9ja Siren: 2017

Saturday, December 30, 2017

Whatsapp will stop working on Some Phone - Jan 1, 2018

Due to managerial issues, From January 1, 2018, Whatsapp will not provide support for some smartphones.

This means some phone users will not be able to update to newer versions or enjoy new features of the software.

The affected smartphones includes:

Blackberry 10,

The Nigerian Army, at the weekend, commenced its online registration for the 77 Regular Recruit Intake for both Trades and Non Tradesmen and women into the service.

This is contained in a statement issued by Director Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman.

The registration will ends on Friday, February 9, 2018.

He said the exercise which is aimed at selecting able bodied Nigerians will take place

On Dec. 23, 2016, school psychologist Heather Lindsay was diagnosed with the breast cancer that would eventually take her life. But even then, before the cancer became a death sentence, Lindsay’s boyfriend, David Mosher, wanted her to know that she wasn’t fighting this by herself.

“She didn’t know I was going to propose that night,” Mosher told WFSB in Hartford,

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has published the Examination Time-Table for Jan/Feb 2018 1st series WASSCE, Private Candidates (WAEC GCE) .

The Examination is expected to commence on Monday January 29th, 2018 and end on Monday February 12th, 2018.

The complete details of the Timetable are follows:

Monday 29th January, 2018
Civic Education 2 [Essay] 9.30 am – 11.30 am
Civic Education 1 [Objective] 11.30pm – 12.30pm

How To Locate Your Stolen Phone - Apple

If your iPhone has been stolen or lost, Apple offers a free tool to help you get it back. And, even if you can’t get it back, you can prevent a thief from getting at your personal data, lifewire says.

To do this, you need ‘Find My iPhone’, a free service that is part of iCloud, that uses your phone’s GPS and Internet connection to help you locate it on a map and take certain actions.

What you will need

An iCloud account

Find My iPhone set up on your phone before it was stolen or lost. This is super crucial. There’s no way to turn on Find My iPhone once the phone is gone.

A web-connected computer or device

How to use Find My iPhone to find or erase your phone

Real Madrid-V-Barcelona El-Clasico Live

The teams

The teams are in, and the headline news is that Ronaldo starts, and Bale doesn’t:

Real Madrid: Navas, Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Varane, Ronaldo, Kroos,

Germany and Nigeria have signed over N14 billion agreement (€29,900,000.00 Euros – N14,142,700,000.00) in support of polio eradication in the country.

The agreement was signed yesterday in Abuja by top officials from both countries.

German Deputy Head of Mission in Nigeria, Regine Hess, signed on behalf of the Germany Government, while Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Geoffrey Onyeama, and the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, signed on behalf of the country.

This will be the 9th of such financial agreement and support for polio eradication in Nigeria by the Federal Republic of Germany.

In a statement signed by the Head, Public Relation, NPHCDA, Mr. Saadu Salahu,

Deciding on a career/course for yourself is one of the most important and difficult task that will decide your future. If you get it wrong now, you will get it wrong forever. That's why I will always advise anyone to think before settling down for a career/course that will determine your success in the future. When choosing a career pact you must have passion for that option.

In this post, I will be stating out reasons on;

· The necessary things to consider when choosing a career/course.

· The unnecessary things not to consider when choosing a career/course.

But before going into those outlines above, I want you to know something which might be of importance to you. I want you to know what eventually happens when you

Going to Abroad is Not The Ultimate.

Going to Abroad is not the ultimate… That same dream can also be actualized in your own land.
On 13th December 2107 at Akanu Ibiam Airport, The Ethiopian Airline landed and just as usual, up to four Ambulances were set on queue ready to carry corpse (of dream filled, highly intellect, over zealous citizens) who left their families, Loved ones, Friends and well-wishers to look for greener pastures in the Lion’s Den.

Hmmm, why won’t the pasture be greener, since the Lion doesn’t eat grass… I began to ask myself the following questions:

Was this part of the big picture they sought for?
Was this the Abroad they longed for?
Is this the Greener pasture they’ve gone for?
Assuming they were the only issue of their parents, how happy will their parents be seeing them lying in a box?

