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Trump aide Manafort sent to jail

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Donald Trump’s former campaign chief, Paul Manafort was sent to jail Friday pending trial on a series of federal charges. Manafort, who is facing money laundering and tax evasion charges among others, was the first former Trump campaign aide to be jailed in the sprawling probe led by special counsel Robert Mueller since May 2017. The revocation of Manafort’s bail was a fresh sign of the looming collision course between Mueller and Trump, with the White House increasingly worried that the president could face obstruction of justice charges and an…

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Diego Costa’s goal makes World Cup history

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Diego Costa’s equaliser for Spain against Portugal on Friday was the first time a World Cup goal was awarded after a review from the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). The striker’s goal was allowed to stand in spite of a collision with defender Pepe. Costa ran into the Portuguese centre back in the build-up to his equaliser in the 24th minute to cancel out Cristiano Ronaldo’s fourth minute penalty. Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi gave the goal after consulting the VAR team. The system, which was trialled in Germany’s Bundesliga and Italy’s…

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Buhari to Nigerians: Let’s salvage the country together

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President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja called on all Nigerians to work towards salvaging the nation by subscribing to the collective vision for a greater Nigeria and contributing individually to realise the goal. President Buhari, who received FCT residents at the Presidential Villa for the Eid-el-fitr celebration, urged all citizens to embrace the reality that Nigeria must exist and continue as one nation, noting that the country needs all its human and material resources to succeed. “We have no other country than Nigeria. We may as well stay and salvage…

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Rivers LG Polls: We are on standby – Army

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The Nigerian Army on Friday said soldiers would be on standby to forestall possible violence in Saturday’s council elections in Rivers. Col. Aminu Iliyasu, Spokesman of the Nigerian Army 6 Division, Port Harcourt, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that soldiers would be deployed at strategic points several kilometres away from polling centres. He explained that the army was adopting that position because “we are not directly involved in the election and no soldier is going to be deployed for any election duty’’. According to Iliyasu, it is only the…

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Rolls-Royce cuts 4,600 jobs to boost profit

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Britain’s Engineering Company, Rolls-Royce, has decided to cut 4,600 jobs over two years in the latest attempt to cut costs and make more profit. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Warren East, said on Thursday in London that the aim was also to create a much more streamlined organization. “Rolls-Royce is at a pivotal moment in its history,” East said. “We are poised to become the world leader in large aircraft engines. But we want to make the business as world class as our engineering and technology is.…

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Oprah Winfrey to produce shows for Apple

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Television personality Oprah Winfrey has agreed to produce shows for Apple as the iPhone maker prepares to make a push into original content. An Apple statement Friday offered few details about the role for Winfrey, who hosted a hugely popular talk show before leaving to start her own production company and devote time to philanthropic efforts. “Together, Winfrey and Apple will create original programs that embrace her incomparable ability to connect with audiences around the world,” the statement said. Terms of the deal were not announced. The news suggested Apple…

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Nigeria ranks fourth among countries with highest net mobile subscriptions

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A multinational networking and Telecommunications company, Ericsson, on Friday said that Nigeria ranked fourth among the top five countries with the highest net addition of mobile subscriptions in the first quarter of 2018. Ericsson made this known in its global mobility report for June 2018 posted on its website. The report says that Nigeria had 3million in the first quarter compared to China which came first with 53million, followed by India with 16million, Indonesia 6million and Bangladesh 2 million. The first quarter of 2018 saw the addition of 98 million…

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Morocco provide Iran first win at world cup in 20 years

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Iranian football fans have every reason to thank their stars as Morocco substitute Aziz Bouhaddouz scored an own goal in injury time to hand Iran their first win in a World Cup match in 20 years. Bouhaddouz mistakenly deposited the ball inside his own net with a diving header at the near post in the 95th minute (5 minutes into the injury time) as Morocco defended a left-wing free-kick. The result was harsh on the African side, who wasted numerous chances in the first half and were denied several scoring…

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Donald Trump prepares China tariff target list

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US President Donald Trump on Friday was due to unveil a final list of Chinese imports that would face punishing tariffs, fanning fears of a trade war as Beijing warned that it could swiftly strike back. The threat of massive duties on billions of dollars of goods sent Shanghai stocks to their lowest level since September 2016, though it remained uncertain whether Trump would hold fire as part of a negotiating strategy. The deadline to release the list comes as Washington faces a dizzying array of parallel diplomatic horse trading,…

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Report: Religious, gambling, lottery sites top Nigerian kids’ search online

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A detailed report from Kaspersky Lab’s flagship consumer solutions for Windows PCs and Macs have revealed what Nigerian children search for when they are using the internet. This was contained in a press release distributed by APO Group on behalf of Kaspersky. The report reveals that apart from communications sites such as the social media, messengers and email, the four sites usually visited by Nigerian children are religious, gambling, lottery and recruitment sites. The report also reveals what kids in other parts of the world search online, based on the…

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