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FG sacks all directors at NCAA

The Federal government has ordered the immediate sack of all directors in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The letter of their dismissal was issued from the Ministry of Transport. Confirming the dismissals to newsmen, the general manager of NCAA, Sam Adurugboye, said the reason for the sack was however not stated in the letter. ● “It is true that the directors have been disengaged but I don’t have details of the reasons given for the action by the ministry,” he said. Those affected include Alhaji Salawu Ozigi (Director of Finance and Accounts), Dr Joyce Nkemakolam (Director of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards), Mr Aba Ejembi (Director of Administration) and Mr Emmanuel Ogunbami (Director of Licensing), Mr Benedict Adeyileka (Director of Airworthiness), Mr Justus Wariya (Director of Air Transport Regulation), Alhaji Adamu Abdullahi (Director of Consumer Protection), Capt. Ayodele Sasegbon (Director of General Aviation), and Mr Austin- Amadi I

CBN reintroduces cashless charges on bank deposits and withdrawals

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Thursday, reintroduced charges on cash deposits in banks after its' 493rd meeting with the Banker's committee, This would take effect at different dates in different parts of the country. Director, Banking and Payments Systems Department, Mr. Dipo Fatokun, announced this in a circular entitled: “Circular on nationwide implementation of the cashless policy.” ● The circular stated: “Charges for cash deposit by individuals are as follows: Less than N500,000, zero charge; from N500,000 to N1 million, 1.5 per cent; from N1 million to N5 million, two per cent charge; above N5 million, 3 per cent charge. Charges for cash withdrawal by individuals are as follows: Less than N500,000, zero charge; From N500,000 to N1 million, two per cent; from N1 million to N5 million, 3 per cent charge; above N5 million, 7.5 per cent charge. Charges for corporate cash deposit are as follow: Less than N3 million, zero charge; from N3 milli

WhatsApp introduces new time limited feature, 'Status'

This is trending on Nigerian Twitter at the moment. WhatsApp has a new feature called Status, which is available to all users, iOS and Android. It allows people to update their statuses with photos, videos and more. These updates will disappear after 24 hours. The icon for Status is located between ‘Chats’ and ‘Calls’ on the navigation bar of your WhatsApp home-screen. Once your Status is created, you can control who sees it by specifying so in your privacy settings. You can also discover which of your contacts has viewed your Status on a ‘view counter’ at the bottom of the screen. WhatsApp currently has over 1 billion monthly users and hosts a daily thoroughfare of about 60 billion messages. "By milking its potential for multimedia usage, WhatsApp can augment itself from a functional messaging tool to a platform that users go to for entertainment." It opens up fresh avenues for monetisation, which can help offset the opportunity cost of the scr

Friday, 24 February 2017 Linda Ikeji at 2/24/2017 11:34:00 am A strike against Snapchat? WhatsApp introduces new time limited feature, 'Status'

This is trending on Nigerian Twitter at the moment. WhatsApp has a new feature called Status, which is available to all users, iOS and Android. It allows people to update their statuses with photos, videos and more. These updates will disappear after 24 hours. The icon for Status is located between ‘Chats’ and ‘Calls’ on the navigation bar of your WhatsApp home-screen. Once your Status is created, you can control who sees it by specifying so in your privacy settings. You can also discover which of your contacts has viewed your Status on a ‘view counter’ at the bottom of the screen. WhatsApp currently has over 1 billion monthly users and hosts a daily thoroughfare of about 60 billion messages. "By milking its potential for multimedia usage, WhatsApp can augment itself from a functional messaging tool to a platform that users go to for entertainment." It opens up fresh avenues for monetisation, which can help offset the opportunity cost of the scr

