Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg is currently in Lagos, Nigeria to meet with Developers and discuss tech development across Africa. Good! Nigerian-American artiste, Jidenna arrived Nigeria today for his tour of West Africa. Bad! Jidenna is billed to perform at Hard Rock Cafe, Lekki on the 1st of September and no one, literally no one, is...
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The Paralympic Committee of Nigeria in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Sports, has just released a list of 23 athletes and 6 coaches that would be representing Nigeria at the forthcoming Rio 2016 Paralympic Games holding from the 7th to 18th 2016 in Brazil. Media Officer of the Committee, Patrick Ibeh who made the...
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This are top five news stories that drove the conversation today 1. Mark Zuckerberg visits Nigeria Chief executive officer of social media giant, Mark Zuckerberg, has arrived Lagos, Nigeria. 2. Airforce destroys Boko Haram camp Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has disclosed that its helicopter has destroyed a new Boko Haram Terrorist Camp in northern Borno...
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Recently, it was reported that actress Funke Akindele got married to her fiance, Abdul Rasheed Bello popularly known as JJC Skillz. However, many were still in the dark as to when the wedding took place. The actress management has brought us out of our mystery by releasing a statement that she got married to JJC...
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The English FA on Tuesday said it has charged Manchester City’s forward, Sergio Aguero for alleged violent conduct during the club’s match against West Ham United at the weekend. The FA released a statement saying Aguero was not seen by the referee but was caught on camera. “Sergio Aguero has been charged for an alleged...
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An application to stop the extradition of Senator Buruji Kashamu to the United States has been served to the State Security Services and the Police by a Federal High Court in Abuja. Justice Okon Abang on Tuesday did not make a decision whether Kashamu should be extradited to the U.S to face drug-related charges or...
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By Fejiro Oliver The celebration of Delta at 25 may have come and gone but the memories will ever remain. The ugly memories which outclassed the event will never be washed away in a hurry. The sad memories that revealed itself that Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa is running an Anioma agenda will secretly be...
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The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris on Tuesday explained the decision of the Nigeria Police to bar the Bring Back Our Girls protesters from marching to the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Idris who was represented by an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Labbo spoke at the 2016 International Day of the Disappeared/Missing Persons in Abuja....
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We broke the News of Zuck’s arrival in Nigeria here and Nigerians in their usual fashion are tweeting their reactions. We’ve got some of them below: The clueless ones: https://twitter.com/yew1e/status/770646147949928448 Maybe he came to meet the President that brought Facebook to Nigeria. Lool. https://t.co/OWbfWBDIjO — Tunde Ademuyiwa (@tundespeaks) August 30, 2016 Those with an agenda: https://twitter.com/Nwachi3f/status/770647113084567552 Chai....
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Former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim on Tuesday explained why he quit partisan politics. Ohakim who governed the state between 2007 to 2011 said he took the decision in order to devote more time to his family. In a post on his Facebook page, Ohakim said he would be concentrating more on mentoring the...
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The Reformed Indigenous People of Biafra, RE-IPOB which denounced IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu on grounds that he is using the Biafra struggle to enrich himself has now announced a new leader. In a statement by its National Director of Publicity, Ikemba Biafra, the group announced Jonathan Kurubo from Bayelsa state as the new leader of the...
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Life Continental Beer has rewarded 30 more entrepreneurs with a total of N7.5 million Naira on its popular radio program, Life Progress Booster Show targeted at innovative businessmen and women in the South-east. The presentation of prizes to the entrepreneurs took place on Friday 26 August 2016 at Mimi’s Bar All Season Avenue, Owerri, where 20 winners selected on the...
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Super Eagles Coach, Gernort Rohr may return to France after the national team 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania this weekend. Rohr made his intention to stay in Nigeria known, but may have to return to France as the Nigeria Football Federation is yet to provide an accommodation for the tactician. Rohr had planned...
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A 45-year-old man, Johnson Adebowale, has been arrested for allegedly stealing 28 television sets from his previous employers. According to The Punch, Adebowale took the items shortly after he was sacked by his employers, Atlantic Exhibition Nigeria Limited. The suspect sneaked into the store and moved them into a truck. According to a police source the...
