Section: Pulse Nigeria (Nigeria)
Social media comedians: Are they the new set of celebrities in Nigeria?
They are a new breed of comedians who ply their trade on the Internet. With a growing audience social media comedians are a new set of celebrities in Nigeria. With the popularity of the social media has come a new breed of humour merchants.On Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat these comedians have devised a way to create and publish content that...
Katy Perry: Singer calls Selena Gomez “dumb” on Twitter?
Katy Perry is not splitting from Orlando Bloom after he was seen flirting with Selena Gomez in Vegas but is she now attacking the 'other woman' in her recent tweet? Katy Perry has no plans of leaving boyfriend, Orlando Bloom after he was spotted flirting and kissing with his old fling, Selena Gomez in Vegas. Instead, she’s going...
Brexit: Ex-NATO and US defence chiefs warn UK against EU exit
The five ex-NATO chiefs – Peter Carrington, Javier Solana, George Robertson, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Anders Fogh Rasmussen – said the imposition of EU sanctions against Russia and Iran, a move led by Britain, showed the importance of the bloc. Former NATO secretary generals warned on Tuesday that a British exit from the European...
Korrekt: Singer is set to make an impact on the world with music
With two buzzing singles to his credit, the singer is betting on taking his music to the streets and airwaves. Korrekt, a Ukraine based Nigerian singer signed to Indomix Entertainment is no new comer to the music industry. With previous hits like ‘Baby Mama’ still making credible buzz online and on the streets, Korrekt is set to hit...
Panama Papers: Authorities raids offices of Mossack Fonseca law firm
The national police, in an earlier statement, said they were searching for documentation that "would establish the possible use of the firm for illicit activities." The firm has been accused of tax evasion and fraud. Panama’s attorney general late on Tuesday raided the offices of the Mossack Fonseca law firm to search for any...
Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca’s unofficial office raided in El Savador
Although the officials seized about 20 computers, some documents and interviewed seven employees, no one was detained, Melendez said. Officials from the office of the attorney general in El Salvador have raided the local office of Mossack Fonseca and confiscated several documents and equipment.In a report by Al Jazeera, after the Panama-based law...
Panama Papers: Law firm says data hack was external, files complaint
"We rule out an inside job. This is not a leak. This is a hack," Fonseca, 63, said at the company's headquarters in Panama City's business district. "We have a theory and we are following it," he added, without elaborating. The Panamanian lawyer at the center of a data leak scandal that has embarrassed a clutch of...
Panama Papers: Ukraine President Poroshenko denies offshore vehicle was set up to minimise taxes
Poroshenko told reporters in Tokyo on Wednesday he had the offshore trust set up to separate his business and political interests after he became president and the arrangements were carried out with full transparency. Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko denied he put his assets in an offshore trust to minimise taxes, after the country’s...
Panama Papers Update: US Justice Dept reviewing law firm reports
The department is determining whether the findings point to evidence of corruption and other violations of U.S. law. The U.S. Justice Department is reviewing reports about the offshore financial arrangements of global politicians and public figures based on 11.5 million leaked files from a Panamanian law firm, a department spokesman said on...
Panama Papers Update: Credit Suisse, HSBC dismiss tax avoidance allegations
HSBC and Credit Suisse we.re named among the banks that helped set up complex structures that make it hard for tax collectors and investigators to track the flow of money from one place to another Credit Suisse and HSBC, two of the world’s largest wealth managers, dismissed on Tuesday suggestions they were actively using offshore structures...
