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Mark Zuckerberg Facebook CEO Facebook’s Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg, is currently in Nigeria to see how Facebook can better support technology development and entrepreneurship in the country and other African nations.

The Niger Delta Avengers have pledged to lay down their weapons and resume talks with the Nigerian government after months of attacks on the country’s oil and gas infrastructure that have crippled the economy.

The Court of Appeal in Abuja yesterday reversed the sack of Abia State Governor Victor Okezie Ikpeazu by a Federal High Court 52 days ago. Ikpeazu Okezie Last June 27, Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had in two judgements on suits by Sampson Ogah and Obasi Ekeagbala, voided Ikpeazu’s election because he made false claims in his tax documents submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Scores of inmates in Abakaliki prison, Ebonyi state, were yesterday feared dead and many sustained bullet injuries following a foiled jail break.  Unconfirmed sources said that more than 14 persons were killed including one prison official and those injured were taken to the Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, FETHA, for medical attention. Vanguard learned that  trouble started when prisoners on  Thursday morning revolted against the poor treatment, especially inadequate feeding that has been persistent in the prison for a long time. 

A man identified as Gordon Daniel was yesterday arrested by the Ajegunle police following a complaint that he poisoned one of his neighbors Saidat Shakiru's pot of soup over a disagreement regarding unpaid electricity bill. Gordon Daniel Saidat, said only she and Daniel were the only ones in their compound when she found out that her pot of soup had been contaminated with a popular insecticide called 'sniper'.

Niger Delta avengers took to the social media to deny any involvement towards dialogue with the federal government as previously reported.  Read Tweets after the cut:

A trader identified as Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, who was arrested in Sango-Ota, Ogun state, for naming his and inscribing “Buhari” on his dog has been released.   According to reports, His release was facilitated by the intervention of both the Serkin Hausa and President-General of non-indigenes in the state.

An investigation has been launched by the Federal Government on the possible involvement of former President Goodluck Jonathan over the recent spate of bombings and destruction of oil facilities within the Niger delta region which have crippled the country’s oil industry and affected its total output.  Buhari Jonathan According to DailyTrust, Credible sources revealed that a hushed up investigation is already underway to establish the level of involvement of Mr Jonathan in the series of explosions affecting the country’s oil producing infrastructure that has left the country unable to produce nearly a third of its 2.2 million barrels of crude oil per day.

THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND, yesterday, alleged the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, agreed in secret to renounce ‘Biafra’ in exchange for freedom, only to act hypocritically in public after sealing discussion with them on the matter. Nnamdi Kanu IPOB leader Spokesperson of MEND, Jomo Gbomo, in a vitriolic statement, said: “The attention of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has been drawn to the recent spate of hypocritical and provocative statements issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu,” The group said the IPOB/Kanu statements “purport to dissociate IPOB/Kanu from some of the concessions, which have so far been secured by MEND in the ongoing talks aimed at resolving the current Niger Delta crisis between the Federal Government and MEND.” Its words, “MEND hereby uses this opportunity to inform the entire world that following the group’s ongoing nego...

Minister of state for petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu said the recovery of over 200 missing school girls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, is more important than protection of oil facilities in the Niger Delta. Ibe Kachikwu Min of Petroleum

Linda ikeji Blogger Linda Ikeji, has apologized to Mayowa's family after alleging that the whole #SaveMayowa campaign (a fundraising for Mayowa Ahmed suffering from Ovarian cancer) was a scam.

Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to president Buhari, Garba Shehu, stated yesterday in an article that the change Nigeria so longed for is the one the Buhari-led administration is currently offering.

FRSC Official in hospital bed A Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) official, Segun Enikuemehin, who dared to ask some military men who were assaulting a civilian to desist from such a dastardly act is currently at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) with one of his eyes totally damaged.

Snapshot from the video In reaction to the video of The missing Chibok girls released by Boko Haram, The Federal Government of Nigeria in a statement released by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said it was in touch with those behind the video.