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Apple Stores in the United States and United Kingdom have begun the sale of gaming robots, MekaMons, built by a Nigerian-British, Silas Adekunle. Adekunle’s company, Reach Robotics, struck the deal with Apple recently. The product, with a price tag of $299.95, went on sale from November 16 in the shops and online. Apple has the exclusive deal as the robots can also be operated with an iPhone and other smartphones. Reach Robotics, an augmented reality gaming company, creates robots for both fun and STEM education. Adekunle, who was born in Nigeria, moved to the UK when he was 11 years old. He is an engineer who graduated with First Class Honours from the University of the West of England in Bristol, with a Bachelor of Science in robotics technology. He previously worked at GE Aviation and Infineon. “We’ve created an entirely new video gaming platform,” said Adekunle in a press release, published by Black Enterprise. “MekaMon straddles both the real and virtual worlds while t

  Photos of the lavish 25-bedroom mansion owned by President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace have been revealed by TheZimbabwean.  Photographs of the plush palace, dubbed 'Blue Roof', show the 93-year-old tyrant immerses himself in luxury, far away from the pain and suffering felt by ordinary people in the cash-strapped nation. Information by TheZimbabwean revealed that the 25-bedroom house is valued at a whopping $10 million (N3.6billion) in Harare. It covers 44-acre grounds fenced off from the public and protected by a multi-million pound security system. Images show the extravagant property decked with marble floors, expensive chandeliers and a swimming pool. .

To celebrate its 10th year anniversary, itel Mobile Technology has launched into the Nigerian mobile market its latest models, S32 and S12.The two models is an upgrade on the previous products, as both come with dual selfie cameras, and finger print sensor for selfie freaks. The phone comes with a 5.5 HD IPS display, 2.5 D curve display touch, 8.0MP rear cameras and live filters, front soft light, android TM 7.0 nougat, 1GB RAM, 16GB ROM, Quad core, 1.3 GHz processor and 3000mAh battery. Speaking at the unveiling in Lagos, the Marketing Communications Manager, itel Mobile, Oke Umurhowo, said, the new itel selfie centric phones are affordable, sleek and of high quality. “At itel mobile, we understand the demand of our customers, hence the reason we are introducing the most affordable dual selfie camera phones in Africa. These new itel phones come with an innovative front camera that can accommodate more people in a single selfie,” he said. Umurhohwo continued: “Compared to the

President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on Tuesday declared the end of Islamic State in an address broadcast live on state TV. A senior commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Maj.-Gen. Qassem Soleimani, also declared the end of Islamic State in a message sent to the country’s supreme leader Tuesday which was published on Sepah News, the news site of the Guards. Videos and pictures of Soleimani, who commands the Quds Force, the branch of the Guards responsible for operations outside of Iran’s borders, at frontline positions in battles against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria have been posted frequently by Iranian media in recent years. On Friday, Iranian media published pictures of Soleimani Kamal in eastern Syria, a town which Soleimani said Tuesday was the last territory retaken from Islamic State control in the region. The Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s most powerful military force which also oversees an economic empire worth billions of dollars, has been fighting in support of S

The experienced Argentine made the bizarre decision to handle the ball around 25 yards from his own goal In the 19th minute, Lucas Albertengo looked to be chasing a lost cause as Lux stormed out of his area seemingly ready to make a simple clearance. Somehow, though, the 35-year-old made the fatal error of misjudging the flight of the ball and caught it instead... about 10 yards outside his box. Naturally, Lux's calamitous loss of focus meant the former Deportivo goalkeeper was immediately sent off and forced River Plate to play with 10 men for over 70 minutes. Watch below

Beautiful singer and entrepreneur, Dencia took to her Snapchat to shade Wizkid over his affair with his manager turned babymama, Jada Pollock. According to the Nigerian-born Cameroon based singer, dating someone you pay never works out . She also had some advise for the ladies. See her posts below…

Mayumi Saito, a 53-year-old woman has confessed to police that she drowned four babies in concrete-filled buckets because she was too poor to look after them. According to Metro UK, the woman handed her self in two decades after killing the babies, telling them she had felt guilt for not caring for them. She was arrested today on charges of abandoning bodies, a day after she went to Osaka police station to admit what she had done. A police official said human bones were identified in buckets found in her condominium. Saito was quoted by police as saying she put the bodies into concrete from 1992 through 1997 because she had been too poor to raise them, but she had been filled with guilt. The police official requested anonymity due to department policy. Saito had a part-time job, but details of her work and family were not available. The causes of the babies’ deaths were unclear. It is fairly standard in Japan for criminal charges to be added later as an investigation pro

