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Sports › Adidas’ Laceless Boot Is A Wonderful News For Footballers. by jetolu(op): 5:14pm On Jan 20, 2016*

Mesut Ozil will wear the Ace16+ Purecontrol when Arsenal play against Chelsea in the Barclays Premier League at the Emirates stadium in London on Sunday. Croatia’s Rakitic will wear the boots when FC Barcelona take on Malaga on Saturday in the Spanish Liga BBVA.

A shoemaker that is not shy of experimenting with designs and footwear technology, Adidas has a solution for footballers who don’t appreciate the finesse around the concept of shoelaces. Not to say that Arsenal’s attacking midfielder Mesut Ozil and FC Barcelona playmaker Ivan Rakitic cannot tie their shoelaces, but they will be the first footballers on the international stage to wear the new laceless Ace16+ Purecontrol shoe in official football matches this weekend.

Adidas says there are three key points of stability in the shoe. The first is a TPU cage to secure the mid foot, and is further anchored by a knitted upper and an internal knitted locking system called TechFit. The upper is an evolution of Adidas’ Primeknit technology seen in a lot of their recent fitness centric shoes, which is a mesh of tight and loose knits to provide a sock-like fit. For footballers, the latter is a critical aspect because it allows them better ball control as well as more shot power.

“My whole career I have tried to minimize the impact of laces on my strike and ball control. I revealed to Adidas in 2014 that in the changing room I knot the laces over and over again and then tuck in the ends, that way they do not interfere with my touch. When they came to me last year with the laceless boots, it was like they have created my dream product. I cannot wait to wear them on the pitch,” says Ozil.

Adidas tested these shoes in lower level football leagues in Sweden, and improved the technology based on feedback.

Adidas will be selling limited numbers of the Ace16+ Purecontrol shoes at stores in Paris, Marseille, London, Barcelona and Manchester. Prodirectsoccer.com is currently selling these shoes with the price tag of £230.

See more photos: http://jetolu.com/2016/01/20/adidas-laceless-boot-is-a-wonderful-news-for-footballers/

Health › Alert: Lassa Fever Proving More Dangerous Than Ebola Yet We Act Like Its Nothing by jetolu(op): 10:35am On Jan 20, 2016*

The Lassa Fever have claimed more lives than Ebola in Nigeria within a very short time yet people still go about their businesses like nothing is happening. Is it because the western world created so much alert on Ebola that it became a monster? As it appears, if Ebola is a monster then Lassa Fever is its Daddy.

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, says the Lassa fever epidemic has claimed 63 lives out of 212 reported from 62 local government areas in affected states. Speaking ‎at the emergency National Council of Health meeting in Abuja yesterday January 19th, The Minister listed the 17 affected states as Bauchi, Niger, Taraba, Kano, Rivers, Oyo, Ondo, Edo, Plateau, Gombe, Nasarawa, Lagos, Delta, Ekiti, Ebonyi, Zamfara, Kogi as well as the FCT.

http://jetolu.com/2016/01/20/alert-lassa-fever-proving-more-dangerous-than-ebola-yet-we-act-like-its-nothing/

Properties › Oboi, China Set To Open Worlds First Longest And Highest Glass Bridge Early 2016 by jetolu(op): 4:29pm On Jan 19, 2016

Nna mehn, This bridge is too gbaski. The glass bridge across the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon in central China's Hunan province is about to open to public in the first half of 2016. Spanning a total of 430 meters, the bridge is 375 meters long, 6 meters wide and 300 meters above the valley floor. This transparent glass bridge ranks first globally in both length and height. It can hold 800 people. The glass bridge was successfully closed on Dec. 3, 2015.

