DATA BASE · POLITICS

E-REGISTRATION: NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE TO CAPTURE “FOREIGN” FULANI

Cross River State Comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Barr. James Okey Ezugwu has disclosed that all non Nigerian Fulani will be captured in the current NIS e-registration exercise going on in the 18 local government areas of the State. Speaking in Calabar during breakfast meeting with newsmen on Monday, he said, “Fulani who… Continue reading E-REGISTRATION: NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE TO CAPTURE “FOREIGN” FULANI

POLITICS

OBASANJO DOES NOT MEAN WELL FOR NIGERIA_MIYETTI ALLAH

Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a Fulani group, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to arrest former president Olusegun Obasanjo as soon as possible over of his controversial open letter. According to the Secretary of the organization, Alhassa Saleh, who made this call while fielding questions from journalists, he said the former president doesn’t mean well… Continue reading OBASANJO DOES NOT MEAN WELL FOR NIGERIA_MIYETTI ALLAH

TECHNOLOGY · WORLD NEWS

PRIVACY VIOLATIONS: FACEBOOK FACES LIKELY SANCTIONS

Trouble may be looming for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg who might be in serious financial difficulty if the U.S. government makes good its threat . The U.S government threatens to impose a fine of about five billion dollars against Facebook over privacy violations. According to reports, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has voted approving for the… Continue reading PRIVACY VIOLATIONS: FACEBOOK FACES LIKELY SANCTIONS

TECHNOLOGY · WORLD NEWS

GERMAN BANKS TO STOP USING SMS TO DELIVER SECOND AUTHENTICATION/ VERIFICATION FACTOR

German banks are moving away from SMS-based customer authentication and transaction verification (called mTAN or SMS-TAN), as the method is deemed to be too insecure. According to German business news outfit Handelsblatt, a number banks – whether private, co-operative or public – have either stopped offering the option or are planning to remove it by the… Continue reading GERMAN BANKS TO STOP USING SMS TO DELIVER SECOND AUTHENTICATION/ VERIFICATION FACTOR

POLITICS

VISA FREE STATUS TO SA: GHANA PICKED AHEAD OF NIGERIA

South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has added Ghana to a list of seven countries whose nationals will be permitted to enter South Africa visa-free. Despite the huge volume of trade between Nigeria and South Africa, Nigeria haa been denied visa free status while Ghana is the latest country to be granted a visa-free status… Continue reading VISA FREE STATUS TO SA: GHANA PICKED AHEAD OF NIGERIA

POLITICS

KOGI GUBER 2019: BELLO FORMALLY EXPRESS INTEREST

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has purchased the APC governorship nomination and expression of interest form for the forthcoming 2019 election. It costs N22,500,000 (Twenty Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira Only). Details shortly

Judiciary

LEGAL YEAR ENDS FOR FEDERAL HIGH COURT

Federal High Courts in Nigeria, on Monday, July 8, commenced the annual long vacation for the year 2019. In a circular signed by the Federal High Court, Lagos, chief registrar, Emmanuel Gako, the 2019 long vacation would commence on July 8 and end on September 13, while normal court activities were expected to resume on… Continue reading LEGAL YEAR ENDS FOR FEDERAL HIGH COURT

DISASTER · WORLD NEWS

UN CALLS FOR INQUIRY INTO LIBYA DETENTION CAMP BOMBING

The United Nations has called for an independent inquiry into the bombing of a Libyan migrant detention centre that left at least 44 dead and more than 130 severely injured, describing the attack as “a war crime and odious bloody carnage”. The detention centre east of Tripoli was housing more than 610 people when it… Continue reading UN CALLS FOR INQUIRY INTO LIBYA DETENTION CAMP BOMBING

DISASTER

IJEGUN PIPELINE FIRE: LASEMA, NSDC, RED CROSS AND OTHER AGENCIES STILL BATTLE TO PUT OUT FIRE

Efforts by various stakeholders to put the fire out and manage the situation is still ongoing, as the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Red Cross, the Nigerian army are battling to put out the fire. The fire which started by 05:25hrs at Ijegun is still strong. The smoke can be seen from areas as… Continue reading IJEGUN PIPELINE FIRE: LASEMA, NSDC, RED CROSS AND OTHER AGENCIES STILL BATTLE TO PUT OUT FIRE