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This Saudi prince bought first-class tickets for his falcons, and the photo’s going viral

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The United Arab Emirates is one of the regions where falconry is a popular sport, for which the birds are bred in high numbers there. Wondering why is this picture of falcons on a plane is going viral? (Source: Lensoo/Reddit) We have often seen people being extremely possessive about their pets. These are people for whom nobody else matters as much as their pets, so much so, they’ll take them along even when they travel. And according to a photo that’s going hugely viral, that’s exactly what a Saudi Arabian prince did too — travel with his pets. Just that, he did it the royal way — by flying his pet falcons, all 80 of them, in first class! You heard us! ALSO READ |  After Arvind Subramanian, Twitterati comes up with hilarious ‘aims of demonetization’ The Middle East countries are known to have wild and dangerous animals like cheetahs, tigers ...

Nigeria Needs An Igbo President’ – Obasanjo

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By Hanuoluwapo The remaining geo-political zones that have not produced presidents have been told they should have a taste of it in the interest of justice and fairness. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo expressed this view yesterday and that the Southeast should produce a President as Ogun West Senatorial District in Ogun State should also produce a governor soon. He disclosed this when the leadership of Ogun State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Tunde-Akin Akinsanya and other people visited him at his Hilltop home for a special New Year service. Get reviews of the best phones, electronics and home appliances in Nigeria According to him, in justice and neglect lie the instigators of conflicts along with ethnic and regional lines in the country. Obasanjo said it was part of his resolve for a just and fair country that informed his decision to work for a Southsouth President in 2009. He said: “Irrespective of the thinking of the...

President Trump bans federal funding for abortion

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a decree barring US federal funding for foreign NGOs that support abortion, relaunching a battle that has long divided Americans. It comes just two days after women led a massive protest march in Washington to defend their rights, including to abortion. The decision to ban foreign aid to groups that lobby in support of abortion rights is certain to deepen concern among already apprehensive US family planning and women’s rights organizations. Stenny Hoyer, a Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, sharply criticized Trump for using his first week in office “to attack women’s health.” Trump “It should be no surprise to the millions of women and men who gathered in protest this weekend across the country –- and around the world –- that Republicans are focused more on making it harder for women to access health care than on the serious economic and security challenges we fa...

Hurricane Trump hits America: President deletes gay rights, other laws scrapped as Taliban threaten US

By Osahon Ibizugbe Emerging reports suggests that Donald Trump’s new administration has deleted some of Barack Obama’s pet policies from the White House website. Daily Mail reports that deleted from the website were the phrases ‘LGBT’ rights and ‘climate change.’ Chicago Tribune reports that The issues page of Trump’s White House offered no new plans or policies but rather a rehash of many of his most prominent campaign promises – a signal to the nation that Trump, more pragmatic than ideological, plans to implement at least the key guideposts of his campaign vision. His policies include plans to both withdraw from and renegotiate major trade deals, grow the nation’s military and increase cyber-security capabilities, build a wall at the nation’s southern border and deport undocumented immigrants who have committed violent crimes. Several social issues disappeared from the WhiteHouse.gov site Friday, includ...

[VIDEO] Gov. Ajimobi Taunts Protesting LAUTECH Students, Says They Should Do Their Worst

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By Hanuoluwapo   /   ” Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) has been on strike for the past 8 months and the students took the protest to the Oyo State Government office where they met Governor Abiola Ajimobi who dared them to do their worst that it was not the first time a school has been shut down for 8 months. Nigerians Attack Gov. Ajimobi’s Over His Address To Protesting LAUTECH Students By Hanuoluwapo   /   Governor Abiola Ajimobi in his address to protesting students of Ladoke Akint...

[PHOTOS] Final Year UNIUYO Student Escapes Death After Fan Falls Off While He Was Asleep

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By Anu   /   Obongodiong Ikpe, a final year student of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State,has every reason to be thankful to God for saving his life  after the ceiling fan in his hostel gave away and came crashing down on Saturday morning, January 14th. According to Ikpe, one of his room mates had gone for for church vigil while the other was hospitalized, so he changed his sleeping position that night before going to sleep. He was asleep when the ceiling fan came crashing on the exact spot where he usually sleep. Below is his post on Facebook “So this is how they would have said about me today: “time of death – 5:38am , 14/01/2017 Cause of Death- Hit by a Falling Fan while asleep” Location – M2 Hostel, University of Uyo. Principal witness – Edikan Ufanobong News Headlines – Final...

Difference between HTTP and HTTPS

What is the difference between http and https ? Many of you may be aware of this difference, but it is worth sharing for any that are not..... The main difference between http:// and https://   is all about keeping you secure HTTP stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol The S (big surprise) stands for "Secure".. If you visit a Website or web page, and look at the address in the web browser, it is likely begin with the following: http://. This means that the website is talking to your browser using the regular unsecured language. In other words, it is possible for someone to "eavesdrop" on your computer's conversation with the Website. If you fill out a form on the website, someone might see the information you send to that site. This is why you never ever enter your credit card number in an Http website! But if the web address begins with https://, that means your computer is talking to the website in a Secure code that no one can eavesdrop on. You underst...