A security expert has brushed off a suggestion by the Minority in Parliament for soldiers to be deployed to support the police in the combat of robbery. Cautioning against any attempt to domesticate the military, Adam Bonaa said the nature of crimes carried out in the country is not the type that the police are not capable of handling. He ...
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Google in historic ‘right to be forgotten’ challenge
A businessman has taken Google to the High Court in London in what is being seen as a landmark case over “the right to be forgotten”. He is challenging Google’s decision not to remove a criminal conviction he has from the 1990s from search results. People can ask for online information to be removed from searches if they feel it ...
Read More »Nigerian masterpiece ‘Tutu’ sells for £1.2m at auction
A missing Nigerian masterpiece found in a “modest north London flat” has sold for more than £1m at auction. Ben Enwonwu’s 1974 painting of the Ife princess Adetutu Ademiluyi, known as Tutu, became a symbol of reconciliation after Nigeria’s Biafra conflict. The painting, expected to fetch £300,000, sold for £1,205,000 – a record for a modern Nigerian artist. Novelist Ben Okri ...
Read More »Don’t give me a state burial when I die – Efia Odo tells government
Rising Ghanaian movie star, Efia Odo, has claimed that the practice of giving state burials to people should be stopped. In a report by Zionfelix.net, Efia Odo, also known as Andrea Owusu, argued that on a personal note, she didn’t really care much about the practice, and as such she isn’t interested in getting one when she dies. The ‘Heels ...
Read More »Fancy Bear: Germany investigates cyber-attack ‘by Russians’
Germany is investigating a security breach to its defence and interior ministries’ private networks, a government spokesman has confirmed. A notorious Russian hacking group known as Fancy Bear, or APT28, is being widely blamed in German media. They are thought to be behind a number of cyber-attacks on the West, including breaches in the 2016 US election. The hack was ...
Read More »Facebook news feed changes ‘decimated’ publisher
Lifestyle site Little Things says it has had to close after changes to Facebook’s news feed algorithms “decimated” its business. The closure of the female-focused publishing business will result in the loss of 100 jobs. The company focused on a mix of “feel-good news” and videos. Since launching in 2014, it attracted 12 million followers on Facebook. But the company ...
Read More »Haier smartwatch has a built-in projector at MWC 2018
A smartwatch that uses the back of its wearer’s hand as a display is on show at the Mobile World Congress tech expo in Barcelona. The gadget manages to squeeze a projector into the device’s side to offer something unique to the wearable tech market. Source:BBC Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Signal detected from ‘cosmic dawn’
Scientists say they have observed a signature on the sky from the very first stars to shine in the Universe. They did it with the aid of a small radio telescope in the Australian outback that was tuned to detect the earliest ever evidence for hydrogen. This hydrogen was in a state that could only be explained if it had ...
Read More »Foods That Make You Poop Immediately – 25 Best Foods For Constipation Relief
What Are The Foods That Help You Poop? Some of the top foods that make you poop include: Apples Hot beverages Apricots Bananas Blueberries Brussels sprouts Chia seeds Epsom salt Grapes Grapefruit 1.Apples are rich in fiber, which passes through your intestines undigested and promotes regular bowel movements (1). Apples also contain another soluble fiber called pectin, which has laxative ...
Read More »Hope Hicks: Close Trump aide and White House communications chief resigns
Hope Hicks, the White House communications director and one of President Trump’s longest-serving advisers, is to step down, the administration says. The 29-year-old former model and ex-Trump Organization employee has been by Mr Trump’s side for years. She is reported to have told colleagues she felt she had accomplished all she could in the White House. She is the fourth ...
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