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Volkswagen’s recent disclosure that it reported false fuel economy and carbon dioxide readings to European regulators was prompted by an internal whistle-blower, the company said on Sunday. Volkswagen admitted last Tuesday that it had underreported carbon dioxide emissions on 800,000 diesel- and gasoline-powered cars in Europe. That disclosure added to the automaker’s …

A Nine year old girl has been mauled to death by a Pitbull,with the police shooting the dog to death when attempting to save the girl. Police said the girl was visiting a home on Holland Avenue in Elmont around 10.30am Sunday for a playdate with two girls when she was attacked …

The man designated the next vice chancellor of the University of Uyo, a federal government-owned institution, Prof. Enefiok Essien was indicted in 2005 for forgery and sexual assault by the Court of Appeal, court papers obtained exclusively by PREMIUM TIMES have revealed.Mr. Essien, a 55-year old professor of commercial law …

A massive sexting ring is rocking a high school in Colorado, with at least 100 students trading nude pictures and posting them on social media, news reports said. Some of the kids in the photographs were as young as 12, and included eighth graders from the middle school, The New …

Strange things are happening every day. A facebook user shared the photo. Here’s what she wrote: I can’t even imagine what this baby’s mother is going through right now. I can’t even imagine the pain, trauma, how loud this little innocent baby must have screamed while this wicked househelp did …

One Miss Onyinyechi Okegbulam of Egbu in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State has allegedly been killed by her boyfriend for refusing his marriage proposal. A source said that the girl was shot in the head at close range by her supposed boyfriend in the village. The source recalled …

A man, Charles Oyibo, is currently on the run in Enugu after beating his wife, Angela, to death. It was learnt that the beating took place on September 30, at Aku, in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State. It was also gathered that on the fateful day, Charles pummeled his …

An angry mob in Abuja last week stripped two women naked for stealing N100,000 from a wine shop at Dutsen Alhaji market, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. According to reports, the women pretended to buy merchandise from the store. One of the women approached the store …

A shopping mall under construction on Sunday collapsed in Benin, the Edo State  capital, killing one worker and injuring three others. The incident reportedly occurred at about 10.30 am when part of the building located along Sapele Road suddenly caved in while the four workers were working on the top …

The Director,African Development Bank (ADB),Nigeria Country Office, Dr.Ousmane Dore has disclosed that the country lost $83.3 billion between 1960 to 2011 to Illicit financial flows. Dore said the lost was through the over invoicing of imports and under invoking of exports‎ through the inability  of the Federal Inland Revenue Service …