Month: August 2017

Google removes Gab app for violating hate speech policy

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Gab, the social network that has become popular among members of the alt-right, was removed from the Google Play Store this week for violating Google’s hate speech policy. The company announced the removal of its app in a tweet on Thursday, shortly after announcing it had raised $1 million in a crowdfunding campaign. The tweet also included a screenshot of an email from Google, which said that the Gab app was “suspended and removed” from the Google Play Store for violating its hate speech policy. Gab describes itself as “an…

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Robbing raw egg on burns as first aid, wrong — Expert

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A medical doctor, Dr Jamiu Umah, has warned the public to stop applying raw eggs and other substances as first aid on victims of burns saying it is an unwholesome practice. Umah, a staff member with the Burns and Trauma Centre of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday. He described the use of raw eggs among other substances to treat burns as “unhealthy and unscientific”. “What is medically advocated as first aid for victims from hot…

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Chelsea never asked me to return – Costa

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Chelsea striker Diego Costa has said that the club has not told him to return and start training with them while insisting that the Blues are pricing him out of a move away from Stamford Bridge. The 28-year-old Brazilian said Chelsea need to lower their asking price in recognition of his achievements at the club. Costa also said that Atlectico have not made big effort in trying to sign and admitted he may have to consider transfer offers from other clubs. The Spain international remains in exile in his home…

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10 years after, FRCN Asaba station yet to take off

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Ten years after the completion of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Charity FM Asaba, Delta state, the station is yet to hit the airwaves. The station is one of the approved 32 FM projects of the federal government then. Sad enough, the Charity FM is the only station in the South-South zone of the country that is begging for commissioning at least to register its presence in broadcasting for the state. It has had three general managers since 2007 whose duty was mainly to interface with the state government…

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Nigerian Catholic bishops kick against pop culture

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In separate declarations, Nigerian Catholic Bishops and their leader Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onayekan have urged adherence to the rules of the church and resistance of moves to introduce pop culture. Onayekan spoke in Ghana, while the Bishops from South west Nigeria issued a statement under the aegis of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, after meeting in Oke Gada, Ede in Osun State. “The Church does not gain anything by promoting a pop religion which accommodates every fad and whims generated by the entertainment industry,” said the bishops, emphasizing the significance of both Marian…

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Why APC is jittery over the PDP’s overtures to Atiku

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It seems the resolution of the recent issues within the Peoples Democratic Party by the Supreme Court and their successful Congress last week, in the midst of the chaos in the ruling All Progressive Congress, has set off alarm bells within the government. At a time when President Muhammadu Buhari is celebrating his 100 days in London, his spokesman, Garba Shehu was telling THISDAY that Buhari is good enough to run in 2019. Does he mean good enough to run for the job of Mayor of London? That the APC…

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Trump sacks Nigeria’s Ogunlesi as adviser

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Nigerian born international CEO, Adebayo Ogunlesi has now ceased to be an adviser to embattled US President Donald Trump. Trump sacked him today along with other distinguished CEOs counselling him via two councils on how to “Make America Great Again”. Trump sacked Ogunlesi on Twitter, when  he announced the dissolution of two business advisory councils, in one fell swoop. Ogunlesi was a member of  the Strategic and Policy Forum, one of the two disbanded by the unpredictable president. The other group was the Manufacturing Jobs Initiative Council. Ogunlesi, heads Global Infrastructure…

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Why public officials send children abroad – Sen. Barau

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The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund, Senator Jibrin Barau, has dismissed the call by Nigerians that children of public officials should be restricted to the country’s public schools. The lawmaker said Nigeria needed to have socio-cultural exchanges with other countries. According to Barau, any law that would force public officers to send their children to schools in the country was not good for Nigeria. He noted that there were students from Cameroon and Niger Republic who also studied in Nigeria. He said, “Making a law…

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Ronaldo-less Madrid win SuperCup

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Real Madrid consolidated on their first leg 3-1 advantage  over arch rivals Barcelona, beating them 2-0 at Santiago Bernabeu for an aggregate 5-1 victory to lift the Spanish SuperCup for the tenth time.. Marco Asensio who scored a sensational blast on Sunday, had an encore, finding the Barcelona net in the 4th minute. Karim Benzema added the second goal for Real Madrid in the 38th minute. There were no goals in the second half, though several attempts on either side hit the woodwork. Madrid, playing without Gareth Bale, Isco and…

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INEC registers additional political party

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered an additional party, the African People’s Party (APP), bring the number of registered parties in the country to 46. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known while swearing in nine new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) on Wednesday in Abuja. Yakubu said that the party was on Tuesday issued Certificate of Registration in compliance with a court order. “The Commission yesterday issued Certificate of Registration to APP, which originally applied for registration as a political party in 2014. “With this development, the…

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