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Nigerian former President Goodluck Jonathan “wasn’t aware” of any use of Cambridge Analytica in his 2015 bid for re-election, his spokesman said Thursday. The Nigerian government is probing claims that Cambridge Analytica, a British-based political consultancy, illegally used Facebook data in past election campaigns. In a press statement released Sunday, the Nigerian government said it was probing whether the firm broke the law to wage “a campaign to perpetuate discord and hack into personal records of the then leading opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari.” The campaign also included “anti-election rallies” and a gory video depicting Buhari as an Islamic fundamentalist on…

The West African Boxing Union, WABU, has commended pay-television service provider, GOtv, for its continuous support for Nigerian boxing through GOtv Boxing Night, which is its 14th edition, and GOtv Boxing NextGen Search, a talent hunt initiative. Speaking in Lagos on Friday, Mr. Remi Aboderin, WABU President and Secretary-General, Nigerian Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C), said Nigerian boxing owes its return to vitality to the immense support provided by GOtv since 2014 when GOtv Boxing Night 14 debuted. Aboderin, a former boxing promoter, recalled that before GOtv Boxing Night began, promotions had dried up, leaving boxers inactive. The…

By Amaechi Agbo “A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the country’s workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and making available the resources business needs to compete and thrive in the nation’s economy” – Rod Blagojevich Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Oluyemi Osibanjo is one man who has taken the monumental task of spearheading the diversification of the Nigerian economy from a mono-economy to one that has a multiplicity of sources towards breaking the tag of oil as the mainstay of the nation’s revenue. Weeks ago, the Vice President told a global audience how the…

Russia has accused the UK of inventing a “fake story” and “playing with fire” over the Salisbury spy poisoning, adding that, accusations against Moscow is like ‘theatre of the absurd’ At a UN Security Council meeting, Moscow’s UN ambassador Vasily Nebenzia said Britain’s main goal had been “to discredit and even delegitimise” Russia with “unsubstantiated accusations”. The UK says Russia is behind the attack but Moscow denies responsibility, BBC reports. Britain’s UN representative Karen Pierce said the UK’s actions “stand up to any scrutiny”. She likened Moscow’s requests to take part in the investigation to an arsonist investigating his own…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says his side have done “half a job” after a “spectacular” first-half performance saw the Gunners take control of their Europa League quarter-final by demolishing CSKA Moscow in the first leg. Alexandre Lacazette and Aaron Ramsey scored two goals each as the Gunners hit four in 26 minutes before half-time. Arsenal were unable to add to their tally in the second half but they will head to Russia’s capital for the second leg next Thursday with a commanding lead. “We have to be realistic. We have to do the job over there, go and try to…

Bibles can no longer be purchased online in China, despite the government publishing a new document claiming that it allows freedom of worship. It’s been reported that searches for the Bible on e-commerce sites JD.com and Amazon.cn don’t produce results. Although China had always controlled sales of the Bible by only allowing it to be distributed and printed by state-sanctioned churches, it had been available to buy online. The disappearance of Bibles on internet retailers is the latest restriction the country had placed on its fast-growing Christian population. Religious freedom campaigners have said freedom for Christians in China has been…

From Friday, 13 April to Sunday, 22 April DStv Premium customers will experience an unprecedented cinematic journey with the M-Net Movies Marvel Studios Pop-Up Channel. This super-powered channel, which will be added to the already existing six M-Net Movies channels on DStv, will be available for ten days only on channel 109 and will feature 15 of the most pulsating films from the massively popular Marvel Studios franchise. During these ten days, the M-Net Movies Marvel Studios Pop-Up Channel will run from 5 am to 11 pm daily. Each day of the week a film from the franchise, which has…

Government dignitaries, the academic community, scientific world and students will convene when MultiChoice Africa together with its partner, Eutelsat, hosts the 7th edition of the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards in Kampala on 12 April to announce continental winners. Uganda, popularly called the “Pearl of Africa”, has produced the most winners since the competition began and is hoping to achieve a similar feat by dominating the competition on home soil. MultiChoice and Eutelsat have once collaborated with European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Paolo Nespoli to lead the continental awards assessment process, which will take place in Kampala on 11 April. Nespoli…

Sierra Leone’s opposition candidate, Julius Maada Bio, has been declared the winner of the run-off presidential election. Mr Maada Bio is a former soldier who briefly ruled Sierra Leone in 1996. He won just under 52% of the vote and took the presidential oath in the capital Freetown on Wednesday. He beat All Peoples Congress candidate Samura Kamara who belongs to the ruling party and is an economist by training. President Ernest Bai Koroma has stepped down after serving two five-year terms. READ: Kaduna inaugurates Blue Camel solar power assembly plant Mr Maada Bio, who is leading the main opposition…

Real Madrid have rekindled their interest in Manchester United’s 27-year-old Spain keeper David de Gea. They have also enquired about France midfielder Paul Pogba, 25, and France forward Anthony Martial, 22. (Manchester Evening News) Monaco’s 24-year-old Brazil midfielder Fabinho wants to leave the Ligue 1 club and is keen on a move to Manchester United. (Sun) Real Madrid are no longer interested in signing Liverpool andEgypt forward Mohamed Salah, 25, or Tottenham’s England striker Harry Kane, 24. The La Liga side’s top transfer target is Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, 29. (Sports Illustrated) Liverpool are considering a move…