en-ng-hotdailynews: 2015-07-17

2015-07-17 Nigeria Health

Do you have a question about Ebola?
BBC News
More than 9,000 people have been killed by Ebola mostly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since the outbreak began. Do you have a question about Ebola? While numbers of new cases have been falling sharply since the start of 2015, experts believe that ...

2015-07-17 Nigeria Science

Vatican Radio

Cardinal Tagle writes Caritas a letter on Laudato Si'
Vatican Radio
(Vatican Radio) The President of Caritas Internationalis has issued a letter to the Caritas Federation on the Encyclical of Pope Francis, Laudato Si'. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the Archbishop of Manila, said, in his encyclical, Pope Francis has ...
How a 1950s theologian formed the basis of 'Laudato Si'   CatholicPhilly.com
Laudato Si: Power Of The Weak   Leadership Newspapers

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TIME

Space Junk Forces Space Station Crew to Seek Shelter
TIME
A chunk of space debris traveling more than eight miles per second forced three crew members aboard the International Space Station to seek emergency shelter on Thursday. NASA said the debris was a fragment from an old Russian weather satellite.
For fourth time in history, space station crew forced to hide from space junk   Los Angeles Times
Space station astronauts take emergency shelter from hurtling space junk   CBC.ca
Space station astronauts take shelter from space junk   Washington Post
Washington Times
Daily Mail
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Irish Independent

New detailed Pluto photographs reveal 'young' mountain range
Irish Independent
A new close-up image of a region near Plutos equator reveals a range of Open Gallery 4 A new close-up image of a region near Plutos equator reveals a range of youthful mountains rising as high as 11,000 feet (3,500 meters) above the surface of the icy ...

2015-07-17 Nigeria Sports

BusinessDay

Erico lauds Oliseh's appointment as Eagles boss
BusinessDay
Following the appointment of Sunday Oliseh as the new coach of the national team, the Super Eagles on Wednesday. The decisions have generated mixed reactions with many saying the former Borrusia Dortmund midfielder lacks the capability to handle the ...

2015-07-17 Nigeria Entertainment

P.M. News

PSquare, Flavour, Seyi Shay Join Line Up Of MAMA 2015 Performers
P.M. News
As Saturday, 18 July date for the 2015 MTV Africa Music Awards inches closer, the KwaZulu-Natal Province is rolling out the red carpet for an influx of stars as MTV Base announces the final performers for MAMA 2015. Leading the bill are Nigerian ...
MAMA Awards: Seyi Shay And Vimbai Spotted Hanging Out with Jhené Aiko   Information Nigeria
MAMA 2015: Seyi Shay, Vimbai spotted with Jhené Aiko   Pulse Nigeria
MTV Base announces final performers for MAMA 2015   National Mirror
NAIJ.COM
The Nation Newspaper
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News24 Nigeria

Skales sends birthday greetings to Wizkid
News24 Nigeria
Lagos - Musician Skales shared a picture of Wizkid on July 16 and said he was proud of him. "Happy birthday @wizkidayo .... More blessings king ....I am super proud of you #love" he wrote in the caption on Twitter. On the February 24, 2015 both former ...
Wizkid's Twitter Account Hacked A Day Before His Birthday   Information Nigeria
Skales: Pop star sends birthday greetings to Wizkid   Pulse Nigeria
Wizkid's Account Hacked   AllAfrica.com
Naija247news
360Nobs.com
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Okayafrica

Jidenna: "To all my Nigerian brothers and sisters"
Okayafrica
Last week, “Classic Man” emcee Jidenna unexpectedly unleashed a storm on Nigerian Twitter following an interview with the U.S.-based hip-hop video news site Vlad TV. In the clip, posted July 9th, the 30-year-old Nigerian-American musician was asked to ...

2015-07-17 Nigeria Technology

The Eagle Online

Airtel Africa partners with Samsung, Singtel for continental application challenge
The Eagle Online
Bharti Airtel, the world's third largest telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Africa and Asia, has launched an application challenge for startup developers as it seeks to attract the “next big app developers” into ...
Airtel Announces App Challenge for African Developers   Celebrating Progress Africa

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Firstpost

Meet Samsung Galaxy A8: The company's thinnest smartphone ever
Firstpost
While rumours around the upcoming Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy Edge+ are in full swing, Samsung has quietly launched the all-new Galaxy A8. The highlight of this all-metal smartphone is its form factor, making it the lightest smartphone to ever come from ...
Samsung Galaxy J5, Galaxy J7 selfie-focused smartphones arrive in India   Tech2
Samsung India claims 40% value share in smartphones   ET Retail
Samsung Expands 4G Portfolio, Launches J Series – Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7   TeleAnalysis
indiatvnews.com (press release) (blog)
Softpedia News
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Haaretz

Facebook buys Israel's Pebbles for reported $60m
Haaretz
Neither side said how much Facebook paid for the company, but reports put the figure at $60 million. By Inbal Orpaz | Jul. 17, 2015 | 4:50 AM. submit to reddit. The Pebbles team. Photo by Pebbles. Text size. Comments (0). related tags. Israel start-up.
Why Facebook Is Buying a Gesture Control Company   TIME
The Next Oculus Rift Might Let You See Your Actual Hands in VR   Gizmodo
Facebook-owned company to buy Israeli hand-tracking start-up   The Times of Israel
Softpedia News (blog)
Wall Street Journal
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ABC News

Google Self-Driving Car Involved in First Injury Accident
ABC News
Google Inc. revealed Thursday that one of its self-driving car prototypes was involved in an injury accident for the first time. In the collision, a Lexus SUV that the tech giant outfitted with sensors and cameras was rear-ended in Google's home city ...

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Hindu Business Line

Net Neutrality report is out: Here are the key takeaways
Firstpost
After months of debate on the fundamental principle of the Internet—freedom—the Department of Telecom panel led by A K Bhargava has submitted its report on Net Neutrality and made it public. Throughout the report, the panel has emphasised on the user ...
Net Neutrality recommendations: All your questions answered   The Indian Express
Local WhatsApp, Viber, Skype calls may no longer be free   Times of India
Local WhatsApp, Viber, Skype Calls May Not Remain Free   The New Indian Express
News Nation
Focus News
Exchange4Media
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ZDNet

Apple, Samsung in talks with GSMA to launch electronic SIM: Report
ZDNet
The GSMA, the global industry body that represents mobile operators, is close to announcing an agreement where it will soon be able to produce standardised embedded SIMs for mobile devices. Two of the world's largest smartphone makers, Apple and ...

2015-07-17 Nigeria Business

The Punch

Rivers, firms to spend N1.5bn on East-West Road
The Punch
THE Rivers State Government and six major firms in the state have released a sum of N1.5bn for the rehabilitation of a section of the East-West Road from Eleme Junction to Onne. The project, which was initiated by the State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, ...

2015-07-17 Nigeria World

Reuters

Investigators seek motive behind Tennessee shooting rampage
Reuters
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Investigators on Thursday sought to determine what led a 24-year-old gunman to open fire at two military offices in Chattanooga, Tennessee, killing four Marines in an attack officials said could be an act of domestic terrorism.
Chattanooga Gunman Was Not On Terrorism Radar, Officials Say   NBCNews.com
Four Marines, Gunman Killed in Chattanooga Shooting   Military.com

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Voice of America

Cameroon's Ban of Full-face Veils Draws Reaction
Voice of America
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON—. The wearing by Muslim women of full-face veils, commonly called a burqa or hijab, has been banned in all of the Cameroon border areas with Chad and Nigeria where suspected suicide bombers of the Boko Haram terrorist group ...

2015-07-17 Nigeria Africa

TIME

Twin Blasts In Northern Nigeria Have Killed At Least 49 People
TIME
Twin blasts struck a marketplace in the northeast Nigerian city of Gombe Thursday, killing at least 49 people and injuring dozens more. The market was crowded with people doing last minute shopping on the eve of the Eid festival that marks the end of ...
50 feared dead in Gombe twin blast   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Bombs kill around 50 at market in northeast Nigeria - officials   Reuters Africa
Nigeria: Deadly Blasts Strike a Northeastern Market   New York Times

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Channel News Asia

Nigeria's Buhari dissolves governing bodies of some federal agencies
Reuters Africa
ABUJA, July 16 (Reuters) - President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the dissolution of the governing boards of a number of federal agencies and institutions with immediate effect, his spokesman said on Thursday. It was not immediately clear which ...

2015-07-17 Nigeria Nigeria

CHANNELS TELEVISION

INEC Registers New Political Party Named DPC
CHANNELS TELEVISION
inec There is a new political party in Nigeria and the name is Democratic Peoples Congress. The party has just been registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The electoral body says the new party with the acronym DPC was ...

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