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A security flaw in WhatsApp, one of the most popular messaging apps in the world, allowed sophisticated attackers to install spyware on phones, the company said Tuesday, in the latest trouble for its parent- Facebook. The vulnerability — first reported the Financial Times and fixed in the latest WhatsApp update — allowed hackers to insert malicious software on phones by calling the target using the app, which is used by 1.5 billion people around the world. The FT cited a spyware dealer as saying the tool was developed by a shadowy Israel-based firm called the NSO Group, which has been…

Owing to long battle with mental problem, a first class final-year English and Literary studies student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has taken his life. Chukwuemeka Akachi, who was a 400-level student of the university died on Monday. Mr Ebere Amaraizu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Enugu state, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Tuesday, describing it as “pathetic and unfortunate.” Amaraizu said: “The suicide of a UNN 400 level student of the Department of English and Literary Studies on Monday is pathetic and unfortunate. “Police will investigate circumstances surrounding the suicide.” An eyewitness account…

A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Monday, affirmed the sack of member representing Etim Ekpo/Ika State Constituency in the Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly. Gabriel Toby defected from Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to All Progressives Congress, APC in August last year. The Court had, in November last year, sacked Idongesit Ituen, a member who represented Itu State Constituency, in Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly, and declared the seat vacant. Ituen equally defected from the PDP to APC with Senator Godswill Akpabio. The court presided over by Justice Fatun Riman ruled that Toby lost his seat, having defected from…

Governor Udom Emmanuel has tasked the members of the inaugurated Projects Verification and Compilation Committee to carry out their assigned duty with utmost commitment to get accurate number of projects, level of work and cost of execution. Emmanuel, who inaugurated the committee on Monday at Government House, Uyo, said it was a step towards fulfilling his administration’s promises of displaying transparency and integrity in governance of the state, adding that it was imperative to account for the state funds expended on investments and projects execution. While charging heads of government institutions to co-operate with the committee by furnishing the members with…

A former Minority Leader of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, Monday, persuaded the court to suspend its judgment on a suit seeking to declare vacant, seats of 54 federal lawmakers that defected from their respective political parties prior to the 2019 general elections. Akpabio who is one of the lawmakers affected by the suit, through his lawyer, Mr. Sunday I. Ameh, SAN, contended that he was not served with the court processes before the matter was fixed for judgment. He prayed the court to allow him to respond to the suit that was filed by an advocacy group under the aegis…

Seventeen Nigerian states are rated insolvent owing to generating less than10 per cent Internally Generated Revenues (IGR) in 2018 compared to their huge collections from the Federation Account Allocations Committee (FAAC) same year, Economic Confidential published on Sunday. In its Annual States Viability Index (ASVI) on Sunday, the Economic Confidential said without the monthly disbursement from FAAC, many states are unviable, and cannot survive without the allocations, mostly from the oil sector. The states generate IGR through Pay-As-You-Earn Tax (PAYE), Direct Assessment, Road Taxes and revenues from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The IGR of the 36 states of the…

Eden Hazard’s £100 million arrival at Real Madrid will be announced after Chelsea’s Europa League final with Arsenal on May 29, French newspaper L’Equipe says. The La Liga giants are keen for the 28-year-old to leave the Blues on the best possible terms. Hazard’s long-awaited “dream” move is thought to have been agreed for several weeks in all but details. Hazard will bow out in Azerbaijan capital, Baku at the end of the month when he attempts to add a second Europa League winner’s medal to the two Premier League crowns he has won with Chelsea. And just Sunday the…

After the conduct of its 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), JAMB, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has remitted N5 billion to the Federal Government purse. This is contained in the board’s weekly bulletin signed by Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the JAMB’s Head of Media and Information, on Monday in Lagos. Benjamin explained later in a telephone interview that the Federal Government gave back N2 billion out of the N5 billion to the board to enhance its operations. “The board returned N5 billion to the Federal Government, but out of that amount, the board was given N2 billion to…

The Presidency says most of the events slated to hold on May 29 during the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term in office will be rescheduled for the first observance of June 12 as the National Democracy Day. However, the inauguration ceremony of President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term on May 29 will be a low-key event. Recall that in 2018 President Buhari approved June 12 as the new Democracy Day in Nigeria in commemoration of the contributions of the late Chief MKO Abiola to Nigeria’s return to democracy. During the February 23 Presidential election, Buhari who polled…

Akwa United extended their lead at the top of Group B table to 37 points following a hard fought 1-0 win against the visiting Yobe Desert Stars at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Sunday, reports Completesports.com. Godspower Aniefiok’s 15th minute strike handed the home team three vital points in the match day 19 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) game. Former champions Plateau United rallied back from a goal down to beat Nasarawa United 2-1 in Jos. Anas Yusuf gave the visitors the lead in the second minute but the home side bounced back with with goals from…