drown while chasing weed smokers in Oyo
Nigeria - Oparemi Goke and Ogunyemi Mujeeb, two newly recruited Constables of the Durbar Police station in Oyo, and a member of the Discipline Intelligent Group of Nigeria (DIGON) have met their untimely death while chasing weed smokers.
US attacks Disney, Google, Microsoft and Apple for doing business with China
The United States administration has continued it's criticism of China, blasting companies like Disney, Google, Microsoft and Apple, for doing business with China while accusing Hollywood of censoring it's movies to please the Chinese government.
Total confirmed cases exceeds 35000 mark as NCDC announces 600 new cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria, 341 new recoveries and 3 new deaths. See breakdown...
Lagos-129
FCT-118
Oyo-87
Kano-55
Benue-42
Enugu-35
Kwara-28
Friday, 17 July 2020
Court orders EFCC to return houses seized from Saraki
Nigeria - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) move to seek the final forfeiture of two houses in Ilorin belonging to former Senate President, Bukola Saraki to the federal government, was struck out by a Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday July 16.
#COVID19Nigeria: 63% of sanitizers are counterfeit, says Federal Government
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 said yesterday, July 16, that about 63 per cent of alcohol-based hand sanitisers in circulation are not registered and may not be genuine.
Autopsy shows Gokada app founder died of multiple stab wounds, NY medical examiner says
New York - The technology entrepreneur found slain and dismembered in his luxury Manhattan condominium earlier this week died of multiple stab wounds to the neck and torso, the New York City medical examiner said on Thursday.
India tops a million coronavirus cases as pandemic hits villages
India on Friday became the third country in the world to record more than one million coronavirus cases, behind only the United States and Brazil.
#COVID19Nigeria: 595 new cases, 292 new recoveries and 9 new deaths recorded by the NCDC. See breakdown...
Breakdown of new cases by state:
Lagos-156
Ondo-95
Rivers-53
Abia-43
Oyo-38
Enugu-29
Edo-24
FCT-23
Kaduna-20
Thursday, 16 July 2020
How Different High-Profile Twitter Accounts Were Hacked In Bitcoin Scam
On Wednesday, con artists hacked into the Twitter accounts of so many high-profiled individuals which include technology moguls, politicians, and major companies in an apparent bitcoin scam.
Gabon appoints first woman prime minister amid government shakeup
Gabon President Ali Bongo on Thursday promoted his defence minister, Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda, to prime minister on Thursday, the first time a woman has held the role in the country.
Suspended EFCC boss Ibrahim Magu writes presidential panel, denies media reports on corruption
Nigeria - The suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has written to the Justice Ayo Salami-led presidential panel to debunk allegations published in some media platforms during his detention.
Interpol indicts American for ‘advance fee fraud’ in Nigeria
The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) says it has established a case of fraudulent activities by an American corporate player in Nigeria.
Kanye West to appear on Oklahoma presidential election ballot
Kanye West has taken another major step in his bid to become the next president of the United States.
643 new cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria announced by the NCDC, 6 new casualties and 207 new recoveries as total cases exceed 34000. See breakdown...
Breakdown of new cases by state:
Lagos-230
Oyo-69
FCT-51
Edo-43
Osun-35
Rivers-30
Ebonyi-30
Kaduna-28
Ogun-27
Ondo-23
Plateau-20
Wednesday, 15 July 2020
31-year-old man arrested for allegedly defiling four year old girl in Anambra
Nigeria - The police in Anambra state have arrested a 31-year-old man, Sunday Eyim, for allegedly defiling a four-year-old minor in Awka, the state capital on Saturday, July 11.
Second phase of #COVID19 vaccine trial yields positive result
An experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna Therapeutics, a US biotech firm, has generated a positive response in a second human trial.
Police ‘rescue soldiers’ kidnapped by Boko Haram
Nigeria - Two soldiers kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents along Auno road in Borno state have been rescued by policemen.
Kanye West drops out of 2020 US presidential race
Kanye West has reportedly dropped out of the U.S. presidential race less than two weeks after announcing his intention to run for president.
So sad!!! Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot Arotile dies
Nigeria’s first ever female combat helicopter pilot Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile is dead.
JUST IN: Tragedy as Gokada CEO Fahim Saleh brutally murdered in US
Police Tuesday said a man believed to be Fahim Saleh, the 33-year-old tech entrepreneur who founded Gokada in Lagos, has been brutally murdered in his condo in New York.
