Month: April 2018

Corruption: Brazil sends ex-president Lula to prison

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Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, will begin his 12 year prison term from Friday, after a judge gave him 24 hours to surrender to police. The order from Judge Sergio Moro, head of Brazil’s huge “Car Wash” anti-graft probe, came as a complete surprise given that lawyers had earlier said the leftist former two-term president had at least until Tuesday before he’d have to go behind bars. Lula, 72, was once one of the most popular politicians on the planet and he easily leads polls in Brazil’s…

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UK paper releases Cambridge Analytica’s anti-Buhari video

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The Guardian of London has published the video used by Cambridge Analytica to influence, unsuccessfully, the Nigerian presidential election in 2015. The video, which was obtained from the whistleblower, Christopher Wylie, used graphically violent imagery to portray candidate Muhammadu Buhari as a supporter of sharia law who would brutally suppress dissenters and negotiate with militant Islamists. Wylie passed the video passed to British MPs and The Guardian has now published it on You Tube In testimony to the digital, culture, media and sport (DCMS) select committee last week, the whistleblower…

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Apple reveals gender-pay difference at UK operations

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Apple Inc said on Tuesday that men earned five per cent more on average than women at its UK operations, although the median pay gap was two per cent in favour of women. Apple’s report comes a day before the deadline for British employers with more than 250 staff to report their gender pay gap under new regulations. The iPhone maker said the gender pay gap was due to more men in senior positions than women which led to higher pay, bonuses and stock. Apple said 30 per cent of…

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Trade war: China retaliates with tariffs on US soybeans, cars, planes

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China Wednesday announced plans to hit the United States with new tariffs of 25 percent on soybeans, aircraft, cars and other imports worth $50 billion, hours after Washington unveiled its own target list. China’s commerce ministry listed 106 products to be targeted and said a date for the implementation of the tariffs would be announced separately. The new tariffs mark a significant escalation of the brewing trade war between the world’s two largest economies — with the $100 billion worth of goods cumulatively targeted representing about 17 percent of the…

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12 European hostages freed in troubled anglophone Cameroon

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Twelve European tourists have been freed after being taken hostage in western Cameroon, where anglophone militants are campaigning for an independent state, the government said on Wednesday. The group, comprising seven Swiss and five Italians, “were taken hostage by a band of armed terrorists” in the Nguti area of the Southwest Region before being rescued by troops on Monday in a “special operation,” the communications ministry said in a statement. Separately, six municipal councillors in the neighbouring Northwest Region — another seat of anglophone unrest — were also released in…

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TECNO’s next CAMON devices to flaunt superlative cameras and curved edge display

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TECNO Camon lines of smartphones are known for their photography prowess and with the successes recorded by previous Camon devices, it is suffice to say that TECNO Camon smartphones are one of the best camera centric devices in Africa. The Camon CM was launched recently as TECNO’s first full view smartphone but from the specs and features point of view, it does not offer significant upgrade to the Camon CX that was launched last year. Rumours are already flying around that the mobile phone giant is working towards launching yet…

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PDP, CNM react to Obasanjo’s opposition to Buhari’s re-election

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has backed former President, Olusegun Obasanjo’s opposition to the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari. National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, said that the PDP was not surprised at Obasanjo’s criticisms of the President. “President Obasanjo spoke the minds of Nigerians on the performance of President Buhari. We all know that the President has not done well. It is clear that the ruling party and the Presidency are asleep and do not know what to do with power”, he told Punch. “The President has no…

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Senator Mustapha Bukar passes on after illness

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Chairman of the Senate Committee on Capital market, Sen. Mustapha Bukar, of the All Progressives Congress from Katsina State, is dead. Sen. Bukar, who was Madawakin Daura, died around 10.00a.m. on Wednesday, following an illness. He was born on December 31, 1954 in Daura and was a first timer at the Senate. A source close to the Senate President Bukola Saraki, confirmed the death of the lawmaker via telephone. The source said the deceased would be buried in Daura, same Wednesday, according to Islamic injunction. Sen. Bukar died less than…

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Cristiano Ronaldo thanks Juventus fans for ovation

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Cristiano Ronaldo thanked Juventus supporters for applauding his stunning overhead goal in Real Madrid’s 3-0 victory in the Champions League. Two-time reigning champions Madrid put one foot in the semi-finals thanks to Ronaldo, who scored twice in a memorable first-leg performance against 10-man Juve on Tuesday. Having opened the scoring inside three minutes, Ronaldo was at it again with an unforgettable bicycle kick in the second half as the five-time Ballon d’Or winner earned a standing ovation in Turin. “It was an unbelievable moment,” the 33-year-old Portuguese superstar told UEFA.com.…

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Runtown may be arrested over sex tape

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There are indications that Nigerian musician, Douglas Jack Agu, aka Runtown, may be arrested for an alleged blackmail. After being slammed a Federal High Court injunction restraining him from performing and recording, a sex tape of the singer emerged on social media last week. His record company, Eric Many, was alleged to be the sponsor of the video. In a statement made available to Punch, however, Eric Many said preliminary findings had revealed that the released sex tape and Whatsapp chat purportedly leaked by Runtown’s label was totally fake and…

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