Be responsible citizens online, panel tasks new media professionals
THE Nigerian communications Commission, Ncc, last week, assembled a group of technocrats and professionals from the media, legal, public relations disciplines to X-ray and highlight very important aspects of the newly promulgated Cybercrime Act, in order to guide the teeming population of youths and other citizens who literarily live on the net, on how to live a purposeful life online.
Court discharges man after 8 years in prison custody over alleged armed robbery
An Enugu High Court on Tuesday discharged one Emeka Arum after he spent eight years in prison custody.
Ooni Charges Afenifere to work for Yoruba’s unity, progress
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has charged the leadership of the pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere to give priority to the progress of Yoruba land irrespective of their individual political differences.
Customs official decries lack of transparency at Nigerian ports
Mr Willy Egbudin, the Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Command, says lack of transparency is the bane of effective cargo clearance at Nigerian ports
Amokachi leads black coaches in from the cold
A black footballer’s road to the top coaching positions in Europe can be rocky — or icy, if you are former Everton and Nigeria striker Daniel Amokachi.
Unbeaten record in sight for unstoppable Barca
European champions Barcelona can set a new record for consecutive games unbeaten when they travel to lowly Rayo Vallecano on Thursday aiming to tighten their grip on the La Liga title.
Pochettino dismisses Spurs ‘favourites’ tag
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino on Tuesday laughed off Leicester City counterpart Claudio Ranieri’s claim that his team are the favourites for the Premier League title.
Return of N12m by Airport Cleaner: Mbisiogu enjoins corporate bodies to reward honesty
While enjoining other corporate bodies, individuals and government in honoring Ms. Josephine Ugwu, the female cleaner who returned the sum of N12 million which she found while cleaning a toilet at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, the chairman Blue Diamond Group, and President, UZOTEX Foundation, Mr. Festus Uzoma Mbisiogu, who presented a letter of commendation and undisclosed amount of money to Ms. Josephine Ugwu for her act of honesty and patriotism has urged Nigerians to maintain the spirit of oneness.
Who is Nigeria’s best rapper?
The growth of Hip Hop culture, specifically its subgenre, ‘Rap’ in the Nigeria entertainment sphere has been an amazing story so far.
Police arrest Facebook executive in row over police access to data
Brazilian police arrested the vice president of Facebook for Latin America on Tuesday after the social media giant refused access to data the authorities said was important to a criminal probe.
Abuja residents shun ‘No Banking Day’
Abuja residents had yesterday shunned the ‘No Banking Day’ protest against what other Nigerians termed exorbitant deductions by banks, among other reasons. Some of the banks visited by Vanguard yesterday afternoon, observed the usual queues inside the banking halls, such as UBA, Zenith, Eco, FCMB, Diamond and Union banks who opened and had their normal banking activities.