Sources say only five Zimbabwe cabinet ministers and the attorney-general turned up for a meeting called by President Robert Mugabe as 17 others opted to attend a meeting to plan the 93-year-old leader’s impeachment. Sources said on Tuesday that the meeting is the first called by Mugabe since a military takeover on Nov. 15. Mugabe faced the start of an impeachment process later in the day as his party sought to end his nearly four decades in power. ZANU-PF plans to bring the motion in parliament after a Monday noon deadline expired for the 93-year-old leader to step down to end nearly four decades in power. Mugabe led the country’s liberation war and has ruled since independence in 1980 but is seeing the swift erosion of his power. He has won a series of elections but is viewed by many in Africa and beyond as a leader who has crippled his country by holding on to power too long. Mugabe has shown no sign of resigning. He has called for the weekly cabinet meeting on Tuesda

Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, has reacted to a reported rift going on between the team captain, Sergio Ramos and star forward, Cristiano Ronaldo. Zidane spoke ahead of the Champions League match between Real Madrid and Apoel Nicosia on Tuesday. Reports have emerged that the veteran defender and his teammate Ronaldo are having a sort of dressing room burst up. Responding to questions from the press on the matter, Zidane said, “You are wrong because Sergio Ramos is a very clever footballer. “They came both [Ramos and Ronaldo} come out to say what they want. They are both clever people. I’m not too sure how long they’ve been together or how many years. “And they have won many things together, many titles. Everyone once in a while can think one thing and anybody can think something completely different. “That is not a problem. The most important thing is that we talk and sought things out. And if there’s anything that needs to be sorted out, we will. But there are de

A British businesswoman has made a formal offer of around £300 million ($397 million, 338 million euros) for Premier League club Newcastle United, according to British media reports on Monday. Several media outlets, including the BBC, said Amanda Staveley’s financial firm PCP Capital Partners had made a bid to Newcastle owner Mike Ashley. Newcastle are yet to comment on the reports. PCP Capital Partners is believed to have been in talks with Newcastle about a potential takeover for several weeks. Sportswear magnate Ashley announced he wanted to sell the club in October after 10 years in charge, having paid £134.4 million to buy Newcastle in 2007. The 53-year-old Londoner has proved a divisive figure during his tenure, which has seen Newcastle twice relegated from the Premier League and then immediately promoted back. Staveley, 44, helped broker Sheikh Mansour’s purchase of Manchester City in 2008. She was spotted watching Newcastle’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool at St Ja

Finance minister kemi Adeosun The Federal Government, yesterday, floated $3 billion Euro bond to raise funds from foreign capital in line with the 2017 Budget financing plan. The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, in a statement said it would be in dual series notes under its US$4.5 billion Global Medium Term Note programme. The Notes comprised a US$1.5 billion 10-year series and a US$1.5 billion 30-year series. It explained that the 10-year series will bear interest at a rate of 6.5%, while the 30-year series will bear interest at a rate of 7.625%, which will be repayable with a bullet repayment of the principal on maturity. The offering, which attracted significant interests from leading global institutional investors, is expected to be closed on or about 28 November, 2017, subject to the satisfaction of various customary closing conditions. When issued, the Notes will be admitted to the official list of the UK Listing Authority and available to trade on the London Stock

Former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, has alleged that former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani-Alison Madueke, forced ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to sack her. She made the claim in an upcoming book, ‘On a Platter of Gold: How Jonathan Won and Lost Nigeria’, written by the spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bolaji Abdullahi, who also served under Jonathan. According to Oduah, Jonathan called her to explain herself after the news about the $1.6million BMW armoured cars bought for her by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) was reported. She revealed that Alison-Madueke and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, were present at the meeting. “I thought she had my back. I did not know at the time that she was actually fuelling it and orchestrating all the media attacks,” she told Abdullahi. “I knew all along that Diezani could not deal with having another female around who had the kind of access I had to the pr

Beyonce’s hit album “Lemonade” and world tour has made her the highest-paid woman in music in 2017, according to an annual Forbes list on Monday, edging out Britain’s Adele and pop star Taylor Swift. The R&B singer earned some $105 million from record sales and from her “Formation” concert tour, according to Forbes. She also has her own Ivy Park fashion line and other business interests. Adele, whose “25” album broke first-week U.S. sales records in 2015 and who completed her first major tour since 2011, made second place with an estimated $69 million, despite having no major endorsements for other products. Swift, who topped the last year’s list with $170 million in estimated earnings, raked in $44 million this time despite having finished her “1989” world tour. The singer is expected to see her earnings rise significantly in the next 12 months courtesy of her new album “Reputation” – the best-selling album of 2017 – and an upcoming tour. Canadian superstar Celine D

