Over 25 & Still Live at Home? Here Are 9 Struggles You Can Relate With

  The whole idea of being an adult is that you are independent and you fend for yourself. Based on this idea, the general expectation is that by the adult age of 25 you have completed your education, gotten a job and moved out of your parent’s home. Unfortunately, the economy and a dreary labour market have created a boomerang effect, which now compels young adults to move back into their parents, or never even leave at all upon completing their education or finding a job.

Sure, it would seem that living with one’s parents would provide the perfect succor: a free room, free and regular home-cooked meal, the warmth and company of loved ones, and perhaps even free transportation; but those who actually live this reality would beg to differ.

Chaplain’s Sack: Let the Church and State Government Handle it – Lagos CAN

  The Lagos State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Tuesday called for understanding of Lagosians on the removal of the Presiding Chaplain of Chapel of Christ the Light Church, Lagos.

The Chairman of CAN, Lagos State Chapter, Apostle Alexander Bamgbola, briefed newsmen at the church on the sack of Venerable Femi Taiwo, who was removed on May 15 by the governing council of the church.

Taiwo was sacked one day after Governor Ambode‘s wife Bolanle allegedly left the church angrily during an announcing service.

UI suspends union activities, asks students to vacate campus

  An emergency meeting of the Senate of the University of Ibadan was convened on Tuesday where it was decided that students’ union activities on the campus had been suspended until further notice.

Students of the institution were also asked to vacate their halls of residence before 6pm on Tuesday after they disobeyed the order to do so on Monday.

The decision followed the Monday closure of the school by the vice chancellor, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, after students staged a protest, blocking the busy Mokola-Ojoo road, thereby causing gridlock for several hours.

The students had given the school management an ultimatum to constitute a Students Welfare Board and set up a committee to look into the use of electric-powered cooking appliances in the school hostels and issuance of identity cards before their first semester examination. The examination was scheduled to have started in June but was postponed until July 17, 2017.

With N30k a Month you can buy a House Under the Incoming Family Home Fund – Osinbajo

  The acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, says the Federal Government has earmarked N100 billion for the Family Home Fund under its Social Investment Programme (SIP).

He stated this at the “2nd year commemorative event of the federal government of Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari’’ showcasing the achievements of the SIP, in Abuja.

At the event, also titled “A Smile For Every Nigerian,’’ Osinbajo stated that the fund is an aspect of the SIP that was not mentioned.

“There is also an aspect of this SIP that has not be mentioned; this is N100bn set aside for the Family Home Fund, our Social Housing Project.

Glo Enjoins Nigerian Children to Imbibe Good Virtues

  Nigerian children have been advised to imbibe the right virtues that will help them achieve their desired academic goals and become leaders of tomorrow in an honourable manner.

Globacom, in a goodwill message to Nigerian children on the occasion of the annual World Children’s Day, said that it was convinced that the Nigerian future was bright because of the brilliance exhibited regularly by Nigerian children in different fields of human endeavour.

Globacom urged the Nigerian government to intensify efforts at implementing developmental strategies that will ensure the provision of basic needs for the children and secure their wellbeing.

“Relevant stakeholders in government and private sectors, including parents, guardians, teachers, school proprietors and religious leaders are encouraged to put in more efforts in the development of children to enable them become responsible adults in future.

DG: New National Minimum Wage will Determine Increase in NYSC Members’ Allowance

  The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier Sulaiman Zakari Kazaure, has said that an increase in the allowance of youth corps members in the country will be determined by the introduction of a new national minimum wage for workers.
“The NYSC allowance is determined by the national minimum wage. We are waiting on the government to take a decision on the new wage structure before we know what to do,” he said.

Melaye’s N50,000 ‘anti-corruption’ book not in bookstores — 12 days after launch

                         
Twelve days after Dino Melaye, a senator representing Kogi west, launched his “anti-corruption” book, it is still not in bookstores.

The book entitled, ‘Antidotes for Corruption’ was launched last Monday.

At the launch, it was announced that the book of which price is N50,000 would be available in Abuja bookstores that week.

But 12 days after, the book has not hit bookstores in the federal capital territory (FCT).

