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NEGOTIATIONS WITH NIGERIAN AUTHORITIES TO REDUCE THE $3.4 BILLION FINE SHOW NO RESULTS South African telecoms giant MTN announced late Thursday that it intends to mount a legal challenge to the $3.4 billion fine imposed by Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator. The fine was initially fixed at $5.2 billion when it was first announced on Oct. 26, but MTN has been able to negotiate that down to $3.4 billion as of Dec. 3. However, negotiations to reduce the fine further have failed to yield any result. “All factors having a bearing on the matter have been thoroughly and carefully considered, including a review of the circumstances leading to the fine and the subsequent letters received from the NCC,” the company said in a statement issued to its shareholders. The firm said it had instructed its lawyers to proceed with “legal action in the federal high court in Lagos to seek the appropriate relief”. The statement added: “MTN Nigeria, ac...

The Argentine attacker converted from the spot late in the game as the visitors came from behind to land the three points Download

The three-time Ballon d’Or winner reached a personal milestone on Wednesday in Sweden after notching a quincentenary of career goals at just 30-years-oldCristiano Ronaldo scored his 500th career goal in Real Madrid’s 1-0 win over Malmo in the Champions League as Los Blancos record back to back wins in Group A. The Portuguese international held his run before being fed by playmaker Isco and striking a low effort into the far corner to net the landmark tally, equalling Raul’s long-standing record of 323 goals for Real. Real almost doubled their advantage before the interval as Dani Carvajal latched onto a loose ball inside theMalmo box before crashing a superb half-volley strike onto the crossbar from an acute angle. Malmo almost snatched a second half equaliser as captain Markus Rosenberg headed wide after a fine cross from Anton Tinnerholm but their task became even tougher when Yoshimar Yotun was shown his second yellow card after bringing do...

The Italian outfit move into top spot in Group D with a home win over their La Liga opponents thanks to a first half header from their in-form Spanish striker Alvaro Morata and substitute Simone Zaza scored to helpJuventus record their first win in Group D over Europa League holders Seviila on Wednesday. With both sides eager to stamp their identity on the fixture, it was Juve who produced the first real effort, with Hernanes testing Sevilla goalkeeper Sergio Rico with a darting long range strike. Moments later, star midfielder Paul Pogba’s wonderful pass found Juan Cuadrado inside the area but the Colombian attacker’s attempted lob was inaccurate and only found the top of the net from 8-yards. Alvaro Morata finally broke the deadlock with four minutes remaining in the half, heading in Andrea Barzagli’s lofted cross into the bottom corner for his seventh Champions League goal in nine games. Simone Zaza then sealed the win with three minutes to play at the Juventus Stadium...

Goals scored in the first half were enough to see les Parisiens through in Ukraine, with the hosts now bottom of Group AParis Saint-Germain earned a 3-0 win at Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday to preserve their perfect start to the Champions League. Serge Aurier got himself on the end of Maxwell’s cross in the seventh minute to put Laurent Blanc’s side in the lead, before being key to his side’s second goal, flicking on a corner for David Luiz to double their advantage. Shakhtar then went on to put the visitors under heavy pressure and were unlucky not to have scored when Oleksandr Gladky came back off the woodwork. DOWNLOADHERE Watch highlight

Ronaldo is set to become Real Madrid’s all-time record goalscorer. The current goal scorer is Raul with 323 while Ronaldo has 321. So two more goals and he will have the all time record. Describe this Football Legend in one word..

Everyone is curious to know who visited their Facebook profile. Be it a girl or a boy, they tend to have an etching desire to find out who visited their Facebook profile as they are filled with these common questions- “Whether my crush checks my profile?” “Who views my pics?”, “Which girl/Boy always views my profile?” and so on…Its natural, but i have seen many people getting tricked by 3rd party software that doesn’t provide appropriate results but just spams on their Facebook Wall’s, so here’s a wonderful trick that’ll help you find who views your profile the most! How to track who visited my facebook profile? Its easy to do. Just follow these steps and you’ll succeed in finding out who visited your Facebook Profile! Go To Your Facebook timeline – facebook.com/abcd Right click on your timeline and hit “View page Source”. Now, you’ll be redirected to a new page with lots codes. Hold CTRL+F on your keyboard, a text box appears at the right corner, in that box,...

