Day: December 1, 2017

England should ‘fear no-one’ in World Cup draw – Roy Hodgson

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Roy Hodgson says that England should ‘fear no-one’ as the nation waits to hear who they will be paired with in the World Cup draw. Gareth Southgate will find out on Friday who they will face when the eight groups are unveiled at a ceremony in Moscow. Hodgson, who oversaw two ignominious finals campaigns – in Brazil in 2014 and at Euro 2016 in France – during his four-year tenure with England, sees a renewed belief in Southgate’s side and says they should go far in Russia next summer, irrespective…

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Wizkid beats Jay Z, Lamar, Drake to MOBO award

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The Nigerian artist Wizkid may have missed the Grammy nomination this year, but he beat a strong field including Jay-Z, Drake, Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar to net the best international artist prize at the Mobo awards in London Wednesday night. Other artists edged out by Wizkid are Cardi B, DJ Khaled, Migos, Solange Knowles, SZA Another Nigerian artist Davido, also emerged the best African Act for the year. He beat a field of artists, including Wizkid to get the award. The other artists in the pack were: Eugy, Juls,…

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Why FG is not enjoying full private sector contribution to development – ACCI

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The President of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Tony Ejinkeonye, on Thursday urged the federal government to create the right environment for the private sector to meaningfully contribute to development. According to him, the government is not enjoying full private sector participation in its developmental efforts because a sustainable framework of mutual trust between the public and private sector has not been created. He said this when he delivered a lecture on “The Role of the Private Sector in FCT Development” at the second annual lecture series of…

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Japan’s Emperor Akihito gives abdication notice

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Japan’s Emperor Akihito will step down on April 30, 2019 for health and age reasons,  the prime minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday. It would be the first retirement in more than two centuries in the imperial family believed to be the world’s oldest. Abe said he was “deeply moved” at the “smooth decision” taken after a special meeting of the Imperial Council to decide on the date for the popular 83-year-old to step down for health reasons. “The government will make utmost efforts to ensure that the Japanese people can…

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2800 delegates to participate in PDP Convention

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Mr Dayo Adeyeye, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday said no fewer than 2,800 delegates would participate in the party’s Dec. 9 national convention. Adeyeye made this known while briefing journalists at the end of the 77th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja. He said the party Caretaker Committee was determined to conduct the best party election in the history of the country. He said the committee had promised to be free and fair in the convention and was ready to provide answers…

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Bitcoin loses $2,000 in one day

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Bitcoin, living up to fears as a bubble currency, slid to as low as $9,000 on Thursday, having lost more than a fifth of its value since hitting an all-time high of $11,395 on Wednesday. The cryptocurrency fell as much as 8 percent on Thursday on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange to hit $9,000 exactly, marking a fall of well over $2,000 in under 24 hours. It then edged back up to trade at around $9,200 a few minutes later, still down over 6 percent on the day. The fall tempers…

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Rapper DMX faces 5 years in jail over tax evasion

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DMX, the US rapper best known for his taunting song “Party Up (Up in Here),” faces prison time after he pleaded guilty Thursday to evading $1.7 million in tax payments. Prosecutors said the 46-year-old rapper and actor avoided taxes by living virtually only on cash, without maintaining a bank account or filing required returns to the Internal Revenue Service. DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, admitted guilt before a federal judge in New York and agreed to pay back taxes, prosecutors said. He will be sentenced on March 29…

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Twitter rolls out data-friendly ‘Lite’ version of its mobile app for Android in 24 countries

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After a successful trial in the Philippines, Twitter is rolling out its data-friendly “Lite” Android version in 24 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. Available in Google Play Store, Twitter “Lite”(under 3MB size) loads quickly on 2G and 3G networks and offers offline support in case users temporarily lose connection. Just like Facebook ‘Lite,’ it offers a data saver mode to download only the images or videos users want to see. “In April, we launched Twitter ‘Lite’, a new mobile web experience that minimises data usage,…

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Konga sacks about 60% of workforce, kills Pay on Delivery

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Nigerian eCommerce giant, Konga has reportedly laid off over 60% of its workforce, in what seems to be a move to drastically reduce operational costs. According to Quartz, “CEO Shola Adekoya informed staff of the cuts yesterday November 30 and said the company will adopt a leaner business model”. There are also speculations that founding ex-CEO Sim Shagaya may be returning to his role, from which stepped down almost 2 years go. While there is no official statement about the massive layoff, Shola Adekoya alluded to an “internal restructuring” in…

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Saraki, Shettima tackles Jonathan, say ex-President was Nigeria’s weakest

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Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said former President Goodluck Jonathan, was not ready for the presidency job when fate bestowed on him the leadership of the country. On his part, Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, while narrating his ordeal during the last regime, said the ex-president sought to remove him as governor but was advised against it by some of his aides. He said Jonathan and others in his administration actually thought he (Shettima) kidnapped over 200 abducted Chibok girls. Saraki who yesterday in Abuja at the book launch…

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