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Like it or not,  soccer is moving into the modern era . For the past few years FIFA, the sport's governing body, has been working with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to bring experiments like goal line technology and Video Assistant Referee to the game. But IFAB, which is responsible for creating and approving the rules of soccer, doesn't intend to stop there. In 2015, the organization announced plans to develop a global standard for   Electronic Performance Tracking Systems   (EPTS), with the goal being to let players use   wearable tech in official matches . A decision on when and how EPTS will be implemented is set to happen next March, IFAB Secretary Lukas Brud confirmed to Engadget in an interview. The devices that IFAB is looking to approve are designed to track players' fitness in real time, including their heart rate, distance covered, speed and fatigue levels. Players already use these types of gadgets in training, but now they ...

Singer Selena Gomez has revealed that despite having completed her 90 days stint in rehab, she still  struggles to stay on track. Speaking with InStyle on keeping negative influences away from her, Selena said that social media can still be tricky as there are plenty of haters that try to get 'negative' things out of her. 'I go to therapy. I believe in that and talking about where you are. But I’m in a really, really healthy place,' she said Selena, who is dating singer The Weeknd reveled he is infact a good influence on her. 'I don’t depend on one area of my life to make me happy. It’s really important for me to love and nourish my friends and family and to make sure that I never get influenced by a guy,' the brunette beauty said. 'I’ve wanted to be in a strong headspace for years, and I really wasn’t. Before, I was so young and easily influenced, and I’d feel insecure. 'You want someone to add to your life, not to complete you, if...

Songstress Omawumi seems to be revamping her image and going with a sexier look. The mother of two looks good in a new photoshoot.

Kcee is the latest entertainer to join the politics train. The musician just revealed he is running for Anambra governor .He wrote It's about time, Big Announcement on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 11am.... #Nottooyoungtorun #Attentiontodetail2017 If you recall,actor,  Yul Edochie  declared his intention to run as governor in the same state. 

After collapsing months ago, the money making scam, Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox (MMM), that , has launched a weekly promotional stunt, obviously aimed at wooing old and unsuspecting new ‘investors’. A letter displayed on the pages of participants of the scheme, urges them to invite new members. Members must invite new participants and register them as referrals to qualify for the contest. The letter reads in part: “MMM Nigeria launches Promo-Task Contest. “MMM Nigeria launches the first Promo-Task Contest – which a relevant section has been created for the contest in the Personal Office. “Winners are selected based on the number of points received for completing promo-tasks. Whoever receives the biggest number of points becomes the winner"' The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) have warned Nigerians against participating in the scheme which they described as a “Ponzi” scheme.

President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has assured that the National Assembly will conclude the amendment to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Act before end of 2017. He stated this in Abuja that the Senate had already passed the Bill amending the Act, and that the House of Representatives would do same on resumption from recess. Saraki said that the national assembly wanted to give INEC over one year to prepare of the 2019 elections, based on the amended Act, to avoid hitches experienced in the last general elections.  “Well, you know we passed the INEC Amendment Bill this year; we are working on the House of Representatives to do theirs as well so that we can get that to the President to assent, and that gives them at least one year to prepare.  “I am sure that by the time we come back from recess, the House will take action on theirs within the month and it will be with the President in October. So, that is enough time. “I think...

Samsung has managed to ship over 20 million units of its  Galaxy S8  and S8+ flagships, according to market research firm Strategy Analytics. The milestone was achieved in July. The research firm notes that the per day shipments of the flagship duo stood at 278,800 following its launch on April 21. So in total, the tech giant shipped 19.8 million units in the April-June period. Likely because of that, even the average selling price (ASP) of Samsung phones in that period shot up. There were reports last month that Galaxy S8 sales are slowing down, but Samsung quickly refuted them, revealing that sales of the latest flagships are around 15% higher than their predecessors. Then during a conference call later in July, the company confirmed that Galaxy S8 sales have in fact been double that of the S7 in some markets. And as it stands, the company has yet again topped the global smartphone market.