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There was an altercation between inmates and prison officials on Monday at the Kuje Prisons, Abuja. In a statement by the Nigeria Prisons Service, it was learnt that some inmates tried to resist the routine cell search by officials. “At about 1000hrs on Monday, staff of Kuje Prison carried out a routine cell-search which is...
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The European Union on Tuesday ordered Apple to pay a record 13 billion euros in back taxes in Ireland, saying deals allowing the U.S. tech giant to pay almost no tax were illegal. The EU said the Irish government was wrong in giving special benefits to certain companies. However, Apple and the Irish government immediately...
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By Abdul Ajia Oga Sonala Olumhense as usual aptly captured the Nigerian situation over the last 15 months under the Buhari administration in his latest article published on the 28th of August, 2016 in major Nigerian media outlets. I agree with those who claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari has enough executive authority to execute the policies...
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its helicopter has destroyed a new Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) Camp located between Malam Fatori and Kangarwa in Northern Borno. In a statement signed by the Air Force spokesperson Group Captain Ayodele Fayimuwa, the force said it carried out the attack during a night operation on Monday. “The new...
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Arsenal Football Club has confirmed the signing of Spanish forward Lucas Perez from Deportivo La Coruna in a fee believed to be in the region of £17m. The 27-year-old enjoyed a prolific season in La Liga in 2015/16 where he scored 19 goals in all competitions, including 17 in the league. This included a spell...
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Kaduna state governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has sacked the chairman of the interim management committee of Kaduna south local government, Yahaya Shinko. Special assistant to El-Rufai on media and publicity, Samuel Aruwan made the disclosure on Tuesday, saying the sack was with immediate effect. “The Kaduna state government has announced the interdiction of the chairman interim management...
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The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a kidnapping gang responsible for the abduction of an Indian expatriate in Benue state. In a statement released by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Don Awunah the four-man gang was arrested by the Intelligent Response Team (IRT). See full statement below: In continuation of the Nationwide coordinated operations against...
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by Isime Esene Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is visiting Nigeria this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the country to visit the Yaba technology hub in Lagos, meet with developers and partners, and explore Nollywood. Zuckerberg is in Nigeria to listen and learn and take ideas back to California on...
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England captain Wayne Rooney has announced that he will call it quits with the national team after the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The 30-year-old Manchester United striker, who was renamed captain by coach Sam Allardyce says Russia 2018 is his last opportunity. He said, “I know Russia will be my last opportunity to do anything...
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By Káyòdé Oyèró Whatever happened to the adage, “four eyes sire a child, thousands eyes train a child,” I don’t know. Around me here somewhere in the rowdily interesting city of Lagos, South-West Nigeria are daily occurrences of wives who throw tantrums at each other because woman A mildly “corrected” woman B’s pikin who had...
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by Ezinne Ajoku After tinkering with Course Mash and FaceMash( the latter to the disappointment of the school administration), Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in 2004. That little Start Up which he created with his buddies Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin in his dorm room at the Ivy League Institution, Harvard, has now morphed...
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by Tolu Omoyeni It is no longer news that Mark Zuckerberg is taking over the cyberspace and he’s not ready to stop until the internet and other tech services reach every corner of the world. Zuckerberg started out in 2004 with social networking site, Facebook and now he has advanced in less than 12 years...
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We live in one global village and Mark Zuckerberg is our Supreme ruler. Here’s how: He can control the music you listen to and how you listen to it While in High School, Zuckerberg built a music player called the Synapse Media Player that used machine learning to adapt the user’s listening habits to thow...
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Facebook is about to launch its newest innovation that will shake the global internet space. Behind Facebook is the man, Mark Zuckerberg. If you did not know him before now, here are 7 photos, our own personal favourites, that explain the life of The Zuke: Mark Zuckerberg speaking at a summit in San Fransisco in...
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By Auwalu Lawan Aranposu Immediately he was sworn in as Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje pledged to continue with all outstanding projects left uncompleted by his predecessor and he did as promised. He completed the Kabuga underpass and he ordered the contractor of the Sabon Gari flyover back to site. He also retained...
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