Monday, 13 March 2017

Billionaire Tech Mogul, Mark Zuckerberg visits the scene of the Charleston church massacre

The Charleston church massacre was a mass shooting and hate crime that took place at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, US, on June 17, 2015. During a prayer service, nine people were killed by 21-year-old white supremacist, Dylann Roof. Three other victims survived and Roof was sentenced to Death in January 2017.

Billionaire Tech Mogul, Mark Zuckerberg, paid a visit to the church on Sunday and shared his experience. He wrote:

Doesn't he have a girlfriend? Cristiano Ronaldo expecting twins from a surrogate mother 'very soon'


According to a shocking report on Sun UK, Real Madrid and Portugal football star Cristiano Ronaldo who is in a ''serious relationship'' with girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez, is expecting twins from a surrogate mother in the United States who he's paid millions of Pounds to hide her identity.


According to the report, the surrogate mother is set to deliver the twins drawing comparisons with Cristiano Jr, Ronaldo's son whose mother's identity is unknown till this day after reportedly paying her off too.

Amina Mohammed - Why Young Women Must Be Proactive

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Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General has urged young girls to stop waiting for opportunities to drop into their laps.  

She made the call through her message to the Youth Forum of the Commission on the Status of Women, ahead of the International Commission on the Status of Women.

“Gender-based discrimination, marginalization, violence and other human rights abuses; unequal access to education, to health care; these are basic rights and also to opportunities for leadership and participation. This list goes on and on.

Akeredolu Pays February Salary, Promises To Pay Owed 7 Months Salary Backlog

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Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has started payment of workers’ salaries from the first month of his inauguration as civil servants in the state have received their salaries for the month of February.

Akeredolu, who inherited a backlog of seven months salary from the immediate past government, made a public declaration of his intention to make workers’ welfare a priority during the swearing-in of his administration on February 24, 2017 at the Akure township stadium.

Nigerian Government To Begin Oil Bloc Bid, Allocation In May

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The Federal Government has settled for May, 2017 for the commencement of a new licensing round for award of oil blocs and allocation of marginal fields to potential investors.

New Telegraph sighted a memo from the Ministry of Petroleum Resources which revealed that the minister, Dr. Emmanuel Kachikwu has settled for May as a desirable period to begin the process.

Although he had earlier announced the plan for the bid round, this is the first time a date is being given for the commencement of the programme.

Mourinho Speaks: Chelsea on Top Because They're Not in the Champions League

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Manchester United Manager, Jose Mourinho has claimed that Chelsea's lack of European football has worked to their advantage this season and that's why they are on top of the league. 

He however insisted he was not trying to deflect credit away from Antonio Conte.

Manchester United play Chelsea on Monday for an FA Cup quarter-final tie. 

"The most difficult thing to have is the time to work [on the training pitch] and they have time to work," Mourinho said.

Burkina Faso Names 25-man Squad To Face Super Eagles in London Friendly

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Burkina Faso has released a list of 25 players that will take on Nigeria in an international friendly game next week in London. 

The Stallions squad is mostly comprised of players, who featured in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, where they finished in third place.

Burkina Faso will play Morocco first on March 24, before facing the Super Eagles March 27.

Anti-IPOB Protesters Take Case To American Embassy (Photos)

Members of Stand Up for Peace Movement have gone on a protest in Abuja on Thursday, in reaction to America’s stand that IPOB is not a t...