Pointek announces BBNaija star Ozoemena Chukwu as new brand ambassador
Pointek, Nigeria’s leading retail store for technology products, has unveiled Big Brother Nigeria star and radio personality, Ozoemena ‘Ozo’ Chukwu as its new brand ambassador. The partnership was announced by the Managing Director, Pointek, Emeka Oguchi, during an interactive hybrid launch event at the company’s headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos. Under the agreement, the reality television […]
Court sentences ‘yahoo boy’ to 1 year imprisonment for defrauding trader N300,000
A Kaduna State High Court on Wednesday, sentenced Francis Emmanuel, an internet fraudster to one year imprisonment for defrauding a trader of N300,000 Delivering judgment, Justice M.T.M Aliyu, also ordered the convict to pay restitution of N300,000 to the nominal complainant, Julius David. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna Zonal Office, charged Emmanuel with […]
Buhari, Ministers honour Tony Momoh, ex Agriculture Minister Alfa Wali
President Muhammadu Buhari and members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday observed a minute silence in honour of two former Ministers, Prince Tony Momoh and Alfa Wali, a former Minister of Agriculture, who died recently. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minute silence was observed shortly before the commencement of […]
Again, DSS warns against plans to cause ethnic, religious violence
The Department of State Services (DSS) has again warned against plans by some persons and groups to exploit some fault lines to cause ethno-religious violence in some parts of the country. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of […]
Igboho vs Ooni: Forgive him for this slip, Fani-Kayode begs Ooni
A former Aviation minister and chieftain of the PDP, Chief Olufemi Fani-Kayode has waded into the face-off between Ooni and self-acclaimed Yoruba rights activists, Chief Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho.
12 police officers arrested in Mexico after discovering 19 corpses
Twelve police officers have been arrested in Mexico following the discovery of 19 charred corpses near the U.S. border, Tamaulipas Attorney General, Irving Barrios, said on Tuesday. The Tamaulipas state police are accused of murder, abuse of power and making false statements. The bodies were discovered on Jan. 22 in a burned-out pickup truck next […]
Myanmar’s military plan to charge detained leader, Aung with treason – Reports
Myanmar’s new military leaders are reportedly planning to charge detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi with treason, according to numerous reports in social media on Wednesday. Suu Kyi was detained in the capital Naypyitaw along with President Win Myint and other members of the government during early morning raids on Monday. The military then […]
Levels of torture remain high in Afghan state detention centres – UN
Torture and ill-treatment of terrorism-related detainees remain high in Afghan government-run detention centres, the United Nations (UN) Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in a report on Wednesday. The report included interviews with 656 detainees in 24 Afghan provinces, the majority of whom told the UNAMA team they were beaten, kicked, suffocated, not introduced to lawyers […]
5 men in court for allegedly smoking hemp, fighting in public
Five men on Wednesday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun for allegedly smoking hemp in public. The police charged Popoola Idris, 21; Efikioyha Tunwemi,26; Akanji Jimoh,30; Omodewu Monday,36 and Akinwandi Nureni,28, whose addresses were not provided with two count of conspiracy, constituting nuisance and smoking hemp in public. The prosecution counsel, Insp Emmanuel […]
Failure to Launch – Common security mistakes PHP developers do and how to rectify them
PHP is one of the most sophisticated and easy programming languages in the world. It’s very easy to build custom applications and websites with it, which is why it’s so used around the world. But many developers have criticized PHP for its inability to secure applications. In fact, there are a lot of PHP based software […]
Access Bank partners American Express to broaden card usage
Access Bank Plc has partnered American Express to broaden the acceptance and usage of American Express cards in the country. Mr Robert Giles, Senior Banking Advisor Retail Banking, Access Bank, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Giles said the partnership would enable American Express Card holders use their cards at a […]