TheCable called the telephone of Melaye to inquire about the reason for the delay in the release of the book in bookstores, but there was no response. An SMS sent to him as well was not responded to.

From Auchi to Lagos: My Lagos Story

  I remember coming to Lagos for the first time. I had left Auchi not knowing what to expect when I got to my uncle’s house in Lagos. He had offered to take me in and take care of my schooling after my mum passed away. He was her only brother and she used to talk about him a lot.

I alighted at the bus park and I was almost dizzy from the frenzied activities that were going on around me. Hawkers shouting at the top of their voices promoting their wares. A woman was holding a conductor’s shirt and threatening to tear it if he didn’t give up her ‘change’. A conductor was hanging from a bus and screaming “Hold your change ooo. Ko si change ooo”. Another one was screaming “Oshodi Oke, Oshodi Oke”.

All of a sudden I saw three able bodied men with blood shot eyes, waylay one of the yellow buses. One climbed the back of the bus, the other one was arguing with the driver and broke off the front wiper when it seemed like the conversation wasn’t going the way he wanted it to. The third man was engaged in a fist fight with the conductor who had long jumped down from the bus. I was amazed at how the passengers in the bus sat down calmly and didn’t make any attempt to get down from the bus or intervene in the on-going scuffle.

Jose Mourinho sets historic record with Man Utd’s Europa League win

  Jose Mourinho has become the first manager to win the Europa League and the Champions League twice after Manchester United beat Ajax in Wednesday’s final.

Manchester United on Wednesday night completed what will be termed a very successful season by defeating Ajax 2-0 to win the UEFA Europa League final, guaranteeing the Old Trafford club a place in next season's UEFA Champions league tournament.



Two goals from Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mhikitaryan was all Jose Mourinho needed to win his third trophy (League Cup, Community shield, Europa league) of the season- a tactical win that showed Man U's experience over Ajax who had more of the possession and more passes.

Zuma rock on fire since yesterday evening

  Zuma rock, one of the popular landmarks in Nigeria is on fire and has been since yesterday evening. It is not clear what caused the fire which can be seen on a portion at the top of the rock.

From the road leading up to the towering rock, smoke can be seen billowing as the fire shows no sign of abating. Isiyaku Madalla and other Facebook users resident in Abuja shared photos of the burning rock.

You Do Not Have to Stay Friends With an Ex

  What’s the angle when exes decide to bestie up?

Maturity has been trashed and misinterpreted in several ways, which I myself cannot comprehend. It’s kind of funny that when I decide that the best way to move out of a bad situation and regain my sanity, is always classified as immaturity.

One very unfortunate thing about feelings is that it is quite hard to kill it. Even the so-called maturity can never kill it. But you know what can try? Distance! And a lot of it.

When the reason for separation is on mutual grounds, it is okay to decide to stay friends. Maybe ‘hello’ and ‘how are you?’ But when it goes beyond that, it becomes a problem; you get stuck. You get hurt.

When it gets bad, you run.

Social media is so easy, but as humans we always choose to walk on the path of complication. Instead of rubbing the good life in each other’s faces, use the block button! If seeing stuff, gets your day cranked up, if it makes you feel bad and spend hours on a page with a rush of rage, use the block button!

Nigerian Writer Jowhor Ile Emerges Winner of 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature

  Nigerian writer, Jowhor Ile has been announced the winner of the 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature at the Grand Finale in Lagos, which took place almost two months behind schedule.

His book ‘And after many days’ was the pick of the panel of judges, over Jacqui L’Ange (South Africa) The Seed Thief and another Nigerian Juliet Iromuanya’s Mr and Mrs Doctor.

Ile’s book was published in Nigeria by Kachifo Limited.

As the winner, Ile will receive £15,000, an engraved Montblanc Meisterstück pen, an Etisalat sponsored book tour to three African countries. He will also have an Etisalat-sponsored fellowship at the University of East Anglia, mentored by Professor Giles Foden, author of The Last King of Scotland.

La liga: It is Madrid’s title to lose – Zidane

  Real Madrid have all they can ask for with just one La Liga game of the season to go and that is the destiny of the title in their own hands, coach Zinedine Zidane said on Saturday.

