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TECNO’s next CAMON devices to flaunt superlative cameras and curved edge display

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TECNO Camon lines of smartphones are known for their photography prowess and with the successes recorded by previous Camon devices, it is suffice to say that TECNO Camon smartphones are one of the best camera centric devices in Africa. The Camon CM was launched recently as TECNO’s first full view smartphone but from the specs and features point of view, it does not offer significant upgrade to the Camon CX that was launched last year. Rumours are already flying around that the mobile phone giant is working towards launching yet…

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PDP, CNM react to Obasanjo’s opposition to Buhari’s re-election

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has backed former President, Olusegun Obasanjo’s opposition to the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari. National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, said that the PDP was not surprised at Obasanjo’s criticisms of the President. “President Obasanjo spoke the minds of Nigerians on the performance of President Buhari. We all know that the President has not done well. It is clear that the ruling party and the Presidency are asleep and do not know what to do with power”, he told Punch. “The President has no…

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Senator Mustapha Bukar passes on after illness

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Chairman of the Senate Committee on Capital market, Sen. Mustapha Bukar, of the All Progressives Congress from Katsina State, is dead. Sen. Bukar, who was Madawakin Daura, died around 10.00a.m. on Wednesday, following an illness. He was born on December 31, 1954 in Daura and was a first timer at the Senate. A source close to the Senate President Bukola Saraki, confirmed the death of the lawmaker via telephone. The source said the deceased would be buried in Daura, same Wednesday, according to Islamic injunction. Sen. Bukar died less than…

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Cristiano Ronaldo thanks Juventus fans for ovation

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Cristiano Ronaldo thanked Juventus supporters for applauding his stunning overhead goal in Real Madrid’s 3-0 victory in the Champions League. Two-time reigning champions Madrid put one foot in the semi-finals thanks to Ronaldo, who scored twice in a memorable first-leg performance against 10-man Juve on Tuesday. Having opened the scoring inside three minutes, Ronaldo was at it again with an unforgettable bicycle kick in the second half as the five-time Ballon d’Or winner earned a standing ovation in Turin. “It was an unbelievable moment,” the 33-year-old Portuguese superstar told UEFA.com.…

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Runtown may be arrested over sex tape

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There are indications that Nigerian musician, Douglas Jack Agu, aka Runtown, may be arrested for an alleged blackmail. After being slammed a Federal High Court injunction restraining him from performing and recording, a sex tape of the singer emerged on social media last week. His record company, Eric Many, was alleged to be the sponsor of the video. In a statement made available to Punch, however, Eric Many said preliminary findings had revealed that the released sex tape and Whatsapp chat purportedly leaked by Runtown’s label was totally fake and…

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Lassa fever: Hold President Buhari responsible for Abia doctor’s death – PDP

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Nigerians to hold President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government directly responsible for the avoidable and painful death of Dr. Ndukwu Chizaram of the Federal Medical Center, Umuahia, Abia state. The party said the promising and patriotic medical practitioner had to pay the supreme price over avoidable exposure to Lassa fever, because of the low premium the APC administration placed on the lives of Nigerians and the health sector in particular. The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Tuesday,…

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Nigerian women urged to embrace e-commerce to expand businesses

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Mr Ahmed Kagara, the South West Regional Head of Bank of Industry (BoI) Nigeria, on Tuesday advised Nigerian women entrepreneurs to embrace e-commerce to grow their businesses. Kagara, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, on the sideline of the three-day 1st South West Regional E-Commerce Summit and Expo. He said that women entrepreneurs in the country should make use of e-commerce facilities to be in line with best global practices in business. He said that e-commerce was vital for the development…

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Zuckerberg urged to quit Facebook board

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Mark Zuckerberg the founder of Facebook  should quit from the Facebook board to protect user privacy said investor Scott Stringer. Stringer oversees New York City’s pension fund investments with an almost 1billion dollars  stake in the social media platform. The financial officer said an independent chairman for the board was needed to ensure privacy safeguards after revelations that data was harvested from more than 50 million Facebook accounts by Cambridge Analytica. Earlier, the Facebook CEO defended his leadership following criticism from Apple’s Tim Cook. Mark Zuckerberg said that Cook’s suggestion that his company did not care about…

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Donald Trump says he will use military to protect US border

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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would use U.S. military forces to protect the nation’s southern border with Mexico until there is a border wall and “proper security’’ in place. “We are going to be doing things militarily,” Trump said at the White House, adding he had discussed the idea with U.S. Defence Secretary, Jim Mattis. “Until we can have a wall and proper security we’re going to be guarding our border with the military. That’s a big step,” he said. “We cannot have people flowing into our country…

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13-year-old boy hangs self in Gombe

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A 13-year-old son of a policeman is suspected to have hanged himself in Gombe, the police said on Tuesday. DSP Mary Malum, the Police Public Relations Officer in Gombe State, said the boy, identified as Muhammadu Al-amin, was found hanging in his room. Malum said that about 4 p.m. on Monday, the father, Insp. Abdu Manu attached to Criminal Investigation Bureau of Pantami Division, received a phone call from his wife that their 13-year-old son had been found dead in his room. She said the father reported that the boy…

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