Claudio Ranieri sacked by Leicester 298 days after Premier League title win

Leicester City have sacked Claudio Ranieri just nine months after he led the club to their first Premier League title. Ranieri guided Leicester to the most unlikely of title wins last season and went on to win FIFA's Coach of the Year for the achievement. However, Ranieri and Leicester have struggled this season, with the club sitting just one point and one position above the relegation zone, having failed to score a single league goal in 2017. Leicester are still in with a chance of qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Champions League following Wednesday's 2-1 round-of-16 first- leg defeat to Sevilla, but the club have opted to remove Ranieri ahead of Monday's Premier League clash against Liverpool. A Leicester statement read: ¤ "Leicester City Football Club has tonight [Thursday] parted company with its first team manager, Claudio Ranieri. Club statement: #lcfc and Claudio Ranieri part company: https://t.co/ C5qnSVxDgU pic.twitter.co

Ghana Police arrest traders who stripped Nigerian woman naked, brutally beat and sexually assaulted her for allegedly stealing yam

• Police in the Ashanti Region capital, Kumasi, have arrested an unspecified number of traders who stripped naked and beat up an unidentified Nigerian lady alleged to have stolen items at the Kumasi Central Business District. A screening exercise is expected to take place later Wednesday to identify those who actually participated in the brutal treatment meted out to the unidentified lady. In the disturbing video that has gone viral on social media since Friday, February 17, a light-skin lady is seen being stripped naked and sexually assaulted in public by a mob over the alleged theft. The video starts at a point where the young lady had been stripped off her clothes. She covered her waist with a yellow scarf given to her by a good Samaritan, but it was removed by the mob. Another woman who offered a dress was shoved off and the young lady was not allowed to put it on. The mob made up mostly of men, tore the young lady’s red brassiere and panty. Some disg

UEFA Champions League Final - Bayer Leverkusen 2-4 Atletico Madrid [[Final - Manchester City 5-3 AS Monaco

Manchester City overcame Monaco in an eight-goal thriller at the Etihad Stadium, coming from behind to run out 5-3 winners in their Champions League round- of-16 first leg. Radamel Falcao's brace had looked to set Monaco on their way to a 3-2 victory after the hour-mark, but goals from Sergio Aguero -- his second of the night -- John Stones and Leroy Sane turned the game on its head. The match got off to a lively start with both sides showing plenty of attacking intent, though the first real chance did not come until the 15th minute when Raheem Sterling attempted to round Danijel Subasic, with the loose ball falling to Aguero who tried to beat the Monaco keeper from a tight angle only to see his effort saved. Monaco had an opportunity of their own to break the deadlock after 18 minutes when Benjamin Mendy was picked out by Kylian Mbappe, but he was unable to beat Willy Caballero at his near post. A minute later and the visitors had another sight of goa

In UNN, Lecturers will be denied promotion if students are dissatisfied with the quality of their teaching

University of Nigeria, Nsukka, academic staff (especially lecturers) can now be denied promotion if evaluation from the students taking their classes indicate that the quality of their teaching is not up to standard. Tweet @Am_Lastborn

FG reportedly plans to further devalue the Naira as exchange rate now N520 to $1

The Federal government reportedly has plans to further devalue the Naira, this is accoridng toSahara Reporters. This morning the exchange rate went all time low to N520 to $1. Recall that in May 2016, President Buhari succumbed to pressure to devalue the Naira after many months of insisting he would not because he believes devaluation would further kill the Naira. • Tweet @Am_Lastborn

FA Cup quarter-final draw: Chelsea paired with Manchester United while Lincoln handed trip to Arsenal or Sutton

Jose Mourinho will be back at Stamford Bridge after the Red Devils came from behind to beat Blackburn on Sunday • The fifth round has not disappointed, with the magic of the Cup well and truly alive. Non-League Lincoln continued their giant-killing acts as Sean Raggett's late goal earned them a shock win at Premier League Burnley. The Clarets were not the only top- flight side to be sent packing. Leicester's season took another turn for the worse as they were dumped out by League One Millwall, while Manchester City were held by Huddersfield. There were no such problems for Chelsea, who beat Wolves 2-0 on Saturday, and Tottenham after Mauricio Pochettino's men won 3-0 at Fulham. Sutton United play Arsenal tomorrow night. • KEY EVENTS • FA Cup draw in full • Sutton or Arsenal vs Lincoln • Tottenham vs Millwall • Middlesbrough vs Huddersfield or Man City • Chelsea vs Manchester United • Tweet @Am_Lastborn