Lets Talk!! Did Any Of You Missed Symbian Phone Games? I Wish Those Good Old Days Can Come Back Makinde! September 11, 2015 Tech 63 Hi Guys, Lets talk Mobile Phone games… Sincerely Speaking I actually missed those good old days of Symbian Phones… I feel like crying right now. I used different series of Nokia Symbian phone back then and I have almost all the Good Apps and Interesting Games installed on my device. Do you actually Missed those days too? GAMES:- Brother in Arm 3D, Crash Nitro Kart, Super Mario and the Rest of those Interesting Games on Symbian Phone back then really rocked my World. From my own perspective, I don’t think Android or iPhone can actually beat Symbian when it comes to Sophisticated games and App, Do you Agree with me? Nokia really f*cked up by letting Symbian OS die off like that, It was an Interesting Experience back then, I guess it was because we’re young then thats why we enjoyed its so much compare to now. ...

Don’t ever doubt the Power of Intermet & Google.. Its dangerous if you do. A Nigerian sent this Mail to Us days ago on How the Internet helped Restore his baby health for Free, You can also, Its Free and Interesting. Read his Encounter below:- Fellow African, With great joy in my heart I give this brief account of how the internet helped restore my baby’s health and prevented possible long-term complications. My lovely eight-month old baby suddenly began having seizures few days ago. It was so severe that it worried me and her mum so much that we though it was a spiritual attack. She would suddenly stiffen her neck and shake with great energy (seemingly unconscious), and then return to normal mode in less than a minute. It happened like 3-5 times every 15minutes. Everytime it occurred, we felt like weeping as the ever lovely baby seemed to have been strangely hijacked. We rushed to the hospital and some blood tests were recommended. On seeing the results, ...

Over the weekend, we saw the news of how a power bank exploded on the body of it’s user. This happened while he was charging his phone with the power bank in his pocket. We may ask, Why? Why would a power bank all of a sudden explode? You guys requested we do a piece on why power banks explode, my curious mind was also yearning to learn this too. So I hereby present to you: The likely causes of a power bankexplosion.   1.) Poor Battery Quality: Batteries are the major components of power banks, infact that’s the most expensive part when you try to cost it individually. Most of the power banks in the market are made from Lithium-ion or Lithium-Polymer batteries, though the former is a cheaper option. Manufacturers, (in a bid to keep prices down) tend to use the Lithium- ion batteries to save costs. In worst case scenarios, some manufacturers go to the extent of using recycled batteries. This increases the chances or likeliness of explosion at a later time. 2.) Wron...

Google is introducing a new logo today. Just a month after unveiling a major restructuring of the company, Google is updating its image, too. The new Google logo is still a wordmark, but it’s now using a sans-serif typeface, making it look a lot more modern and playful. The colors are also softer than they used to be. The logo bears a bit more resemblance to the logo of Google’s new parent company, Alphabet, as well. Alphabet’s wordmark has a similarly unadorned look, and this update makes the two companies’ design language fall more inline. As Google’s video introducing the new logo notes, the wordmark has been evolving ever since it was created in 1998. But this is easily its biggest change since 1999, when Google first cleaned up the lettering and settled on its four colors. Since then, the logo has just been flattened out more and more, with today’s update representing a huge leap. In addition to changing up the wordmark, Google is also changing the tiny “g” logo t...

According to the announcement which was made on Monday, August 10, the Google moniker and web experience will remain the same, but some ventures that were under the Google umbrella will be placed under Alphabet. Google will now be called ALPHABET following a restructuring of the tech giant’s business operations. According to the announcement which was made on Monday, August 10, through a blog post, the Google moniker and web experience will remain the same, but some ventures that were under the Google umbrella will be placed under Alphabet instead with a CEO running each business unit. It statement said that Google co-founder , Larry Page will serve as CEO of Alphabet, while fellow co- founder Sergey Brin as president. “Fundamentally, we believe this allows us more management scale, as we can run things independently that aren’t very related,” Page said. He added that Google is “operating well today, but we think we can make it cleaner and more ...