Tuesday, 14 July 2020
Death toll increases by 10 as NCDC announces 121 new recoveries and 463 new cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. See breakdown...
Breakdown of new cases by state:
Lagos-128
Kwara-92
Enugu-39
Delta-33
Edo-29
Plateau-28
Kaduna-23
Nigerian Senate prescribes life jail for kidnappers
The Senate on Tuesday raised the punishment for an offence of kidnapping from 10 years to life imprisonment.
Good news as Delta State Gov, wife and daughter recover from #COVID19
Nigeria - Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa says he and members of his family have all recovered from COVID-19.
Plane makes emergency landing and two men have been arrested after a note saying 'explosives on board' was found in toilet of Ryanair plane
Two suspects have been arrested for allegedly making threats to endanger a Ryanair flight after the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing at London Stansted Airport after an 'explosives on board' note was found in the plane toilet.
USACORONAVIRUS: California shuts down businesses, schools as coronavirus outbreak grows
California’s governor on Monday clamped new restrictions on businesses as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations soared, and the state’s two largest school districts, in Los Angeles and San Diego, said children would be made to stay home in August.
Madagascar's president says two lawmakers have died from COVID-19
Two lawmakers in Madagascar have died of COVID-19 and at least 25 members of parliament and of the senate have been infected with the virus since the first case was confirmed on the island in March, President Andry Rajoelina said late on Sunday.
Scare as Boko Haram attacks military barracks in Borno
Nigeria - Boko Haram insurgents on Monday July 13, attacked 333 Artillery Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno state.
With rising casualties from #COVID19, Nigerian Government in urgent need of oxygen
The federal government said on Monday, July 13, that it is working towards getting more oxygen to attend to emergencies as deaths resulting from coronavirus complications keep increasing.
Total confirmed cases climb above 33000 as NCDC announces 595 new cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria, 224 new recoveries and 4 new deaths. See breakdown...
Breakdown of new cases by state:
Lagos-156
Oyo-141
FCT-99
Edo-47
Kaduna-27
Ondo-22
Rivers-20
Monday, 13 July 2020
NMA says 35 Kwara doctors have tested positive for COVID-19
Nigeria - It is understood that at least 35 medical doctors in Kwara state have so far tested positive to COVID-19 pandemic in Kwara state, it was gathered Monday.
Sad!!! John Travolta's wife Kelly Preston dies of breast cancer aged 57
John Travolta's wife, Kelly Preston has died of breast cancer aged 57.
South Africa mourns as Nelson Mandela's daughter, Zindzi dies at 59
Zindzi Mandela, the eldest daughter of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is dead at the age of 59.
Presidential panel says Ibrahim Magu could not account for 332 recovered properties
Nigeria - Suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has been accused of failing to give a proper account of missing 332 out of the 836 recovered real estate property in March 2018.
740 total deaths recorded so far in Nigeria as NCDC announces 571 new cases of #COVID19 with 344 new recoveries and 16 new deaths. See breakdown...
Breakdown of new cases by state:
Lagos-152
Ebonyi-108
Edo-53
Ondo-46
FCT-38
Oyo-20
Sunday, 12 July 2020
Relief as Delta State SSG recovers from #COVID19
Nigeria - Secretary to the Delta State Government (SSG), Mr Chiedu Ebie, has been discharged from an isolation centre in Asaba after 21 days of undergoing treatment for COVID-19.
Trump wears mask in public for first time during COVID-19 pandemic (photos)
US President, Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, July 11, the very first time the president has been seen in public with the facial covering recommended as a precaution against the novel Coronavirus.
REVEALED: Interest on recovered N550bn was re-looted under Magu- Presidential Investigation panel says
Nigeria - The Presidential Panel investigating the activities of the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has alleged that the commission under Magu re-looted some of the recovered loot.
BIOGRAPHY OF OUR GOSPEL MUSIC DIVA OF THE DAY ADA EHI WHOSE PERFORMANCES SHALL BE STREAMED ATOP AND DOWN OUR SITE ALL DAY
Nigerian Gospel Rock Singer Ada has always been on the top of the charts. One of the long lasting female alternative-rock artists in Nigeria, her style of music is unique and tight.
Lol, See VIDEO As Jose Mourinho Walked Out Of Press Conference After Technical Difficulties, Follow Spurs draw with Bournemouth
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