Friday, 16 December 2016
Oh boy! 12-year old boy tried to detonate bomb at German Christmas market
A 12-year old German-Iraqi boy tried to detonate a bomb at a Christmas market in the western town of Ludwigshafen last month and planted another explosive device near the town hall a couple of days later, German prosecutors said on Friday.
Focus magazine cited security and judicial sources as saying the boy was "strongly radicalized" and apparently instructed by an unknown member of the militant group Islamic State.
European satellite navigation system Galileo takes on GPS after delays
A European satellite navigation system which promises to outperform US and Russian rivals has gone live after years of delays.
Galileo, which launched on Thursday, has 18 satellites in place so far and will initially be boosted by satellites from the American GPS system.
But its signal will grow stronger and more independent as satellites are added to the network 14,430 miles above the Earth.
Russia hits back at 'scurrilous' White House cyberhacking claims
Russia has hit back at claims by the White House that Vladimir Putin was directly involved in cyber attacks designed to influence the outcome of the US election.
"At this point they need to either stop talking about this or finally present some sort of proof," Mr Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told journalists during a visit to Japan.
"Otherwise this looks extremely scurrilous."
Rivers Rerun: Saraki inaugurates Rivers senators as Senate adjourns to January 10
Nigeria - The three senators elected last Saturday in the Rivers rerun polls have joined their colleagues in the National Assembly.
Inaugurating them, Senate President Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, noted that the new senators emerged from a tough election.
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Some poor Venezuelan parents give away children amid deep crisis
Struggling to feed herself and her seven children, Venezuelan mother Zulay Pulgar asked a neighbor in October to take over care of her six-year-old daughter, a victim of a pummeling economic crisis.
The family lives on Pulgar's father's pension, worth $6 a month at the black market rate, in a country where prices for many basic goods are surpassing those in the United States.
Buses evacuate thousands of exhausted Aleppo residents in ceasefire deal
Thousands of people were evacuated on Thursday from the last rebel bastion in Aleppo, the first to leave under a ceasefire deal that would end years of fighting for the city and mark a major victory for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Meanwhile, it is reported US election agency was breached by hackers after November vote
The U.S. agency charged with ensuring that voting machines meet security standards was itself penetrated by a hacker after the November elections, according to a security firm working with law enforcement on the matter.
US officials say Putin turned Russia election hacks in Trump's favor
Russian President Vladimir Putin supervised his intelligence agencies' hacking of the U.S. presidential election and turned it from a general attempt to discredit American democracy to an effort to help Donald Trump, three U.S. officials said on Thursday.
Oh my! 150 Nigerians sacked by ExxonMobil
Exxonmobil has sacked about 150 Nigerian workers in what its management described as a regular evaluation of its operation as part of a disciplined management process.
Lawyer faults judgment de-freezing Ekiti Gov. Fayose's accounts, says he has no right to loot the people...
Nigeria - A lawyer, Morakinyo Ogele, has faulted the judgment of a Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti, which ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Zenith Bank to de-freeze the accounts of Governor Ayo Fayose.
Thursday, 15 December 2016
Rivers rerun: APC says Gov. Wike's leaked audio confirms fears. Listen to leaked audio here
Nigeria - The All Progressives Congress has said a leaked audio recording in which Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike was allegedly heard admitting bribery and threatening to kill electoral officers has confirmed its worst fears that the December 10 re-run elections were rigged.
Leaked audio after the cut>>>
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Facebook recruits fact checkers in fake news battle
Facebook says fact-checking organisations will help it fight fake news, with users seeing news feed warnings over dubious stories.
If the article is examined and believed to be fake an alert will appear next to the link.
Photo: Fayose storms Ekiti Zenith Bank, withdraws N5m following court ruling
Nigeria - Following a Federal High Court order unblocking his two personal accounts, Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, on Thursday stormed the Ado Ekiti Branch of Zenith Bank to withdraw cash from the accounts.
Wow! Guterres appoints Nigeria's Amina Mohammed to top UN post
Incoming UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday announced the appointment of Nigeria’s Environment Minister Amina Mohammed to be the UN’s number two official and tapped two other women for key leadership posts.
Read how much Nigeria saves monthly upon fuel subsidy removal
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the fuel subsidy removal has removed a burden of not less than N15.4 billion monthly from the Federal Government.
Osinbajo said this in Abuja on Thursday at the 2016 presentation of Scorecard of the Ministry of a Petroleum Resources and Agreements Signing ceremony for Joint Venture Cash Calls (JVC) exit.
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