2015-07-29 Nigeria Health

The Punch   

NLC advises health workers on 2017 polio target   
The Punch
The Nigeria Labour Congress has advised the health workers in the country to support all levels of government to ensure that the polio-free state of the country is maintained till 2017. In a statement on Tuesday, the President, NLC, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, ...

2015-07-29 Nigeria Science

Times of India   

Tech experts warn against 'AI arms race'   
Times of India
LONDON: Over a 1,000 stalwarts from the world of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) including icons like Stephen Hawking, technologist Elon Musk, philosopher Noam Chomsky and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak have signed a letter calling for a ...

2015-07-29 Nigeria Sports

Leadership Newspapers   

Mikel Tipped To Be Chelsea Skipper   
Leadership Newspapers
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has earmarked John Obi Mikel as a likely replacement for John Terry as the Blues' captain. The Super Eagles star has spent nine years with the Stamford Bridge lords since his controversial move from Norwegian side, Lyn in ...

2015-07-29 Nigeria Entertainment

Gistmaster   

Drunk in love: "I have not always been lucky with love" - Tonto Dikeh   
Pulse.com.gh
Popular Nigerian actress, Tonto Dikeh has been linked with business man “Mr X aka Churchill Olakunke Oladunni” and recently debunked rumours that she was pregnant and married to him. However in a recent chat with Punch she talked about how she has ...

2015-07-29 Nigeria Technology

Sydney Morning Herald   

Windows 10 review: Microsoft delivers a welcome upgrade   
Sydney Morning Herald
If you're the kind of web user who's already paranoid about companies stalking you online, Windows 10, the latest operating system from Microsoft, may just tip you over the edge. It expands personalisation not just to your web browsing or phone usage ...
Windows 10 launches today: Here's a checklist to follow before you upgrade   Firstpost
Microsoft Hopes Sneak Peeks of Windows 10 Will Pay Off   Wall Street Journal
Microsoft reaches critical moment   The Australian Financial Review
Forbes   
Telegraph.co.uk   
The Indian Express   
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Firstpost   

Motorola Moto X Style, Moto X Play launched with Android 5.1 and 21MP rear cameras   
Firstpost
After the launch of the Moto G (3rd gen) in India earlier today, Motorola had three events happening simultaneously in New York City, Sao Paolo and London where it announced the two variants of the Moto X – the Moto X Play and the Moto X Style. While ...
Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) arrives at Rs 11999, and it is waterproof   The Indian Express
Motorola mulls manufacturing facility in India   Financial Express
Motorola hopes you'll fall for latest Moto X, Moto G phones   USA TODAY
Mashable   
SlashGear   
InformationWeek   
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Herald Sun   

Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter. Source: AFP   
Herald Sun
KIM Kardashian may have used it to almost break the internet with a few saucy pics, but Twitter struggles to make a single buck of profit, the US social media giant has revealed. The San Francisco-based social media phenomenon, with its 316 million ...
Twitter Revenue Up 61%, but User Growth Lags   New York Times
Twitter shares fall as growth of monthly users slows   Reuters
Twitter mulling big changes to how you view tweets   PCWorld
Slate Magazine (blog)   
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Computerworld   

Intel and Micron 3D XPoint Memory Kicks Off A Revolution   
Forbes
Earlier today, Intel Intel and Micron announced that they've cracked a way to make a new kind of storage. Partway between NAND Flash (the kind found in everything from your cellphone to expensive 'all flash' storage arrays) and RAM (the memory devices ...

2015-07-29 Nigeria Business

The Punch   

N474bn spent on rice imports in 41 months – CBN   
The Punch
The Central Bank of Nigeria said on Tuesday that $2.41bn (N474.77bn) was spent by the country on rice importation between January 2012 and May this year. The Governor, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, gave this figure in Abuja during a stakeholders' meeting ...