See more photos: http://jetolu.com/2016/01/19/oboi-china-set-to-open-worlds-first-longest-and-highest-glass-bridge-early-2016/

Car Talk › The Car Or The Bike? Which Would You Love To Spend An Hour With? by jetolu(op): 7:54am On Jan 19, 2016

Checkout this Ferrari Supercar and Superbike...If given a chance to spend one hour with any of the two, which one would it be?

http://www.jetolu.com/2016/01/19/the-car-or-the-bike-which-would-you-love-to-spend-an-hour-with/

Literature › #EnglishAttack: Which Is Correct "This Days" Or " These Days". by jetolu(op): 8:35pm On Jan 18, 2016*

Since 'days' is the plural, you should use 'these'. See below:
The difference between the demonstratives distance (near and far) and singular and plural.

"This" is used for singular nouns that are close to the speaker.
"That" is used for singular nouns that are far from the speaker.
"These" is used for plural nouns that are close to the speaker.
"Those" is used for plural nouns that are far from the speaker.

http://www.jetolu.com/2016/01/18/englishattack-which-is-correct-this-days-or-these-days/

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Foreign Affairs › Re: "Muslim Women Must Learn English Or Be Deported" - British PM. by jetolu(op): 6:12pm On Jan 18, 2016

Cc lalasticlala

Foreign Affairs › "Muslim Women Must Learn English Or Be Deported" - British PM. by jetolu(op): 5:36pm On Jan 18, 2016

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has declared that Muslim women who fail to learn English to a reasonable standard may face deportation from Britain.

This came as his centre-right Conservatives launched a £20 million ($28.5 million, 26 million euro) language fund for women in isolated communities as part of a drive to build community integration.

In an announcement on BBC radio on Monday, Cameron also suggested that poor English skills can leave people more susceptible to the messages of groups like Islamic State (IS).

He said, “Immigration rules already force spouses to speak English before they come to Britain to live with their partners. Notwithstanding, they would also face further tests after two and a half years in the country to make sure their language skills were improving.

“You can’t guarantee you will be able to stay if you are not improving your language. People coming to our country, they have responsibilities too.”

Investigations have reportedly revealed that Cameron’s government estimates that around 190,000 Muslim women in England, about 22 percent speak little or no English.

Cameron said that lack of language skills could make Muslims in Britain more vulnerable to the message of extremist groups.

“I am not saying there is some sort of causal connection between not speaking English and becoming an extremist, of course not,” he told BBC radio.

“But if you are not able to speak English, not able to integrate, you may find therefore you have challenges understanding what your identity is and therefore you could be more susceptible to the extremist message.”

Reacting to the Prime Minister’s comments which drew criticism from Muslim groups and opposition parties, Mohammed Shafiq, Chief Executive of the Ramadhan Foundation, said, “David Cameron and his Conservative government are once again using British Muslims as a political football to score cheap points to appear tough.

Shafiq accused Cameron of ‘disgraceful stereotyping.’

Also, Andy Burnham, home affairs spokesman for the main opposition Labour party, accused Cameron of a ‘clumsy and simplistic approach’ which was ‘unfairly stigmatising a whole community.

http://dailypost.ng/2016/01/18/britain-to-deport-muslim-women-who-fail-to-learn-english-prime-minister-david-cameron/

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Celebrities › Ladies, Oya Food Don Land...cristiano Ronaldo Goes Coverless Again. by jetolu(op): 5:32pm On Jan 16, 2016*

No be small thing ooo, Football star Cristiano Ronaldo and Victoria Secret supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio are the cover models for the February edition of GQ magazine, body edition.

What ya take on them...hit or miss.?

Cc Lalasticlala

http://jetolu.com/2016/01/16/ladies-oya-food-don-land-cristiano-ronaldo-goes-topless-again/

Travel › Incredible! Detachable Cabin Invented To Save Lives During Plane Crashes. by jetolu(op): 2:20pm On Jan 16, 2016*

Engineers have revealed a radical new way to save plane passengers in the event of an emergency.

The design shows an aircraft with a detachable cabin that releases in emergency situations.

During take-off, landing or flight, the redesigned cabin detaches from the plane and safely lands on the ground or water– saving everyone's lives on board.

