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President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has fired the Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service. He has also approved the sacking of the Chairmen, Secondary Education and Universal Basic Education Boards with immediate effect.

Facebook Apple unveiled its tablet behemoth, the iPad Pro, today at its event. The gorgeous 12.9″ screen gives users enough screen real estate to engage in the split-screen multitasking that iOS 9 allows. That massive multitouch screen is powered by a next-generation A9X chip that’s 1.8x faster than the A8 before it. We went hands-on with the powerful new iPad Pro in the video above.

A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen in front of the logo of the European Union in this picture illustration made in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina on May 15, 2015. REUTERS/DADO RUVIC/FILES Facebook has nearly 20 million users in major African markets Nigeria and Kenya, statistics released by the social network showed on Thursday, with the majority using mobile devices to access their profiles.

AFP, Maropeng, South Africa Maropeng, South Africa Maropeng, South Africa| A composite skeleton of Homo naledi surrounded by some of the hundreds of other fossil elements displayed in Magaliesburg, South Africa on Thursday. Scientists say they’ve discovered a new member of the human family tree, revealed by a huge trove of bones in a barely accessible, pitch-dark chamber of a cave in South Africa, showing a surprising mix of human-like and more primitive characteristics. (AP Photo)

DG of SSS, Musa Daura The Department of State Services has commenced the screening of ministerial nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari, The Department of State Services has commenced the screening of ministerial nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari, The PUNCH has learnt on Wednesday.

AFPPolicemen patrol in streets in the northeast Nigerian city of Gombe following an invasion by Boko Haram Islamists on February 14, 2015. Picture: Aminu Abubakar Lagos - Nigeria’s military says it destroyed all known camps of Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram in the country’s north-east.

Real Madrid have told Paris Saint-Germain, that if they are interested in signing Cristiano Ronaldo, they would have to pay €1billion. The French champions have been linked with the Portugal captain for a long time and there are rumours that they will make a bid next summer.

Dangote Cement, Africa’s largest producer of the building material, has cut prices of cement in its home market Nigeria in an attempt to boost cement consumption. The price cuts to its 3X cement brand by N6 000 ($30.23) per metric tonne, translating to N300 reduction per 50kg bag, allows Dangote to still achieve strong returns, CEO Dangote Cement, Onne van der Weijde, said in a Lagos.

Eden Hazard believes Chelsea are finding the defence of their Premier League title difficult because “everyone wants to kill you”. The Blues are already eight points behind league leaders Manchester City and suffered a rare home loss to Crystal Palace in their last outing.

The man succeeded in gaining access into the tyre compartment of the aircraft which was ready for taxing and hid himself there. A 25-year-old man has been arrested after he was found hiding under the tyre carriage of a Medview aircraft on a domestic flight at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2, MMA2 in Lagos. The unnamed man succeeded in gaining access into the tyre compartment of the aircraft which was ready for taxing and hid himself there. An inside source said a final inspection round the plane by the pilot led his eagle eye to notice some strange movement and object inside the compartment.

Becomes UK’s Longest Serving Monarch The Queen of England, Elizabeth the II officially opened the new Scottish borders with a in the Union of South Africa, an LNER Class A4 steam locomotive built in 1937 in Doncaster, UK. The train, which was once renamed Osprey in consonance with political situation at the time, is one of six surviving A4s designed by one of Britain’s most famous steam locomotive engineers, Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley, that is currently operational and mainline certified.

According to governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari's only achievement in his first 100 days in office is to harass leaders and members of the PDP. “As at today, the only achievement recorded by the President Buhari’s government is the harassment of leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and those perceived as not on the same political page with the president in his party," Fayose said in a statement released yesterday.

The management of the University of Lagos has closed down the school, following the protests that broke out on Wednesday. Students barricaded the entrance of the school premises, as they expressed their anger over the death of their colleague, Oluchi Anekwe, who was electrocuted on Tuesday night in front of New Hall of residence in the institution.

A National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Tinubu yesterday debunked reports that former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and former interim National Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande and himself were at war over the position chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT).

As the United Nations marks its 70th anniversary this year, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigeria is eminently qualified for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council. Osinbajo made this known yesterday in his keynote address during the African launch of the Global Commissioning Report on Confronting the Crisis of Global Governance, organised by the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development, SCDDD, where he also called for a strengthening of the international court of justice and acceptance of its jurisdiction.

— Denmark's police chief says his officers have been ordered not to stop hundreds of refugees and migrants who have entered the country via Germany. Jens Henrik Hoejbjerg says it is purely a police decision, adding Danish officers "can't detain foreigners who do not want to seek asylum (in Denmark)."

PHOTO: Analysts say the launch of the iPad Pro may be recognition that tablet sales are Apple's weak spot.(Reuters: Beck Diefenbach) RELATED STORY: Apple unveils '3D-touch' iPhone, giant iPad pro and TV with voice control Apple's latest product launch went off with a bang in San Francisco overnight, but the reaction is less enthusiastic on Wall Street.

People wait for help as the vehicles are submerged in flooding in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Photo: AP Raging floodwaters swamp parts of city north of Tokyo after heavy rain pummels Japan for second straight day, causing Kinugawa River to break through flood berm Japan evacuated about 100,000 people from their homes on Thursday, after rare torrential rains unleashed floods that left at least two people missing and stranded many more when rivers surged over their banks.

Following its cancellation of the oil swaps deals of the previous government of Goodluck Jonathan, the new administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has signed new agreement. A new oil swap deal was signed between the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and three joint venture companies.

(file photo).By Ronald Mutum The Defence Headquarters has said Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) fighting to set up an Islamic State in North Eastern Nigeria presently lacks the capacity to hold territory. Defence spokesman Colonel Rabe Abubakar said this on Wednesday in Abuja, while fielding questions from journalists during his first press conference after his appointment as acting Director Defence Information (DDI).