The Nigerian Army says it is committed to working with the United Nations and other humanitarian organisations to ensure safe return of Internally Displaced Persons to their communities in the North-East. Brig.-Gen. Uwem Obassey, Acting Commander, Sector 3 Operation Lafiya…
Malaysian ex-spy chief detained over theft of poll funds (ST)
A controversial Malaysian former spy chief was remanded in custody on Wednesday (Aug 29) over the alleged theft of funds intended to be used for a historic general election in May. Hasanah Abdul Hamid, the ex-head of Malaysia’s External Intelligence…
Government proposes energy drinks ban for children (BBC)
The sale of energy drinks could be banned in England to anybody under 18, amid fears they are damaging children’s health, the prime minister has said. The government has launched a public consultation on its plans to make it illegal…
Govt moves to ensure energy security in Lagos (Lagos)
The Lagos State Government says its agency, the Ibile Oil and Gas Corporation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a major oil company, Petrolex Oil and Gas, to ensure energy security in the state. The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral…
This 28-year-old college dropout made the world’s best smartphone (Businessinsider)
Early on, Carl Pei understood that China, consumer tech, and e-commerce would change the world. During a visit to China as a teenager, Pei discovered things that would eventually draw him into the booming world of consumer tech. Before he’d…
‘No-one knows the f***ing rules,’ fumes Andy Murray during US Open loss (Scotsman)
Andy Murray suggested opponent Fernando Verdasco was lying after a row over illicit coaching erupted following their second-round clash at the US Open. The high temperatures and humidity in New York this week led tournament organisers to introduce a new…
Israel PM Netanyahu gives nuclear warning (9News)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has used a visit to a secretive Israeli atomic reactor to warn the country’s enemies that it has the means to destroy them, in what appeared to be a veiled reference to its assumed nuclear arsenal.…
ACF tasks Buhari to ensure Leah Sharibu’s safe release (Guardian)
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari and concerned Nigerians to ensure that Dapchi School girl, Leah Sharibu, is released unhurt.In a statement, ACF national publicity secretary, Alhaji Muhammadu Biu, noted that while majority of the kidnapped girls…
Flood hits 8 local government areas in Kano state (Guardian)
Kano State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency (SERERA) says it has dispatched personnel to eight local government areas of the state recently affected by flood to assessing the damage caused by the disaster in the areas. The Executive Secretary of…
Ekiti poll tribunal: Fayemi, APC hire 35 lawyers for defence (SUN)
Ekiti State governor-elect, Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday, filed his defence to the petition by the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the state Deputy Governor, Prof. Kolapo Olusola Eleka. In the 2,558-page defence with over 3,000 documents as…
