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Dennis Wise thinks the referee made the right call in awarding Italy a penalty against England after using VAR Former Chelsea midfielder Dennis Wise believes Italy were correctly awarded a penalty against England following a video assistant referee (VAR) review. England had looked on course for a second straight 1-0 victory after Jamie Vardy's 27th-minute strike put them ahead at Wembley. But in the closing minutes, referee Deniz Aytekin consulted a pitchside monitor after Burnley defender James Tarkowski appeared to foul Federico Chiesa inside the box. Replays showed the defender had stepped on the Italian's foot. ...

Nigerian singer and songwriter, Olawale Ashimi, popularly known as Brymo is currently facing serious criticisms for his latest nude images and video he uploaded online to promote his latest release. Brymo in a video entitled Heya was almost naked, wearing a g-string. This, however, did not go down well with majority of his fans on social media as some have advised him to bury his music career, adding that he is just seeking attention. others, however, hailed him, describing the pictures and the video as ‘creative work of art’. Here are some comments gathered by DAILY POST: @Osascruz “Nudity in music video is not okay, it doesn’t matter who did it or who is doing it. Music video I can’t watch in Presence of my younger ones. “Brymo is super talented but nude? I guess dude is looking for what will sale the video, and it’s working. @_Maestro “What Brymo wore in Heya video is not a G-String, its what our ancestors used to wear long before some cultures sett...

ABUJA, March 28 (Reuters) - Nigeria earned 557.9 billion naira ($1.77 billion) in gross revenues in February, up from 538.9 billion naira ($1.71 billion) the previous month, due to higher crude exports and prices, Accountant General Ahmed Idris said on Wednesday. The OPEC member is recovering from its worst recession in 25 years after the economy’s main driver, oil, saw a three-year plunge before prices began to recover in the past year or so. Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil producer and crude sales account for two-thirds of government revenue. The funds are shared among the country’s 36 states. The country shared revenues generated in February from crude and other sources including taxes totalling 647.4 billion naira to its three arms of government, Idris said. On Tuesday, the finance minister called an emergency meeting for next week with the head of state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation over revenue payments. The government has borrowed from dom...

I’m forever blowing bubbles, Pretty bubbles in the air, They fly so high, nearly reach the sky, Then like my dreams they fade and die John Kellette, Jaan Kenbrovin 1918 Hardly a day goes by without a story that financial markets are in “bubble” territory. Stock markets around the world, including the FTSE All-Share, are at record highs and bond yields are at record lows. The former means that valuations are at the upper end of historic ranges. The latter has meant that many unusual things can be sold to investors anxious for yield. Recent examples include a 100-year bond with a coupon of just 2.1% that raised €2.5 billion for Austria. Possibly a better risk than the three 100-year bonds issued by Mexico in recent years but at least the Mexican government prints its own currency. Despite the money that has been made by those who have stayed invested in bonds and/or equities in recent years, there is little sign of euphoria. Rather in our experience, investors ...

  LONDON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs has upped its 12-month yuan/dollar exchange rate forecast to 6.20 yuan from 6.45 previously, predicting that trade relations with the United States would limit China’s ability to weaken its currency. U.S. 100 dollar banknotes and Chinese 100 yuan banknotes are seen in this picture illustration in Beijing, China, January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Illustration/File Photo In a note received on Wednesday, the bank said it had also raised its 3-month yuan forecast to 6.30 yuan from 6.35 CNY= earlier, while changing the 6-month forecast to 6.25 from a previous 6.40. Goldman Sachs analysts said in a research note that “the renewed focus on trade relations with the US...(and) the desire to facilitate local currency bond inclusion in international benchmarks” would offset slower Chinese growth and authorities’ uncomfortableness with further yuan appreciation. The yuan is currently trading at 6.28 versus the dollar, having rallied...

Linda Ikeji’s sister confirms blogger’s engagement   Popular Nigerian blogger and Entrepreneur, Linda Ikeji is finally Engaged. The 31-year-old who has been under pressure to get married reportedly got engaged to her ex-boyfriend. The news of Linda’s engagement flooded the Nigerian media on Tuesday with her sister, Sandra Ikeji confirming it on her Instagram page. Sandra wrote: ”Congratulations @officiallindaikeji So happy for you sweet sis! This tells me that sometimes the wait is worth it. ”Can’t wait to plan your special day!@eventsbysi are you readyyyyyy? #it’sagetaway.” Similarly, Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu, has congratulated the popular blogger. Toyin took to her Instagram handle to congratulate her. She wrote, “Congratulations to our very own Linda Ikeji for ticking one of the important boxes every woman has piled up on her list; as she got engaged to her heartthrob! “@officiallindaikeji, I can’t wait to fill my tummy up w...

                Founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg After news of the Facebook data scandal , it's probably a good idea for all of us to do a Facebook audit and see who our friends are. We've probably all collected hundreds, if not thousands, over the years. It's important to trust the people you're friends with, too, since their friend list is shared each time they grant permission to an application, which means your name might be floating all over the place if you have a friend who's particularly cavalier with ho...

                       The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday swore-in four new commissioners. He also swore-in Boma Dappa as the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Degema Local Government Area, a press statement signed by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media on Thursday further highlighted. Performing the swearing-in ceremony at the Government House Port Harcourt, Mr. Wike said there would be a minor cabinet reshuffle. He charged the new commissioners to see their appointments as a privilege to serve the people of the state and not an opportunity for self enrichment. The governor urged the commissioners to establish themselves as persons who are known for the development of the state. He said: “These appointments are not opportunities for appointees to enrich themselves. If you attempt to enrich your...