Breaking!!! Zlatan Ibrahimovic Sets New Premier League Record

The Red Devils striker has reached a landmark for Jose Mourinho’s side against Leicester City, becoming the oldest player to score 15 goals Zlatan Ibrahimovic has set a new Premier League record, becoming the oldest player to reach 15 goals in a single season. The former Sweden international joined Manchester United from PSG in the summer, and has made an instant impact at Old Trafford, netting 15 goals in 24 appearances for Jose Mourinho’s side. On Sunday, he scored United’s second against Leicester City, taking him to 15 goals at 35 years and 125 days old. Ibrahimovic swept home from inside the area after good work from Antonio Valencia found him in the area, putting the ball through the legs of Wes Morgan and into the Foxes net. The former Barcelona man also made Premier League history earlier in the season, netting the competition’s 25,000th goal with his strike against Swansea. Ibrahimovic now as at least 15 league goals in his last six seasons, s

Breaking: 2baba cancels nationwide protest

Report just reaching OLB indicate that the planned nationwide march to protest against the government scheduled for Monday, February 6, in Lagos and Abuja has been cancelled. 2baba, who was seen as the 'poster boy' of the protest, shared a video on his Instagram handle, on Saturday, February 4, where he announced the cancellation of the planned protest due to security concerns and public safety consideration. According to the singer the protest is under serious threat of hijack by interests not aligned with the ideals of the march • Dear Nigerians!!! Due to security concerns and public safety consideration. I hereby announce the cancellation of the planned March. • Recall that 2baba lent his voice to the Enough is Enough group which packaged the protest and several other celebrities had vowed to be present at different venues. There had been plans by the police in Lagos state to stop the peaceful march against the President Muhammadu Buhari-led gover

Eden Hazard and Will Ferrell Are Step Brothers

Will Ferrell doesn’t need John C. Reilly when he’s got Eden Hazard as his Step Brother. The comedian was at Stamford Bridge this afternoon to watch Chelsea’s one-sided 3-1 victory over Arsenal. And he had Reilly – his co-star in popular comedy film Step Brothers – alongside him in the stands to watch the victory for Hazard and his team- mates. The club confirmed on social media earlier that Ferrell dropped in to the dressing room after the full-time whistle to congratulate them on their win. But there was no Reilly there alongside him – so Hazard stepped in: • Will Ferrell popped in to congratulate the team on a fine performance after the game! #IfYoureNotFirstYoure Last #FrankTheTank #CFC #Chelsea • Ferrell might have been at the Bridge, but it was the Chelsea social team bringing the laughs as they shared pictures of the American actor’s visit on Twitter. They started with a caption inspired by his ‘boy, that escalated quickly,” line from Anch

CHELSEA 3-1 ARSENAL! 12 points clear at the top of the league and London is Blue!

Marcos Alonso, Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas were all on target as Chelsea defeated Arsenal 3-1 at Stamford Bridge to move 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League table. Alonso opened the scoring in the 13th minute and Hazard added an excellent second eight minutes into the second half before Fabregas made it three against his old club, with Olivier Giroud pulling one back for Arsenal, as the Blues took a major step towards the title. It was Arsenal who created the first chance of the game inside the second minute, with Alex Iwobi picking up the ball on the edge of the box and seeing his strike deflect just wide of the goal. Chelsea fashioned their first opportunity after 11 minutes when Pedro found Gary Cahill inside the area with a free kick, only for the centre-back to head his cross over the bar. The hosts, however, managed to break the deadlock two minutes later, with Alonso beating Hector Bellerin to a loose ball to head home the rebound aft

