PHOTO OF THE DAY: Mark Zuckerberg Walks Lagos Street Without Security

$53Billion Worth Facebook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg walks the street of Lagos Without Security

Ondo APC Guber Primary: 'I have no anointed candidate' - President Buhari

President Buhari

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David who represented President Buhari at a parley in Abuja today. The meeting which had the 24 APC governorship aspirants present said, the President has no anointed or preferred candidate for the November 26 governorship election. This was in effort to instil confidence in the aspirants contesting for the party's ticket at primary slated for this Saturday.

President Obama Grants 111 Additional Commutations, the Most Commutations Granted in a Single Month - Neil Eggleston

President Obama greets inmates during a visit to El Reno Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Okla., July 16, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

With today’s additional 111 grants, President Obama has commuted the sentences of 325 people in the month of August alone.

Kenya: Two Lady Thieves Almost Lynched By Angry Mob In Embu Town

The suspects

 Two female thieves were mercilessly beaten by angry mob when they were caught trying to scam a shop owner of sh17,000 (about £100 or N52,000) by pretending to sell him sim cards. He raised alarm that attracted the bye-passers who swam on the women. This happened in Embu Town, 120 kilometres northeast of Nairobi towards Mount Kenya. 

PHOTOS: The New Ondo State Trauma And Surgical Centre

The government of Governor Olusegun Mimiko is scoring big first in healthcare delivery to its people in Ondo State with the newly constructed Trauma Centre And Surgical Centre, located within the Medical Village that has some other components that surround it such as Gani Fawehinmi Diagnostics Centre, Kidney Care Centre, Mother and Child Hospital, among others. 

NIGERIA: Ministry of Natural Resources Appeals To The Public For Patience Over The Nickel Discovered In Kaduna

Raw Nickel

The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has appealed to Nigerians to be patient and allow it to come up with detailed report on the discovery of Nickel in Kaduna State.

Photos: Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Meets Young Developers In Lagos

Mark with the young developers in Lagos on Tuesday

According to CNN, the Facebook founder visited Sub-Saharan Africa for the first time on Tuesday, touching down in Lagos, Nigeria. He met with local businesses and developers in an effort to understand how Facebook (FB, Tech30) could "better support tech development and entrepreneurship across Africa," the company said in a statement.

Ahmed Makarfi-led PDP Sued Chief Judge Auta And Justice Abang Over PDP Leadership Crisis

Ahmed Makarfi, PDP Caretaker Chairman

The Ahmed Makarfi-led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has sued the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, FHC, Justice Ibrahim Auta and a judge of the court, Justice Okon Abang, over the leadership crisis rocking the party.

NIGERIA: Again, Police bar #BringBackOurGirls Campaigners from seeing President Buhari

The images currently circulating on the social media are of the #BringBackOurGirls campaigners sitting on the floor while the police formed a barricade as a sign of prevention of passage into the Aso Rock Villa. This is the second time in one week that the Oby Ezekwesili's led #BBOG group would be stopped by the security operatives from seeing the President. 

Lagos State Government Appoints Anibaba As CEO Lotteries Board

Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State Governor 

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday approved the appointment of Mr. Seun Anibaba as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Lagos State Lotteries Board.

Open letter to President Buhari: 'Nigerians are suffering' - Cardinal Anthony Okogie

Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie 

Dear Mr. President,

Last year, when you assumed office, the chant of “Change”, your campaign slogan, ushered you into the Presidential Villa.