U.S. Secretly gathering intelligence from the world's biggest internet : Microsoft, Apple, Google, Yahoo and Facebook

Documents show GCHQ (above) has had access to the NSA's Prism programme since at least June 2010. Photograph: David Goddard/Getty Images U.S. electronic eavesdropping and security agency, GCHQ has been Secretly gathering intelligence from the world's biggest internet : Microsoft, Apple, Google, Yahoo and Facebook UK intelligence agencies security agency GCHQ gaining information from world's biggest internet firms through US-run Prism...

Win N1million in MultiChoice Nigeria’s logo design competition

Anyone with innovative designs has a chance of winning in the Multichoice Nigeria Logo Competition, whose star reward is N1m and a year-long free subscription service. The completion is designed to kick start the company’s 20th anniversary celebrations. The second prize is N500,000 cash plus a six-month free DSTv subscription, while the third prize entitles the winner to N250,000 in cash and three months of free DSTv subscription. There are...

Russia President: Vladimir Putin divorce wife after 30 years of marriage

The couple, who had been married for 30 years, made their divorce public on Russian state television after attending a ballet performance. “It was a joint decision: we hardly see each other, each of us has our own life”, Mr Putin said. Mrs Putin had rarely been seen in public in recent months, prompting much speculation in Russian media....

London: Caterpillars invasion on the community of Suburban Street

Residents of Suburban Street are horrified by invasion of bugs that crawl through their clothes, hair and environment. It started with a spooky, white material which began to randomly appear on trees. Residents in a London suburban street were left completely baffled by its appearance. But now, three weeks on, their confusion has turned to horror after discovering the material was in fact caterpillar nests. ...

Nigeria: FG plans to ban pure water (Sachet Water) in 2014

Determined to check the continued despoliation of the environment, the Federal Government yesterday said plans are underway to ban the use of plastic bags in the country.   Minister of Environment, Mrs. Hadza Mailafia, who dropped the hint during the 2013 World Environment Day celebration in Abuja, said government would favour the use of paper bags in their place. Mailafia, who said the ban would take effect from January 2014, also said...

Saka’ll Port Back To Etisalat After 90 Days: CEO

The Chief Executive Officer, Etisalat Nigeria Mr. Steve Evans,  has described the celebrated porting of the comedian Hafiz Oyetoro popularly known as Saka as a mistake, noting that he will return back to Etisalat fold after 90 days. Speaking in Lagos yesterday at a media Roundtable on Mobile NumberPortability (MNP) , Evans noted that “We all make mistakes in life” and the decision by Saka to port from...

Funny: Nude man who came to propose to his girlfriend ends up detained with a stun Gun

Florida police arrested and charged a nude man with assault related charges after stripping nude and spitting in an officer's face, according to a statement released by police in Florida. Police said the naked man, who spat in the face of an officer and was shocked with a stun gun, told officers he was trying to propose to his girlfriend. Casselberry police said they responded to a home around 3:45 am Sunday when a man called to report a stranger...