Facebook users receive $15 checks after it used members' names and faces in adverts without their permission (Photos)

A group of Facebook users have received payouts from the social media giant, Facebook, for a class action lawsuit between Fraley vs Facebook on an account of the company using images belonging to people in ‘Sponsored Story ads’ without getting their permission first.
According to MailOnline, five plaintiffs claimed that the site used their image for 'Sponsored Story ads', which are created when members 'like' company pages or websites.
The suit also claimed that consent was not received by the parents of people under the age of 18, whose images were used by the giant company, for ads.

Facebook was then ordered to pay $20 million to all those who joined the suit as at May 2, 2013, when the case was been tried in court as part of settlement from the case which was filed in April 2011.

However, Facebook is said to have broken a Californian law which states that companies are forbidden from using the likeness of people in ads, without their consent. This was after in different occasion, Facebook was quoted to have vowed that its users would have more control over how their images would be used in ads, a promise which was violated when it used people’s ads without their permission.

Meanwhile, it took two years of deliberation on the lawsuit before a U.S. federal judge approved the $20 million settlement in August 2013. The case spent years in appeal court, which is why the payout took so long to reach customers. However, finally this year, all the appeals were settled, allowing payments to be released to the all plaintiffs involved.

On Monday, dozens of people posted on social media saying that they have all got $15 checks.

See some of the reactions to the payment below:

Source: Dailymail

Photos: Delta State Police arrest ex-soldier for car snatching, robbery and kidnapping

The Delta State Police Command have arrested an ex-soldier from Tudun Wada quarters of Zaria, Kaduna State, over his alleged membership of a car snatching syndicate. The state Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Zanna Mohammed Ibrahim, while addressing newsmen at the command headquarters in Asaba on Wednesday, said the suspect, Sani Abubakar, who deserted the Army in 2013, was nabbed after the other gang members had been arrested.

"At about 1700hrs, while on stop and search on PTI Road, Effurun, operatives of 51 Police Mobile Force, Oghara, accosted one Toyota Corolla car with registration number EKY 128 DM and was carrying four occupants.

"Two of the occupants took to their heels as soon as the vehicle was stopped for a search.                             

"One Happy Sunday, a 24-year old male, and Stanley Vincent,  29,  were arrested," said the CP.

The vehicle was recovered along with two locally made pistols, six AR live cartridges, handsets, and charms belonging to the gang. Mr. Ibrahim also said investigators have identified and contacted the rightful owner of the car, one Mrs. Nwamaka Nwizu of Aka Avenue, Effurun. Mrs. Nwizu.
The ex- soldier was arrested on November 11, following a confession by the principal suspect, Stanley Vincent, that the former soldier usually escorted vehicles snatched by the gang to a receiver in Kaduna.

A phone call was made to the former soldier through the suspect and an arrangement made for him to escort a Toyota Avalon car. The ex-soldier requested that the vehicle be taken to their meeting point in Benin, where detectives arrested him.

"He introduced himself as a soldier and presented a Nigerian Army I.D card bearing Rank: Corporal, Name: Sani Abubakar and P/No. 2005/NA/57/3561. However, the suspect has confessed to the crime and revealed that he enlisted in the Nigerian Army in 2005, trained at Zaria Depot and was posted to Supply and Transport, 3 Division, Nigerian Army, Jos, Plateau State, but deserted the Army in 2013," Mr. Ibrahim told journalists.

A four-man kidnap syndicate was smashed, while several armed robbery suspects were also arrested. The suspects will soon be charged to court, the CP added.


Source: Sahara Reporters

Gov. Ambode inaugurate Board of Neighborhood Safety Corp Agency (Photos)

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday inaugurated the Board of Neighborhood Safety Corp Agency, in a bid to combat crime and all forms of criminality in the Neighborhood. With the high records of crime in Lagos State, the community policy will be assisting the law enforcement agencies in safe guarding the communities through community policing, to assure the safety of lives and properties in the Neighborhood.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony held at Lagos House today, the governor gave his reasons for taking the beneficial step.

‘You will agree with me that the Police and indeed all other security forces within the State and even the country at large are quite stretched, and some form of ‘community’ or ‘local policing’ is required to boost and support the great job the Nigeria Police is presently doing.

