Amid growing concern over press freedom, Nigeria yet again recorded a fall on the international press freedom index on Wednesday. According to the Press Freedom Index, released Wednesday by Reporters…
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Thailand Mother Watched daughter’s Murder On Facebook Live
by Arinze Ago April 27, 2017Jiranuch Trirat, 22 (center) holds on to a female monk’s hand as holy water is poured for her slain 11-month old daughter Natalie at a temple in Phuket on April…
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Fed govt to adopt five year strategy plan against corruption – Malami
by Arinze Ago April 27, 2017The Federal Government is adopting a five-year strategy plan to combat corruption and corrupt tendencies in the country to the barest minimum. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of…
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Again, 2017 budget is missing; Senate blames the Nigeria Police for its disappearance
by Reporter April 27, 2017The Senate, on Wednesday, disclosed that the 2017 budget is missing and alleged that the Nigeria Police stole the documents needed to pass the 2017 budget. The allegations were…
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Google has kickstarted moves to make sweeping change to the algorithm behind its powerful search engine so that purported “fake news” does not appear at the top of search results.…
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Instagram passes 700 million users, up 17% in 4 months
by Arinze Ago April 26, 2017Instagram has just announced that it now has 700 million users, representing a pretty impressive growth spurt from the 600 million it announced just four months ago. For additional context,…
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CNN’s Richard Quest Spotted Jogging On Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge With Mo Abudu [Photo]
by Arinze Ago April 26, 2017Popular CNN analyst and journalist, Richard Quest is presently in Nigeria and he seems to be having a swell time. The popular journalist was spotted on Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge where…
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Retired Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, has said the old culture of double payment to beneficiaries in training is against the Federal Government’s rules and has been discontinued.…
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Nelson Mandela Foundation slams Ayanda Mabulu’s new painting + Other Reactions {Photo}
by Arinze Ago April 22, 2017Controversial artist Ayanda Mabulu’s latest painting has left a bad taste in many mouths, with the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) calling the artwork “distasteful” “The Foundation would like to express that…
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An estimated 325 million people are living with hepatitis B or C and few are aware of their condition, with death tolls from the viruses rising, the UN said Friday.…