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Foreign Affairs / Re: To Keep the top job Zuma offers twelve cows to ancestors by vabrida: 1:47pm On Nov 28, 2012 |
Lakayana: Yeye dey worry you why drag our president into this when you disrespect your parents don't expect your friends to respect them. PayWell: oYa AsK uNa SeF hOw MaNy InNoCeNt PeOpLe EaCh Of YoU dOn KiLl FoR aM.... sIlLy ReTaRdS |
Foreign Affairs / Re: To Keep the top job Zuma offers twelve cows to ancestors by vabrida: 12:54pm On Nov 28, 2012 |
oNlY tHe AlMiGhTy KnOw WeTiN jOnAtHaN gO dOn BuRy UnDeRgRoUnD tOdAy SeF |
Islam for Muslims / Re: Ramadan Fasting Continues In Nigeria On Saturday, August 18, 2012 by vabrida: 10:36pm On Aug 17, 2012 |
eVeRy ReAsOn I lOvE tHe CoSmEtIc EsSeNcE oF dIvInE wOnDeRs |
Politics / Re: Jonathan: I Can Rule Beyond 8 Years by vabrida: 6:23pm On Jul 24, 2012 |
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Autos / New Samry 2012: To Tackle JohNna Madness And Last Like Lasts. PhOtO iNsIdE by vabrida: 4:22am On Jan 03, 2012 |
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Religion / Re: What Are Your Plans For Christmas? by vabrida: 3:54pm On Dec 22, 2011 |
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Events / Healthy Two-headed Baby Born In Brazil (photo Inside) by vabrida: 3:45pm On Dec 22, 2011 |
A Brazilian woman has given birth to a two-headed baby boy and doctors say the newborn appears to be in good health. Maria de Nazare has decided to name the pair, who share a heart, lungs, liver and pelvis, Emanoel and Jesus. "When doctors scanned her they realized that the baby had two heads and that a normal birth would be a great risk both for mother and baby," hospital director Claudionor Assis de Vasconcelos told Brazil's O Povo newspaper. "The caesarean took an hour because the baby was sitting down." "Despite all the problems we have as a small interior hospital we managed to save both mother and baby, which was our aim," he said. "And for us it was a great surprise to find out that the child was in really good health." http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/healthy-two-headed-baby-born-brazil-192245708.html
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Business / Saudi Prince Alwaleed Buys Twitter Stake For $300 Million by vabrida: 7:23pm On Dec 19, 2011 |
DUBAI (Reuters) - Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the Saudi billionaire and an investor in some of the world's top companies, has bought a stake in microblogging site Twitter for $300 million, gaining another foothold in the global media industry. Alwaleed, a nephew of Saudi Arabia's king who was estimated by Forbes magazine this year to have a fortune of over $19 billion, already owns a 7 percent stake in News Corp and plans to start a cable news channel. Twitter was a key means of communication for protesters in the Arab Spring revolts this year, violence that threatened Saudi Arabia until the kingdom unveiled a populist $130 billion social spending package. The Twitter stake, bought jointly by Alwaleed and his Kingdom Holding Co investment firm, resulted from "months of negotiations," Kingdom said. Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo valued the company at $8 billion in October, according to media reports, which would peg the size of Alwaleed's investment at just under 4 percent. Kingdom's executive director Ahmed Halawani told Reuters that "substantial capital gain" was the motivation behind the investment, adding that there were no moves to ask for a board seat or influence strategy at Twitter. Twitter, which allows people to send 140-character messages, or Tweets, to groups of followers, is one of the Internet's most popular social networking services, along with Facebook and Zynga. Bernhard Warner, co-founder of analysis and advisory firm Social Media Influence, said: "The Arab world, of course, knows full well the value of Twitter. In the past year, it has been a force in politics, in regime change, so there is not a single person in that region in a position of influence who is not following the increasing power of Twitter. "(Alwaleed) must see Twitter as something that is going to be a really powerful broadcast channel," he said, adding the Saudi had got into the internet boom belatedly, with mixed results, and appeared to be "kind of late" to the game again. Investors in Saudi Arabia were more bullish, sending shares in Kingdom up 5.7 percent to 8.30 riyals at the close. "One of the few sectors to record significant revenue gains in the last three years has been technology, which is why Kingdom would see Twitter as a good addition to