Facebook to print newspaper ads to stop fake news

Facebook is turning to newspapers in its latest bid to tackle fake news.

The tech firm will run adverts in British newspapers from Monday advising Facebook users to be "sceptical of headlines" and check other reports on the same subject before believing a story.

North Korea arrests US citizen for ‘hostile acts’

North Korea has arrested a US citizen for his “hostile acts,” taking the total number of Americans detained in the country to four, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported Sunday.

Kim Hak Song, who was working for the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, was held on Saturday, Yonhap said, citing the state-run Korean Central News Agency.

Head of Islamic State in Afghanistan Abdul Hasib killed

The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abdul Hasib, has been killed, the government has said.

Hasib was killed in an operation led by Afghan special forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar, President Ashraf Ghani announced.

He was appointed last year after his predecessor Hafiz Saeed Khan died in a US drone strike and is understood to have ordered a series of high profile attacks.

EU welcomes return of 82 chibok girls in Nigeria

The European Union (EU) has welcomed the return of 82 chibok girls that were released by the Boko Haram sect.

The European Union High Representative, Federica Mogherini has described the release of 82 Chibok girls as a “glimmer of hope” that all the Boko Haram abductees would regain their freedom.

Mogherini, in a statement on Sunday, said EU’s thoughts are with the released girls as they rebuild their lives.

SEE PHOTO as Buhari met released Chibok Girls, journalists barred

Nigeria - State House correspondents were barred from the official residence of President Muhammadu Buhari, as he received the 82 Chibok school girls released by Boko Haram insurgents on Saturday.

The girls had arrived Abuja earlier in the day from Maiduguri, Borno state capital, in military choppers.

Read Buhari's FULL SPEECH on Chibok Girls’ release: A pleasant anniversary gift, he declares

Nigeria - President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight on the freedom of 82 Chibok girls released by Boko Haram on Saturday.

Buhari stated this in his speech Sunday night as he met the girls at the presidential villa in Abuja.

He said the development was “a pleasant 2nd anniversary gift to the people of Nigeria”.

Emmanuel Macron wins big French Election, no Frexit

Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France on Sunday with a  large margin over Marine Le Pen, a far-right nationalist who threatened to take France out of the European Union.

Early projections gave the centrist’s candidate emphatic victory.

The victory  also smashed the dominance of France’s mainstream parties, and is expected to  bring huge relief to European allies who had feared another populist upheaval to follow Britain’s vote to quit the EU and Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president.

BREAKING! President Buhari jets out to London for Medical Checks

Nigeria - President Muhammadu Buhari departed Nigeria for London Sunday night for follow-up medical consultation with his doctors.

He had planned to leave Sunday afternoon, but decided to tarry a bit, due to the arrival of 82 Chibok girls who arrived Abuja earlier in the day.

“The President assured Nigerians that there is no cause for worry”, said Femi Adesina, the media and publicity adviser

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Oh gracious! 21 killed as truck hits minibus in Guinea

At least 21 people, mostly women, were killed in a head-on crash between a truck and a minibus packed with passengers in Guinea, police said on Sunday.

The deadly crash took place on Saturday just north of the capital Conakry, with the minibus crushed by a truck which was carrying sand, authorities and AFP correspondents at the scene said.

Students are you ready? JAMB confirms UTME begins May 13th! Read the number of applicants>

Nigeria - The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has concluded the sale of 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) forms, recording over 1.7 million applications.

The exams will begin on Saturday May 13, 2017.

This is contained in a statement on Sunday by JAMB spokesman, Fabian Benjamin.

KABOOM!!! NDLEA arrests two grandmothers with cocaine in Lagos

Nigeria - Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) blocked attempts by two grandmothers to unlawfully export narcotic drugs to New York, United States and Medina, Saudi Arabia.

The suspects allegedly ingested 108 wraps of substances that tested positive for heroin and cocaine during outward screening of passengers at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos.

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KABOOM!!! Stephanie Otobo born again? Apostle Suleman reacts!

Nigeria - Omega Fire Ministries led by Apostle Suleman says it has received with bewilderment the claim by Miss Stephanie Otobo that she has become born again and accordingly forgiven the cleric with whom she previously accused of an amorous relationship.

The church, in a statement expressed doubts about Stephanie’s new claim of being born again, “coming on the heels of the fresh suit instituted by her against Apostle Suleman in Canada, the smear campaign and threat to unveil nude pictures confirming her tryst with the senior pastor”.

PHOTOS: 82 CHIBOK GIRLS IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

Nigeria - Daily Post reports that 82 Chibok girls released by the Boko Haram sect on Saturday are currently in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

They are part of the group abducted by the insurgents in April, 2014.

The girls were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday by the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kari, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari.

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Oh dear! The WW 2 saga! City of Hannover evacuated after five unexploded WWII bombs found

Germany - At least 50,000 people are being forced out of the centre of Hannover after five unexploded World War II bombs were discovered.

People living in the city, as well as businesses, have been told to ensure their water, electricity and gas supplies are turned off before they leave.

It is one of the biggest post-war operations to diffuse devices, mostly dropped in aerial attacks by Allied forces.