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World markets dive as Trump sparks trade, North Korea worries

Global stocks sank Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he was not satisfied with talks that are aimed at averting a trade war with China. Equities were also dented by poor eurozone economic data, and as Trump cast doubt on a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Trump (is) continuing to drive uncertainty over global trade,” said analyst Joshua Mahony at trading firm IG. “European markets are following their Asian counterparts lower, as a pessimistic tone from Trump is compounded by downbeat economic data,” he added. Markets had surged Monday after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said they had agreed to pull back from imposing threatened tariffs on billions of dollars of goods, and continue talks on a variety of trade issues. However, Trump has declared that he was “not satisfied” with the status of the talks, fuelling worries that the world’s top two economies could still slug out an economically pain...

Top Alternatives to Google Adsense - Best Adsense Alternatives.

There is no doubt that Google Adsense is indeed one of the easiest and best monetization methods that any blogger and make use on his blog. A lot of bloggers make a good  steady monthly income  from their blog with the help of Google Adsense and we have even seen bloggers who boast of up to four figures monthly income from Adsense. That been said, There are lots of bloggers out there that get rejected from Google Adsense each and every time they apply for an account; mostly because their blog does not meet Adsense requirements and may be violates Adsense T.O.S. If you are on of those bloggers, then you will find this list of Adsense Alternatives helpful helpful. Also, In recent times, there have been a lot of "Adsense Banning" Activity from the Adsense team, it is like they are just intentionally banning people randomly for no good reasons. A lot of my friends have been affected, some got their account back while some were not that lucky. If you are one of those whose ...

Nigeria Ranks The Second Worst Country In Electricity Supply In 2017 .

The country’s energy situation is so bad that it was only better than Yemen, a war-torn country, in 2017. Fashola during visitation to the Mainland Independent Power Project, Lagos (Techpoint) Nigeria has been ranked the second worst country in power/electricity supply in 2017. This is as the country was only able to supply a daily average of 3,851 megawatts (MW) to its 180 million population. According to a report by the Spectator Index, the electricity supply in 137 countries were examined and Yemen ranked the worst nation. Nigeria, Haiti, Lebanon and Malawi followed the war-torn middle east country to make a list of top 5 countries with worst electricity supply in the year under review. Other African economies that ranked high on the list are Ethiopia 37 position, South Africa 41st and Algeria 45th. Other report validating the ranking Advisory Power Team (APT) also reported that the total electricity distributed by Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) as at January 14...

Google To Start Ranking Faster Mobile Web Pages Higher In July .

Google today made quite a revelation of its innovative project to improve higher its mobile results, it also reveals that page speed has been used in its search ranking for sometime now which has been largely for desktop searches. The big search giant says, starting from July 2018, mobile page speed will be a ranking factor on Google. Google started labeling sites as “mobile-friendly” In November 2014 to indicate pages optimized for phones. Google then used few years experimenting with using the label as a ranking factor, ultimately pushing those changes in April 2015 and increasing the effect in May 2016. The label was removed in August 2016 as the company noted that most pages had become “mobile-friendly.” Google now emphasize on the mobile friendly feature to encourage mobile pages to load faster. Here is how Google explains it: The “Speed Update,” as we’re calling it, will only affect pages that deliver the slowest experience to users and will only affect a small percentage of qu...

Tesla Model 3 Will Be Almost Fully Voice Controllable With Future Update .

Tesla Model 3 Will Be Almost Fully Voice Controllable With Future Update – Musk  by  carfreaksng :  4:59pm  On  Jan 17 Soon you’ll be able to command your Tesla Model 3 almost entirely by voice, says CEO Elon Musk. The Model 3s lack of buttons means that most features are now controlled by its center touch screen. That’s a bit problematic due to how distracting use of such a system can be. However, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he has a solution and it will come in the form of an over-the-air update that enables voice control. According to Musk, this update will provide near full voice control of all features found in the Model 3. So, for example, you’ll simply say something like “turn on heated seats” and the Model 3 will respond accordingly. Additionally, Musk says that the Model 3 feature base will expand with voice control “we will add a lot more features.” This makes sense because voice control really is limitless, whereas there are only so many distractions ...

Cédric Bakambu Becomes The Most Expensive African Player In History - .

Villarreal striker Cedric Bakambu has become the most expensive African player in history after Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan concurred a £65m deal the Spanish club. The Chinese side has consented to pay the DR Congo striker’s £35.3m release clause, with the total expense fee will be swelled to £65m because of Chinese taxation laws. Any expense fee paid by Chinese sides over €5m is currently subject to a transfer tax as the CSL hopes to encourage the signing of home-based Chinese players to improve the national team players. That deal will surpass the past record, set when Liverpool consented to pay RB Leipzig £48m for Naby Keita in the summer transfer window. Bakambu, who is Villarreal’s top goal poacher in all competition so far this season with 14 goals, has just had a medical session with the Chinese side and will become the CSL’s record deal for an African, surpassing the £60m that Shanghai SIPG paid Chelsea for Oscar last January. Source:  http://cheapg...

Two Armed Robbers Killed At Alakija Bus Stop, Satellite Town, Lagos -.

