Day: July 6, 2018

World Cup: France, Brazil, Uruguay, Belgium battle for semi-final spots

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The World Cup bursts back into life on Friday as tournament favourites Brazil take on a Belgium side brimming with talent while a young France team face battle-hardened Uruguay. The first match Uruguay-France, will take place at 3pm Nigerian time and the second at 7pm. Neymar’s Brazil are aiming to win a record-extending sixth World Cup at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on July 15. But first, the world’s most expensive player and his star-studded supporting cast have to get past Belgium, who boast an array of their firepower, to reach the…

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Samsung profits slow due to weak smartphone sales

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South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics estimated on Friday earnings grew at the slowest pace in more than a year in the second quarter, as analysts said weak smartphone sales likely offset record high chip earnings. Samsung shares fell 2 percent as the guidance gave investors insight into how badly the decline in smartphone profitability is hurting the company’s bottom line, after it warned in April of an earnings slowdown amid tougher competition. The world’s biggest maker of memory chips, smartphones and TVs said April-June operating profit would grow 5.2…

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Amaju Pinnick appointed CAF 1st Vice President

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The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has appointed Nigeria’s Amaju Pinnick as its First Vice President. This was conveyed in a letter dated July 5, 2018, sent to all CAF affiliated national associations and signed by CAF General Secretary, Amr Fahmy. According to the scribe, the appointment followed the resignation of the erstwhile General Secretary, Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi. The letter by Mr Fahmy, made available to newsmen is reproduced below: Subject: Appointment of CAF 1st Vice-President Following the resignation of the 1st Vice-President Mr. Kwesi NYANTAKYI, CAF President, after consulting…

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NNPC Retail commences nationwide audit of delisted trucks

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The NNPC Retail Limited, the downstream subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, with a stake in supply and distribution of petroleum products, has embarked on a nationwide audit of its field operation to ensure all delisted trucks are in compliance with the requirement to remove the company’s logo and other brand attributes. Ndu Ughamadu, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation, said in a statement that the move has become imperative to ensure that only authentic NNPC Retail tested and certified trucks bear the company’s logo…

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Research: No strong evidence to suggest cannabis reduces chronic pain

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Researchers say there is no strong evidence to suggest that cannabis reduces chronic non-cancer pain, in spite of the growing use of the psychoactive drug worldwide for medicinal purposes. Researchers at the University of New South Wales Sydney, conducting what was touted as one of the longest community studies of its kind, found no clear role for cannabis in treating chronic non-cancer pain. The four-year study involved 1,500 participants, with those using cannabis “experiencing greater pain and anxiety,” “coping less well with their pain” and reporting that pain was “interfering…

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Ben Bruce: More people know Fela than any president in Nigeria’s history

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Ben Murray-Bruce, senator representing Bayelsa east, says Afrobeat progenitor Fela Kuti is more famous than any president in the history of Nigeria. The senator described the late king of Afrobeat as the “greatest leader to come out of Africa”. Murray-Bruce made the comments while speaking with TheCable Lifestyle when Emmanuel Macron, French President, paid a visit to the New Afrika Shrine. According to the senator, “Fela is an icon, the greatest in Africa. Fela is a tourist attraction. More people know Fela than the name of any president in the…

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Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo set to join Juventus

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Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Rolando is close to completing a move to Juventus. He is reportedly confirmed to have reached an agreement over a four-year contract worth €30 million (£26.5m/$35m) per season. Ronaldo has been linked with a move to Turin for some time, but according to reports the move has just stepped up a gear; a deal is in place, agreed, and Ronaldo will be playing football in in Italy next season. After defeating Liverpool to win the third consecutive Champions league glory, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner came…

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Nollywood actress Akilapa docked for serial stealing

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An upcoming Yoruba actress and film maker, Yetunde Akilapa, who is also a career thief, was on Thursday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court charged with burglary and stealing valuables worth N7 million. The actress, 32,  who lives at Oladelola St., Ketu area of Lagos, is standing trial on a three-count charge of burglary and stealing to which she pleaded not guilty. Police Prosecutor Benson Emuerhi told the court that the accused committed the offences on June 27 at Mutairu Street, Shangisha, Ketu, a suburb of Lagos, at 2.10…

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Escape narrows for cave-trapped Thai boys as diver dies

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A former military diver helping to rescue 11 Thai boys, members of a football team and their coach trapped inside a flooded cave drowned Friday as officials warned the window of opportunity to free the youngsters is “limited”. The diver’s death raises serious doubts over the safety of attempting to bring the 12 boys and their football coach out through cramped passageways deep inside the waterlogged Tham Luang cave. But Thailand’s Navy SEAL commander indicated that rescuers may have little choice but to attempt the tricky extraction of the group…

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Japan hangs cult leader Asahara over deadly sarin attack

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Japan today carried out its largest simultaneous execution since 1911, hanging the leader of the doomsday cult, Shoko Asahara, that carried out a deadly 1995 sarin attack on the Tokyo subway, along with six of his followers. In 1911, Japan then hanged 11 people for plotting to assassinate the emperor. Asahara, the charismatic near-blind leader of the Aum Shinrikyo sect, had been on death row for more than ten years for crimes including the nerve agent attack, which shocked the world and prompted a massive crackdown on the cult. Japan’s…

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