Two French groups say they have filed a suit against Twitter, YouTube and Facebook for allegedly failing to uphold requirements to delete content deemed racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic or defending terrorism. The lawsuit was filed on Sunday by the Union of Jewish Students of France (UEJF) and SOS-Racisme, the organisations said in a press release.

“The defendants used the potential consequences of the negative reports to coerce the agencies. “They told officials to pay money, promising in return to delete negative reports or not to conduct follow-up reporting,’’ the court said.
Zhang was sentenced to 12 years in prison, while one subordinate was given a six-year jail term.

A 42-year-old school principal, Michael Diekola, who allegedly defrauded his school of N1.2 million, was on Monday docked at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The accused, who lives at 8, Alirat Badejo St., Oke Odo, Abule Egba, a suburb of Lagos, is being tried for fraud and stealing.

Bournemouth announced on Monday that they have offered free coach travel to supporters travelling to Old Trafford for Tuesday’s rearranged final Premier League game against Manchester United.

The federal government has said that there is no alternative to the new policy of deregulation of the price of petrol and appealed to the leadership of labour unions and all Nigerians for understanding, as the current hardship would not last long.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has hailed the nation’s founding fathers for laying the foundation for the development of the country, saying their legacies will continue to remain an inspiration.

THE Concerned Ijaw Transformation Ambassadors (CITA) has said that Bola Tinubu, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Pastor Tunde
Bakare, Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon, John Oyegun and the leadership and members of the Save Nigeria Group to tender an unreserved apology to former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan over the sinister role they played when he announced the removal of fuel subsidy on the 1st of January, 2012.

MEMBERS of the House of Representatives on Monday started its special plenary on fuel price hike and removal of fuel subsidy on a rowdy note.

At about 12.15pm the speaker Yakubu Dogara immediately after prayers read the proceedings of the previous sitting and moved for the admittance of Minister of State, Petroleum Resources,Dr Ibe Kachikwu, into the chamber but No! No!! No!!! rented the air.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, filed an amended 34-count criminal charge against the former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu.

WIFE of popular comedian in Rivers state, Mrs Chime Mike Ogbolosingha has been kidnapped in Obio Akpor local government area of the state.