My heart sobers for them that didn’t knew they were blind.
My heart sobers not only for the abroad victims but also for their Parents, Loved ones, and Friends they left behind.
The Truth is Abroad is neither heaven, nor paradise, nor world of roses. Abroad is just a well regulated place or city, nothing much.
Abroad is just like a seminary school in Nigeria, where there is restrictions and organized mode of

iPhone X - The Best Smartphone Features of 2017

From single-camera bokeh shots and funky AR apps to the world’s first neural processing unit, it has been a year jam-packed with innovations. We pick out the ones that really matter and the phones that have rocked our world

If there is one single feature that epitomises smartphone evolution this year, it would be the shift towards slim-bezelled handsets with displays that stretch almost edge to edge.

The top releases in 2017 were all noticeably smaller and easier to hold than last year’s editions without losing screen real estate, such as the LG V30 and Huawei Mate 10. In the case of Apple and Samsung’s flagships, users got more screen in a smaller body.

6 Important Tips You Should Know Before Applying for JAMB UTME 2018.

Congrats for opening this post, If you are reading this post, then that means you want to sit for the upcoming UTME exam. Then I congratulate you because you are at the right place. Before we go into details, I will like to tell you that, there are alot of post in this blog that will help you during this year's admission processes. Also if you have any question about admission, you can ask me through the comments.

Now, back to this post, I will like to tell you things you need to know before registering for JAMB exam.

1. Your Name is very important:

Yes, your name can cost you your admission if you spell your name wrong. I have seen students been admitted by JAMB but were rejected by the University during clearance because of their names does not correlate with other documents like o'level

FUTO Pre-Degree Form is Out

The Management of Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for consideration for admission into the Pre Degree programmes for the 2017/2018 session.

Any interested candidate should pay a non-refundable fee of Eleven Thousand Naira (N11,000) only through the University Website (www.futo.edu.ng) and fill the Application Form Online. (See Method of Application below).

Meet Prince Uche Secondus- The New PDP National Chairman

Recently in ABUJA-

The Elective convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came to an end in the early hours of Sunday, 10^th December 2017, with the election of Prince Uche Secondus who polled a total of 2000 votes.

Secondus recorded a landslide victory as the first runner-up and former Education Minister, Professor Tunde Adeniran garnered a paltry 230 votes.

Media mogul, Raymond Dokpesi polled 66 votes, with Professor Taoheed Adedoja trailing in the rear with no vote.

The party also has a new National Secretary in Senator Umar Ibrahim Tsauri who polled a total of 1,549 votes to defeat Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha and Senator Nenadi Usman who garnered 371 and 287 votes respectively.

Also elected into the National Working Committee (NWC) at Saturday delegate

Nigerian Govt Commences Massive Recruitment of OND, HND, degree - FCSC

The Federal Civil Service Commission has announced a nationwide recruitment exercise to fill vacancies at several ministries, departments and agencies.

The commission listed Ministry of Information, Ministry of Environment and the Bureau of Public Procurement amongst the federal establishments with several openings. The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Trade and Investments are also taking new applications.

The commission urged all qualified job-seekers to apply online at www.fedcivilservice.gov.ng.

The website could not be accessed as at 10:47 a.m. Friday morning. But applicants are

The Prestigious management of Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) has announced the registration date and schedule for all newly admitted students in the 2017/2018 academic session.

All newly admitted freshmen whose names are on the Merit Admission List are requested to report to the School of Sciences (SOSC) Extension Building (Upstairs) near Old SEET Roundabout, FUTO, from Monday 11th December, to Friday 22nd December, 2017 for registration as from 9.00am. Candidates are advised to

JUMIA strikes Deal with Dangote Cement Plc.

"#1000 per bag of Cement - Wonders"

Recently in Lagos, a new move was designed to reduce price and ease logistics inherent in the purchase of its products, the management of Dangote Cement Plc has signed a pact with the foremost e-commerce platform, Jumia Nigeria, to offer for sale its cement to customers online.

At the unveiling of the deal in Lagos, Dangote Cement, Key Account Director, Chux Mogbolu, said Dangote Cement was happy to partner with online shopping giant, in a bid to make Dangote cement available with ease to customers.

