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5 Places Mark Zuckerberg will visit before going.

The report that Mark Zuckerberg is in Lagos, is no longer news, right? Yesterday, August 30, Nigerians on social media attacked CNN, after the international news media house tweeted that Mark Zuckerberg was in ‘Sub-Saharan Africa’ instead of stating Nigeria outright. Mark Zuckerberg with children at the children coding camp However, now that Mark Zuckerberg is in Lagos, Nigeria, what are the five places he must visit before he leaves Lagos? 1. Facebook Partner Workshop Developer Event The workshop which holds today, Wednesday, is one of the major reasons Mark Zuckerberg is in Nigeria. Although attendance is free, the event is strictly by invitation, and the venue is likely CC HUB in Yaba, Lagos. During the workshop, you’ll hear from Facebook Product, Partnerships, and Engineering teams, who will be providing exclusive, hands-on instruction via code-labs, tech-talks, and updates on the latest Facebook Platform products designed to help you build and grow a successful business. 2.

GRACE CULTURAL SUNDAY!

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It's happening Live Make A Joyful Noise Unto The Lord All Ye Tribes Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Urhobo, Ijaw, Isekiri, Ndokwa, Igala, Isoko, Make A Joyful Noise Unto The Lord. Serve The Lord With Gladness, Come Before Him With Your Dialectal Songs Is Happening For The Very First Time It's Grace Cultural Sunday! This Is A Service Where People Of Different Tribe, Custom And Tradition Come Together To Worship God In Their Own Native Way. This Program Has Lots Of Values In Stock For You And You Can't Afford To Miss Them. You Really Have Never Seen It Happen This Way Ever Before. You'll Be Glad I Invited You Over. It Promises To Be Boredom Free, Life Transforming, Innovative, Entertaining And Prophetic. Venue: @ Grace Streams Ministry Intl, People's Club Owerri Road, Onitsha. Date : SUNDAY AUGUST 28TH, 2016 Time: 2:00PM Dress Code: Native Attire
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Emefiele   CBN Gov emerges President of African Central Banks The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has emerged the president of Central Banks in Africa following a recent election.     The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele , has been elected as the President of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB). Emefiele, who was elected at the 39th Ordinary meeting of the Assembly of Governors of the AACB, will be president of the association for the year 2016 to 2017. This is contained in a communiqué issued in Abuja on Friday, adding that he would succeed Lucas Nchama , Governor of the Banque des tats de l'Afrique Centrale (BEAC). To work with Emefiele are the governor of the Bank of Ghana as chairman of the West African sub-region; governor of the Central Bank of Mauritania, chairman of the North African sub-region; and the governor of the Bank of Central African States, c

SOLOMON DALUNG

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'Nigeria’ ll not leave Rio without medals' Sports Minister says Although, Nigeria’s name was yet to be on the medal table, Dalung said that he was optimistic that Team Nigeria would still win medals.     ports Minister, Solomon Dalung , has again reassured Nigerians that the efforts of the athletes competing at the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympic Games will not be in vain as, 'we will not leave Rio without winning medals’. Tony Ubani , Press Officer, Team Nigeria, quoted the minister as saying shortly after Union Bank Nigeria PLC redeemed its N30million pledge to support the team. Although, Nigeria’s name was yet to be on the medal table, Dalung said that he was optimistic that Team Nigeria would still win medals. Solomon Dalung an the Dream Team coach (Twitter/Timi Ebikagboro) According to him, the minister commended the bank for the support. " We’re grateful for your donation and we promise to ensure a transparent managemen

£1.7m BUGATTI VEYRON (CR7)

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Cristiano Ronaldo   Real Madrid star takes his new £1.7m Bugatti Veyron for a ride Cristiano Ronaldo bought the Bugatti Veyron last month and has finally gotten a chance to drive it himself.    Cristiano Ronaldo has finally gotten the chance to take his latest supercar for a spin. Ronaldo with a couple of Instagram posts in July, revealed that he has taken delivery of new Bugatti Veyron . “The animal arrive ,” he wrote. “ Garage time. Soon your honour arrive, ” he wrote on another post. play Cristiano Ronaldo's new Bugatti Veyron (Instagram/Cristiano Ronaldo) From the Instagram photos, the supercar is the 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse version of the Veyron which can reach a top speed of 410 km/h, while it can achieve 0–100 km/h in just 2.6 seconds. The Portugal international splash lots of cash on the car to celebrate his successful season with Real Madrid and Portugal where he won European titles for club and country.

LUIS ENRIQUE

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Coach wants third La Liga at Barcelona Barcelona are chasing three consecutive LaLiga titles for the third time in their history and Luis Enrique is in confident mood.     Luis Enrique expects a tough challenge from the usual suspects on the eve of Barcelona beginning their LaLiga title defence by hosting Real Betis . Barca have finished top of the pile in Spain's top flight in six of the past eight seasons and are aiming for three consecutive league triumphs for third time in their history. Great rivals Real Madrid have a solitary title during that era of dominance and Luis Enrique, whose side completed their preparations by cruising to 5-0 aggregate triumph over Sevilla in the Supercopa de Espana, pointedly referred to "some big clubs who have not won the league for some time". "I always say that any team who is defending the title is the favourite out of respect for what they achieved during the previous season," said Luis En

FUNAAB

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VC, Bursar in trouble with EFCC over corruption The school officials have been reportedly questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday.   The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture , (FUNAAB), Abeokuta, Prof Olusola Oyewole , alongside the Institution Bursar, Moses Ilesanmi have been reportedly questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, August 17. TheNation reports that the duo was quizzed following a petition received by the antigraft body from a group known as ‘ Concerned Stakeholders of FUNAAB. ’ Confirming their invitation, the EFCC official face book page, ‘ OfficialEFCC ’, said that they were invited for questioning based on allegations of corruption levelled against them. The allegation is based on unbridled corruption and betrayal of public trust. “ The university officials were told to come along with certified true copies of documents including those of capital pr