Month: June 2017

6 don’ts of social media for your business

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With growing access to the internet, social media now represents an indispensable channel for businesses to promote their brand, connect with customers, cultivate sales leads and deepen their reach.  Considering the increasing utility of the smartphone and other mobile devices, research indicates that up to 80 percent of your target market are actively engaged and reachable on online channels, including social media. The foregoing justifies the need for business owners to pay closer attention to social media, ensuring it is used optimally to achieve marketing objectives. The key to achieving…

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Ronaldo shows off his twin baby boys

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Cristiano Ronaldo will be missing  in action on Sunday in Portugal’s third-place match at the 2017 Confederations Cup. Instead, he will be in the United States west coast,  playing nanny, changing the nappies and singing lullabies for his twin baby sons delivered by a surrogate mum a month ago. Ronaldo, 32, was released from Portugal’s squad late Wednesday after their defeat on penalty kicks to Chile in the Confed Cup semifinals in Russia. It is not clear whether Ronaldo travelled to the US Wednesday night. But pointers that he may…

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Osinbajo appoints 14 INEC RECs

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The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has approved the appointment of 14 new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Director of Press, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Bolaji Adebiyi, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. While 13 of the new appointees were on their first term, Hussaini Halilu Pai of the FCT was re-appointed. The new appointees are: Prof. Godwill Obioma (Abia), James Lorliam Apam (Benue), Dr. Nwachukwu Orji (Ebonyi), Dr. Iloh Joseph Valentine…

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Don’t drag Jonathan into your ‘Directionless’ agitation, Bayelsa kinsmen blast Nnamdi Kanu

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The Ogbia Brotherhood Youth Council (OBYC), has warned Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, against disrespecting former president Goodluck Jonathan. The kinsmen were reacting to comments credited to the IPOB leader, who described former Jonathan as a weak and incompetent leader, adding that his wife Patience, would have done better as President. In a statement signed by Dr. Laguo Gilbert, the National President of OBYC, the kinsmen told Kanu that addressing the former president in such a denigrating manner will not help his struggle for Biafra.…

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Chile edge Ronaldo’s Portugal for final

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Chile are through to the finals of the Confederations Cup,  edging out Cristiano Ronaldo led Portugal in the first semi-final in Kazan Russia. The South Americans won in a shootout in which the Chilean keeper was the hero, stopping three of the kicks. The Chileans however had no problem beating the Portugal keeper. It was a difficult match, European champions versus South American champions. Each team gave a true account of why they were playing the semi-Finals in Kazan. At the end of 120minutes  both sides were all square. The winner…

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Cholera kills 60 in South Sudan

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No fewer than 60 people have been killed by cholera in South Sudan’s Namurunynag State in Eastern Equatoria in one month. The local Governor, Mr. Louse Lobong Lojore, said the death toll could be higher as some occurred in remote locations and went unrecorded. He said that the first case was reported early last month, and many more were still being reported in several parts of the state. “Of course, these are cases that we were able to reach but there are some in very remote areas where we are…

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2 billion people now use Facebook

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Facebook active users have reached two billion monthly, the social platform giant announced on Tuesday. The milestone was reached as founder Mark Zuckerberg highlighted his new mission — not just connecting people, but helping them find common ground. “As of this morning, the Facebook community is now officially 2 billion people!” Zuckerberg wrote in a post marking the milestone. “We’re making progress connecting the world, and now let’s bring the world closer together,” he wrote. “It’s an honor to be on this journey with you.” Facebook’s announcement came as it works…

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Sports federation boards for inauguration

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The newly-elected boards of National Sports Federations will now be inaugurated on July 10 in Abuja, an official of the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports, said on Wednesday. The inauguration will hold at the Abuja National Stadium, Nneka Ikem-Anibeze, the Special Assistant on Media to Solomon Dalung, the Minister of Youths and Sports, said. In a statement, she said the inauguration, which was earlier slated for July 13, had been moved forward by three days to enable the federations hit the ground running. Ikem-Anibeze explained that the inauguration was…

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Police, DSS, ICPC raid Namadi Sambo’s house

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A combined team of security agents as well as officials of the anti-graft agency, ICPC, have raided the residence of former Vice president Namadi Sambo in Kaduna. The operation took place yesterday by a team made up of the police and agents of the Department of State Security (DSS) and the ICPC. The former vice president’s residence at Gobarau road, Kaduna was raided twice early in the year. Yesterday, the operatives arrived at the expansive residence of the former vice president at No. 1 Alimi Road, GRA, Kaduna, a few…

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New computer virus spreads from Ukraine to disrupt world business

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A computer virus wreaked havoc on firms around the globe on Wednesday as it spread to more than 60 countries, disrupting ports from Mumbai to Los Angeles and halting work at a chocolate factory in Australia. Risk-modeling firm Cyence said economic losses from this week’s attack and one last month from a virus dubbed WannaCry would likely total $8 billion. That estimate highlights the steep tolls businesses around the globe face from growth in cyber attacks that knock critical computer networks offline. “When systems are down and can’t generate revenue,…

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