According to the deal, Nigerians and corporate bodies wishing to purchase a minimum of 300 bags of 50kg of Dangote Cement and above can now order on Jumia from the

Yesterday, at Imo International Convention Centre, Owerri. The Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, sworn-in 28 new commissioners and 27 Transition Committee Chairmen for the 27 local government councils in the state.

One of the new commissioners sworn in is the Governor’s biological sister, Mrs. Ogechi Ololo (nee Okorocha).

She was appointed the state ’s Commissioner for Happiness and Couples’ Fulfillment.

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the sales of the 2018 UTME/DE registration form. Applications are invited from suitably qualiﬁed candidates for admission to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria for academic session beginning in 2018.

Sale/Registration Period

The period of sale/registration for all candidates (UTME/DE) including those from Foreign Countries is from 6th December, 2017 to 6th February, 2018.

General Entry Requirements

The general entry requirements for admission into the First Degree, National Diploma

President Buhari with Minister of Defence Dan Ali Monsur,

Chief of Defense Staff General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin,

Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen. T.Y. Buratai,

Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral IE Ibas and

Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar as he receives

briefing from Service Chiefs in State House on 10th Oct 2017

265 officers from Army, Navy, Air Force penciled down for retirement.

In ABUJA-THERE is high anxiety in the Nigerian Armed Forces as indications are ripe that President Muhammadu Buhari may effect changes in the nation’s military leadership any moment soon.

The development, according to Vanguard source, will see the exit of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin and the Service Chiefs, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar and the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete-Ibas in that order.

9jasiren further gathered that the Chief of Army Staff, may be elevated to a four-star General with new mandate to take over the administration of the military as Chief of

From right: Alh. Aminu Tambuwal; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
; Alh. Muhammadu Abubakar; OrjiUzor Kalu;
The Chancellor, His Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan
Ogunwusi - Ooni of Ife

NSUKKA—The chairman, Zenith Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Jim Ovia, has said he would continue to uphold the high standards of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN .

He made the promise in his acceptance speech during the 47th Convocation ceremony of the university where he was given an honorary doctoral degree, Ovia said: ”I am truly honored and humbled to accept this honorary doctoral degree from the great Den of the Lions – the University of Nigeria, Nsukka – on this auspicious occasion of your 47th convocation ceremony.

In this regard, I sincerely thank the Vice Chancellor, the Council and the Senate of this great and noble institution for bestowing on me this Honorary Doctoral Degree of

Yesterday, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, weekend, said hosting of carnivals and other entertainment shows had served as an avenue to create job for people of the state and also to boost government’s Internally-Generated Revenue, IGR. Ambode, represented by his Deputy, Idiat Adebule, disclosed this at the second edition of Lagos street carnival held in Oba Akran Avenue, Lagos.

Ambode said the one-day carnival had fetched some people huge revenue, created job for them, ranging from the people that designed and sew the costumes to those that displayed during the carnival. Ambode said: “I congratulate the people of Lagos State

Recently, Atiku Abubakar has formally joined the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, more than a week after he dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress.

The former vice-president made the announcement on Facebook within the last hour.

He said the complaints he had with the PDP, under which he was vice-president from 1999-2007, had been resolved, laying the groundwork for his return.

Mr. Abubakar is expected to contest the 2019 presidential election.

Below is a statement from Atiku’s media office announcing the development.

Australia's competition regulator said on Monday it would investigate whether U.S. online giants Facebook and Alphabet's Google had disrupted the news media to the detriment of publishers and consumers.

Like their rivals globally, Australia's traditional media companies have been squeezed by online rivals, as advertising dollars have followed eyeballs to digital distributors such as Google, Facebook and Netflix.

The government ordered the probe as part of wider media reforms, amid growing concern for the future of journalism and the quality of news following years of

Lafarge’s N131.65bn offer to reduce foreign debt and Increases Productivity. — Lafarge boss

LAFARGE Africa Plc has disclosed that the net proceeds from its Rights Issue of N131.65 billion will enable it to refinance a portion of the company’s foreign currency denominated shareholder loan, by way of a debt-to-equity conversion and also boost its profitability in the future.