Cc lalasticlala ishilove

See more photos: http://jetolu.com/2016/01/16/incredible-detachable-cabin-invented-to-save-lives-during-plane-crashes/

Celebrities › Revealed: The Mystery Super Moderator Known As Lalasticlala On Nairaland. by jetolu(op): 8:47pm On Jan 15, 2016*

Nairaland currently has over 1,500,000 registered accounts (December 2015), and is ranked as the 7th most visited site in Nigeria (and the most visited indigenous site) according to Alexa.com.

Nairaland is an online community created by Seun Osewa in March 2005. It is targeted at Nigerians.

One Super Moderator that has become so popular on Nairaland is the username Lalasticlala, this supermod is loved and trusted by Nairalanders that nearly every poster has his name mentioned or even beg him to have their post on front page...his popularity cannot be ignored even so his authority on the forum, he is seen as the Senate President of Nairaland, Yet his true identity remains a mystery.

http://jetolu.com/2016/01/15/revealed-the-mystery-super-moderator-known-as-lalasticlala-on-nairaland/

Politics › Re: Shocking! BMW Cars Reduced To 340 Million As Against 3.63billion In Old Budget. by jetolu(op): 8:02pm On Jan 15, 2016

HtwoOw:
I knew the budget went missing for a reason

Although I do not trust this source

I think some people will still not be happy

Sadists
Of the highest order

DabullIT talk your own

The budget is online for your viewing pleasure... There is nothing hidden nowadays.

Politics › Re: Shocking! BMW Cars Reduced To 340 Million As Against 3.63billion In Old Budget. by jetolu(op): 6:31pm On Jan 15, 2016

SHOPPERS:
That was not the only shocking revelation. That wildlife conservation bshit will soon be reduced too... What of those tyres and car batteries for new cars?
.
Buhari's budget wanna make us believe that new cars now come with no batteries and tyres. So much for change

With this reductions, it appears the budget wasn't properly reviewed before presented to the Senate.

Politics › Shocking! BMW Cars Reduced To 340 Million As Against 3.63billion In Old Budget. by jetolu(op): 5:44pm On Jan 15, 2016*

This is the most shocking reduction in the new budget as against what was stated in the old budget that was declared missing, Also noticed is the inclusion of the total number of cars to be purchased, In the old budget the total number of cars was not specified.

Old budget - BMW SALOON CARS AND JEEPS:

3,630,000,000 Naira

New budget - BMW SALOON CARS AND JEEPS (5NOS.EACH)

340,000,000 Naira

Reduced by 3,290,000,000 Naira.

http://www.jetolu.com/2016/01/15/budget2016-shocking-new-budget-for-the-purchase-of-bmw-cars-reduced-to-340-million-as-against-3-63billion-in-old-budget/

Foreign Affairs › UK Set To Remove "God Save The Queen" From National Anthem. by jetolu(op): 6:24pm On Jan 13, 2016

British lawmakers agreed Wednesday to consider replacing the royalist song that serves as England's anthem at sporting events.

"God Save the Queen" is the national anthem of the United Kingdom — made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — and is played at the Olympics and other events where the U.K. fields a single team.

At contests where the four areas compete separately, such as the soccer World Cup, England and Northern Ireland generally use "God Save the Queen," but Scotland and Wales have their own official songs — "Flower of Scotland" and "Land of My Fathers."

http://www.jetolu.com/2016/01/13/uk-set-to-remove-god-save-the-queen-from-national-anthem/

Car Talk › Revealed: Apple Set To Launch An Electric Car Soon. by jetolu(op): 6:28pm On Jan 12, 2016

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has said that it is an "open secret" that Apple is developing an electric car, believed to be codenamed Titan. Apple, however, has not made any announcement with regards to such a vehicle, even though a car mounted with cameras registered to the iPhone-maker was seen on US roads in 2015.

Musk told the BBC that it was "obvious" Apple was working on its own electric car as "it's pretty hard to hide something if you hire over a thousand engineers to do it". According to Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook had given the go-ahead for the Apple electric car project around a year back.