Madrid lead Barcelona by three points at the top of the table and just need to avoid defeat at Malaga on Sunday to be assured of a first La Liga title in five years.

Barca need to beat Eibar at home to have any chance of leapfrogging their fierce rivals.

“It is in our hands which is important for us,” said Zidane.

“There is just one game to go and we have worked very hard to get to where we want to be.

“We deserve to be in the position we are just now.”

FUTA reinstates suspended VC, appoints new one

  The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, has reinstated the suspended Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Adebiyi Daramola.

The council had also appointed Prof. Joseph Adeola Fuwape as the seventh substantive VC of the university.

In a statement issued by the Head, Media and Protocol of the university, Mr. Adegbenro Adebanjo, the Council, presided over by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Senator Joseph Waku, ratified Fuwape’s appointment at its special meeting held on Thursday, May 18, 2017.

Adebanjo said the letter of appointment was personally signed by Senator Waku and Prof. Fuwape’s appointment takes effect from Wednesday, May 24, 2017, adding that it would be for a single term of five years.

Private jets and Africa’s habits of underdevelopment

  Over the weekend, former military dictator, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd.) gave out his daughter in marriage and the media could not seem to get over the spectacle of the number of private jets that landed in Minna, Niger State. The wedding was not the first instance of a crass exhibition of private jets by the Nigerian political class. In 2013, during the 50th celebration of Kenya’s independence, its Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary, Amina Mohammed, mentioned that Nigeria wowed them with the array of private jets that brought former President Goodluck Jonathan and his associates to their country. Kenyans, unfortunately, should not have been dazzled. They should have been scornful of the country that cannot provide electricity but manages to fly its President and his attendants in a multitude of private jets.

Private jets, viewed against the backdrop of the grinding poverty and gross underdevelopment that plagues Africa, is obnoxious. Countries like the United States have more than half of all private jets in the world, but in their cultural context, their class ostentation makes far more sense than Africa where the majority live below poverty line. The sight of private jets in Africa is usually a testimony to the oppression of the masses by the rapacious ruling class and our habit of underdevelopment.

JAMB releases UTME results

  The first set of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination has been released.

This is just as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board asked candidates in Ogbomoso to print notifications of their new examination centres from their email addresses.

The Head, Public Affairs, JAMB, Mr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Tuesday said that the results of 742, 906 candidates who sat for the examination on Saturday and Monday was released within 24 hours.

“Candidates are to check their email addresses or visit the board’s website for the results. A total of 742, 906 candidates sat for the examination on Saturday and Monday. Another 401,292 candidates are expected to join them today, raising the number to 1, 144, 198 out of 1, 718,425.”

According to Benjamin, the candidates, who have been posted to nearby towns such as Saki, Ago-Amodu and Ibadan are to sit for the examination between Thursday and Saturday at the new locations.

Instagram on copying Snapchat: “This is the way the tech industry works”

  I think it would frankly be silly of us if we were to say “Oh see that good idea over there that’s actually fulfilling a need people have to share more moments of their life, oh because one person did that we can’t even go near that idea.”

That’s Instagram’s VP of Product Kevin Weil’s perspective about cloning Snapchat. He’s the man in charge of bringing Snap CEO Evan Spiegel’s vision to a much larger audience, reforging his features for the mainstream, and then taking Instagram a step further.

But rather than showing guilt, remorse, or reluctance about copying what’s worked for Snap, he sees it as a foregone conclusion — the inevitable march of progress where you either step in line or get left behind.

JAMB reschedules UTME in Ogbomoso

  Candidates seeking to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, on Monday were disappointed as students of the school prevented them from gaining access to the two centres located within the university. Our correspondent learnt these were the only centres in Ogbomoso.

This is just as the Head, Public Affairs, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Mr. Fabian Benjamin, said that the candidates were likely to sit for the examination in Ilorin, Kwara State.

It was learnt that students of the institution had, as early as 7am, barricaded the gates of the university, vowing that the UTME would not hold until academic activities in the school resumed. The students also prevented teaching and non-teaching staff of the institution from entering the school

Efforts to speak to the school registrar, Jacob Agboola, was not successful but a member of staff of the school, who did not want his name in print because he is not authorised to speak on behalf of the management, said the authority of the school had a meeting with JAMB officials where an alternative was decided.

