February 16, 2020

Dortmund's

Dortmund’s ‘Gigantic Monster’ Lying In Wait For PSG

February 16, 2020 12:48 pm

Packed with passionate home fans, Borussia Dortmund’s imposing south stand – dubbed ‘The Yellow Wall’ – is the ‘gigantic monster’ lurking to test Paris Saint-Germain stars like Neymar and Kylian Mbappe in the Champions League on Tuesday.

“It’s just a fantastic feeling that I haven’t had before,” is how Dortmund’s star striker Erling Braut Haaland described scoring in front of ‘Die Gelbe Wand’ (The Yellow Wall) at Signal Iduna Park.

The 19-year-old has bagged nine goals since Dortmund snapped him up for 20 million euros ($22 million) from Salzburg. Five of them have come in his three home appearances games, …

Cloud-based video gaming is just one of many fast-growing uses of cloud computing, one of the most profitable sectors in today's computing world

Cloud Computing: Versatile And Highly Profitable

February 16, 2020 12:44 pm

With each passing quarter, Amazon, Microsoft and Google have been setting new records, while cloud computing has become the invisible backbone supporting much of our daily lives. Its potential to become an even bigger part of people’s daily existence is sky-high.

– Uses –

The rising popularity of the cloud has gone hand-in-hand with that of 4G broadband technology and of smartphones: The combined power of the network and of servers makes it possible for us to listen to music, to watch videos, to work remotely, to post on social media or to request a ride and watch it arrive, …

The US embassy is located in the Green Zone, the Iraqi capital's high-security enclave

Rocket Attack Hits Near US Embassy In Iraq Capital

February 16, 2020 12:43 pm

Multiple rockets hit an Iraqi base hosting American troops near the US embassy early Sunday, the latest in a flurry of attacks against US assets in the country.

“The Coalition confirms small rockets impacted the Iraqi base hosting (coalition) troops in the International Zone… No casualties,” said coalition spokesman Myles Caggins.

That base, known as Union III, is the headquarters for the US-led coalition, deployed in Iraq since 2014 to help local troops fight the Islamic State jihadist group.

Iraq’s military said three Katyusha rockets hit inside the Green Zone, the high-security enclave where the US mission and Union III …

NBA

NBA Loses Hundreds Of Millions In China Over Tweet

February 16, 2020 12:42 pm

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Saturday the league expects to lose “several hundred million dollars” due to a row with China over a tweet by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey supporting Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters.

The NBA’s Chinese sponsors cut ties in a fierce mainland backlash following Morey’s tweet in October, just before two NBA teams played pre-season exhibition matches in China.

State broadcaster CCTV also stopped airing NBA games for the country’s millions of ardent basketball fans and has not resumed.

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“The magnitude of the loss will be in the hundreds …

Doctors

Resident Doctors Condemn On-Duty Assault On Members

February 16, 2020 9:33 am

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) of the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja has condemned an assault on one of its members while on call on Saturday.

The Association in a statement signed by its President, Dr Adejo Arome and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, threatened to take necessary action if security agencies did not prosecute the perpetrators.

Arome said that the assault was committed on Saturday when the doctor on call was discharging his duty.

According to him, the doctor on duty was attending to a female patient to …

Gunmen Storm Funeral, Shoot And Kidnap Guests In Rivers

Gunmen Kidnap Permanent Secretary In Nassarawa

February 16, 2020 9:32 am

Unknown gunmen on Sunday abducted Alhaji Jibrin Giza, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works in Nasarawa State.

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The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Bola Longe, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said that Giza was abducted by gunmen from his residence at Shabu, a suburb of Lafia at about 12:40 am., to an unknown destination.

The CP further stated that the DPO in the area had already mobilised some officers and men who are on the trail of the fleeing abductors and their victims.…

Fire Guts Apongbon Market In Lagos

February 16, 2020 9:31 am

The popular Apongbon market in Lagos Island was gutted by fire on Sunday morning.

The Ebute Ero Underbridge section of the market went up in flames around 10:45pm.

Shops and property were affected and efforts are on to stop the spread.

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The cause of the fire has not been ascertained yet.

The Lagos State Fire Service, the Nigeria Police, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), among others are at the scene.

The incident occurred a few weeks after the fire outbreak at the popular Balogun Market in Lagos.

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Nigerian Air Force

Nigerian Air Force Announces Fresh Recruitment

February 16, 2020 9:31 am

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the recruitment of 2,079 new officers.

This was contained in a statement on Saturday by Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, Director of Public Relations and Information.

It said the recruits were expected to boost NAF capacity to effectively tackle security challenges in the country.

The Passing Out Parade (POP) of the Basic Military Training Course (BMTC) 40/2019 was held on Saturday at the Military Training Centre (MTC), Kaduna.

In his remarks, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, stated that the officers were adequately trained to ensure that Nigeria’s territorial integrity

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Uzodinma Must Avoid Power-Intoxicating Concoctions

February 16, 2020 9:30 am

Theodore Ekechi is the member representing Southeast in the Northeast Development Commission (NEDC) and former commissioner for information and strategy under the administration of Senator Rochas Okorocha in Imo State. In this interview, the Convener of Restoration Coalition said that the Igbo should forget “it is our turn” slogan and but forward its best 11 in the 2023 presidential race.

He said that Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu has all it takes to emerge as the next president of Nigeria, but warned Igbo to reach out to other geo-political zones and desist from the belief that the position is allocated or zoned …

Hisbah

Junaid Mohammed Blasts Shekarau Over Hisbah Corps

February 16, 2020 9:30 am

Political old warhorse and firebrand, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, has accused former governor of Kano State, Alhaji Ibrahim Shekarau of foisting the Hisbah corps on the people of the state.

Hisbah is an Islamic doctrine which means “accountability”. Hisbah is an individual or collective duty to intervene and “enjoin good and forbid wrong.” The doctrine is reportedly based on an expression from the Quran.

But Junaid Mohammed disagreed, saying Hisbah was not ordered by virtue of superior authority by the Quran, adding that Hisbah was imported into the country by Alhaji Shekarau from Saudi Arabia.

Junaid Mohammed, elder statesman and Second …

Natural gas

How Natural Gas Can Fuel Nigeria’s Industrial Revolution

February 16, 2020 9:29 am

Given the overarching importance and intrinsic value of gas resources to Nigeria’s economy and industrialisation  as well as the wellbeing of the people, Kunle Aderinokun writes on the need for the federal government to pay more attention to the development of gas industry, necessary to nurture the fuel of the future, and be free from the vagary of oil, the liquid fuel, which is even less profitable  

In 2017, the US Energy Information Administration released a report confirming the presence of an estimated 7,923 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of total world reserves of natural gas beneath the earth’s surface.

Approximately …

Delta Commits $1 Billion To Sustainable Air Travel

February 16, 2020 9:27 am

Starting March 1, 2020, Delta Air Lines is committing $1 billion over the next 10 years on its journey to mitigate all emissions from its global business, going forward. 

This announcement comes as Delta paid $1.6 billion in profit sharing to employees on Valentine’s Day, and reflects its long-standing approach to placing a high value on supporting all stakeholders and communities worldwide.

The Valentine’s Day announcement coincided with the unveiling of a special “thank you” plane featuring the names of the airline’s 90,000-plus employees on its livery.

The announcement means Delta is the first airline to make a commitment of …

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