Musk, who does not see Apple as a competitor to Tesla Motors, said: "Tesla will still aspire to make the most compelling electric vehicles, and that would be our goal, while at the same helping other companies to make electric cars as well." Tesla Motors, which makes high-end electric cars, is running at a loss.

The Tesla CEO made the comments on 10 January, while revealing a new feature called Summon that has been installed in some Tesla cars. Summon is a software that allows users to summon their cars, which would also park on their own.

"[With] the current version of Summon, the car will come and find you if you're on private property. The car will exit the garage, close the garage behind it and come over to you," Musk said.

"This is the first baby step - ultimately you'll be able to summon the car from New York if you're living in LA, and it will drive across the country, charge itself at the various locations and come to you," he said. Musk also said in two years' time Tesla cars would be able to drive across the country without a driver.

"In the long term, nobody will buy a car unless it's autonomous," Musk said. "Owning a car that is not self-driving in the long term will be like owning a horse — you would own it and use it for sentimental reasons but not for daily use," Musk said.

http://www.jetolu.com/2016/01/12/revealed-apple-set-to-launch-an-electric-car-soon/

Business › JUMIA Owners ROCKET INTERNET In Difficult Times, Lost two Key Managers by jetolu(op): 9:42am On Jan 12, 2016

Owners of JUMIA (Nigerian online shopping site) ROCKET INTERNET (GERMANY) faces tough times according to reports from BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Rocket Internet is losing two key managers, sources close to the company told Reuters, in a new setback for Europe's largest Internet firm which has seen its share price slide since listing in 2014.

The sources said Franziska Leonhardt, head of Rocket's legal department, and Uwe Gleitz, senior vice president of corporate finance, would leave the company shortly, both for personal reasons.

Sources close to the company said there had been no changes in the core management team and it should be no problem to find replacements for those leaving, but their departure is a further sign of uncertainty at the company.

Last month Rocket was forced to deny a dispute with major investor Sweden's Kinnevik over plans to list its recipe ingredients delivery start-up HelloFresh as it removed Kinnevik's chief executive as chairman of its supervisory board.

Both Leonhardt and Gleitz were members of the team which prepared the initial public offering of Rocket in October 2014, since when the share price has steadily declined from the 42.50 offer price, closing at 23.37 euros on Monday.

Founded by brothers Oliver, Alexander and Marc Samwer in 2007, Rocket has set up dozens of ecommerce sites, aiming to replicate the success of Amazon and Alibaba in new markets in Africa, Latin America and Russia.

However, investors have been unsettled since it took a new direction early last year by splashing out on online food takeaway businesses in developed markets, prompting it to seek more funds. And its plans to list businesses like HelloFresh have been disrupted by rocky equity markets.

A source close to the company told Reuters last month there had been disagreements on the supervisory board about strategy.

Rocket is also looking for a new head of communications to replace Andreas Winiarski who left last year to join a consultancy.

http://www.jetolu.com/2016/01/12/jumia-owners-rocket-internet-in-difficult-times-lost-two-key-managers/

Phones › Idonbilivit: Here Comes The World's First Smokeable Smartphone. by jetolu(op): 8:05am On Jan 12, 2016*

Na wetin people no go invent? Bored of calls, emails, chats and endless Facebook posts with your smartphone? Now offer your friend an electronic puff with this unique magical device that also works like an e-cigarette.

Call it bizarre or clever, but a US-based company Vaporcade is offering a smartphone that will allow you to make calls and text as well as smoke your favourite e-flavours - even help you quit smoking - tech website The Verge reported on Sunday.

The Jupiter IO 3 is reportedly the world's first smokeable smartphone with a vape.

A 3G smartphone that costs $299, it runs on Android KitKat 4.4 operating system.

The smartphone has two batteries - one to power the phone and one to power the vape. The battery life is shared so if you do not vape much, you will get a longer battery life.

The smartphone has an opening under a little plastic cover off the top. Attach a flavoured liquid cartridge and a mouthpiece to that and smoke right out of your smartphone.

It comes with a button to regulate the heat and get a stronger pull.