‘The creation of this Agency marks another step towards ensuring the protection of lives and properties at the grass root level. Corp members recruited by the Agency are meant to interact with the people at the communities. It is expected that with the visible presence of the Corp members within a particular community, the likelihood of crime will be drastically reduced.’

Original 'Gerber Baby' celebrates 90th birthday

The original Gerber baby has turned 90. The baby food maker said Ann Taylor Cook celebrated her 90th birthday on Sunday. Cook was about 4 months old in 1927 when her image was sketched in charcoal by a family friend, Dorothy Hope Smith. The following year, the drawing was submitted to Gerber when they put out a call for images to be used in its new baby food advertisements.

"She wrote me (later) that she had thought it was kind of unfinished, and if they liked it she could finish it properly,” Cook said of the sketch in an interview with WFLA-TV. "But they were smart enough that they didn’t want anything done to it."

Cook's picture became the company's official trademark in 1931.

"The logo is the essence of who we are," David Yates, vice president of Gerber’s North America operations, told WFLA. "It is the epitome of a happy, healthy baby and the symbol of trust we have with parents. It’s everything to our company.”

Cook became a mother of four. She now has several grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is now retired and lives in Florida.

Dr. Ben Carson is reportedly considering accepting an offer to serve as Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. The retired Neurosurgeon who previously reportedly rejected an offer from Donald Trump due to his 'lack of political experience', said Wednesday night in an interview with Fox News, that “the offer is on the table” and that he is seriously considering it because he grew up in Detroit and knows that the inner cities are in shamble and need to be taken care of. “We did in fact have a discussion of what things need to be done in the country and what the options were,” he said. Ben Carson's spokesman Armstrong Williams had said last week, that Carson wouldn't accept any government position. He said that in an effort to quash speculation that Carson would accept a Trump administration Cabinet role “or any position in the administration.” But Carson told Fox News on Wednesday that Williams was “talking off the cuff.” Trump tweeted on Tuesday morning that he was considering Carson to lead the HUD. He tweeted: As secretary, Carson would lead the office that oversees affordable housing, fair housing laws, funding for development projects, initiatives to address homelessness and other related programs. He doesn’t have any experience with housing policy or development but in an interview with Fox News Tuesday, he cited growing up in Detroit as a qualification for the HUD secretary role. “I grew up in the inner city and have spent a lot of time there, and have dealt with a lot of patients from that area and recognize that we cannot have a strong nation if we have weak inner cities,” he said. Ben Carson said there are other positions that have been offered to him and he will consider them and see what position he will be more effective in serving in. He added that his decision could be expected “in the next few days.”

Kenyan OAP, Anita Raey has revealed that she won't tolerate any form of relationship drama when she finally meets her 'Mr.Right'. The Milele FM presenter, whose heart has been dealt with by a few men in the past, took to her Facebook page to caution her next partner not to misbehave or else face her villainous aftermath.

‘I know every man who wants to date me is on Facebook..So I will use this platform to deliver this message…. I have let a few of you men break my heart..Am angry coz I never learn and will still love another of your species… But I swear if one more man breaks my heart… I will put him through the same shiet… I will f*ck you up so bad you will wish death.. With that said I will bang all men in your family if you f*ck with me… This is coming from a very angry and hurt place… Now Y’all have a lovely night.. PS.. am really a nice person.. Might be hard to believe but I am.’

Ben Carson considering the position of Housing And Urban Development Secretary

Dr. Ben Carson is reportedly considering accepting an offer to serve as Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. The retired Neurosurgeon who previously reportedly rejected an offer from Donald Trump due to his 'lack of political experience', said Wednesday night in an interview with Fox News, that “the offer is on the table” and that he is seriously considering it because he grew up in Detroit and knows that the inner cities are in shamble and need to be taken care of.

“We did in fact have a discussion of what things need to be done in the country and what the options were,” he said.

Ben Carson's spokesman Armstrong Williams had said last week, that Carson wouldn't accept any government position. He said that in an effort to quash speculation that Carson would accept a Trump administration Cabinet role “or any position in the administration.”  But Carson told Fox News on Wednesday that Williams was “talking off the cuff.”

