Day: June 9, 2017

How DSS, Army, Others Collected From Dieziani’s $115m Bribe – EFCC

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday alleged that some individuals and public officials collected a bribe from former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke, to influence the 2015 general elections. A document tendered by the anti-graft agency before the Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday, stated that the Resident Assistant Inspector-General of Police in Kwara State at the time received N1m cash. It said the Commissioner of Police in Kwara State at the time received N10m cash while the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge…

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UN reacts to Arewa group’s threat against Igbos

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The United Nations has called on different ethnic tribes and groups in Nigeria to be more tolerant to ensure unity and peace in the country. The UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, said this in a statement Thursday. Kallon noted with concern media reports of an ultimatum issued by northern youth groups calling for all Igbo people to leave Northern Nigeria by October 1. He noted the ultimatum followed a sit-down-strike observed in the five states in South East Nigeria on May 30, purportedly meant to commemorate the 50th…

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Microsoft agrees to buy US-Israeli cyber-security firm Hexadite

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Microsoft agreed to acquire Hexadite, a US-Israeli provider of technology Microsoft would pay $100 million for Hexadite Hexadite says its technology increases productivity and reduces costs Microsoft said on Thursday it has agreed to acquire Hexadite, a US-Israeli provider of technology to automate responses to cyber-attacks. Financial terms were not disclosed. In May, Israeli financial news website Calcalist said Microsoft would pay $100 million (roughly Rs. 643 crores) for Hexadite, which is headquartered in Boston with its research and development centre in Israel. Hexadite says its technology increases productivity and reduces…

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3 things you should know about cloud computing right now

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It is no understatement to say that public cloud computing is revolutionizing how technology is used. Executives from the top three public cloud providers—Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform—spoke at the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit in Bellevue, Wash. this week. Here are three lessons you need to learn now: Managing partnerships is critical—and hard Microsoft (MSFT, -0.61%) and Amazon are courting major software companies to run their operations on their respective clouds, and many—Tableau (DATA, +2.05%), Salesforce (CRM, -0.15%), Workday (WDAY, +0.33%)—are doing so. “We want to…

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Niger Delta group targets 2018 for creation of independent country

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In reaction to the threat issued by Arewa Youths to Igbos to vacate the 19 Northern states of Nigeria by October 1 this year, another group from the Niger Delta region known as Rondel Solidarity Movement (RSM) has set 2018 as target for the creation of an independent state to be known as the Region of Niger Delta (Rondel). In a statement issued on Thursday, Efe Edet-Tamuno, Spokesman for the group stated that  “We the people of the Region of the Niger Delta (Rondel), represented by members of Rondel Solidarity Movement…

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Arab crisis worsens as Qataris, allies enter Saudi terror list

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Saudi Arabia and three other Arab nations which cut ties with Qatar this week over its alleged support of terrorism have designated dozens of people with alleged links to Qatar as terrorists, deepening a row that threatens the region’s stability. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain said in a statement published by the Saudi news agency that 59 people, including Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader Yousef al-Qaradawi, and 12 entities, among them Qatari-funded charities Qatar Charity and Eid Charity, were named. The announcement increases pressure on Qatar…

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UK election: Labour leader Corbyn asks May to quit

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British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said it was time for Prime Minister Theresa May to stand down after election results indicated she had lost votes, support and the confidence of voters. “This election was called in order for the prime minister to gain a large majority in order for her to assert her authority,” he said in London. “If there is a message from tonight’s results, it’s this: the Prime Minister called this election because she wanted a mandate,” Corbyn said. “Well the mandate she’s got is lost Conservative seats,…

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Osinbajo lands in Maiduguri, ignores Boko Haram scare

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Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday in Maiduguri inaugurated the distribution of 30,000 metric tonnes of cereal to victims of Boko Haram insurgency under the Federal Government Emergency Food Intervention for the North East. Osinbajo said the distribution of the food items would be made quarterly in all states in the North East. He arrived Maiduguri hours after some three Boko Haram bombers killed themselves and some of their gunmen engaged Nigerian military on the outskirts of the city. Fifteen persons died in the shootout. Osinbajo told his audience: “I…

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Worst Cholera outbreaks around the world

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Cholera, which has killed 789 and infected 100,000 in war-ravaged Yemen since the end of April, is a water-borne disease which goes hand in hand with poverty. Here are the worst outbreaks around the world in the past ten years: – Haiti: most virulent outbreak – The most virulent outbreak in modern times was in Haiti, where more than 9,500 people have died and more than 800,000 been infected since the epidemic broke out in October 2010. The disease was introduced by infected Nepalese UN peacekeepers who were sent there…

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