Dapchi village in Yobe State has been filled with excitement since some abducted pupils at the Government Girls Science and Technical College in the village regained their freedom. They were released in the early hours of Wednesday. One hundred and ten pupils were abducted from the school on February 19, 2018, by Boko Haram insurgents, while efforts to locate them by security agencies failed until they were released by their captors. As of 8.50pm on Wednesday, the Federal Government had confirmed the release of 105 schoolgirls and a boy, making a total of 106 released persons. Earlier, the Federal Government in a statement by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, had said 76 of the girls had been freed. Later in an interview with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Mohammed said 91 girls and a boy were freed by the terrorists. However, in another statement, the minister said the number had increased to 10...

Highlights Red Cross, UNDP and Indorama Partnerships support further 250 Beneficiaries TEF 2018 records 151, 692 registrations                 There was a near 50-50 split between male and female applications, More than 150,000 Africans from 114 countries worldwide applied to join the 4 th   ‎ cycle of The Tony Elumelu Foundation’s (TEF) 10-year, $100 million TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. Today, the Foundation announced the African entrepreneurs with the most innovative, high-potential business ideas.   The 2018 cohort includes an additional 250 entrepreneurs to the standard selection of 1,000 - thanks to: a $1,000,000 partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to support 200 entrepreneurs in conflict and fragile zones of Nigeria (the North East where the Boko Haram scourge is felt and the Niger Delta region which suffers envir...

Big Brother Naija 2018 housemates on Monday nominated two housemates to be up for fake eviction this week. Recall that Big Brother host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announced that there will be no evictions this coming Sunday. Instead, viewers will get to bring back two housemates who have previously been evicted. This gives Anto, Angel, Ahneeka, Vandora, Princess, DeeOne, Bitto, Leo, Ifu, Khloe and K-Brule a chance of coming back to the #DoubleWahala house to compete for the 45 Million Naira prize. However, all the housemates are up for fake evictions this week, apart from Nina, Miracle and Tobi. Here is how the housemates voted: 1.Miracle- Cee-c, Lolu 2.Nina- Bambam, Rico 3.ALex- Teddy A, Bambam 4.Bambam- Tobi, Rico 5.Teddy A- Tobi, Rico 6.Lolu- Cee-c,Rico 7.Cee-c- Bambam, Alex 8.Rico- Lolu,Bambam 9.Tobi- Teddy A, bambam

        For the 4th year in a row, Jumia Nigeria has released its Mobile Report. The report is an analytic breakdown of mobile in Nigeria for the year ended in relation to Africa and the world. The report is not holistic as it only examines these figures from the e-commerce giant’s perspective. But considering that Jumia is one of the biggest mobile merchants in Nigeria, the numbers can be considered a worthy sample size. Here are 5 collective summations from the report Advertisement Smartphones are getting cheaper In 2014, phones sold on Jumia were priced  an average of $216 and by 2017 this price had gone down to $100. In Africa, the price dipped from $165 to $96 in the same period. Price range of smartphones This price drop coincided with when Transsion Holdings and it’s — Tecno, Infinix and itel — brand of smartphones started gaining a foothold on the African mar...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the final batch of the 2018 UTME results. The board confirmed this in a chat with DAILY POST Monday morning. JAMB Head of Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, told our correspondent on phone that the results can be assessed from Tuesday afternoon. “We are not holding any press conference to make the announcement; no need for that. “All those who sat for the examination are advised to check the JAMB website this afternoon. “All results will be uploaded at 2pm,” he said. Candidates can check their JAMB results on www.jamb.org.ng The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination was conducted nationwide between Friday, March 9 and Saturday, March 17, 2018. How to check JAMB result 2018: Requirements: 1. Your PIN 2. Your Serial Number or Registration Number Steps to follow: 1. Visit JAMB website – www.jamb.org.ng 2. Once it opens, check the upper right side of the website 3. Insert yo...

Another candidate of the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Ibukun Oduntan, has emerged ‘best candidate’ in the results released so far. DAILY POST recalls that a 16 year-old JAMB candidate from Ethiope East in Delta state, Oghotomo Ogheneruno Goddowell had the highest score of 321, in the Use of English, Physics, chemistry and biology. However, Corona Secondary school, Agbara, Ogun State on Monday called the attention of DAILY POST to their student, Ibukun Oduntan, who scored 344 in the just concluded examination, stating that its student remains the highest so far in the released results. A statement signed by one Olaitan Anifowoshe of the school stated that, ”I would like to call your attention to the scores achieved by Corona Secondary School (CSS), Agbara, Ogun state. ”The highest score from CSS, Ibukun Oduntan is 344. Our top 4 scores are above 320. Our Top 10 scores are above 300.” Also another candidate, from Musawa in...

La Liga Standings (Goal Difference) 1. Barcelona 75 (61) 2. Atletico Madrid 64 (35) 3. Real Madrid 60 (40) 4. Valencia 59 (26) 5. Villarreal 47 (7) 6. Sevilla 45 (-7) 7. Girona 43 (1) 8. Real Betis 43 (-4) 9. Getafe 39 (8) 10. Celta Vigo 39 (3) 11. Eibar 39 (-7) 12. Leganes 36 (-10) 13. Athletic Bilbao 35 (-4) 14. Espanyol 35 (-11) 15. Real Sociedad 33 (-1) 16. Alaves 31 (-19) 17. Levate 27 (-18) 18. Las Palmas 21 (-37) 19. Deportivo La Coruna 20 (-34) 20. Malaga 14 (-29)       Sunday Recap Barcelona put in a superb first-half performance at the Camp Nou against Athletic and took just eight minutes to open the scoring. Jordi Alba raced down the left and crossed for Paco Alcacer, in for the suspended Luis Suarez , to fire home. Opta showed just how impressive Alba has been as an attacking force this season: The hosts continued to dominate and carved Athletic open at will with their precise, quick passing. T he crossbar denied Philippe Coutinh...