The liquid cartridges cost $15 and come in flavours like mint, peach and coffee and each one provides about 800 puffs, or four packs of cigarettes.

Moreover, the Vaporcade app on the phone lets the user track battery life, how much liquid is left, what flavour has been loaded in the cartridge, and how many puffs the user has taken over time.

It also helps in quitting smoking or cut down on your vaping by setting a goal. The app alerts when the user crosses the number of puffs.

Claimed to be approved by the US Federal Communications Commission, the information on health effects and the impact of vaping from the device, when compared to traditional cigarettes, is still not known.

The company, that makes e-cigarettes, cigars, and coffee beans, plans to release a 4G model for $499 in the next few
months.

For more pictures go to http://www.jetolu.com/2016/01/12/idonbilivit-here-comes-the-worlds-first-smokeable-smartphone/

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Sports › Breaking News: Lionel Messi Breaks Record By Winning The Fifa Ballon D'Or 2015 by jetolu(op): 7:56pm On Jan 11, 2016*

The guy try no be small...Lionel Messi breaks all time record by winning The Fifa Ballon D'Or 2015 for the fifth time after a great performance in 2015.

http://www.jetolu.com/2016/01/11/breaking-news-lionel-messi-breaks-record-by-winning-the-fifa-ballon-dor-2015/

Health › Oboi, With This Latest Technology A Pregnant Mum Can See Her Baby In 3D And 4D by jetolu(op): 3:28pm On Jan 11, 2016

Many mums will love this...Mums-to-be are getting the chance to get an early peek at their little ones with a revolutionary new pregnancy scan service, thanks to help from TEDCO Business Support and Virgin StartUp.

Kelly Thompson, 33, and Hayley Dixon, 29, have launched Baby I Love You, a unique 3D and 4D scanning studio based in Cookson House, South Shields , using ultra-modern scanning equipment brought in from Los Angeles.

The scans give expectant mothers the chance to see their little bundle of joy up to 30 weeks before the baby’s due date and the ultrasound examinations allows them to see the face and features of their babies in three dimensions and in colour. The fourth dimension is time, meaning they can actually see the babies moving around.

http://www.jetolu.com/2016/01/11/oboi-with-this-latest-technology-pregnant-mum-can-see-her-baby-in-3d-and-4d-scanning/

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Celebrities › #goldenglobes2016: Is Lady Gaga Using A Waist Trainer? by jetolu(op): 5:31am On Jan 11, 2016

A look at her waist and you'll be like - wait is that for real?..Omo dat waist ehn. She won an award for 'American Horror Story' at The Golden Globes Awards 2016.

http://www.jetolu.com/2016/01/11/goldenglobes2016-is-lady-gaga-using-a-waist-trainer/

Foreign Affairs › Choi, Muslim Woman Ejected From Donald Trump Rally. by jetolu(op): 5:23am On Jan 11, 2016*

Dis man and controversy na like bread and butter, A Muslim woman was kicked out of a Donald Trump presidential campaign rally after staging a silent protest against the Republican frontrunner, who has called for a ban on Muslims entering the US.

Television footage from the event in South Carolina shows the woman, named as Rose Hamid, a 56-year-old flight attendant, wearing a head scarf and loose fitting green shirt reading "Salam. I come in peace." She stood in silence looking at the podium as the rest of the crowd sat.

Later, she was escorted out as Trump supporters wave placards bearing his name in her face and chant for him.

Hamid said one supporter of the billionaire real-estate mogul bawled at her: "You have a bomb, you have a bomb."

"The ugliness really came out fast and that's really scary," Hamid told CNN after Friday night's rally.

Trump, who leads the polls for the Republican nomination for the White House, ignited a global firestorm last month when he called for the temporary ban on Muslims entering the US, following an attack in California by a radicalized Muslim couple that left 14 people dead.

"There is hatred against us that is unbelievable" Trump told the rally, according to CNN, after Hamid and several others were ejected.

"It's their hatred. It's not our hatred."

But a prominent Muslim advocacy group, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), condemned Hamid's removal and called on Trump to apologize.