Trump tweeted on Tuesday morning that he was considering Carson to lead the HUD. He tweeted:

As secretary, Carson would lead the office that oversees affordable housing, fair housing laws, funding for development projects, initiatives to address homelessness and other related programs. He doesn’t have any experience with housing policy or development but in an interview with Fox News  Tuesday, he cited growing up in Detroit as a qualification for the HUD secretary role.

“I grew up in the inner city and have spent a lot of time there, and have dealt with a lot of patients from that area and recognize that we cannot have a strong nation if we have weak inner cities,” he said.

Ben Carson said there are other positions that have been offered to him and he will consider them and see what position he will be more effective in serving in. He added that his decision could be expected “in the next few days.”

Check out this restaurant that has no menu price and customers pay any amount they want

A restaurant in New Mexico, America called Karma Cafe gives customers the freedom to set prices, diners can just walk in, have a meal and pay whatever they feel like. David Wade McCullough who own the restaurant says he was inspired to open the restaurant by the philosophy of an eatery he encountered with a similar model in Australia.

"The restaurant operated on a 'pay as you feel' model," he said.

McCullough's restaurant initially started as a pop up food stand and three years later, he was able to upgrade it, thanks to hard work and a crowd funding campaign.

McCullough said he's found that most customers are more than willing to pay fair prices. H said:

"Most people are fair and honest and want to contribute." "Even if people are say..homeless or struggling, they still want to contribute or pay what they can."

McCullough said making money from the restaurant is secondary to his main purpose:

"Giving people a place, a safe place where they can come and have something to eat."

What do you think of this business model, can it work in our country?

55 year-old teacher rapes a 16 year-old mentally ill girl in Kenya

A 55 year old teacher, David Korir, in Nakuru county, Kenya has been arrested for defiling a 16 year old deaf and mentally ill girl while her disabled mother was away. According to a neighbor, he a saw the teacher dragging the young into his house and called other neighbors when he closed the door.
They saw him with the girl on the bed and quickly broke into the house and successful rescued the girl but the man escaped.

The mother said she couldn't report the case to the police initially because she had no one to guide her.

It is reported that the man who has been arrested by the police didn't deny the accusation and was almost lynched by angry residents.

Source: Star  

Photos: Two Lebanese arraigned in Enugu Court over N1.7M dud cheque

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Wednesday, November 23, arraigned two Lebanese, Imad Harb and Toni Harb, along with their company: Transparent Construction Nig. Ltd. before Justice E. N. Oluedo of the State High Court Enugu, for allegedly conspiring and obtaining the sum of N1, 760,000.00 (One Million Seven Hundred And Sixty Thousand Naira only) from one Desmond Ogadinma and subsequently issuing a postdated cheque that was returned unpaid.
While taking their plea, the accused persons pleaded not guilty on all counts of the three count charge preferred against them by the EFCC. In view of their plea, the defense counsel Barr. I. O. Ugwu immediately prayed the court to grant the accused persons bail as the offence was a bailable one. But the presiding Judge, Justice E. N. Oluedo instantly turned down the application on the grounds that it was not properly filed, and as such, needed time to see the application before the defense can move the motion for bail to be considered.

Before adjourning to December 1, 2016, for hearing of the bail application, the Judge ordered that the accused persons be remanded in EFCC custody.

Desmond Ogadinma owner of Rasing Cypon Global Services Limited petitioned the EFCC, alleging that Imad and Toni colluded between themselves to deny him payment for the supply of (800) bags of cement at the rate of N2,200.00 (Two Thousand, Two Hundred Naira only) per bag, which amounted to a total sum of N1,760,000.00(One Million Seven Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira only) which he supplied to them within April this year. According to him, the suspects issued him a post dated cheque which he presented on the due date, but it returned unpaid due to insufficient fund in the account.

Photos: Suspected kidnappers apprehended in Calabar, Cross Rivers (18+)

A woman and two men believed to be members of a kidnapping syndicate, were apprehended in Calabar, Cross Rivers  state Wednesday. According to facebook user, Ifere Paul, who shared the story, the suspects, said to be from Delta and Enugu State, storm Calabar to kidnap people. Luck however ran out on them Wednesday when they were apprehended as they attempted to kidnap another victim. He wrote: