Democracy slowing down fight against corruption — Buhari


President Muhammadu Buhari has said the democratic process is slowing down his Administration’s fight against corruption.

He said this in response to newsmen who asked him to compare his experience as Military Head of State to him being a democratically elected President. The President, who spoke when senior aides in his Administration, led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, visited him at the Presidential Villa, Abuja in commemoration of his 77th birthday, said: “Well, like I said, I have learned in the hard way.

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“When I came in uniform, I collected those who were leading, took them to Kirikiri (Prison) and told them they were guilty until they could prove themselves innocent. “I put, based on almost all the geopolitical zones, committees to investigate them.

 “Those that were found to have lived beyond their means, the balance was taken and given to the states. “But I myself was arrested, detained and they were given back what they had stolen.

“So, this system, which is supposed to be more accountable, is too slow for my liking, but I have to follow it.” Vanguard.

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Mexican U17 players fined over ‘Rapist is You!’ parody

The Mexican Football Federation Tuesday sanctioned four youth players of Club America for “making fun of and being disrespectful” of the viral feminist anthem against sexual violence, “The Rapist is You!”

A video of the footballers, dancing half naked in a locker room parodying the choreography of the song by the Chilean feminist collective LasTesis, has led to demonstrations and an outcry on social networks.

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 “The Rapist is You!” (also known as “The Rapist in Your Path”) was first performed in Chile in November and since then the lyrics and choreography of the routine have been rapidly adopted around the world, with videos of flashmob performances going viral.

The four U17 players of professional side Club America were sentenced to a match suspension and an unspecified fine, the federation’s disciplinary committee said in a statement. According to the federation, the video violated its code of ethics on respecting people’s dignity and refraining from discriminatory acts and on use of social media.

 One of the four has published an apology to “the general public and the women of Mexico.” The club condemned the behavior of its players and promised to conduct training to prevent violence against women and also on the proper use of social networks. Vanguard.

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9mobile revamps data plans to boost customer experience

9mobile, has introduced new data plans and revamped its existing ones to enable its customers have more value for their money.

The network said with the latest development, its customers will have more data to stay online and enjoy superior browsing and streaming experience, as quality data just got more affordable.

In what is described as an early Christmas gift, 9mobile is offering new and existing customers on the network an amazing increase in value at the same price while also introducing aggressively priced new data offers to ensure that all segments of customers can enjoy the superior online browsing and streaming experience from the network

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 Acting Director, Marketing at 9mobile, Layi Onafowokan, disclosed that

subscribers will now enjoy exciting new data plans like 1GB plus free access to social media sites (WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) valid for one day at just N300 or 2GB plus free access to social media sites valid for three days at just N500 Onafowokan added that customers interested in the weekly plans can now go for 7GB plus free access to social media sites valid for seven days at just N1,500 or get 15gb for N5000 valid for 30days if they prefer the monthly plans.

 IBB’s rumoured death: Call to enact social media regulation ― Sen. Sani Musa “We are a caring network that believes in showing love to our customers especially in this season of giving.

We want them to be able to browse and stream online without the fear of quickly exhausting their data and having to spend more. We believe doing this will boost the internet experience of our customers across the country.

 The beauty of this revamp is that it’s not limited to a few packages; it involves all our data plans,” Onafowokan said. Vanguard.

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Super Eagles to play first 2022 World Cup match in Benin

The Super Eagles will play their opening match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign at the newly refurbished Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City.

Disclosing this Tuesday night here, President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick said the match would be played in March after the draw for the global football fiesta would have been conducted on January 21 at the Cairo headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
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The NFF supremo said a delegation of FIFA would inspect the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium next February to certify it fit to host World Cup qualifiers, expressing confidence that the revamped stadium would pass the litmus test.

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“The Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium would host the first match of the Super Eagles in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign  in March 2020. “This stadium is a state of the art edifice and has all the required facilities to pass the test of the FIFA delegation when they  come for inspection to certify this place fit for such a high calibre international match. Vanguard.

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Digital Skills: Facebook facilitated over 7,000 woman-owned businesses in 2019

Social networking platform, Facebook said it facilitated over 7,000 woman-owned businesses in digital skills across sub Saharan Africa in 2019.

This is as it also underlined commitment to giving users the power to build community and bring the world closer together in 2020 and beyond. In its 2019 Year in Review’s info graphy, the platform showcased some of its investments across Sub-Saharan Africa, claiming they translated into significant support and ecosystem growth both for developers, entrepreneurs and many other communities.

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Part of the investments included creating 79 Community Leadership Circle meet-ups which had over 2,650 people participating; creating circles in 17 African countries with more than 70,000 members; hosted the first-ever iD8 Nairobi Conference with over 400 African developers and startups in attendance.

Facebook also expanded the third-party fact-checking, across 10 African countries and created world’s most detailed population density maps of Africa, through its AI researchers.

The maps were to help humanitarian aid and relief agencies to give Africa better coverage. Regional Director Facebook Africa, Nunu Ntshingila, said: “Africa is important to Facebook, and we’re committed to investing in its youth, entrepreneurs, the creative industries, tech ecosystem as well as its many other communities.

“Our 2019 Year in Review highlights just some of these investments, and the impact we’ve been able to have here in the region. I’m excited about the future of Facebook and our family of apps here in Africa, as well as the potential of this young, mobile and dynamic continent, and look forward to creating partnerships in 2020 and beyond.” Vanguard

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