its diversified portfolio," said Hesham Tuffaha, head of asset management at Bakheet Investment Group in Riyadh. Saudis are increasingly turning to satellite television, online news providers and social networking to stay abreast of world events. The world's biggest oil exporter announced a series of stricter regulations for journalists earlier this year. Alwaleed, 26th on the Forbes list of billionaires with a sizeable stake in Citigroup, has spoken in favor of broader political participation, fair elections and effective job creation across the Arab world. He has also been publicly supportive of management including the Murdochs at News Corp and Citigroup chief executive Vikram Pandit. Several Arabs tweeted that they were worried Alwaleed's purchase would influence strategy negatively at Twitter. But Abdel-Khaleq Abdullah, an Emirati political scientist, said the investment was unlikely to raise eyebrows in official circles. "He just saw an opportunity, a money-making opportunity, nothing more, nothing less," he said. "(Internally), it's going to be viewed as a shrewd investment and I don't think we should read too much into it." The prince's wife, Princess Ameerah al-Taweel, is a regular Tweeter and has nearly 83,000 followers on the site. INVESTOR BACKS IPO Halawani gave his backing to a potential initial public share offering from Twitter, saying the investor would be interested in participating. Markets are eagerly anticipating a Twitter float but the company said in September it was in no hurry to go public. It raised $400 million in venture capital financing this summer. It now counts more than 100 million active users who log onto the service at least once a month. Facebook, the world's largest social network has more than 750 million active users. Internet search giant Google recently launched a social networking service dubbed Google+ which some observers say could attract users away from Twitter. Shares in online games developer Zynga ended at a 5 percent discount to their issue price on their trading debut on Friday, and analysts said any valuation for Twitter could be misleading. "You could put any number of zeroes behind a valuation of a private company. Before it goes public it is almost meaningless," said Warner. "This is a very small group of investors which has put money into this thing. That will be diluted and diluted and diluted again until it goes public. And that is when we will see what the value is. These are kind of magic numbers at the moment." Kingdom owns a near-30 percent stake in Saudi Research and Marketing Group, which runs a range of media titles. "Our investment in Twitter reaffirms our ability in identifying suitable opportunities to invest in promising, high-growth businesses with a global impact," Alwaleed said. Alwaleed paid $500 million for shares in last year's General Motors IPO. In August this year he unveiled plans to build the world's tallest tower in Jeddah. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/saudis-prince-alwaleed-buys-stake-071140529.html |
Foreign Affairs / North Korean Leader Kim Jong II, 69, Has Died by vabrida: 5:50am On Dec 19, 2011 |
Kim Jong Il, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic leader whose iron rule and nuclear ambitions dominated world security fears for more than a decade, has died. He was 69. Kim's death 17 years after he inherited power from his father was announced Monday by the state television from the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. The country's "Dear Leader" — reputed to have had a taste for cigars, cognac and gourmet cuisine — was believed to have had diabetes and heart disease. North Korea has been grooming Kim's third son to take over power from his father in the impoverished nation that celebrates the ruling family with an intense cult of personality. South Korea put its military on "high alert" and President Lee Myung-bak convened a national security council meeting after the news of Kim's death. In a "special broadcast" Monday, state media said Kim died of a heart ailment on a train due to a "great mental and physical strain" on Saturday during a "high intensity field inspection." Kim is believed to have suffered a stroke in 2008 but he had appeared relatively vigorous in photos and video from recent trips to China and Russia and in numerous trips around the country carefully documented by state media. Kim Jong Il inherited power after his father, revered North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, died in 1994. He had been groomed for 20 years to lead the communist nation founded by his guerrilla fighter-turned-politician father and built according to the principle of "juche," or self-reliance. In September 2010, Kim Jong Il unveiled his third son, the twenty-something Kim Jong Un, as his successor, putting him in high-ranking posts. http://news.yahoo.com/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-il-69-died-030848603.html |
