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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...