The saying "Everyday for the thief, one day for the owner"  is really true as Two armed robbers were gunned down, this morning, at Alakija bus stop, Satellite town, Lagos Re: Two Armed Robbers Killed At Alakija Bus Stop, Satel

Man Burns Cross Because He Says Christians Are Worshiping Idols .

feeling like a bad guy, Man Burns Cross Because he says Christians are worshiping Idols see video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m32X6WN5hM 1 Like  1 Share

Germany provides €22m to address energy, climate change issues in Nigeria .

The German Government has provided a total of €22million to Nigeria, to address energy and climate change issues in the country. The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Bernhard Schlagheck, who disclosed this recently in an interview with The Guardian in Abuja, said the support, which is under the auspices of the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP), is being implemented by the German Development Corporation (GIZ).  The Ambassador said the German Government Technical Advisor Group, has also provided mobile care hospitals for the Nigerian military with solar panels to guarantee consistent supply of power. His words: “From 2013-2020, Germany is providing a total of €22million to Nigeria, to address energy and climate change issues. He disclosed the Group has also supported some Nigerian universities to take all of their electricity supplies from off-grid renewable energy solutions preferably solar power. Based on the agreement with the German Government unde...

Jay-Jay Okocha And Ronaldinho Strike A Pose .

Super Eagles Legend, J.J. Okocha shared this photo as he posed with Brazil Legend, Ronaldinho. He captioned the photo; " Thank you so much my friend for all the wonderful memories. Good luck for the future bro ✌�@Ronaldinho #legend���� "

Big-Sized Man & His Woman In Doggy Pose In Their Pre-Wedding Photos .

This fun-loving couple have got themselves trending online after sharing their lovely pre-wedding photos. The pair identified as Prince Biggs and Sugar Girl decided to spice up their photo-shoot ahead of their wedding with some raunchy displays. They are set to tie the knot in a few weeks time. Congratulations to them. Source;  https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/01/big-sized-man-fiancee-spice-pre-wedding-photos-raunchy-displays.html See earlier thread where he knelt down to propose to her after feigning arrest . 

Missed Messi penalty costs Barca in cup derby defeat.

Lionel Messi missed a penalty as Espanyol struck in the dying moments to consign Barcelona to their first defeat since August, 1-0 in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on Wednesday. Oscar Melendo slotted home a neat finish with two minutes remaining of a temperamental derby cup tie, racing onto Marc Navarro’s low cross to punish Messi for missing a 62nd-minute penalty and send the home crowd into raptures. “We knew this day would come, we tried to delay it as much as possible but it couldn’t be today,” said Sergio Busquets after the match. “The good thing is that we have the second leg to try to mount a comeback. We are lucky to have that game at home, and we will have to win whatever happens.” In a match of few chances Barca’s penalty, which came after a foul on Sergi Roberto, looked to be the decisive moment for the away side, but Espanyol keeper Diego Lopez dived superbly to his left to push Messi’s powerful shot wide. Navarro then came close to g...

NCC to develop new pricing structure for broadband, data services.

Ahead of the revolution expected to happen when broadband services become more ubiquitous in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is to develop a new and proper pricing structure for high speed Internet services in Nigeria.     The move is in line with the Commission’s mandate of creating an enabling environment and promoting fair competition in the telecoms industry and in line with the strategic objectives of the National Broadband Plan.     The NCC said this will not only ensure the affordability and availability of Broadband but also ensure fair competition by checking price discrimination, excessive pricing, predatory pricing, margin squeeze and price fixing amongst other things.    To bring this to pass, NCC Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, at a ‘Stakeholders Forum on the Cost Based Pricing for Retail Broadband and Data Services’ in Lagos, on Wednesday, disclosed that the commission has appointed Messrs’ KP...

Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye, The Nigerian Surgeon With A Difference (Photos)

52 people killed in Kazakhstan bus fire.

Fifty-two people were killed Thursday when the bus they were travelling on caught fire in Kazakhstan, the central Asian nation’s emergency services ministry said in a statement. “On January 18 at 10:30 am (0430 GMT), a bus caught fire … 55 passengers and two drivers were on board. Five people who managed to escape are receiving medical assistance. The rest died on the spot,” the ministry said, without elaborating on the cause of the blaze. The bus driver said the passengers were Uzbek nationals while the vehicle was registered in Kazakhstan, emergency services ministry official Ruslan Imankulov told AFP. He said the fire spread through the bus extremely quickly. Video broadcast by Russian and Kazakh media showed black smoke and flames billowing from the vehicle on a flat stretch of road carving through a snowy steppe. A photograph taken later showed the vehicle completely charred. The ministry named the vehicle as a Hungarian-made Ikarus. These buses are still ...

Highlights Of “The Unofficial Christmas Party”.

It was an all-white event at the fourth edition of  The Unofficial Christmas Party  held on the 15 of December at the Landmark Center in Lagos. The party saw  First EPDC,   MTN, Cobranet, Kantar, Sanofi, Diageo, Interactive CT, EbonyLifeTV  celebrate outstanding employees and clients. Business executives and titans of industry used the opportunity availed them to reconnect and establish contacts while treating themselves to several varieties of cocktails and the Cinematics Slow Motion Dance Booth. As guests were treated to mouth-watering three-course meal and desserts from  KOTS Catering  and  SALT Lagos,  Nigerian comedian and anchor,  Bovi,  kept them laughing and happy the whole night. IK Osakioduwa Special performances from rising poet,  Hauwa,  and emerging Neo Soul Artist,  Lindsey Abudei  heightened the excitement among guests. Major highlights of the event included the highly a...