What Manchester United Need To Do To Finish In Top Four” – Mourinho Says

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, has said that his team needs to start scoring more goals, if they want to finish in the Premier League top four at the end of this season. United have scored only 33 goals after 23 matches this campaign, which is their second worst ratio at this stage of the season in the Premier League era. They also have the third worst conversation rate in the league, behind Hull City and Southampton. • “I understand what you are saying,” Mourinho said in his press conference on Friday. “We attack so much and with so many players, and so many players have the freedom in our dynamic to reach scoring positions. “I have to agree with you that we don’t score enough goals, and some of our players from these attacking creative positions they could –they should – score more goals. “When you see the number of goals we score, there’s not a true relation between our attacking production and the number of payers we put in attacking positions

President Buhari Not Dead But Needs Prayers, Says Minister

President Muhammadu Buhari has again been confirmed as being very much alive by the minister of communications Adebayo Shittu. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mr Shittu dismissed speculations that the president is dead. Shittu made this revelation at the formal opening of the 31st National Qur’anic Recitation Competition in Ilorin, Kwara state, where he represented President Buhari. • He said emphatically: “President Buhari is not dead’’ then advised Nigerians to continue to continue to pray for him. • “There is need to pray fervently for economic recovery. President Muhammadu Buhari is not dead, he deserves prayers for sound health as well as for the entire growth of the nation,” Shittu said. Former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has reacted to the rumour that President Muhammadu Buhari has died and he described those peddling the rumours as wicked. Since President Buhari’s vacation to the UK, there has been rumour that the president was dead or

“All I Want Is To Beat Arsenal” – Antonio Conte Says

Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte says he is still haunted by Chelsea’s 3-0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirate Stadium in September. The Italian boss insists the Premier League title race is far from over even if his team beats Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. The Blues head into Saturday’s clash nine points clear of Tottenham and Arsenal at the top of the table. Chelsea have also won 15 of their last 17 Premier League matches since the defeat. The former Italy coach says the Arsenal defeat has never been far from his thoughts over the past four months. • He told news conference, “This defeat seems far [away], but it’s important to remember the defeat against Arsenal because it was a bad defeat, 3-0 after the first half, and in my mind it’s always present. “Tomorrow this game will be very difficult and I think it’s important to remember the first game against Arsenal. I think a lot of things have changed now. For sure, we are a team [now]. “We want to have a good game

Police vow to stop February 6th planned protest in Lagos

The Lagos state police commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, says that the state police command might stop the February 6th planned protest in Lagos state because information reaching them suggests that some hoodlums are planning to hijack the protest. According to Owoseni, the organizers of the protest in Lagos have not notified the police about it yet. Speaking to newsmen in Lagos yesterday, Owoseni said • “Information reaching us revealed that some hoodlums are planning to hijack the peaceful protest. And as such, we won’t allow it to hold in Lagos. We know that Tuface do not have the capacity to contain such a crowd and we will not fold our hands and watch while things go out of hand.” • Tweet @Am_Lastborn

Fayose reacts to online backlash over his public support for Feb. 6th nationwide protest

Fayose's media aide, Lere Olayinka, released this statement on his Facebook wall this afternoon. Read below The blogosphere is now in flame just because Governor Ayo Fayose declared his support for Tuface's rally slated for Monday February 6th 2017. The APC online supporters have warned Tuface against allowing opposition politicians to join the protest. The hypocrisy of these APC people is legendary! Anyway, for the sake of clarity, Fayose only declared support for the rally being an opposition figure! However, If Fayose is one of those bankrolling the protest, so be it!!! I want to say without any fear or favour that 90% of protests staged against Goodluck Jonathan government had financial support from Bourdillon and APC controlled states and I stand corrected. When Tinubu and APC Governors were bankrolling Actors and Actresses such as 9ice (Who later served as Special Adviser to APC Gov. Ajimobi in Oyo), Ronke Oshodi Oke (She’s a member of APC tr