Kaduna State Commissioner of Education, Prof. Andrew Jonathan Nok is dead. He died in the early hours of Tuesday. Details surrounding his passing were unclear as at the time of filing this report. Nok is a Nigerian Professor of Biochemistry Public affairs secretary of the Nigerian Academy of Science. In 2010, he was a recipient of the Nigerian National Order of Merit Award in the Science category. He was the 2013 winner of the Alexander von Humboldt prize for science.

Nigerian government, through the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has marked a property belonging to the former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, for demolition. The property sits a large expanse of land, opposite the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, headquarters in Jabi. The Development Control, a department under the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMAC) gave reasons for the planned demolition. It said the multi-billion naira property was a contravention of development control laws in the FCT, as it was sitting on a green area. “We have served them notice to stop further development of the property and produce necessary approvals within six days before resuming work, failure to do which, we will be left with no option but to remove the whole property,” a Director in the council told Vanguard. “That place is a green area, and the property on it looks like a hotel. And you can image the deceit there, the signboard outside the property indicates th

Former Chairman of the Presidential Pension Reform Team (PPRT) Abdurasheed Maina has challenges the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to an open debate on the issue of pension funds in the country. Maina who spoke through his lawyer, Sani Katu, in Kadun, said, “Let’s meet at an open panel of investigation if the EFCC is truly straightforward. We urge the government to appoint an independent panel of investigation and see who will run out of Nigeria.” The fugitive Maina who still insists that he is innocent of the allegations against him, said instead, it is the federal government that owes him money based on its whistle blower policy, since he helped recover stolen public funds. He said, “In 2011, we stopped the stealing of N300 million daily from police pension. Also, in 2011, we stopped the stealing of N1.04 billion monthly from police pension allocations. “Same 2011, we were able to stop the yearly stealing of N52.5 billion, which has been an annual ritual a

Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, has named his team-mate Romelu Lukaku, as the “best striker in the Premier League”. Lukaku ended his goal drought which lasted seven club games last weekend, as United beat Newcastle 4-1 at Old Trafford. The Belgium international scored in the same game Pogba made his comeback from injury. It was his eighth goal in 12 Premier League games. However, he is only second to Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah in the scoring charts who leads with nine. Alvaro Morata, Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus, Harry Kane and Lukaku all sit joint second with the same tally. “It feels good when you come back and Romelu scores again? I like that, I like that,” Pogba told BBC Sport. “No. We’ve got a lot of good players, a lot of talented players. We have to trust each other. “Romelu is the best striker in the Premier League. We know his quality. We know everything. We don’t worry about him. And at the end, we see the result.”

Former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, has said Nigerians are “shedding Crocodile tears” over the death of former Vice President Alex Ekwueme. Ibori said this in a statement by signed his spokesman, Tony Eluemunor. The former Governor said the country refused to allow Ekwueme rescue it. “Though His Excellency, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, GCON, was a great leader, a national father-figure, a stabilizing factor in Nigerian politics, I Chief James Onanefe Ibori can never stop asking “what if!” Ibori said. “It is ironic that the nation that betrayed this man’s effort to rescue it from political and economic morass will, now that he is dead, begin to shed crocodile tears. “Even those who betrayed the very effort to make Ekwueme President, may begin to, hypocritically, of course, bewail the fact that Ekwueme or the Igboman or woman, never ruled Nigeria. “Ekwueme was an extraordinary polyvalent scholar who earned multiple degrees in Architecture, urban planning, sociology, history, ph

Jide Akintunde, managing editor and chief executive officer of Financial Nigeria Magazine, says the 2018 budget presented to a joint session of the national assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, is “worse than nonsense.” Speaking in an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on the Osasu Show, Akintunde said the budget is grossly unrealistic, adding that it will only increase the debt bucket of the country. He said with over 50 percent of the 2017 budget unimplemented, the total appropriation of the 2018 budget will be more that the proposed N8.6trn. “My assessment is that the 2018 budget is worse than nonsense. This budget is exactly what it is given the fact that this government wants to revert to the January-December circle of budget making,” Akintunde said. “If you then look at the statement by the finance minister, that the 2017 budget will be rolled over into 2018, then I will tell you that the total budget that will be implemented in 2018 is not N8.6trn but somewhere around