"The image of a Muslim woman being abused and ejected from a political rally sends a chilling message to American Muslims," CAIR executive director Nihad Awad said in a statement carried by US media.

Muslims in the United States have faced a backlash following the November terror attacks in Paris and the San Bernardino attack in California on December 2.

Critics of Trump's bombastic run for the presidency accuse him of fanning the flames and Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton says he is the "best recruiter" for the Islamic State extremist group.

http://www.jetolu.com/2016/01/11/choi-muslim-woman-ejected-from-donald-trump-rally/

Christianity Etc › Revealed: What The Bible Said About 'lovers Of Self'. by jetolu(op): 10:14am On Jan 10, 2016

2 Timothy 3:2 (KJV)- For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy...

-For men shall be lovers of their own selves - It shall be one of the characteristics of those times that men shall be eminently selfish - evidently under the garb of religion; 2 Timothy 3:5. The word here used - φίλαυτος philautos - does not elsewhere occur in the New Testament. It means a lover of oneself, "selfish." Such a love of self as to lead us to secure our salvation, is proper. But this interferes with the rights and happiness of no other persons. The selfishness which is condemned, is that regard to our own interests which interferes with the rights and comforts of others; which makes self the central and leading object of living; and which tramples on all that would interfere with that. As such, it is a base, and hateful, and narrow passion; but it has been so common in the world that no one can doubt the correctness of the prophecy of the apostle that it would exist "in the last times."

Covetous - Greek, Lovers of silver; i. e., of money; Luke 6:14; see the notes at 1 Timothy 6:20.

Boasters - see the notes at Romans 1:30.

Proud - see the notes at Romans 1:30.

Blasphemers - see the notes at Matthew 9:3.

Disobedient to parents - see the notes at Romans 1:30.

Unthankful - see Luke 6:35. The word here used occurs in the New Testament only in these two places. Ingratitude has always been regarded as one of the worst of crimes. It is said here that it would characterize that wicked age of which the apostle speaks, and its prevalence would, as it always does, indicate a decline of religion. Religion makes us grateful to every benefactor - to God, and to man.

Unholy - see the notes at 1 Timothy 1:9.

May you find understanding after reading this words and being lead by the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Source: http://jetolu.com/2016/01/10/revealed-what-the-bible-said-about-lovers-of-self/

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Health › Photo: Warrisdis, Hunter Killed A Deformed Lion. by jetolu(op): 6:52pm On Jan 09, 2016

Dis wan na end time Lion ooo. A hunter in Idaho who killed a mountain lion involved in an attack on a dog discovered the lion had a beastly deformity. A set of fangs and whiskers were growing out of its head. A pic released Thursday by Idaho Fish and Game shows the big cat had another set of fully-formed teeth and whiskers growing out of the top of its head.

Wildlife officials say they have never seen a deformity like that but have offered up several theories. One explanation put forth is that it may be a conjoined that died in the womb and its remnants merged into the other twin. Another explanation is a so-called “teratoma” tumor.

This type of abnormality, whose Greek name translates to “monster tumor,” can grow teeth and hair. In humans, it can grow fingers and toes.

Source: http://www.jetolu.com/2016/01/09/photo-warrisdis-hunter-killed-a-deformed-lion/

Celebrities › Photo: Serena Williams Want Us To See Her Shadow. by jetolu(op): 8:15am On Jan 09, 2016

The queen of Lawn Tennis took a selfie and commented “Ahhhh That Shadow!” Abeg na wetin you see for the shadow my people?

Source: http://jetolu.com/2016/01/09/serena-williams-want-us-to-see-her-shadow/

Health › Alert: New Deadly Virus In Town Called Lassa Fever, Death Toll Reaches 40 In Nig by jetolu(op): 7:00pm On Jan 08, 2016*

Abeg make we dey very careful ooo, The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, has revealed that over 40 deaths have been recorded since the outbreak of the deadly viral disease, Lassa Fever in Nigeria. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja today, Adewole said the viral disease which is spread by infected rodents, has spread to ten states in the last six weeks when the first case was reported in November.