A new thermal engineering process could finally make it viable to use plastic product components in things such as vehicles, LEDs and computers. Until now, the material has been overlooked for such applications because of its limitations in dissipating heat, but scientists from the University of Michigan have found a way to change plastic's molecular structure, making it as thermally conductive as glass. This advanced plastic could make products lighter, cheaper and more energy-efficient, and would be particularly useful in electric vehicle manufacturing since weight has a direct bearing on range. Previous attempts to improve plastic's conductive properties have seen it packed with metallic or ceramic fillers, which has been largely unsuccessful, not to mention expensive. This new approach uses a chemical process to expand and straighten plastic's tightly coiled molecular chains, giving heat energy a more direct route through the material. The plastic polymer is disso...

Almost four years down the line, GTA V is still drawing big crowds. And players are dropping a lot of dollar on the game's ballistic online mode. That cash is filling up the safes at Take-Two Interactive. The distributor announced on Wednesday that the latest instalment in the GTA franchise was key to it banking $418.2 million in net revenue over the past three months -- a 34 percent spike compared to last year. It seems players are constantly swiping their Shark cash cards to buy pretty toys online, which amounts to more real money for Take-Two. Purchases made via the Xbox Game Store, PlayStation Store, and GTA Social Club helped deliver $268.2 million in digital net revenue for the quarter (up 56 percent over the previous year). Of course, the likes of NBA 2K17, Mafia III, WWE 2K17, and Sid Meier's Civilization VI also did their bit to help out. But, seeing as GTA V vastly outsold those titles, it seems the open-world crime epic is still the kingpin at the Take-Two stab...

"Deadpool 2" is coming in hot and loaded -- literally -- with the unveiling of Domino. Zazie Beetz -- best known for her role on FX's "Atlanta" -- will star as the savage mercenary Domino, who ultimately joins the good guys. Beetz was filming alongside her stunt double in Vancouver, and buzz about her debut started building after Ryan Reynolds tweeted a photo of Zazie in her costume. Her look was so on point, even Deadpool comic book artist, Rob Liefeld, roared with approval on Twitter.

Nemanja Matic made his Manchester United debut against Sampdoria in Dublin on Wednesday night – and it didn’t take long for Reds to make up their mind on the Serbian. The 29-year-old completed a £40million move to Old Trafford on Monday but Jose Mourinho was keen for him to get minutes on the field after being left out of Chelsea’s pre-season tour squad. United fans were split on signing Matic because of the Serbian’s age and the hefty fee but the Serbian converted the doubters in an impressive 45-minute display against Sampdoria. Matic was playing in front of a back three and showed good understanding with his team-mates, who he’s trained with just twice since joining. And United fans took to Twitter to praise the midfielder for his display. Matic is going to be an unsung hero at us, superb piece of work by Jose 🔴⚪️⚫️ — Joel OHara (@Joel_OHara) August 2, 2017 Matic was absolutely fantastic starting to love him already! 😆😍🙏 #MUFC — Marcos 🔴 (@MagicalMar...

Shopify just released its new card reader that makes it easy for merchants to complete credit or debit card-based sales on the go. The reader accepts chip dips or swipes and works with Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. It connects wirelessly to Android and Apple phones via Bluetooth and at full charge can carry out 400 chip dips and 700 swipe transactions. Shopify's reader is an alternative to the popular version sold by Square, which just introduced a prepaid debit card that lets users tap into their Square Cash while shopping at brick-and-mortar stores. PayPal and Intuit also have mobile card readers, while Amazon's short-lived version is no more. Shopify unveiled its new reader in April and began taking select pre-orders last month. Today, the reader is available to all Shopify merchants. To use Shopify's card reader, you'll have to have nothing older than an iPhone 5 or iPad Gen 3 running iOS 9 or higher or an Android device running version 4....

J. Cole's visit with San Quentin inmates included deep conversation and plenty of photo ops -- but it did NOT include a walk down the green mile ... TMZ has learned. Photos of Cole hanging with San Quentin prisoners surfaced this week -- showing him, and his Dreamville team, sitting and talking in the yard, cell blocks and a classroom. While San Quentin is California's only death row prison, sources close to the institution tell us Cole only took a general civilian tour. That means he only got to see Level 1 and 2 inmates. Everyone above that level, including death row, was off limits. We're told Cole spoke openly about some of his friends who've been incarcerated, and took an interest in San Quentin's media center ... where inmates host a podcast called "Ear Hustle."