Adeleke: Osun deputy governor appears before coroner

  Osun State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Titi Laoye-Tomori, is giving evidence before the coroner ordered by Governor Rauf Aregbesola to probe the death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke.

The deputy governor, who entered the courtroom at around 10:35, said she waived her immunity to appear personally before the coroner because of the importance of the probe.

The deputy governor and the late Adeleke were together at the burial ceremony of the grandmother of the APC Senatorial Chairman in Osun West Senatorial District, Mr. Amobi Akintola.

What’s Next After Winning Your First Customer?

  Winning your first customer is like hitting the bull’s eye in the game of dart. It’s your breakthrough point; someone has found your product worthy of attention, and is willing to part with money in exchange for value.

To make this happen, ask these questions:

Do I have a ready market waiting to try out what I have to offer?
Who will that first client be?
Where can I find them?
Will my product(s) meet their needs?
What’s the right price?
A few years back, I took out time with my partner to visit a business district in Lagos where we could find names of companies we could send business proposals to. We explored each street and copied down names of big corporate organisations. We collated about thirty corporate names, prepared proposals and sent out to each and every one of them.

Celebrating Opeyemi Odutemowo, the 29-year old Nigerian Lady with a Ph.D in Nuclear Physics

                                 
Congratulations are in order for Opeyemi S. Odutemowo who just bagged a Ph.D degree in Nuclear Physics from the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Opeyemi, a graduate of Applied physics (Geophysics) from the University of Lagos, attended Mayflower School, Ikenne.



After her undergraduate program, she proceeded to University of Pretoria where she bagged her M.Sc and Ph.D degrees in the field of Physics.

With her thesis focusing on the effects of fission product bombardment on glassy carbon, she aims to proffer solutions that will help generate cleaner and safer electricity in Africa.

 

Well done and congratulations Opeyemi!

Nadal defeats Djokovic to reach Madrid Open Final

  Four-time champion Rafael Nadal, 30, confirmed his return to form with a long-awaited win over Novak Djokovic and ended a three-year, seven-match losing streak against the Serb to reach the final of the Madrid Open.

The Spaniard won 6-2 6-4 to claim his first victory over the Serb since the 2014 French Open final.

The win is also his 24th victory in 50 career meetings against Djokovic.

Nadal will face Austrian Dominic Thiem in Sunday’s final.

Emirates Group’s Turnover Hits $25.8bn as Work Force Grows to over 105,000

  Emirates Group has announced that its 29th consecutive year of profit and steady business expansion, despite a turbulent year for aviation and travel. The company’s turnover hit $25.8 billion with a huge workforce of 105,000.

Released last Thursday in its 2016-17 Annual Report, the Emirates Group posted an AED 2.5 billion (US$ 670 million) profit for the financial year ending 31 March 2017, down 70% from last year’s record profit. The Group’s revenue reached AED 94.7 billion (US$ 25.8 billion), an increase of 2% over last year’s results, and the Group’s cash balance decreased by 19% to AED 19.1 billion (US$ 5.2 billion) mainly due to the repayment of two bonds on maturity and ongoing high investments into its fleet and aircraft related assets.

Dubai Bound! The Wedding Party 2 Cast & Crew to continue shoot in the Middle East

  Nigeria highest grossing movie ever, The Wedding Party is set to continue the shoot of its sequel in Dubai. Revealing this on their official website, Ebonylife TV reported:

The rumours that have been swirling around for months have finally been confirmed – Nigeria’s highest-grossing film, The Wedding Party, will be shooting scenes for a sequel in Dubai. Stars of the hit film begin arriving in the emirate on May 11 for a two-week schedule.

Executive producer, Mo Abudu revealed her excitement at the experience:

Ever since Dubai Tourism partnered with us on the Grand Premiere of The Wedding Party, it’s been my dream to bring the sequel here. We weren’t sure if it was going to be possible, but the amazing success of the movie made it more likely and Dubai Tourism came through for us, along with Tour Brokers International and Wontra Travel. With a great script by Naz Onuzo, an experienced director, Niyi Akinmolayan, the original cast and the beautiful sights and sounds of Dubai, we think we may have a bigger blockbuster on our hands.

