Massive 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Chile

The strong earthquake, measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale, rattled the coast of Chile, some 120 km south-west of the port city of Coquimbo, USGS said.

Striking at a depth of 71.6 km, the epicentre of the earthquake was 54km south-west of Ovalle, whose population is more than 113,000 people.

All Taxis Must Be Air-Conditioned By October - FCTA

The Transport Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has released more guidelines for passenger service (commercial) vehicles, operating within the FCT.

Kayode Opeifa, the Transport Secretary of FCTA, stated this in Abuja on Monday after a meeting with all the Licensed Taxi Operators.

Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, denies media reports claiming she refused paying lawyers that helped recover Abacha loot

Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has denied media reports claiming she has refused to pay lawyers that have helped in the recovery of loots of former military leader, Sani Abacha stashed abroad. Read the statement below

Nigerian Army sets up committee to investigate T.Y Danjuma’s allegations

Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has set up a committee to investigate claims of the Army’s complicity in the clashes between herdsmen and farmers in Taraba State.

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Theophilus Danjuma (retd) last month accused the Nigerian Armed Forces of complicity in the killings in Taraba, Benue and other “riverine states” in the country.

Man Rents Out Wife’s Room, Relocates Her To The Parlour Without Her Knowledge

A middle aged housewife, Umma Bashir, on Tuesday dragged her husband, Ibrahim Bashir, to a Sharia Sourt II at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State for renting out her bedroom without her knowledge.

The complainant told the court that her husband had provided two rooms for her and her two children but decided to rent out the bedroom without her consent.

President Buhari seeks Senate confirmation of 23 NPC members

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate to confirm the appointments of 23 members of the National Population Commission.

In separate letters, which were read by President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, at the plenary on Tuesday, Buhari also sought legislative approval for the appointments of one National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, and two non-judicial practioners as members of the Federal Judicial Service Commission.

Oscar Pistorius' Appeal Bid Dismissed

South Africa's constitutional court has dismissed a bid by the paralympian Oscar Pistorius to appeal against his 13-year murder sentence.

Ex -NSA Dasuki Demands N5bn From Federal Govt For Illegal Detention

Former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), has gone to court to demand for payment of N5bn as "general damages and compensation" from the Department of State Service, DSS, for the alleged violation of his fundamental human rights as enshrined under Sections 34(1), 35(1), (4) & (5), 37 & 41(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).”

Data Misuse: Mark Zuckerberg Apologises

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg met U.S. lawmakers individually on Monday and told Congress in written testimony that the social media network should have done more to prevent itself and its members’ data being misused.

His conciliatory tone precedes two days of congressional hearings where Zuckerberg is set to answer questions about Facebook user data being improperly appropriated by a political consultancy and the role the network played in the U.S. 2016 election.

Nigeria pays $5.08million United Nations annual dues for year 2018

The Federal Government of Nigeria has paid its regular United Nations dues for 2018. Investigations revealed that Nigeria paid $5,080,178 on April 5.

Nigeria will be the 74th out of the 193 member states of the global international organisation to fulfill its financial obligations.

Football star Obafemi Martins undergoes successful surgery in UK (Photo)

Super Eagles striker Obafemi Martins has undergone a successful surgery on his ruptured quadriceps tendon in the United Kingdom.

Obafemi Martins suffered the injury during Shanghai Shenhua’s Asian Champions League game against Kashima Antlers which ended 2-2 in midweek.

Man arrested after incurring N2.5million hotel bills in Lagos

A man identified as Austin Akekuano has reportedly been arrested and arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly issuing an FCMB dud cheque valued at N2.5 million to the management of Capital Unique Afrique Ltd for the payment of the hotel bills he allegedly incurred.

Oil rises to $68.65 as stock market rebounds

Oil prices rose more than two per cent on Monday, supported by a rebound in the stock market as trade war between the United States and China eased.

Brent crude futures rose to settle at 68.65 dollars a barrel. Brent prices gained 2.3 per cent on the day, its largest daily percentage gain since March 21.

