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  At least 22 people were killed on Tuesday when a giant motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa, with several more feared dead in what Italy’s transport minister described as an “immense tragedy”. The collapse, which saw a vast stretch of the A10 freeway tumble on to railway lines in the northern port city, was the deadliest bridge failure in Italy for years, and the country’s deputy transport minister warned the death toll could climb further….

An 11-year-old boy hacked into a replica website used by the Florida Secretary of State to report election results and changed the election results once he gained access into the site.   11-year-old Emmett Brewster was able to hack it in just 10 minutes. This happened last Friday at this year’s DEFCON hacking conference in Las Vegas.   At the conference, Emmett and many other children were offered the chance to hack into a mock-up of a…

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has directed the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to immediately overhaul the management and activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The order follows persistent complaints and critical reports about the activities SARS. The complaints border on allegations of human rights violations. Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President on Media and Publicity, Mr Laolu Akande, announced the directive in a statement signed on Tuesday. According to the statement, Osinbajo instructed…

Femi Adesina the special adviser on media and publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that those making unverifiable statements against the President are the minority few who do not like the anti-graft battle, who will get their greatest shock in 2019. Femi Adesina who is a Nigerian journalist and government official, spoke during a visit to PMParrot in Ibadan and said that in 2019, Nigerians will vote for President Buhari for different reasons including…

The alleged boss of a notorious Mexican drug gang has been arrested despite having hair implants and weight loss surgery to evade capture. “El Betito” – the suspected head of Mexico City’s Tepito Union gang – was detained in the south west of the sprawling city, said national security commissioner Renato Sales. He had lost about 4st 10lbs (30kg) through gastric band surgery to reduce the size of his stomach. Police photos show the 37-year-old…

A video of an American man speaking about Nigeria is currently trending on social media.   In the video, a white man seen being interviewed by a Nigerian journalist made some remarks about Nigeria. Though the things the man said are quite bitter to swallow, a lot of Nigerians have pointed out that his words are not far from the truth.   He said: Everything that I’ve ever heard about Nigeria… If you don’t open your pocket…

The Lagos state police command has arrested a woman for allegedly brutalising her 13-year old ward at their Bush Street home in the Anthony Village area of of the state. According to Punch, the girl ran away from home after she said she was beaten by her guardian Bose Ogedenbge, who she claimed maltreated her daily. The victims father had handed her over to Ogedengbe’s husband who is his relation. The victim, a Junior Secondary School 2…

News reaching us now shares more lights on the fight between two award winning artists in the Nigerian entertainment industry, Mavin’s Reekado Banks and Flyboy Kizz Daniel. After recording a remix of Harrysong’s song, Selense, featuring Kizz Daniel and Reekado Banks, Harrysong was forced to work with other artistes for another remix. Harrysong’s manager, Desmond Ike, while speaking with SUNDAY PUNCH recently, said that Daniel didn’t want to be part of the video because Reekado…

An Old Bailey jury has found two men George Koh and Merse Dikanda guilty of the murder of British-Nigerian model Harry Uzoka. According to BBC News, Koh and Dikanda were convicted after evidence proved that Uzoka’s death was not in self defense as originally claimed by Koh. Koh’s other accomplice Jonathan Okigbo was however convicted of manslaughter. The 24 -year-olds will be sentenced on the 21st of September. The court had heard that Koh, a model, was jealous of Uzoka, who was more successful and…