Group Managing Director/CEO, Lafarge Africa Plc, Mr. Michel Puchercos, who revealed this at the company’s ‘facts behind the Rights Issue’ presentation on the Lagos floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, stated that the company has started to overcome some of the challenges facing it as it has returned to profitability in the first half of this year, 2017.

According to him:“Despite the challenging economic and regulatory operating

EWW! White House Has A Problem With Cockroaches, Ants And Mice

There was a situation in the Situation Room and unwelcome diners in a mess hall.

President Donald Trump has complained repeatedly about leaks in the White House, but it looks like he also has a problem with bugs.

And mice.

A list of White House work orders from the past two years ― including the final year of the Obama administration ― obtained by NBC Washington reveals a vermin problem at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., including mice in the Situation Room.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says a total of 1,295 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya in November after being stranded in the volatile North African country en route Europe. The Nigerians returned in various batches between Nov. 6 and Nov. 30 with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU).

The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Mustapha Maihajja, made the disclosure while receiving a fresh batch of 150 Nigerians who arrived the country on Thursday.

The returnees were brought back aboard a Boeing 737-800 aircraft with Registration

The World Cup draw takes place in Moscow later today. Here's AP's what you need to know about each of the 23 teams involved.

Pot 1

GERMANY

The World Cup holders are in good shape to defend their title after being unbeaten in all games in 2017.

They have already collected a trophy in Russia in the build-up to the World Cup, winning the Confederations Cup in July and using the warm-up tournament to test new options like late developer Lars Stindl.

World Cup qualifying was completed with 10 wins from 10 and a European-record 43

Singer Bankole Wellington also known as Banky W, has warned Nigerians against fueling rivalry between Wizkid and Davido.

The Yes/No singer said it was totally wrong for fans to compare the talents of both musicians.

Banky W, while congratulating both artistes on their recent MOBO awards, said both artistes were very important to African music, saying that drawing comparison between the duo is unfair.

According to him, the sky is big enough for everyone to fly, therefore Nigerians should encourage all artistes rather than creating bitterness between them.

On his Instagram page, he wrote “While we are at it, Bigups to another young legend

Senate President Bukola Saraki said yesterday that former President Goodluck Jonathan was not prepared for leadership.

He, however, described him as a man who never wanted to unnecessarily cling on to power.

Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima lampooned the ex-President for his inaction when the Chibok schoolgirls were abducted.

He said the former President almost removed him from office as a result of the girls’ abduction but for the intervention of a former Attorney-General of the Federation Mohammed Bello (SAN) and a former Minister of Special Duties Tanimu Turaki.

Nigerian Navy Announces Date for Recruitment Test

The Nigerian Navy says the aptitude test for the Direct Short Service Course 25 Enlistment Exercise is scheduled to hold in eight centres across the nation on Dec. 2.

The Acting Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Suleman Dahun, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja.

Mr. Dahun, therefore, advised applicants to visit www.joinnigeriannavy.com for names of the candidates shortlisted to write the test.

The Centres for the aptitude test include:

All newly admitted UTME undergraduate candidates of University of Lagos (UNILAG) are requested to report at the Multipurpose Hall A, University of Lagos from Monday 4th December, 2017 to Friday 15th December, 2017, for registration as from 8.30am.

Candidates are advised to follow the underlisted registration procedure strictly.

REGISTRATION SCHEDULE

DATE	FACULTY/COLLEGE	COURSES	VENUE
MONDAY, 4TH & MONDAY, 11THDECEMBER, 2017	ARTS	ENGLISH	MULTI-

The vice chancellors of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku, on Thursday said more than 40 percent of the staff of the university spend more time watching pornographic videos and other illicit films at work than doing the work for which they are employed.

The VC said he was able to monitor the development in offices on campus from his own network.

He said when he got the report of the trend and discovered that some people sat in their offices only to watch illicit movies during office hours, he took a decision to curb it by

Nigerians have always responded well to technology and we are a part of the increasing progress of technology in the world, whether it has to do with being an employee at a major tech giant in the world or maybe just doing something innovative on social media

Some young Nigerians have gone so far that they are part of those people who make big decision at tech giants and they have become well known and respected all over the world.