The Senate has threatened to issue warrant for the arrest of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Glo Mobile and other firms that failed to honour its invitation on alleged complicity in N30 trillion revenue probe. The Senate gave the 16 companies who failed to appear before its committee a deadline of Thursday to honour the invitation or risk being arrested. The CEOs of British American Tobacco Company, CCEC Nigeria Ltd, Dana Group, African Wire and Allied Ltd, Admiral Overseas Nigeria Ltd and Aarti Steel Nigeria Ltd. were equally issued the warning. The Chairman of the Senate Joint Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff and Marine Transport, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, gave the warning at an investigative meeting with some of the firms on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the refusal the firms to honour the invitation was a disrespect for the institution of the National Assembly and would not be tolerated. He said of the 30 firms invited between Tuesday and Wednesday, only 14 honoured ...

After a brief stint as the richest person in the world last week, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has now dropped two spots on Forbes' real-time billionaire rankings to third place behind Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates and Spanish retail tycoon Amancio Ortega. Bezos started this week as the world's second richest person behind Gates, but dropped behind Ortega by the end of the day on Monday,  Forbes  reports. At that point, Bezos had an estimated $84.1 billion fortune, $200 million less than Ortega's $84.3 billion fortune. Bezos reclaimed second place during the day on Tuesday but dropped to third again when markets closed, with an estimated net worth of $84.6 billion. Amazon stock is down nearly 5% since Thursday, the day it missed quarterly earnings estimates; Bezos' net worth is down $4.1 billion over the same time period. Ortega's net worth, meanwhile, has climbed $1.2 billion since Thursday, as stock of his clothing retailer Inditex climb...

A mother from China has been left heartbroken after finding out the son she has raised for nearly three decades is not her real child. The woman believed her son, aged 28, was given to her by mistake by the hospital, according to media. The woman, named Zhang by media, made the shocking discovery after her ex-husband demanded a  DNA test be carried out because he couldn't understand why their son was so handsome. Zhang told Kan Kan News: '[My son] has big eyes and a high nose bridge. His father is not very good looking and is quite different [from my son].'  The mother said ever since her son was born, her friends and relatives had kept asking her why her son was so handsome and how the couple could give birth to a child looking so differently. These questions haunted Zhang and her husband's marriage and caused them to divorce in 2004, reported Kan Kan News. In 2011, Zhang's ex-husband, who apparently still held a grudge, demanded that ...

Celebrity DJ and billionaire daughter, DJ Cuppy  celebrated her mum, Nana Otedola who turned a year older today  " Happy Birthday Mama Cups!!!  🎂 🌺  #BaddestOutOfBeirut #MoreLife" the proud daughter captioned this photo . Nana Otedola is the wife of Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola .

This vibrant elderly couple have found love .Gianna Snell Photography who captured their beautiful moment, wrote It's official!!!!! My celebrity clients  Murphy and Lucinda, who proved it's never too late to find love, have tied the knot! On Saturday, July 29, 70-year-old Murphy Wilson and 67-year-old Lucinda Myers exchanged vows and said "I do" at the very place where their love began, the First Seventh-day Adventist Church in Huntsville, Alabama.

Samsung is officially unveiling the  Galaxy Note8  phablet  on August 23 . That's exactly three weeks from today for what it's worth. And with just three weeks to go until the grand event, today what are purported to be the phone's "final" specs have been leaked in full by the usually reliable Evan Blass. So here's what you can expect. As evidenced by the leaked press renders below, the Note8's design will be similar to that of the  Galaxy S8+ , but not identical. For example, the corners are more squared-off (including those of the screen). And then there's obviously the addition of the S Pen stylus. On the other hand, the Note8 is only marginally bigger with its 6.3-inch display that keeps the 2,960x1,440 resolution and 18.5:9 aspect ratio of the S8 duo. The Note8's dimensions are 162.5 x 74.6 x 8.5 mm. IP68 certification for water and dust resistance is a go. The smartphone is powered by a 3,300 mAh battery with fast and wireless chargi...