2015-07-29 Nigeria World

Irish Independent   

Gaddafi's son sentenced to death by firing squad in Libya   
Irish Independent
Saif Al-Islam (L), son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, talking Open Gallery 4 Saif Al-Islam (L), son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, talking to reporters in Tripoli in 2011, and Abdullah Al-Senussi, then head of the Libyan Intelligence Service ...
Death by shooting – Gaddafi's son gets sentenced for war crimes   TVNZ
Saif Al-Islam sentenced to death in 'flawed' trial   Irish Examiner
In court as Gaddafi's son sentenced to death   BBC News
Boston Globe   
Miami Herald   
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ABC News   

American Dentist Accused of Killing a Famous Lion Cecil While on Safari   
ABC News
Walter James Palmer is thought to have lured the beloved lion out of a protected park to hunt him down. 1:07 | 07/28/15. Share. Title. Description. Share From. Share With. Facebook. Tweet. </> Embed. Email. <br/><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/video ...
The travesty of Cecil the lion   Washington Post (blog)
Outrage over Cecil the lion's death in Africa: Trophy hunters are chiefly ...   Los Angeles Times
US Dentist Shot Famous Lion with Bow and Arrow. Internet Furious.   NDTV
New York Times   
Jakarta Post   
Hindustan Times   
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The Punch   

Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II Dies at 85   
THISDAY Live
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, yesterday died at the age of 85 in a London hospital after a brief illness. Although there was no official confirmation from the traditional ruler's palace yesterday, THISDAY gathered that the news on the death of ...
Nigerians React To Ooni Of Ife Death   NAIJ.COM
Oni of Ife, Oba Sijuwade dies at 85   DailyPost Nigeria
Oba Sijuwade, prominent Nigerian monarch dies   The News
Pulse Nigeria   
Daily Times Nigeria   
P.M. News   
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Hindustan Times   

Chinese national, embassy partially damaged in Somalia hotel blast   
Hindustan Times
An African Union (AU) soldier walks past the scene of destruction following a suicide car bomb attack in Mogadishu, Somalia. The suicide car bomber reportedly rammed his car into the protective perimeter outside Jazeera Palace hotel on Sunday. (AP ...
Germany suspects Islamist who lived in Germany bombed Mogadishu hotel   Reuters Africa
Somali gov't, people condemn hotel terror attack   Xinhua
UN Security Council slams attack on Mogadishu hotel   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)

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THISDAY Live   

Aregbesola: Osun Judge, Assembly Panel Disagree over Probe Modalities   
THISDAY Live
Justice Olamide Folahanmi of the Osun State Judiciary Tuesday disclosed that unless she was given the copy of the reply by the state governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola to her petition, she would not appear before the panel set up by the state House of ...
Move To Impeach Aregbesola Stalled By Petitioner's Absence   CHANNELS TELEVISION
Judge, assembly disagree over Aregbesola's probe panel   TheCable
Judge Disagrees With Probe Panel Over Aregbesola's Response   Naija247news
The News   
AllAfrica.com   
Osun Defender   
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CHANNELS TELEVISION   

Pres. Buhari Appoints 'Boroh' Coordinator For Niger Delta Amnesty Programme   
360Nobs.com
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Brig- General P.T. Boroh (rtd.) as the Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme for ex-Niger Delta militants. This disclosure was made known by the Special Adviser to the President, Femi Adeshina.
Buhari appoints new Niger Delta Amnesty chief   Premium Times
Buhari appoints Boroh as Amnesty Programme coordinator   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Buhari Appoints Coordinator For Niger Delta Amnesty Programme   NAIJ.COM
TheCable   
THISDAY Live   
Daily Trust   
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Los Angeles Times   

Malaysian PM replaces deputy, sacks AG amid scandal   
DAWN.com
KUALA LUMPUR: Embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday sacked his deputy premier and attorney general as part of a major cabinet reshuffle widely seen as an attempt to tighten his hold on office amid corruption allegations. Najib has ...

2015-07-29 Nigeria Africa

NDTV   

Dentist Who Killed Famous Lion Shuts Down Website After Backlash Online   
NDTV
This handout picture taken on October 21, 2012 and released on July 28, 2015 by the Zimbabwe National Parks agency shows a much-loved Zimbabwean lion called "Cecil". (AFP). submit to reddit; inShare; Add to Flipboard Magazine. Harare: A wealthy ...

2015-07-29 Nigeria Nigeria

BusinessDay   

PDP lost presidential election despite outspending APC by N1.8bn in advertising   
BusinessDay
A report by Compliance and Content Monitoring Limited (CCM) a technology player in media monitoring in Nigeria, has shown that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) outspent the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 presidential elections as ...