9jasiren team came across the profile of one of those geniuses, Chukwuemeka Afigbo

The 7UP bottling company in collaboration with Harvard Business School is offering MBA scholarships to Nigerian business students.

The Scholarship is open to Nigerians who have successfully gained admission into the 2 year MBA programme at the Harvard Business School.

This scholarship covers tuition, housing/board, and travel expenses for both years of the MBA program (a ticket to the United States to begin the MBA program and a ticket back from the United States at the end of the MBA program).

Eligibility

- Applicants must be Nigerian citizens

This is to inform all students of University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) who may wish to add or drop course(s) that with effect from 2017/2018 academic year, such students are expected to pay the sum of N500.00 (Five hundred Naira) at designated banks for each add or drop card.

Students are also to note that at the end of the registration exercise, a window period of two weeks will be opened to enable students wishing to add or drop courses to do so. At the expiration of the two weeks, no requests for add and drop of courses will be entertained by the administration.

All Deans of Faculty and Heads of Department are kindly requested to bring this all important

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has published the names of candidates who were found to have manipulated their Post-UTME screening Results as well as the admission process which led to the withdrawal of the earlier released admission list.

The list of the affected candidates including the girl that scored zero (0) in Post-UTME but was admitted in the earlier released admission list are contained on the attached Pdf document.

All affected candidates will likely not find their names on the new 2017/2018 UNILAG admission List which is expected to be released any moment from now.

More than 5 million people in the UK could be entitled to compensation from Google if a class action against the internet giant for allegedly harvesting personal data is successful.

A group led by the former executive director of consumer body Which?, Richard Lloyd, and advised by City law firm Mischon de Reya claims Google unlawfully collected personal information by bypassing the default privacy settings on the iPhone between June 2011 and February 2012.

They have launched a legal action with the aim of securing compensation for those affected. The group, called Google You Owe Us, says that approximately 5.4 million

Google could be forced to pay over five million iPhone users £2.7 billion in compensation as it is accused of selling their data without their consent.

A new consumer campaign called "Google You Owe Us" is launching a class action against the web giant over allegedly unlawfully harvesting the browsing histories of iPhone users without their permission.

A group of at least 5.4 million affected consumers could be owed hundreds of pounds each in compensation, according to Richard Lloyd, former Which? executive director and Government adviser, who is spearheading the action.

If successful the case would be the biggest compensation bill ever paid to British consumers over improper use of data. A claim by 5.4 million people for £500 each

Senate may pass MTEF today •Bill mandates IOCs to remit 3% of budget for N’Delta development

-Damilola Oyedele in Abuja

The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has expressed worry over the rising recurrent expenditure as being observed in the 2018 N8.612trillion Appropriation Bill.

Saraki said the increase is probably caused by corruption through the recurrent expenditure, after the government blocked leakages in capital expenditure.

The sum of N2.65 trillion was appropriated as recurrent expenditure in the 2016 N6.06 trillion budget. In the 2017 N7.3 trillion budget, N2.9 trillion was appropriated for recurrent, but as at November 2017, the Minister of Budget and National Planning,

JAY-Z is opening up about how his marriage survived scandal.

In an extensive new interview with T: The New York Times Style Magazine, the famed rapper offered a rare glimpse inside his private world with wife Beyoncé, admitting to past infidelity, revealing his state of mind leading up to the infamous transgression and sharing how the power couple pieced their relationship back together.

“You know, most people walk away, and like divorce rate is like 50 percent or something ’cause most people can’t see themselves. The hardest thing is seeing pain on someone’s face that you caused, and then have to deal with yourself,” he told the outlet. “So, you know, most people don’t want to do that. You don’t want to look inside yourself. And so you walk away.”

JAY-Z never walked away from his own marriage, but it hasn’t always been easy.

Trump strays into hotter water with latest tweets

President Trump on Wednesday unleashed one of his most inflammatory strings of tweets since his inauguration, stoking anti-Islamic fervor by posting a series of videos first publicized by a far-right, anti-Muslim leader from Great Britain that outraged political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic.

The president also resurfaced unfounded allegations that NBC News host Joe Scarborough was somehow involved in the death of an intern who worked in his old congressional office, giving new ammunition to critics who say he traffics in conspiracy theories.

