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Daily Archives: January 18, 2017

Microsoft

Microsoft Warns Users Against The Use Of Windows 7

Microsoft yesterday encouraged business users to make the switch to a newer version of the operating system, claiming Windows 7 is no longer “fit” to be used in businesses. Th firm said Windows 7 “does not meet the requirements of [...]

January 18, 2017 Technology
Many Die As Air Force Jet Bombs IDPs Camp In Error

Many Die As Air Force Jet Bombs IDPs Camp In Error

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jet targeting Boko Haram members, yesterday killed scores and injured many more after firing into an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp. The accidental strike occured in Rann, Kala/Bage Local Government Area in the northern [...]

January 18, 2017 Military
Mr. Mohammed Abdulkadir

Director, Three Others Abducted In Sokoto

The Commissioner of Police in Sokoto State, Mr. Mohammed Abdulkadir, has confirmed the abduction of the Director of Finance, Isa local government area and three others in the state. Abdulkadir told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on [...]

January 18, 2017 Government and politics
BREAKING: 52 Civilians Killed As Nigerian Military Jet Drops Bomb On IDP Camp

BREAKING: 52 Civilians Killed As Nigerian Military Jet Drops Bomb On IDP Camp

Dozens of civilians have been killed on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 during an airstrike by military troops, initially targeted at Boko Haram location, but landed in a Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camp in Borno State. The Rann IDP camp is [...]

January 18, 2017 What the papers say
5 REAL (And Absolutely Shocking) Reasons Men Hire Prostitutes

5 REAL (And Absolutely Shocking) Reasons Men Hire Prostitutes

Why do men hire prostitutes? It’s a lot simpler than you think. If you asked all your male friends if they’ve ever hired a prostitute, you might be surprised by their honest answer. A recent survey discovered that 15 percent of [...]

January 18, 2017 What the papers say
Sit-tight Jammeh Declares 90-Day State Of Emergency In Gambia

Sit-tight Jammeh Declares 90-Day State Of Emergency In Gambia

Embattled President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia has declared a 90-day state of emergency in the West African country, BBC reports. This move, one of a series of desperate attempts to retain power, comes on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, about 24 hours to the [...]

January 18, 2017 What the papers say
How VP, Babachir Lawal Sacked Female Executive In NDPHC Without Due Process

How VP, Babachir Lawal Sacked Female Executive In NDPHC Without Due Process

The seeming absence of due process in the current administration has again come to the fore as the office of vice president and secretary to the government of the federation have been fingered in wrongful disengagement of Maryam Danna, a [...]

January 18, 2017 What the papers say
Former Footballer, Mohamed Aboutrika, Added To Terror List

Former Footballer, Mohamed Aboutrika, Added To Terror List

Egypt has added ex-football star Mohamed Aboutrika to a terror list for his alleged links with the banned Muslim Brotherhood, his lawyer says. Mr Aboutrika is accused of financially supporting the Brotherhood, which Egypt considers a terrorist organisation. In 2012, [...]

January 18, 2017 What the papers say
Nigerian Navy Intervenes And Protects Fulani Herdsmen From Reprisal Attack

Nigerian Navy Intervenes And Protects Fulani Herdsmen From Reprisal Attack

The timely intervention by officers of the Nigerian Navy averted a bloody clash between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in Okoti village in Odoekpe, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The News Agency of Nigeria learnt that the rumoured killing [...]

January 18, 2017 What the papers say
Son Of Gambia’s President-Elect Adama Barrow Dies Following Dog Bite

Son Of Gambia’s President-Elect Adama Barrow Dies Following Dog Bite

The eight-year-old son of Gambian President-elect Adama Barrow died on Sunday, January 15, 2017 after being bitten by a dog. Habibou Barrow, born in 2010, reportedly died on the way to the hospital in Manjai near Banjul. He was buried [...]

January 18, 2017 What the papers say

Femi Fani-Kayode Visits ‘God’s Endtime General’, Bishop David Oyedepo (SNAPSHOT)

Femi Fani-Kayode, a former aviation minister and thought leader in Nigeria, on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 visited the president and presiding bishop of Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo. According to a Facebook update by Chief [...]

January 18, 2017 What the papers say
Gambia: US Tells President Jammeh To ‘Leave Power Now’

Gambia: US Tells President Jammeh To ‘Leave Power Now’

The United States has warned the embattled President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia, saying he is losing opportunities to peacefully handover to President-elect Adama Barrow and avoid the consequences of his actions. Jammeh’s tenure ends tomorrow 19 January, the same [...]

January 18, 2017 What the papers say
‘Tragic Bombing Not True Reflection of NAF’s Professionalism’ – Lai Mohammed

‘Tragic Bombing Not True Reflection of NAF’s Professionalism’ – Lai Mohammed

Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture, has described as utterly tragic the accidental bombing of a civilian community in Rann, Borno State, by a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jet, causing deaths of 52 civilians and 120 injuries. In [...]

January 18, 2017 What the papers say