Day: December 13, 2017

Police sergeant killed as gunmen break into EFCC chief Ibrahim Magu’s house

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A police sergeant attached to Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was reportedly killed on Tuesday after some gunmen broke into the house of the anti-graft czar in Abuja. According to the Nation, the tragic incident occurred around 10pm. The attackers were said to have stormed the house located in the Karshi area of the federal capital territory (FCT), opening fire on the policemen there. The police also returned with fire but it is not clear if some of the gunmen were killed or…

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Ex-Facebook executive bans his kids from using it, says app is ripping society apart

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A former Facebook executive has admitted that he bans his children from using the site – saying he feels ‘tremendous guilt’ for his part in creating the service now used by billions of people. Chamath Palihapitiya, former vice president for user growth, said, “We have created tools that are ripping apart the social fabric of how society works.” He had particularly harsh words for tools such as Facebook’s ‘Like’ button, saying that social media was leaving users “vacant and empty.” He was speaking at a Stanford Graduate School of Business…

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Liberia fixes run-off election on Dec. 26

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Former soccer star George Weah faces Vice-President Joseph Boakai as Liberia holds a delayed presidential run-off vote on Dec. 26, the electoral commission chief Jerome Korkoya, says. The poll was held up for several weeks by a court challenge by Charles Brumskine, who came third in round one. The winner replaces Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as president in what will be, if it goes smoothly, Liberia’s first peaceful handover of power in 70 years. The Supreme Court on Dec. 7, dismissed a complaint from third-place finisher Brumskine’s Liberty Party, which had said…

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Toyin Saraki named Universal Health Global Champion

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The Founder and President of Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), Mrs Toyin Saraki has been named Global Champion of Universal Health Coverage. Mrs Saraki, whose husband is the President of the Nigerian Senate was given the recognition at the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Forum which convened in Tokyo. The Forum which brings together over 300 high-level policymakers, including heads of state and ministers of health and finance, recognised Saraki for her roles in advancing health services in Nigeria, especially for women and children. UHC is defined as people and communities being…

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Tailor bags 6 months imprisonment for stabbing man

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A main market Magistrates’ court, at Lugard road, Jos on Wednesday sentenced one Zubairu Dauda, a tailor, to six months imprisonment for stabbing one Usman Mohammed. The Presiding Magistrate, Jovita Binjin, sentenced Dauda after he pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of causing grievous hurt. Binjin, however, gave the convict, who resides at Nassarawa Gwong, Jos, an option of N10, 000 fine. Earlier, the prosecutor, Cpl. Ezra Ishaya, told the court that, one Mohammed Ubale, a resident of Rikkos in Jos, reported the case at Nassarawa Gwong Police Station on…

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