UNIMAID bomb blasts delay UTME

  Multiple suicide bomb attacks at the University of Maiduguri, on Saturday, delayed the commencement of the Computer-Based Test for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, candidates at centres in the university.

The News Agency of Nigeria reported that three suicide bombers, early today detonated their explosives, at the gate of the University killing a security guard and injuring one soldier.

NAN reports that the six test centres in the university recorded low turn out following the incident.

Mrs. Kaka John, a JAMB staff, said that the exam did not commence on time because of the early morning bomb blast, which made many candidates stay away.

26 Private Jets, Five Force Aircraft All Touch Down Minna For IBB

  The capital of Niger State , Minna is currently on a lockdown as it appears all the creme-de-la-creme of the Nigeria’s elite class are presently in town for General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida’s last daughter, Halima wedding to Auwal Abdullahi.

According to updates from the North-West State, private jets numbering 26, four aircraft belonging to the Nigeria Police Force and one Air Force aircraft all landed some hours ago for the wedding Fatiha.

Mourinho accepts Europa final’s make-or-break billing

   Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho accepts the club’s season will be judged a failure if they do not beat Ajax in the Europa League final on May 24.

Mourinho says he has worked “harder than ever” during his maiden United campaign, which has already featured a League Cup triumph and victory over Leicester City in the Community Shield.

But with United needing to beat Ajax to secure a place in next season’s Champions League, he knows he will not be spared by the media if his side succumb to defeat at Stockholm’s Friends Arena.

“I think you, the media, have the right to say (that) and I think it makes sense to say,” he told reporters after United completed a 2-1 aggregate win over Celta Vigo in the semi-finals on Thursday.

UTME: Candidates, parents decry extra charges, centre allocation

  Less than 48 hours to the commencement of the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, complaints of extortion, posting to distant centres and complications in printing e-slips have emerged.

Candidates who spoke with our correspondent on Thursday lamented the cancellation of their mock examination centres, payment of extra charges for corrections on their examination forms and difficulty in printing exam slips.

This is just as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said that slips could be printed from its website, from candidates’ email and at computer-based test centres/cyber cafes. The board added that some mock examinations centres were cancelled because “they gave us wrong information.’’

Registration for the 2017 UTME ended on Friday with 1,736,571 candidates, including 321 who are visually-impaired.

Illegality of Covenant University students’ suspension

  The management of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State has suspended about 200 undergraduates of the faith-based institution for missing an Easter ‘Youth Alive’ programme. The school had earlier organised a four-day Easter retreat for the students and had also made attendance mandatory. However, while some of the students were fed up – for various reasons – with going for church services in the morning and evening for the four uninterrupted days, they couldn’t but miss some days out of the retreat. Surprisingly and unfortunately for them, they have been punished through suspension by the school management. Some were suspended for a year.

Suspension is a very serious punishment. As serious as it is, however, there are instances where it will and must necessarily be applied on erring students. Yet, the means by which students are suspended from school must be reasonable and must be within the confines of our laws.

Inspired! MTN Nigeria Announces that Prices of its Recharge Cards have not Increased

MTN Nigeria has said it has not increased the prices of its recharge cards!

According to the acting Sales and Distribution Executive of MTN, Adekunle Adebiyi, the cost of recharge cards remains the face value stated on the physical vouchers.

“We hereby use this medium to inform all our subscribers that we have not increased the prices of our recharge cards. Any increment from any quarters across the country on our recharge cards is without our knowledge, and we urge all our customers to always pay the exact value advertised on the cards,” he said.

Speaking further, Adebiyi said urgent steps were being taken to ensure compliance on sales of the recharge cards at the stated face value by all MTN’s trade partners and retailers.

“While we are working assiduously to resolve claims of illegal increases, we apologise to our customers for any inconvenience this might have caused. Alternatively, we advise our customers to explore other options of purchasing airtime such as MTN Virtual Top Up (VTU), Diamond Yello Account (DYA), or MTN Auto Top-up. For more information on these services, please visit www.mtnonline.com/autotopup,’’ he said.

