Sunday, 27 March 2016

Largest Whale Sharks Cannot be Found


Researchers cannot find the largest of the world’s largest fish. According to a new study published this week in the journal Royal Society Open Science, the biggest whale sharks observed in the past few years are significantly smaller than those observed and recorded over a decade ago.

Mike Posner retains number one spot with Ibiza track


 Mike Posner has scored a second week at number one with his dance track I Took a Pill in Ibiza. The single sold 82,000 combined copies last week, around half of which came from the song's 4.1 million streams.

Suicide bomber: claims to be missing Nigeria school girls


 Authorities in Cameroon and Nigeria are investigating a claim from a would be suicide bomber that she was one of a group of schoolgirls abducted in 2014.

Islamic State dealt hefty body blow with death of top aide


 Islamic State will struggle to recover from the death of a top aide, reported this week in a U.S. air strike, whose overview of the group's finances, politics and administration was unmatched, Iraqi and U.S. sources said.

Bill Roache doesn’t like known celebrities joining Coronation Street


 Coronation Street veteran Bill Roache has spoken out about two of his pet hates on the show –celebrity cameos and live episodes.

Huawei Names Messi as Global Brand Ambassador


 Huawei is keen on becoming the go-to brandwhen it comes to consumer technologies. To that end, it has sought the services of a face that is synonymous with footballing success, Barcelona star Lionel Messi. Messi will become the company’s brand ambassador. 

Fuel scarcity: DPR orders massive truck-out of products


 The Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, Saturday,read the riot act to oil marketers, ordering depots with petroleum products to commence massive truck out of the products to petrol stations across the country.

Snoop Dogg launches nature show


 The Internet wanted Snoop Dogg as nature commentator, and now it's happening.

A tale of two Brussels


 Every time Haroun Zamouri leaves his house, there's a chance he will be searched. It's getting to him, and when he's finished with university, he's gone.

"Easter-Better days ahead, Buhari assures"


 President Muhammadu Buhari used the occasion of Easter celebrations, yesterday, to reassure Nigerians that his administration will deliver on its change agenda. Buhari explained that this government had not derailed from the promise he made during electioneering campaign, pointing out that, with

Saturday, 26 March 2016

Iraq buries young victims of football pitch bomb carnage

Iraq on Saturday buried the victims, among them many young boys, of a suicide attack that ripped through a trophy ceremony after a local football tournament and killed 32 people.

Wednesday, 23 March 2016

Inside LASU


 Management of the Lagos State University, LASU has suspended 25 students over their failure to appear before the Students Disciplinary Committee (SDC) investigating alleged examination misconducts leveled against them.

Brussels Exposes Airport Security Weakness


 Australia has accused European leaders of failing to protect their citizens from terrorism. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull waded into the debate about protecting borders, blaming lax security across Europe for the attacks.

Tuesday, 22 March 2016

CAN Calls Emergency Meeting over Abduction of Official


 The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has convened an emergency meeting to unravel the circumstances surrounding the abduction of the President of TEKAN/ECWA, one of its Blocs, Rev.

China vaccine scandal: 37 arrested


 Thirty-seven people have been arrested in eastern China over a huge vaccine scandal, state media report. It comes after police in Shandong announced last month they had arrested a mother and her daughter accused of buying and selling vaccines illegally.

Obama appeals for economic revolution in Cuba with call to embrace free market


 Barack Obama urged Cuba to embrace the free market in a landmark speech in Havana that championed economic liberty rather than political reform as the key to unleashing the potential of its people.

Buhari gets kudos over appointment of N-Delta indigenes


 A Niger Delta peace advocacy group, Concerned Progressives for Development and Good Governance, CPDGG, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the appointment of capable and upright indigenes of Niger Delta region into his cabinet.

FG Says to Inject N350Bn to Stimulate Economy


 Federal Government, in anticipation of the approval of the budget, has announced that it is set to pump about N350 billion into the economy in few months in other to revamp it.

Monday, 21 March 2016

Apple unveils smaller iPhone and iPad Pro


 Apple has announced smaller versions of theiPhone and iPad Pro at an event hosted in San Francisco.

The iPhone SE has the same processing and graphics performance o

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