West Ham striker Diafra Sakho has been called up by Senegal for the first time since he missed the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. He is set to face Namibia in a 2017 Nations Cup qualifier on 5 September. The 25-year-old angered Senegal by pulling out of their squad ‎for January's tournament in Equatorial Guinea because of a back injury. But while the tournament was proceeding, he played for his English premier league club. ‎ Also in the squad is Kalidou Koulibaly, who has been called up for the first time. The Napoli defender committed to an international future with the Teranga Lions after winning junior caps for France, where he was born.

Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi is still available for Nigeria duty despite not being involved since November, according to the player's representative John Shittu. New Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh said he omitted Mikel from his first squad because the player was uncontactable. However, Shittu told BBC Sport: "Mikel will never turn his back on Nigeria. "He loves playing for his country and this is just a miscommunication between coach and player." On Thursday, Oliseh explained to local media in Abuja why Mikel was not part of his plans for next month's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Tanzania . "I was in England early this month and I put a call through to Mikel. I called him four times, the phone kept ringing. I sent him a text message, I got no response," Oliseh revealed. "I called his Chelsea team-mate and compatriot [Victor] Moses and we met after the Community Shield. "I didn't hear from Mikel to acknowled...

West Ham have agreed a deal to sign Barcelona midfielder Alex Song, subject to a medical. The 27-year-old Cameroon international made 31 appearances for the Hammers during a loan spell last season.‎ Song, who played for Arsenal between 2005 and 2012, will sign a three-year contract if he can prove his fitness. "We just hope the medical shows he's in a sufficient state for us to gamble," West Ham co-owner David Sullivan told the Knees Up Mother Brown ‎podcast. "He couldn't physically pass a medical tomorrow, but if the medics say it's just a technical thing and he's only a couple of weeks away you'd take that gamble and hope they're right." Sullivan said signing Song on a three-year deal would be a "huge commitment", adding: "He's a big earner."

Ibrahima Traore looks set to reject a call-up to the Guinea squad for September's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Zimbabwe. Reports in France suggest the Borussia Monchengladbach winger will stand by his decision at the 2015 Nations Cup to take a break from internationals. The 27-year-old made the announcement after a quarter-final loss to Ghana. "The time has come for me to reconsider my international career in order to focus on my club," he said. Guinea squad: Goalkeepers:  Naby Yattara (Unattached), Abdul Aziz Keita (AS Kaloum), Nouhan Conde (Satellite) Defenders:  Florentin Pogba (AS Saint-Etienne, France), Fode Camara (Horoya AC), Issiaga Sylla (Gazelec Ajaccio, France), Oumar Diop (El Hoceima, Morocco), Ibrahima Sory Bangoura and Ben Sékou Camara (both Horoya AC) Midfielders:  Mohamed Diarra (Odense, Denmark) Lanfia Camara (Patro Esden, Belgium), Naby Keita (Salzburg, Austria), Boubacar Fofana (Madeira, Portugal), Kevin Constant (Tra...

President Buhari yesterday ordered a probe on the sale of NITEL to private investors in 2014 by the last administration, stating that he wants to know if Nigeria was short-changed. The president said this while receiving members of the Ministry of Information at the presidential villa. The permanent secretary of the ministry Tunji Olaopa who spoke to state house correspondents after the meeting, President Buhari said the documents for the privatization should be handed over to him “The president was also concerned about the liquidation of NITEL. He is not opposed to its privatization but he wants to know… and he wants us to bring a memo on how the whole transaction was undertaken so that he would know whether Nigeria was short-changed,” NITEL and its sister company, MTEL, were bought by a consortium owned by Skye Bank’s chairman, Tunde Ayeni, the founder of Sahara Energy, Tonye Cole, and two other companies for $242.3 million (about N42.4 billion) in December 2014.