Tunisia's Minister Backs Inheritance Equality

Tunisia's religious affairs ministry has said it supports the government's plan to give women equal inheritance rights. Religious Affairs Minister Ahmed Adhoum said his department backed the government, which has angered other religious clerics.

There are two options for those in contention for the presidency in 2019: run, or run away – Femi Adesina writes

In support of President Buhari's decision to run for a second term come 2019, his speical adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has wriiten an article advising opposition to simply run away!

Read his piece below...

FBI raids the office of President Trump's attorney, seize documents relating to pornstar, Stormy Daniels

On Monday, Federal agents raided the offices of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen, who has been under intense public scrutiny for weeks over a $130,000 payment to a porn actress who says she had sex with Trump more than a decade ago.  

The raid on Cohen’s office was done by the U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan and was based at least partly on a referral from special counsel Robert Mueller, according to Cohen’s lawyer, Stephen Ryan.  

78 users in Nigeria instal Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica app

Although 78 Facebook users in Nigeria installed the Cambridge Analytica (CA) app, the potential impact has affected about 271, 469 people in the country, according to the social media platform.

Facebook, yesterday began the process of notifying 87 million users, which it claimed might have had their data shared with the app.

”FG is planning to frame me like they framed Alamieseigha” Governor Nyesom Wike says

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has accused the Federal government of planning to frame him up by planting illegal items on him in any of his trips outside the shores of Nigeria, and have him quizzed and embarrassed by foreign security agencies.

A statement by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media noted that investigations by the Rivers State Governor revealed the Federal Government is using her security agencies to plan the set up anytime the governor travels abroad.

Arsene Wenger: ‘No Need To Buy New Forward In Summer Window’

Arsene Wenger has declared himself happy with Arsenal‘s forward options and says that “there is no need” to bring in any more during the summer window.

The Gunners have twice broken their transfer record to bring in Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon and then Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund over the past eight months.

5 Homosexuals Fight In Lagos After Contracting HIV

There was chaos in Egbe, in the Ikotun area of Lagos State, when some homosexuals allegedly fought one another after contracting the Human Immunodefeciency Virus (HIV).

Punch Metro gathered that one of the men, identified as Ezeugo, infected his first lover with the virus.

Man Kills Brother Over Father’s Burial

A man, Ejiofor Oyiogu, has allegedly stabbed his 47-year-old elder brother, Ekene, to death in the Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State.

The siblings were sons of a popular politician in the area who recently passed on.

A source told Punch correspondent that the siblings had issues over budget for their father’s burial, among other issues.

Drama As Bribe-Seeking SARS Men Keep Lagos Businessman In Toilet

A  businessman, Immanuel Ibe-Anyanwu, created a sensation on Monday after calling for help on Facebook while in the toilet of a Zenith Bank branch at Ago Palace-Way, Okota, Lagos State.

Ibe-Anyanwu claimed that some operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad were waiting outside the bank to extort money from him.

Photos: Army destroys herdsmen militia camps and armed robbers, kidnappers hideouts in Benue and Taraba States

Troops of 72 Special Forces Battalion on Sunday, 8 April, while on patrol within Gbajimba, Kaseyo and Adagu communities in Benue State, destroyed some herdsmen militia camps abandoned by criminals.

One motorcycle was recovered from the camp during the operation.

Seven wounded soldiers in Boko Haram fight flown abroad for treatment

Yesterday, the Nigerian Army in Lagos said seven of its troops wounded-in-action in the North East would be flown abroad for advanced medical treatment.  

The Acting Chief Medical Director, 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Yaba, Brig.-Gen. Adekola Dada, disclosed this while speaking with journalists at the hospital in Lagos.  

Mayor Hamidou Koundaba shot dead in Burkina Faso

Hamidou Koundaba, the Mayor of Koutougou commune, in Burkina Faso’s northern province of Soum was shot and killed on Sunday evening, local media reports.  

The attackers fled the scene after killing him outside his home, reports said.