Netflix signs deal for Thai cave boy rescue miniseries
Netflix said on Tuesday it had secured the rights to make a miniseries about the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in northern Thailand…
Google’s parent company now has more than 100,000 employees
Google’s parent company now has more than 100,000 employees. Alphabet (GOOGLE) said Monday that it had 103,549 employees in the first quarter, up from 85,050 employees in the same period…
President Buhari reads riot act to Kidnappers, criminals
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security chiefs to put an immediate end to banditry, kidnapping and other criminal acts ravaging parts of the north. He specifically mandated the military, police…
Easter bombing: Sri Lanka bans face covering for public protection
Any face covering that “hinders the identification of individuals in a way that threatens national security” is now banned in Sri Lanka, according to a statement from the country’s President.…
Five soldiers dead, 30 missing after Boko Haram attack
At least five Nigerian soldiers were killed and about 30 missing three days after Boko Haram jihadis overran an army base, security sources said on Monday. Gunmen from the Islamic…
Fear grips Lagos residents over consumption of poisonous ponmo
Residents of Lagos have been thrown into a fearful state following the warning handed down by the state government against buying ponmo (cow skin), being sold in some markets in…
France in a rush to train skilled workers to restore Notre Dame Cathedral
France is in a hurry to rebuild world famous Notre Dame Cathedral, and Romain Legoube, an 18-year-old apprentice carpenter, hopes to be among those chosen for the prestigious task of…
Sri Lanka suspends police chief over Easter attacks
Sri Lanka’s president suspended the chief of police on Monday and appointed a new defence secretary in a shake-up of the shell-shocked country’s security services following the Easter Sunday terror…
Sexual abuse: R. Kelly loses case
A woman who accused R. Kelly of sexual abuse has won a civil case by default against the singer after he failed to respond to her lawsuit and was a…
Gynaecologist warns women against inserting garlic, yoghurt in vagina
A gynaecologist and author of The Vagina Bible has warned women against inserting objects into their vagina. California-based Dr. Jennifer Gunter notes that though both good and bad bacteria live…