The reaction from the media and the political class was swift. Democrats renewed calls

The word unique simply means to stand out in the midst of others, to possess a rear quality not everyone has. This article will teach why one would be unique and how can one be unique

Been unique like earlier defined, means to be different from others in a particular sense. This word, although a word everyone likes and wants, comes with its own risks and fears. Before you’d be positively unique, you’ve got to do some certain things.

Now talking about uniqueness, it’s an outstanding quality that if everyone possesses,

THESE stern warnings were handed down to Commissioners and other top government officials on Tuesday by the state Governor Chief Willie Obiano at a meeting in Awka, the state capital.

The Governor in a statement in Awka by his Senior Special Adviser on Media and Strategic Communications, Mr Oliver Okpala, and made available to journalists, said his second term would have zero tolerance for corruption.

Obiano, stated that his second term Agenda in office will be tough for any Political office holder or Top Civil Servant in the State found wanting of any fraudulent act.

He said, “Any commissioner, special adviser or civil servant involved in any act of fraud or corruption in Anambra State will automatically be dismissed.

In his words “there is no room for any corrupt individual in my government; probity

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday said there is nothing he can do for anyone who dares the desert and Mediterranean without documents to prove that they are Nigerians.

He disclosed that the Federal Government was hoping to evacuate identified stranded Nigerians in Libya and other countries in order to bring them back to Nigeria and rehabilitate them.

The president said this while interacting with the Nigerian community in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, on Tuesday night.

Buhari is in Abidjan, for the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit.

ABUJA – THE Federal Government has declared Friday, 1st December, 2017 as public holiday to mark the Eid-El-Maulud Celebration.

A statement by Engr Abubakar Magaji, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, in Abuja on Wednesday, stated that the Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, announced the public holiday on behalf of the Federal Government.

The Minister enjoined all Muslim faithful and Nigerians to use the Eid-El-Maulud Celebration to pray for peace, progress and unity of the nation.

NNPC warns filling stations under-dispensing petroleum products

Mr Yemi Adetunji, Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Retail, on Tuesday warned filling stations under-dispensing petroleum products to desist, saying the corporation had zero-tolerance for such irregularity.

Adetunji gave the warning at a news briefing in Abuja on what the corporation was doing to reduce incidence of under-dispensing oil marketers with NNPC brand.

According to him, the three strategic themes of NNPC Retail are business growth, being self-sustaining, and customers’ satisfaction, hence no customer should leave any

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to, without further delay, sack everyone involved in the recall and reinstatement of former Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina.

The CNPP said this rising from its consultative meeting with representatives of civil society groups drawn from the six geo-political zones of the country in Abuja on Tuesday.

It issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to order all its officials named

North Korea has conducted a night test of an unidentified ballistic missile which flew over Japan and landed in the Pacific Ocean, bringing a return to high tension to the region after a lull of more than two months.

The type and range of the North Korean missile was not immediately clear, but initial reports from Seoul suggested that it came from a mobile launcher, and was fired at 3 am local time. The mobile night launch appeared aimed at testing new capabilities and demonstrating that Pyongyang would be able to strike back to any attempt at a preventative strike against the regime.

The Japanese broadcaster “The missile flew over Japan’s northern main island of

MADRID (AP) If a rival soccer team were to pay Lionel Messi’s 700 million euro ($834 million) buyout clause, Barcelona could potentially buy nine of the 20 most expensive teams in the world.

Or it would have enough to buy every player in Major League Soccer at the same time.

It could even pay for 5 million Barcelona jerseys.

The likelihood of anyone triggering the clause seems remote, especially considering that it wouldn’t guarantee that the goal-scoring great would go anyway. But after Paris Saint-Germain paid Barcelona a record 222 million euros ($264 million) for Neymar, the team is clearly trying to scare off any potential candidates.

Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu said the club decided to more than double Messi’s original clause of 300 million euros ($358 million) because of what happened with Neymar.

Buyout clauses are not used in every country, but they are often put into effect to help protect clubs and give players the right to leave for a fee if they are not satisfied or want better deals.

Here’s a look at some of the things 700 million euros can buy in the world of soccer:

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