Politics / Re: Happy Birthday To Muhammadu Buhari by vabrida: 6:21pm On Dec 17, 2011 |
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Religion / Re: Slaps Giving! By Bishop David Oyedepo by vabrida: 6:02pm On Dec 17, 2011 |
uTtErLy DiSaPpOiNtEd. WhAt If ThE gIrL feLl AnD dIeD iNsTaNtLy? OyEdEpO wIlL bE sOrRy By NoW. |
Religion / Re: Slaps Giving! By Bishop David Oyedepo by vabrida: 6:01pm On Dec 17, 2011 |
aLl Na FoRmAt. ThE gUy SeE wItCh WeY pAsS aM hIn FeAr. Am SuRe By NoW hIn Go DoN cAlL tHe GiRl To ApOlOgIsE. YeYe BlOoDy FaKe PaStOr |
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by vabrida: 12:07am On Dec 07, 2011 |
Whats the difference between 12v 200ah and 24volts 200ah deep cycle batteries? |
Politics / Re: GEJ To Use Executive Order For The Removal Of Fuel Subsidy by vabrida: 4:29pm On Dec 05, 2011 |
Cant ever be surprised since I voted for Cpc and told fellow people who were brainwashed for voting for that old fool Johnny who thinks like a fish. More Boko Haramis in the making if he dares, , Jonhhy, try to remove it you hear? Very useless president. Is this the time to remover or even be thinking of such a dire move when Boko is reigning and all other madness surrounding his crazy cheap government. He lacks pure unflinching wisdom. |
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by vabrida: 6:47am On Dec 03, 2011 |
George_D: Hello George, could you please email me the seller of the Zenith deep cycle batteries? How genuine and long lasting are these batteries? Email is educatedsoul@gmail.com. I need it asap. |
Computers / Re: Ipad Versus Samsung Galaxy Which Is Better? by vabrida: 5:55pm On Dec 01, 2011 |
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Celebrities / RapPer Heavy D Is Dead by vabrida: 5:34pm On Nov 09, 2011 |
Romance / Re: Your Previous Relationship: Why Did You Break Up? by vabrida: 7:09pm On Oct 23, 2011 |
sHe TrIeD sUcKiNg ThE hElL oUt Of Me BuT tRuSt Me I wAs 2 SmArT fOr HeR tO bAdGeR mE wItH hEr FaMiLy WaHaLa, ReD cArDeD hEr ShAp ShAp BeFoRe ShE cOoK vEgEtAbLe FoR mE. ! |
Computers / Re: Rate The Fastest And Most Reliable ISPs In Nigeria by vabrida: 4:10am On Oct 20, 2011 |
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Romance / Re: Candyness Vs Ogugua88 Vs Rokiatu Vs Hotie Tima Vs Dyt Vs Babe Vs Chi Baby - Vote by vabrida: 4:15pm On Oct 16, 2011 |
uNa No GeT wOrK aT aLl, ZuCkErBeRg DeY maKe BiLlIoNs UnA sIt DeY yAhOo AnD dEy TaLk AbOuT yEyE wOmEn WeY nEvEr bAtH tHiS mOmO, AbEgI |
Career / Re: Lawyers' Bench: Court Matters & Ors by vabrida: 3:07pm On Oct 16, 2011 |
aFtEr AlL tHe FuTiLe GraMmAr UsEd To PeRsUaDe Me, I FiNalLy ReAliZed He Is JuSt A cHaRgE aNd Bail, DeM mOuTh DeY sWeEt, TrY oNe BuT a CoNvInCiNg WaY tO kNoW oNe Is To ChEck hiS wHiTe TuRnEd BroWn ShIrT |
Business / Re: Fuel Subsidy Removal: Petrol May Cost 195 Naira Per Litre (From 65 Naira) - NLC by vabrida: 8:16pm On Sep 20, 2011 |
jOnA iS sTaRrY eYeD aNd DrUnK, i BeLiEvE hE iS dRuNk, Or HyPer Hot. |
Politics / Re: Fg To Activate All Abandoned Dams by vabrida: 6:07am On Sep 09, 2011 |
hOpE tO hEaR aBaNdOnEd ToIlEtS sOoN bUnCh Of DoOfUsEs. |
Politics / Re: 'shut Up' ,cjn Orders Njc, As It Sues Salami by vabrida: 6:06am On Sep 09, 2011 |
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Romance / Re: Are Material Things The Basics In A Relationship? by vabrida: 1:48pm On Sep 07, 2011 |
rokiatu: bY tHeIr WoRdS yE sHaLl KnOw ThEm, YeYe GiRl, AlMoSt AlL tHe BoYs DoN eNtA, aNiMaSaUn |
Satellite TV Technology / Re: DSTV Office Sealed Over N130m Tax Arrears by vabrida: 12:58pm On Sep 07, 2011 |
oLeE rIpPeRs, MaKe YoU nA hOlD thEm WeLl |
Sports / Re: Brazil Vs Ghana (1 - 0) On September 5th 2011 by vabrida: 1:22am On Sep 05, 2011 |
Brazil 2 Ghana 0 |
Politics / Re: Why I Visited UN House The Day After The Bombing - GEJ by vabrida: 4:27pm On Aug 29, 2011 |
wHaT a WaStE aNd ShamE! |
Career / Re: Do All Lawyers Actually Lie? by vabrida: 1:08pm On Aug 25, 2011 |
tHaTs WhY tHeY aRe TeRmEd "ShYsTeRs" |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Police Recruitment: 2nd Class Upper Holder Disqualified For Speaking Bad English by vabrida: 12:43pm On Aug 25, 2011 |
fEmI, mY eRsWhIlE cLaSs ReP wHiLe In ScHoOl OnCe SaId "BiRdS oF tHe SaMe FeAtHeR" iNsTeAd Of "BiRdS oF a FeAtHeR". aNd FeMi Is A 2.1 GrAdEr |
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