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Meet the World’s Poorest President Who Lives on a Farm & Drives a 1987 Beetle

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He lives on a farm, and his official car is a 1987 Volkswagen Beetle. He donates 90% of his monthly salary to charity. President of Uruguay, Jose Mujica, is not your average president. It is commonplace to see some presidents of countries living lavish lifestyles, and in some extreme cases, looting their countries’ finances for personal gain. But not Mujica. He is commonly known as the world’s “poorest” president because of his austere lifestyle

WhatsApp voice calls slowly being rolled out

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Company has been promising phone calls from the app for nearly a year — but they finally seem to be arriving WhatsApp is slowly rolling out its long-expected voice calling feature, with some users in India claiming to have gained early access to the service. A user called pradnesh07 posted on Reddit that the feature had been activated in their WhatsApp. But the post has since been removed .

RIP Simba, Bojo Mujo and Prosper

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The entertainment industry was rocked by the untimely death of three celebs this past weekend including Top Billing presenter Simba Mhere, music producer Bujo Mujo and businessman and music promoter Prosper Mkwaiwa.

Bombs scare at Rivers courts... JUSUN suspends strike

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Information reaching Daylight.ng, has it that unknown persons have bombed three separate High Courts in Degema, Isiokpo and Port Harcourt areas of the state. This is coming barely 48 hours after the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria declared the suspension of the eight-month-old strike in Rivers State, The incidents were coordinated and happened almost simultaneously in the wee hours of Monday, just as the State Police Command confirmed that minimal damages were recorded and no life was lost.

Japan: 'We will never, never forgive' ISIS for apparent beheading

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Story highlights Japanese hostage Kenji Goto appears to be the latest foreigner decapitated by ISIS "It was his passion...to inform the rest of us of the tragedies of war," Goto's wife says Jordan says it is still trying to free a pilot held captive by ISIS He ventured to Syria to tell the stories of lives torn apart by war.

Striking Lawyers Shut Down Ministry of Justice

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Striking lawyers of the Federal Ministry of Justice Monday morning shut down the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja. The lawyers barricaded the five-story complex, in addition to blocking the Shehu Shagari Way, the main road linking the Transcorp Hilton hotel and the Federal Secretariat. This is the first recorded case of strike by lawyers in Nigeria’s Ministry of Justice.

Nigeria Police ‘investigating’ threats by Asari Dokubo, Tompolo, Boyloaf — IG

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IGP Suleiman Abba The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, said on Sunday that the force had begun investigation into threats made some Niger-Delta militants. Mr. Abba said this while fielding questions from journalists shortly after the inauguration of some operational vehicles for police by President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja. He, however, said that not every incident warrants arrest.