20 years ago, Fela Anikulapo Kuti joined his ancestors and that year the world watched as almost a million people trek with his remains from Tafawa Balewa Square to his final rest place at Kalakuta. Wednesday, August 2, marks his death anniversary and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka decided to shower the legend with praises. He took to his Instagram page to reminisce the death of his younger cousin. He wrote; “The news came on my portable radio and it sounded so strange, a floating contradiction that was at once detached from, yet infused with the world from which I had myself just earned a lover’s rebuff. My young cousin, the ‘ abàmì èdá ‘ that the world knew as Fela, was dead. He had not yet attained his sixtieth year. A naked torso over spangled pants, over which a saxophone or microphone would oscillate on stage, receiving guests or journalists in underpants while running down a tune from his head, in the open courtyard at rehearsals or in any space where he he...

At least, four persons were feared killed on Wednesday, at Obosi in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State when a cooking gas exploded. Several persons sustained injuries in the incident. It was gathered the incident which happened at Trinity Gas Limited Station, at Obosi, occurred during refilling of gas to a customer’s cylinder. The blast killed the gas station attendant and three others instantly, injuring scores at the scene. An eyewitness, Nnaemeka Chidum, told newsmen the explosion scattered the bodies of the victims at the gas station to the extent that parts of their bodies could not be identified. His words, “I was at the other side of the road when I heard a sound like bomb and fire from the gas station. I wanted to run when I heard the sound but feel down. “After some time I stood up and saw people running towards the station. When I got there I saw many human parts scattered all over the place, many people were injured which I cannot count but...

By this time, almost every one of you owns at least one internet-connected device—better known as the "Internet of things"—at your home, but how secure is your device? We have recently seen Car hacking that could risk anyone's life, Hoverboard hacking, even hacking of a so-called smart Gun and also the widespread hacks of insecure CCTV cameras, routers and other internet-connected home appliances. But this did not stop vendors from selling unsecured Internet-connected smart devices, and customers are buying them without giving a sh*t about the security of their smart devices. However, the massive cyber attack on a popular DNS service provider that shut down a large portion of the Internet last year made us all fear about the innocent-looking IoT devices, which surround us every day, but actually, poses a threat to global cyber security. Not anymore! A bipartisan group of senators have now introduced a new bill aimed at securing internet-connect...

The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Col. Muhammad Abdallah, has appointed Mr Jonah Achema as the new Spokesperson of the anti-narcotics Agency. Achema is to take over from Ofoyeju Mitchell who has been redeployed to the Edo Command. Ofoyeju, the out-going spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.‎ ‎ Until his present appointment as Principal Staff Officer Public Affairs, Achema was the Assistant Commander Administration and Logistics at the Enugu State Command of the agency.‎ Ofoyeju, who has been Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the NDLEA since 2007, expressed appreciation to the management for giving him the opportunity to serve the country and also thanked members of the media for their support. “I remain grateful to management for the opportunity to serve this country in the above capacity.   ” I am equally indebted to my colleagues in the media for the immense support I enjoyed during my tenure.   ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Wednesday, stated that the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) would be extended from Ghana to Cote d’ Ivoire. Maikanti Baru NNPC GMD According to a statement by the NNPC, the planned extension of the pipeline was part of the Federal Government’s West African energy integration policy. The statement noted that Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Maikanti Baru, who was represented by the Chief Operating Officer, Gas and Power, Mr. Saidu Mohammed, disclosed this while receiving a delegation from Cote d’Ivoire in Abuja. Baru explained that the extension of WAGP to Cote d’Ivoire would facilitate easy transmission of gas within the West African sub-region. According to him, the visit would afford the NNPC and Cote d’Ivoire the opportunity to open a new vista for further bilateral discussion which would lead to the growth and development of the oil and gas sector. He said Nigeria and indeed the NNPC has being into the business ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Wednesday highlighted some of the reasons why all Nigeria leaders after his administration were unable to increase power generation capacity from where he left it 10 years ago. Speaking at the book launch in Lagos titled, ‘Making Africa Work’, which he co-author with Director of Brenthurst Foundation, Dr. Greg Mills; President of NEWSEUM, Dr. Jeffrey Herbst and Major General (rtd), Dickie Davis, Obasanjo said that lack of good leadership, continuity in governance and financial constrain responsible for the diminishing status of power generation in the country. Obasanjo explained that during his administration, they came up with an agenda called ‘NEEDS’ which is National Economic Empowerment Strategy.  “The idea is that we would have something that will lead us in every aspect of governance and we make Federal, States and Local governments buy into it.  “The idea is that we would have something that will lead us in every aspect...