Age cheat: Azerbaijani media claims 23 yr old Nigerian striker is well over 40

The media in Azerbaijan claims Nigerian striker Victor Emenayo who was recently signed by Azerbaijani top division side Shahdagh Qusar FK, is 17 times older than the age (23) that is on his international passport. According to his international passport the forward who has already made his debut for his new side was born in 1993. But search on the internet about the striker who has played in Uganda for the best part of his career shows, he should be 28 years old judging by his official age before his move to Shahdagh Qusar.

                                              

Emenayo has already become the subject of ridicule by social media users in Azerbaijan with the media also joining in the discrepancies documents about the age of the Nigerian, stating that he indeed looks well above 40 years old. They claim the fact that he shaved five years off the official age he has been using, means he has more than one international passport in his possession and his looks suggest he is well above 40.

Twitter Enables Longer Tweet, Removes 140-character Limit

Twitter announced Monday it was easing its 140-character limit on tweets, in the latest effort to broaden the appeal and boost the user base of the social network.

The new policy announced in May and now in effect no longer factors in certain add-ons, including pictures, into a message’s length.

“Say more about what’s happening! Rolling out now,” said an official tweet from San Francisco-based Twitter.

Media attachments such as photos, videos and polls are exempted from the character limit, as well as tweets that are quoted in a retweet.

The move comes as Twitter’s efforts to increase its user base and engagement have been sputtering, raising questions about its growth trend as it seeks to keep pace in the fast-moving world of social media.

The latest move eases but does not eliminate the 140-character limit, which was put in place due to mobile phone text messaging constraints when Twitter launched in 2006.

Analysts have said Twitter needs to find new ways to boost its appeal beyond a core of celebrities, politicians and journalists, with its user base stagnant for the past year.

In its last quarterly update, Twitter said the number of monthly active users edged up to 313 million, up three percent from a year ago and only slightly more than the 310 million in the prior quarter.

Twitter has yet to post a profit, even as it has ramped up its efforts in advertising.

Amid reports that Twitter may be seeking ways to cut costs or even sell itself, the San Francisco-based service has been adding new features including live video.

Twitter drew more than two million people to its first broadcast of an NFL football game last week, part of a range of new sports content available through the network.

It also is offering users live-streamed video programs on technology, media and business in partnership with the streaming platform Cheddar.

BuhariPresident urges warring leaders to honour peace agreement in South Sudan 

Buhari has called on warring leaders in South Sudan to honour the terms of the Peace Agreement.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in New York called on warring leaders in South Sudan to honour the terms of the Peace Agreement they signed in August 2015.

A statement issued in Abuja by the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said Buhari made the call at the meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council on the Situation in South Sudan. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the ongoing 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA71), in New York on Monday. The President described the unconditional implementation of the Agreement as the “cornerstone of peace and reconciliation” in that country. He noted that whatever reservations that might exist against the agreement, “should under no circumstances be the pretext for failure to implement the Agreement.”

According to the President, it is regrettable that lack of unity and political progress in South Sudan has remained a major obstacle to peace. He, however, stressed that Africa and indeed the entire world had high hopes and expectations for South Sudan as an independent nation.

Buhari noted that recurrent conflict and political instability with grave human rights and humanitarian consequences have overshadowed any progress that might have been made towards South Sudan’s development. He also stressed the need for stronger cooperation among the United Nations, the African Union and Intergovernmental Authority for Development and other stakeholders for the immediate deployment of the Regional Protection Force in South Sudan, as mandated by Security Council Resolution 2304. He expressed the hope that such action would strengthen the peace process in the beleaguered East-Central African nation and newest member-state of the United Nations, The president condemned “in strong terms crimes against civilians of all ethnic groups and political parties and attacks on United Nations Mission personnel as well as local and international aid workers in South Sudan’’.He maintained that perpetrators of such heinous crimes “must not be allowed to go unpunished.

Desmond Elliot "We shall grow old together" actor praises wife. #lovely

The couple attended a wedding over the weekend and the politician shared a photo of the two of them on social media.

Nollywood actor Desmond Elliot is full of praises for his wife Victoria.The couple attended a wedding over the weekend and the politician shared a photo of the two of them on social media.He used the photo as an opportunity to express his undying love for his wife and to let the world know just how much he loves her. He wrote, "The Mrs and I ..my babamai ,we shall grow old together ,we just dey start ooo. Love of mi life ..a woman who knows me .#not just bone of my bone… #youarethebone."

Blame Niger Delta Militants For The Recession In Nigeria – Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has attributed the current economic recession to the activities of militants in the Niger Delta.

Osinbajo said there was no way Nigeria would not be affected, given the fact that the nation now loses over one million barrels of crude oil on a daily basis.

The Vice-President said this on Monday at the maiden meeting of the Presidential Quarterly Business Forum, with members of the organised private sector and other stakeholders at the State House Conference Centre, Aso Villa, Abuja. The meeting is part of the Federal Government’s effort to continually engage regularly with different segments of the Nigerian public on its economic policies and direction‎.

Osinbajo said, “Perhaps it is important for us to understand the nature of this recession in which we have found ourselves. A lot depends on what sort of recession and how we got here.“If we did not have vandalism in the Niger Delta as we are currently suffering, we will not have this recession today. “Moreover, in looking at the solutions, we should try to focus on the type of problem we have and what instigated it; then we can begin to come up with better solutions.”

Militants Blow Up NPDC Oil Facility In Delta State

Unrepentant Niger Delta militants, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate, have attacked a major crude oil delivery line belonging to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company in Delta.

The unfortunate incident occurred on Sunday night at about 11:30pm around Ekuigbo, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state.

Spokesman of the militant group, Aldo Agbalaja, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement issued on Monday.Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate described as “waste of resources” the use of military men to guard oil and facilities in the region, adding such would never yield any positive result. The federal government is yet to react.

Boko Haram Suffers Serious Blow as Its 38 Fighters Are Brutally Killed in Battle (Photo)

Deadly Boko Haram members have been shot dead in a brutal battle by Niger and Chad troops in the Diffa region of southeast Niger.

About thirty eight Boko Haram fighters were killed last week during military search operations carried out by Niger and Chad troops in the Diffa region of southeast Niger, an official said on Friday.

According to the Niger defence ministry spokesperson Moustapha Ledru, two soldiers were lightly wounded in the action and “on the enemy side; 38 terrorists killed,”

Ledru further revealed that the army recovered large quantities of weapons and munitions. The operations was conducted by a joint army of Niger and Chad troops between Monday and Wednesday around the villages of Gueskerou and Toumour in southeastern Niger. According to villagers and NGO workers in Gueskerou, 30km from Diffa, Boko Haram elements attacked the town on Wednesday night, without killing anyone. “The attack nonetheless caused a psychosis in the population” and “the assailants torched houses and stole food and medicines after pillaging shops and a pharmacy,” an NGO official told AFP. The militant group’s insurgency has left at least 20000 people dead in Nigeria and border areas of neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon and made more than 2.6 million homeless.