In the last six weeks Nigeria has been experiencing Lassa fever outbreak which so far has affected 10 states in the country. The states affected include Bauchi, Nasarawa, Niger, Taraba, Kano, Rivers, Edo, Plateau, Gombe and Oyo state. The total number so far reported is 86 and 40 deaths with the mortality rate of 45%. Our laboratories have confirmed 22 cases so far, indicative of a new round trip of Lassa fever outbreak.

Source: http://www.jetolu.com/2016/01/08/alert-new-deadly-virus-in-town-called-lassa-fever-death-till-reaches-40-in-nigeria/

Health › Alert: New Deadly Virus In Town Called Lassa Fever, Death Toll Reaches 40 In Nig by jetolu(op): 6:44pm On Jan 08, 2016*

Science/Technology › Revealed: Facebook Planning To Kill Mobile Phone Numbers In 2016. by jetolu(op): 3:45pm On Jan 08, 2016

Oya we dey wait, The company's VP of Messaging Products, David Marcus, has penned something that's less of a blog post and more of a rallying cry for the modern way to do everything. Incredibly, this modern way is called Facebook. Specifically, Facebook Messenger.

He writes that toward the end of 2015, more than 800 million people were using Messenger.

We made Messenger blazing fast, we introduced video calling, the ability to customize conversations with colors, nicknames and emojis and with Businesses on Messenger, we introduced a new way for businesses to engage their customers by providing them with a delightful, personal experience, He says.

Yes, where were we when we couldn't customize conversation with emojis? We were stuck using mouths, vocal chords and words. How primitive we were then.

Messenger has made this so much more individual, immersive and just downright 2016.

"We added helpful information at the top of new conversations so you always have the context of who you're talking to if it's not a Facebook friend, and with Message Requests, we built the foundational step of enabling you to find and talk to anyone," Marcus insists.

here are few problems worse than not being able to parse your Facebook friends (to whom you are likely to be so very close) and, well, other human beings.

Facebook's aggression, though, is aimed hard at the enemy of all that is Facebook: the phone number. In a paragraph headlined "The Disappearance Of The Phone Number," Marcus sniffs at flip phones and suggests mere texting is also the activity of the backward.

Messenger offers "so much more," he writes. "As well as texting, you can send "stickers, photos, videos, voice clips, GIFs, your location, and money to people."

I must confess I've never thought of sending money to people via Facebook. My prehistoric senses wouldn't quite trust it.

It's all very well the company wanting to be the de facto Internet -- especially in places like India. But drier minds and eyes might wonder whether the wish to eradicate phone numbers has something to do with not everyone having yet given Facebook their phone numbers.

The company pestered me for a long time about it -- in the guise of needing an extra piece of information for "security."

Marcus, though, insists that you don't even need to be on Facebook to use Messenger. One assumes, then, that it's more of a gateway feature.

It may well be that phone numbers will disappear. Some, though, might wonder how making their disappearance a company theme squares with what Marcus claims is the ultimate goal: "It's all about delight."

Source: http://www.jetolu.com/2016/01/08/revealed-facebook-planning-to-kill-mobile-phone-numbers/

Business › Revealed: Facebook Planning To Kill Mobile Phone Numbers In 2016. by jetolu(op): 3:31pm On Jan 08, 2016

Sports › Re: Aubameyang Wins African Player Of The Year 2015 by jetolu(m): 1:17am On Jan 08, 2016

EzePromoe:
Borrusia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has won the 2015 African player of the year award.

[img]http://i.onthe.io/vllkyt7nr876bspho.e305ad95.jpg[/img]
The Gabon front man beat off competition from Manchester City’s Yaya Toure and Swansea City’s Andre Ayew who had excellent years of their own.
Aubameyang has been one of Europa’s deadliest strikers this season scoring twenty seven goals in twenty seven games in all competitions.

https://www.naij.com/689313-breaking-aubameyang-wins-african-player-year.html

Congrats to him

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