Chelsea one win away from EPL Glory

  Chelsea are three points away from their second English Premier League title in three years after a 3-0 defeat of Middlesbrough at Stamford Bridge on Monday night. Following the result, Middlesbrough got relegated to the Championship just a year after gaining promotion.

Diego Costa set them on their way against the doomed visitors in the 23rd minute after the Spaniard scored after a Cesc Fabregas pass. The goal was Costa’s 21st in the league, equalling his career-best total in a Chelsea shirt.

Make money while you sleep

  Are you always agonising about not being able to pay your bills? Are you living from pay-check to pay-check? Are you shackled to a eight-to-five job that you detest but have no savings and no other source of income?

The salary you get from work is as a direct result of your efforts at work. Active income can be earned only by investing time and effort directly in return for money; if you don’t work, you don’t earn. Whether you are a teacher, a builder, a banker, an athlete or an actor, you have to work to earn a living. With passive income, it is the other way; your money is actually working for you with no extra effort on your part apart from the act of active investing.

Four students arrested over ‘annual tradition’ of molesting schoolgirls

   The police have arrested four male students of Ireti Grammar School, Falomo, Lagos, for allegedly molesting some schoolgirls.

According to PUNCH, final year female students of Falomo Senior High School are usually assaulted on the day of their last examination.

The act is said to have become a yearly tradition.

Michale Matthew, a witness quoted by the newspaper, said she saw a boy trying to force himself on a girl while the others boys were cheering.

She said she later discovered that the boys were students of Ireti Grammar School.

“I open my car in disbelief and shout at the boys to break it up while shouting at my security and the second driver to assist me. I walk towards them and as I make my way towards them, I see another group and this time they have cornered one of the girls who fell while running from them,” Matthew said.

NYSC corps members ‘pop the question’ on POP day

  Photos of two National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who proposed to their girlfriends on their Passing Out Parade (POP) day have emerged online.

One of the scenes reportedly played out in Jos, the capital of Plateau State while the other reportedly happened in Bayelsa State on Thursday. The names of both couples are yet to be ascertained.

In both cases, the couples were pictured in the act while other corps members take photos of the beautiful moment.

All the Drama that Goes on at the Passport Office in Lagos

  I was told I would need passport photographs, copies of my birth certificate and my certificate of origin to apply for an international passport. No one mentioned the N1,000 and N500 tips here and there.

I met a crowd under a canopy who came for the same purpose when I arrived the passport office in Ikeja. My contact gave me a form to fill and told me to join them. After waiting for more than three hours, I was told my file won’t be processed until I had a guarantor, a challenge that took me two weeks to fix.

When I returned two weeks later for what they call ‘capturing’, I met an even larger crowd triggered by the shortage of passport booklets. Among the crowd were returnees who were there to renew their passport. You know the usual IJGB signs – tattoos, bling-blings, jerry curl hair, weird haircuts, wanna ganna accent, singlets and shorts with winter boots etc.

UI 100-level Law Student Jumps to her Death During Freshers’ Week Show

  Effiong Imarbong, a 100-level female law student of the University of Ibadan (UI) has died after jumping from a “dangerous position” at her hall of residence, the university management has said.

A statement signed by the institution’s Director of Public Communications, Olatunji Oladejo, said Effiong died on Monday during a show at her hall of residence, adding that she had become hyperactive after meeting with “a fellow” outside the venue of the show, PUNCH reports.

The school’s statement read:

It is with deep regret that the management of the University of Ibadan announces the sudden death of Miss Effiong Deborah Imarbong, a 100 Level student in our Faculty of Law on Monday, May 1, 2017 at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.

Facebook to Employ 3,000 People to Review Reports of Murder & Suicide – Mark Zuckerberg

   Following recent cases of murder and suicide on Facebook, founder of the social network Mark Zuckerberg has said that the company will add 3,000 people to its community operations team around the world, who will join 4,500 others to review the millions of reports it gets every week.

Zuckerberg, in a statement on Wednesday, said that he’s been reflecting on how Facebook can do better to build a safe community.

“Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen people hurting themselves and others on Facebook – either live or in video posted later. It’s heartbreaking, and I’ve been reflecting on how we can do better for our community.

If we’re going to build a safe community, we need to respond quickly. We’re working to make these videos easier to report so we can take the right action sooner – whether that’s responding quickly when someone needs help or taking a post down.

Ooni’s Palace Debunks Rumours of Link to Fire Incident at Oba Akiolu’s Palace

  The Ooni’s Palace has expressed sadness over the fire incident at the Oba of Lagos Rilwan Akiolu‘s palace.

After the incident, several commenters said that the fire was caused by Oba Akiolu’s embarrassment of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi last Tuesday.



“We are not happy over the fact that the palace of Lagos king got burnt, we can only sympathise with the palace on the development,” Director of Media and Public Relations, Ooni’s Palace, Moses Olafare told Premium Times.

On the rumours, Olafare said: “People are entitled to their own views. But what people say doesn’t mean that is the position of the palace. What happened is mere coincidence and should not be traced to the incident in Lagos, we send our sympathies.”

Cristiano Ronaldo scores hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed Atletico Madrid in Semi-Finals

  Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday, became the first player in football history to score back-to-back hat-tricks in the Champions League knockout stages as Real Madrid thrashed Atletico Madrid to close in on a third final in four years.

Real were utterly dominant throughout against their city rivals at the Bernabeu and led after 10 minutes when Ronaldo headed home Casemiro‘s cross.

Ronaldo scored the second after smashing an unstoppable shot from 16 yards past Atletico keeper Jan Oblak, who had made several saves to keep his side in the tie.

And the Portugal captain ensured all the headlines would be his with a second consecutive Champions League hat-trick, having scored five goals in the quarter-final against Bayern Munich. It was his easiest goal of the night, as he controlled Lucas Vazquez‘s cross in plenty of space before firing home.

Atletico only had one shot on target and will need to pull off one of the Champions League’s all-time special performances to stop double-chasing Real from ending their European dreams for the fourth straight season.

English Premier League leading scorers

  Leading English Premier League scorers after the weekend’s matches:

24: Lukaku (Everton)

21: Kane (Tottenham)

19: Costa (Chelsea), Sanchez (Arsenal)

18: Agüero (Manchester City)

17: Alli (Tottenham), Ibrahimovic (Manchester United)

15: Hazard (Chelsea), King (AFC Bournemouth)

14: Benteke (Crystal Palace), Defoe (Sunderland)

13: Mané (Liverpool)

12: Llorente (Swansea), Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Vardy (Leicester)

11: Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)

10: Coutinho (Liverpool), Deeney (Watford), Walcott (Arsenal)

Twitter, Bloomberg team up for streaming news channel

   Twitter is launching a 24-hour streaming news channel in partnership with the Bloomberg Media, in a major expansion of the social media firm’s video operations, the two firms announced Monday.

The new streaming channel “will combine the vast global editorial and newsgathering capabilities of Bloomberg with the digital power of Twitter,” a joint statement.

Michael Bloomberg, the founder of the financial news and information service and a former New York mayor, joined Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey at a New York media conference to make the announcement.

The streaming channel set to launch later this year will include user-generated content from Twitter which will be verified by Bloomberg editors, along with live video reporting from journalists at the news organization.

The Omnipotence of Social Media

   Social media has collected for itself, over time, a power that rivals any other. It has moved man to an epoch that we can properly tag the “age of hashtags”. It has redefined its own definitions and broken the bounds of its own boundaries. Social media has gone beyond social, it is now a market place, a political platform, a book-shop, a religious pulpit, an immoral cesspit: it has become, arguably, a little bit of everything, if not more. In this age, to live outside hashtags is not to trend, not to trend is to lack notability. To not be notable is, in extreme circumstances, not to exist, in cyberspaces at least – thank God!

It has become almost axiomatic in our own times to say that lives are lived on social media. Reputations have been made and lost on twitter, Facebook, Instagram. There, the cords of friendship and filial relationships have been made and bust too. This ‘break and make’ feature is due solely to the fact that social media has become un-dissociable from reality. Therefore, whatever one tweets or posts on social media platforms are used, always, as an indicator of reality – that is, of who one really is.