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9 dead, two missing, 81 injured in train collision in Germany–Transport Minister

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    German Transport Minister, Alexander Dobrindt, said that nine people were confirmed dead and two still missing after a head-on collision of two commuter trains in southern Germany. The minister who stated this in a media conference on Tuesday in Munich, added that the two train drivers were very likely to be among the casualties. Dobrindt said that 10 people are in critical condition, eight seriously injured, and a total of 63 passengers sustained light injuries.

Google to train 100,000 Nigerian students in 5 years

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  Global search engine, Google yesterday disclosed that it would train no fewer than 100,000 Nigerian students across the nation in the next five years to stay safer online. Speaking yesterday at the Queens College Yaba, Lagos to commemorate the 2016 Safer Internet Day held simultaneously across the globe, Titi Akinsanmi, Google’s Policy & Government Relations Manager said that the search engine will continue educate internet users on how best to stay safer online. According to Akinsanmi,“a safe internet is undoubtedly good for everyone.

DSS arrests alleged ISIS recruiter in Kano, others

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  The Department State Services (DSS), has announced the arrest of one Abdussalam Enesi Yunusa, alleged to be a recruiter for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). In statement by one of its officials, Tony Okpuiyo, the DSS said Mr. Yunusa was arrested in Kano on January 17, 2016, after he “completed arrangements to embark on a journey to join an ISIS terrorist training camp in Libya, with other Nigerians whom he recruited for the ISIS.” DSS OPERATIVES The statement read: “In line with the Service statutory mandate to decisively and continually provide actionable intelligence as well as act to degrade persons and groups that threaten internal security in the Country,