Day: March 25, 2018

NNPC laments high rate of pipeline vandalism in South-East

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has lamented the high rate of pipeline vandalisation witnessed in the south-eastern part of the country. A Statement issued by the Corporation’s spokesman, Mr Ndu Ughamadu on Sunday in Abuja also stated that more than 50 per cent of petroleum products pumped through the Aba-Enugu pipeline network were mostly stolen. According to the statement, Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mr. Maikanti Baru, noted this during a visit to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State. He said that d that at some point, about…

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Report: Facebook collecting call history, SMS data from Android devices

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Facebook has been collecting call records and SMS data from Android devices for years. Several Twitter users have reported finding months or years of call history data in their downloadable Facebook data file. A number of Facebook users have been spooked by the recent Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal, prompting them to download all the data that Facebook stores on their account. The results have been alarming for some. “Oh wow my deleted Facebook Zip file contains info on every single phone cellphone call and text I made for about a…

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Speed Darlington Blasts Davido, Says He’s Not That Rich

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For a while now, Speed Darlington has been attacking Davido.. In a recent rant he posted on His Instagram earlier today, he’s called out David.. Speedy says Davido’s followers should stop “worshiping”.. He wrote on the gram: “This guy always announcing *30 Billion* for the account. But never mention naira. Slow people think his talking dollars which means his richer than TRUMP? Yeah right. Anyways, look at this picture you will see a white person there between the 2 red dots. Which means there are other passengers onboard too. Dose…

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Herdsmen killings: Nigerians reacts to TY Danjuma’s ‘defend yourselves’ call

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Nigerians have reacted to a statement credited to former Minister for Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma urging Nigerians to defend themselves against herdsmen. Danjuma, while speaking on Saturday at the maiden convocation ceremony of Taraba State University in Jalingo, advised citizens to rise against ethnic cleansing. Some Nigerians have applauded Danjuma for speaking out against the killings. However, others have condemned the former general and accused him of killing Nigerians during Olusegun Obasanjo’s regime. Here are some comments gathered by DAILY POST: @Femiakandetvc “When Gen. TY Danjuma warns against a systematic ethnic…

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Grace Mugabe under probe for ivory smuggling

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Zimbabwean police are investigating former ruler Robert Mugabe’s wife Grace, accused of smuggling ivory worth millions to underground foreign markets, a state-owned weekly reported Sunday. The Sunday Mail said investigators from the parks and wildlife authority handed documents to police showing that the former first lady “spirited large consignments of ivory to China, the United Arab Emirates and the United States among other destinations.” Police spokeswoman Charity Charamba confirmed receiving a report but declined to elaborate when questioned by AFP. The Sunday Mail said the report accused Grace Mugabe of…

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Flying Eagles land in Alexandria for Egypt friendlies

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Nigeria U-20s the Flying Eagles have touched down in the city of Alexandria, Egypt for friendly games against their Egyptian counterparts. The players and their officials left the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja on Saturday for Cairo for the games that are meant to prepare the team for the 2019 Africa U-20 Nations Cup qualifiers. The Flying Eagles will take on the Junior Pharaohs in the first game on Tuesday and then face same opponents two days later. Both matches will be played in Alexandria. “Our #FlyingEagles have arrived in…

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Danjuma Asks Nigerians To Defend Themselves Against Killers, Says ‘Armed Forces Not Neutral’

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Theophilus Danjuma, a former minister of defence, has asked Nigerians to defend themselves against killers. Danajuma said this on Saturday while speaking at the maiden convocation of Taraba State University. He said the army and other security agencies colluded with killers to attack Nigerians. The retired general accused the army of “bias”, saying it has failed in its responsibility of securing the country from attacks. “The armed forces are not neutral. They collude with the armed bandits. They kill people, kill Nigerians. They facilitate their movements, they cover them,” Danjuma…

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Man gets life in jail for impregnating own daughter

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An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced a man, Lucky Ayosin, to life imprisonment for serially raping his own daughter who later gave birth to a baby girl for him. Ayosin was also sentenced to ten years imprisonment for attempting to murder the victim’s elder brother, Ilesanmi Ayosin, who caught him while having sex with his younger sister. Justice John Adeyeye in arriving at the verdict held that the prosecution has proved the case beyond the reasonable doubt by the evidence made available to the court. The…

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